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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#235: VFW Post 5606
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 235th bar, first visited in 2007. This VFW is tucked back from the road a bit, located between a golf course and Stroud’s North.... -
#234: Hot Shots
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Pleasant Valley, MO) Formerly Charlie’s Cue Ball Lounge Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Mustang Sally’s Scooter’s 234th bar, first visited in 2007. 2007... -
#233: JC’s Sports Bar
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 233rd bar, first visited in 2007. 2006: We didn’t get a good vibe from this place. No one would talk to us, no one was... -
#232: Marcy’s Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch/Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 232nd bar, first visited in 2007. You wouldn’t know this place was here from driving by on Vivion, all you might notice is Marcy’s diner.... -
#231: Helen’s Just Another Dive
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 231st bar, first visited in 2007. Probably the most popular under-the-radar place in North Kansas City. I rarely find people that know about it, but... -
#230: Paul & Jack’s Tavern
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 230th bar, first visited in 2007. I’ve never had the food here, but this is one of my favorite places in North Kansas City to... -
#229: Paci’s Cafe
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 229th bar, first visited in 2007. This is a place that blurs the boundaries of my definition of a dive, but since it technically meets... -
#228: VFW Post 4050
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS I’d never thought of a VFW as something that would go out of business, but this one did in mid-2009. Scooter’s 228th bar,... -
#227: Oak Tree Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 227th bar, first visited in 2007. Of all of the dive bars in North Kansas City, this was the one that I was most nervous... -
#226: Club Deja Vu
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch/Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Attitudes and Latitudes OUT OF BUSINESS Something called Eclipse is moving in. But this is such a terrible place I can’t imagine it will last... -
#225: Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 225th bar, first visited in 2007. Italian restaurant with lounge singers, the bar has hard-to-find beers on tap and is open until 3am. 701 Grand... -
#224: O’Malley’s Irish Pub
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Weston, MO) Scooter’s 224th bar, first visited in 2007. Irish bar located underground in a series of old ammunition bunkers. There’s three major underground rooms. The main bar is in... -
#223: Mc Coy’s Public House & Brew
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Harris House & Santa Fe Saloon Scooter’s 223rd bar, first visited in 2007. Popular Brewpub in Westport. I count this as a separate bar from... -
#222: Court Of aPpealS Pub and Grub
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 222nd bar, first visited in 2007. AKA “C-O-P-S Pub”. Great little dive in downtown Shawnee. Clean and well maintained with nice bar decor. Jukebox, MegaTouch, and... -
#221: Danally’s Bar & Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 221st bar, first visited in 2007. This is one of B’s favorite places. A tiny little standalone dive, but it doesn’t feel cramped. A faint musty smell... -
![(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 220th bar, first visited in 2007. 12001 Johnson Dr Shawnee, KS 66203US [launch map] (913) 962-5253 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/220-115x115.jpg "Jake’s Place")
#220: Jake’s Place
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 220th bar, first visited in 2007. 12001 Johnson Dr Shawnee, KS 66203US [launch map] (913) 962-5253 Visit Web Site -
![(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 219th bar, first visited in 2007. 9617 W 87th St Overland Park, KS 66212US [launch map] (913) 341-2000](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/arizonas-115x115.jpg "Arizonas Sports Bar & Grill")
#219: Arizonas Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 219th bar, first visited in 2007. 9617 W 87th St Overland Park, KS 66212US [launch map] (913) 341-2000 -
#218: J Barleycorn’s Bar & Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Jimmy’s Pub & Grill Scooter’s 218th bar, first visited in 2007. One of several former... -
#217: Peanut On 76
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now the 76th Street Pub. Scooter’s 217th bar, first visited in 2007. People still call... -
![(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 216th bar, first visited in 2007. 7201 W 79th St Overland Park, KS 66204US [launch map] (913) 385-9595 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/maloneys-115x115.jpg "Maloney’s Bar and Grill")
#216: Maloney’s Bar and Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 216th bar, first visited in 2007. 7201 W 79th St Overland Park, KS 66204US [launch map] (913) 385-9595 Visit Web Site -
#215: Other Place
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 215th bar, first visited in 2007. One of the two JoCo locations for the popular chain from Iowa. 7324 W 80th St Overland Park, KS...
