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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!
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Dive bar Archive
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#518: Fatheads and Braindeads
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 518th bar, first visited in 2008. 2 blocks west of downtown, Fatheads and Braindeads is a huge and popular biker bar. We entered through the rear, as... -
#517: Corner Bar
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 517th bar, first visited in 2008. Located in downtown Grandview, this was a really good find. Our bartender was a hoot and made some pretty mean looking... -
#516: One-Eyed Jacks
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Scooter’s 516th bar, first visited in 2008. I’ve never seen this place not busy, and this afternoon was no exception. While relatively peaceful on the bar side, the... -
#513: McGrew’s Pub
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Raymore, MO) Scooter’s 513th bar, first visited in 2008. Located in a strip mall off MO-58, McGrew’s doesn’t fit the usual profile of a suburban strip mall bar. What on... -
#512: Butcher’s Inn
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Raymore, MO) Scooter’s 512th bar, first visited in 2008. The closest thing to a downtown bar in this town that seems to lack a downtown, Butcher’s Inn is hidden away... -
#511: J and J Roadhouse
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Formerly Jaudon Hideout Scooter’s 511th bar, first visited in 2008. This was a surprising find. Who’d have expected to find a bar at 203rd & Holmes? And how... -
![(Indian Springs, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 509th bar, first visited in 2008. 5000 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66102US [launch map] (913) 287-6733](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/509-115x115.jpg "Jalisco")
#509: Jalisco
Posted on October 2008 | No Comments(Indian Springs, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 509th bar, first visited in 2008. 5000 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66102US [launch map] (913) 287-6733 -
#508: Kennedy’s Bar & Grill – 2
Posted on October 2008 | No Comments(Waldo, Kansas City, MO) MOVED – No longer at this location. The temporary location for Kennedy’s while the original location is rebuilt after a fire. Moved to its new home... -
#505: Frederick’s Tikki Bar
Posted on September 2008 | No Comments(Turner, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 505th bar, first visited in 2008. Tiny private club in the railyards. Serves pizza and canned beer. Karaoke on Friday nights. 4448 Speaker Rd Kansas... -
#502: Corner Bar
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 502nd bar, first visited in 2008. With a little bit of time left, we stopped at tiny bar in downtown Liberty that was so dark when... -
#501: Centerfield Pub
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 501st bar, first visited in 2008. This place is so new it doesn’t even have signage yet (other than a pole sign facing the interstate) so... -
#499: Lawson Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Lawson, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called “Papa J’s Bar & Grill” Scooter’s 499th bar, first visited in 2008. The fact that... -
#498: Hilltop Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Holt, MO) Scooter’s 498th bar, first visited in 2008. This is a pretty big place and B used to hang out here and has known of some brawls breaking out.... -
#497: Overtime Sports Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Lathrop, MO) Scooter’s 497th bar, first visited in 2008. Lathrop used to have as many as 4 bars at once, by a year ago it was down to just two.... -
#496: Lincoln’s Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Polo, MO) Scooter’s 496th bar, first visited in 2008. Right at the heart of downtown Polo, this place opens at 5am (though I doubt they start pouring drinks that early).... -
#495: D & J Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Breckenridge, MO) Scooter’s 495th bar, first visited in 2008. The draws were full pints… which is pretty rare for a place like this where the pours are generally 10 to... -
#494: Saales Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Chillicothe, MO) Scooter’s 494th bar, first visited in 2008. We arrived at what is usually a pretty dead time for bars…. the hours between lunch and the after-work crowd. Our... -
#493: Jamesport Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Jamesport, MO) Scooter’s 493rd bar, first visited in 2008. When you think of the Amish, do you think beer? Neither do we. So when we heard that there was a... -
#492: Southside Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gallatin, MO) Scooter’s 492nd bar, first visited in 2008. We had a hard time finding this place because the GPS unit in the car kept telling us it was on... -
#491: Long Creek Saloon
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Formerly Double D Saloon Scooter’s 491st bar, first visited in 2008. From my 2008 visit: We had this down on our list as the “Double D Saloon” so... -
#490: Toot-Toot Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 490th bar, first visited in 2008. This is another place that is half buffet restaurant (very famous and apparently very good), with a seperate and well-isolated lounge....
