Welcome!
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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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…
Latest Posts
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#58: Tommy Farha Cafe & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 58th bar, first visited in 2006. The place with the white hearse in front. Opens at 7am! 8019 Wornall Rd Kansas City, MO 64114US [launch... -
#57: Patricks Bar & No Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Deangelo’s Lounge Now “Patrick’s Bar No Grill” Scooter’s 57th bar, first visited in 2006. This place has a cool split-level bar, with a big... -
#56: Jake’s Smokehouse Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Murphy’s Pub and Grill. It’s still the same people. Just a new... -
#55: Village Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Swagger Scooter’s 55th bar, first visited in 2006. The movie “First Knight” was... -
#54: Walsh’s Corner Cocktail
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 54th bar, first visited in 2006. This place was decked out in an Irish decor but didn’t have any Irish beers on tap. We... -
#53: Grand Saloon
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 53rd bar, first visited in 2006. Located south-southeast of Waldo, this bar almost seems out of place in the neighborhood. (Though BB’s being located... -
#52: Flo’s Poke-A-Dot Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 52nd bar, first visited in 2006. At the extreme southern end of Waldo, or arguably at the extreme northern end of South KC, sits a... -
#51: Dos Hombres
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Closed Fall 2009. Reopened in January 2011 as Hickock’s Southwest Bar & Grill Scooter’s 51st... -
#50: Vivace
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now the Redhead Tavern. Update again: Now it’s Thirsty’s Cantina Update: Now it’s called Thirsty’s... -
#49: River Aces Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 49th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a very popular dive in North Kansas City. While it’s pretty quiet with an older crowd earlier... -
#48: Depot Saloon
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Avondale, MO) Scooter’s 48th bar, first visited in 2006. Depot Saloon is located in the heart of the tiny town of Avondale, which is located about a half mile north-northeast... -
#47: Harry T’s Corner Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Chouteau, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Is now a BBQ restaurant. I assume the bar is still available during restaurant hours. Oops, closed again, late 2009. Scooter’s 47th bar,... -
#46: The Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Chouteau, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in Spring 2011. A sign outside says “Dangerous Building”. Scooter’s 46th bar, first visited in 2006. This is one of the most... -
#45: River City Tavern
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at the end of January, 2011, after the building was condemned. Scooter’s 45th bar, first visited in 2006. This is the southernmost... -
#44: Bar 12
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 44th bar, first visited in 2006. Bar 12 is a popular sports dive in NKC’s Swift Avenue dive bar row. it’s best known as a... -
#43: Pat’s Pub
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 43rd bar, first visited in 2006. Pat’s Pub is my favorite of the bars on the Swift Avenue dive bar row. It and River City... -
#42: Moxie Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 42nd bar, first visited in 2006. Award winning neighborhood bar & grill, very popular in the Northland 4011 N Oak Trfy Kansas City, MO 64116US... -
#41: Shooter’s
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 41st bar, first visited in 2006. Shooter’s is one of those places where everybody knows everybody. But don’t let that intimidate you, newcomers are welcome... -
#40: The Runaway Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Vivion West, Northmoor, MO) Scooter’s 40th bar, first visited in 2006. Visited in 2006 and remembered it as a basic strip mall bar. Revisited in 2014 and liked it much... -
#39: Jockey Club Lounge & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 39th bar, first visited in 2006. The bar’s name ties to the local history, when a questionably-legal horse racing track operated during the 1930s under the financing... -
#176: Bar At Times Square
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(The Strip, Las Vegas, NV) Scooter’s 176th bar, first visited in 2006. A bar in the New York-New York casino. 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109US [launch...
