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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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Elly’s Lake Front Tap
10 August 2006(Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 126th bar, first visited in 2006. It was a warm, overcast Thursday afternoon in August as we walked around downtown Clear Lake, Iowa, enjoying cold drinks...
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Stand-Up Frank’s
12 August 2006(North Side, Minneapolis, MN) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Painted lime green, redecorated with a zombie theme, shows horror movies, and now called “Donny...
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Coconut Bay Cafe
13 November 2010(Manchester, TN) Scooter’s 804th bar, first visited in 2010. The bartender at Irma’s Place told us there were no other bars in town. We headed back to I-24, but crossed...
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#1012: Milwaukee Delicatessen Company
Posted on January 2014 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1012th bar, first visited in 2014. This re-creation of a restaurant that occupied this space nearly a century earlier has help save a building that... -
#1004: Benton Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(Benton, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Shockingly, they shut down just a few days after my visit. Scooter’s 1004th bar, first visited in 2013. Fairly new looking on the inside, based... -
#984: Guy & Mae’s Tavern
Posted on June 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Williamsburg, KS) Scooter’s 984th bar, first visited in 2013. Guy & Mae’s is a little hole in the wall bar that, apart from the dollar bills hanging from the... -
#969: Willie’s
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Atchison, KS) Scooter’s 969th bar, first visited in 2013. In a converted drug store, this place is more restaurant than bar. However the small bar in the back is... -
#967: Anton’s Tap Room
Posted on January 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 967th bar, first visited in 2013. Sat at the bar for a late evening dinner. As a bar, this place is great. They have done...