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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Bobby’s Downtown
29 November 2019(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was...
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St. Ambrose Cellars
02 September 2021(Beulah, MI) Scooter’s 1505th bar, first visited in 2021. We decided to spend an afternoon hanging out at a winery, which turned out to also have mead and their own...
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Alaskan Brewing Company Tasting Room
14 May 2023(Lemon Creek, Juneau, AK) Scooter’s 1656th bar, first visited in 2023. I didn’t realize the main tap room closes at 7pm and just barely made it in time to be...
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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in…
Crazy Gnome Brewery
(East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city….
Bryson City Brewing
(Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1842nd bar, first visited in 2025. It was a toss-up which brewery in Bryson City we were going to visit today, but this one won out…
Native Brews Tap & Grill
(Cherokee, NC) Scooter’s 1841st bar, first visited in 2025. This Native-American (and I believe women as well) owned restaurant and brewery has two locations as of the day before our…
River’s End
(Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC) Scooter’s 1840th bar, first visited in 2025. Cane here for dinner and drinks. Couldn’t sit at the bar due to it being a small…
Clad & Cordon Vineyard
(Creal Springs, IL) Scooter’s 1839th bar, first visited in 2025. We stayed on their RV campground on the first night of a 9-day vacation. We tried pretty much all of…
Strawberry Hill Brewing
(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only…
Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up…
Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1836th bar, first visited in 2025. This is one of two bars in the Basin Park Hotel, located on the 1st floor (which is actually…
Voodoo Lounge
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back…
The Quarter
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1834th bar, first visited in 2025. One of two bars in the New Orleans Hotel, I wouldn’t necessarily call this a basement bar because it…
Brews Taproom & Java Joint
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1833rd bar, first visited in 2025. A combination coffee shop and craft beer bar. Also offered at least some cocktails — my wife got a…
Spring On Main
(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1832nd bar, first visited in 2025. This bar/restaurant is accessible only via an outdoor flight of stairs on the second floor of a downtown building….
Kon Tiki
(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1831st bar, first visited in 2025. I didn’t even know this tiki bar existed until visiting it on this Sunday afternoon for a birthday party….
Parkville Wine House
(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 1830th bar, first visited in 2025. This wine bar (which also features a curated set of craft beer) opened in 2024 in a converted house right…
Warbird Whiskey
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1829th bar, first visited in 2024. A whiskey/cocktail bar that opened a few months ago, this one with theme honoring American military aviation history. When…
Huey’s Hidden Vault
(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1828th bar, first visited in 2024. This is a new whiskey, cocktail, and cigar bar that opened this past August. Don’t worry if you don’t…
The Undertow
(Orange Beach, AL) Scooter’s 1827th bar, first visited in 2024. One of the locals suggested we go here next. We were a little let down when we saw it was…
The Sloop
(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1826th bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for a true dive bar among a sea of touristy bars, and we struck gold with this…
Grassroots Garden Lounge
(Downtown, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1825th bar, first visited in 2024. While I was circling around the block after leaving the brewery I noticed this cocktail bar and decided to check…
WelCo Brewing Project
(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024. I was camping nearby at Smithville Lake and got bored one afternoon so decided to head into town to check out…
Ron’s Bar
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1823rd bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the winery my wife asked one of the servers, “If we wanted to go to a dive…
Mackinaw Trail Winery, Brewery & Bistro
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1822nd bar, first visited in 2024. This winery / brewery is a few miles south of Petoskey. I’d originally planned to do a wine tasting or have…
The Back Lot
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1821st bar, first visited in 2024. We were looking for someplace to get lunch, and I was charged with finding a place, but no one could…
Legs Inn
(Cross Village, MI) Scooter’s 1820th bar, first visited in 2024. This historic tavern is a must-see tourist destination at the end of the Tunnel of Trees scenic highway. It was…
Petoskey Brewing
(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1819th bar, first visited in 2024. This had been on my must-visit list ever since I saw a picture of the building a little over a year…
Tap30 Pourhouse
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1818th bar, first visited in 2024. Since this was right next door we decided it was a must-visit before heading out of downtown. Most of the…
Mitchell Street Pub
(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1817th bar, first visited in 2024. We had parked a couple of blocks away and shopped and a candy shop and a clothing store. I took…
Great Turtle Brewery & Distillery
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1816th bar, first visited in 2024. After high tea at the Grand Hotel we went to the bar at the top of the hotel, which offers…
Mustang Lounge
(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1815th bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the Pink Pony we heard about the oldest bar on the island, so headed over there…
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#352: Reich’s Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 352nd bar, first visited in 2007. Despite the name this place had little to do with WW2 Germany. However it was a little bunker-like. After... -
#351: Dad’s Hole In the Wall
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(State Ave, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 351st bar, first visited in 2007. This was a nice, tiny little spot. Bar seating for 9, with a total capacity of 32. Almost... -
#350: Houlihan’s Restaurant
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Boardwalk, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 350th bar, first visited in 2007. 8660 N Boardwalk Ave Kansas City, MO 64154US [launch map] (816) 584-9910 Visit Web Site -
#349: Madrigall
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 349th bar, first visited in 2007. 1627 Oak St Kansas City, MO 64108US [launch map] (816) 472-4400 Visit Web Site -
#348: Paddy O’Quigleys Pub & Grille
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in early 2008, less than a year after opening. Scooter’s 348th bar, first visited in 2007. 100 E 20th St Kansas City,... -
#347: Los Tules
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 347th bar, first visited in 2007. Nice little bar in the front room with friendly bartenders 1656 Broadway St Kansas City, MO 64108US [launch map]... -
#346: Cafe Al Dente
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 346th bar, first visited in 2007. Pizza/pasta joint with a small bar 412 Delaware St Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 472-9444 -
#369: The Studio Restaurant & Bar
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 369th bar, first visited in 2007. 1118 McGee Street Kansas City, MO 64106US [launch map] 816-214-9701 Visit Web Site -
#345: Coyote Blue Cantina
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 345th bar, first visited in 2007. The photo is actually of the building we went in by mistake first. Coyote Blue is the next building... -
#344: Muddy Waters Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 344th bar, first visited in 2007. No wonder we didn’t see it, this biker bar was in a strip mall, across from Wild Woody’s, but... -
#343: Jamie’s Place
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Turner, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 343rd bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was a really cool guy and came over to chat with us a bit. He pointed... -
#342: Frankie D’s
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 342nd bar, first visited in 2007. Part bar, part Mexican restuarant. 6411 Kansas Ave Kansas City, KS 66111US [launch map] (913) 287-9134 -
#341: Roadhouse Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 341st bar, first visited in 2007. When we stepped inside here we found ourselves at a nearly-full bar shrouded in total silence. No music, no... -
#340: Bill’s 32 West
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 340th bar, first visited in 2007. This was our first stop at what we thought was a cluster of three bars (but would turn out... -
#339: Experience Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Welborn, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Rax Scooter’s 339th bar, first visited in 2007. This was a bit of a surprise. This was the only bar whose web site we had... -
#338: Sports Page Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(State Ave, Kansas City, KS) Formerly an arcade and water slide Scooter’s 338th bar, first visited in 2007. We had a hard time finding this place which was why we... -
#337: 61st St Pit Stop
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(State Ave, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 337th bar, first visited in 2007. Your basic dive bar. I can’t remember for sure but this might be the place where our 10oz... -
#336: To the Hoop Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(State Ave, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 336th bar, first visited in 2007. A pretty small sports bar in a commercial area. I had a Bud Select and quickly remembered why... -
#335: American Legion Post 199
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 335th bar, first visited in 2007. We entered through the patio out back to find a fairly full house. There was a fish fry going... -
#334: Jerry’s Neighborhood Sports Bar
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 334th bar, first visited in 2007. Because of the lack of neon we had driven right past this place without noticing it. The main bar... -
#333: Office Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 333rd bar, first visited in 2007. Our first stop was actually a bonus bar. We weren’t expecting to find one here and were just flying...


![Houlihan’s Restaurant (Boardwalk, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 350th bar, first visited in 2007. 8660 N Boardwalk Ave Kansas City, MO 64154US [launch map] (816) 584-9910 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/350-115x115.jpg)
![Madrigall (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 349th bar, first visited in 2007. 1627 Oak St Kansas City, MO 64108US [launch map] (816) 472-4400 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/349-115x115.jpg)

![Los Tules (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 347th bar, first visited in 2007. Nice little bar in the front room with friendly bartenders 1656 Broadway St Kansas City, MO 64108US [launch map]...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/tules-115x115.jpg)
![Cafe Al Dente (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 346th bar, first visited in 2007. Pizza/pasta joint with a small bar 412 Delaware St Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 472-9444](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/346-115x115.jpg)
![The Studio Restaurant & Bar (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 369th bar, first visited in 2007. 1118 McGee Street Kansas City, MO 64106US [launch map] 816-214-9701 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/369-115x115.jpg)



![Frankie D’s (Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 342nd bar, first visited in 2007. Part bar, part Mexican restuarant. 6411 Kansas Ave Kansas City, KS 66111US [launch map] (913) 287-9134](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/0715071617-115x115.jpg)








