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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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#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... -
#1003: Schindler’s Tavern
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(New Hamburg, MO) Scooter’s 1003rd bar, first visited in 2013. Located in a tiny little village consisting of 2 intersecting streets, Schindler’s is a really cool small-town tavern that I... -
#993: The Hitch’n Post
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Stella, NE) Scooter’s 993rd bar, first visited in 2013. This was a nice little small town bar in a very cool looking old building. The bartender, as well as... -
#986: Wildhorse Saloon
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Tarkio, MO) Scooter’s 986th bar, first visited in 2013. We pulled in here just after opening as the first stop on a four-state pub crawl for my youngest brother’s... -
#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... -
#982: Bar Louie
Posted on June 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Famous Dave’s BBQ Scooter’s 982nd bar, first visited in 2013. I stopped in here to take advantage of the Tuesday $1 burger special and stuck... -
#981: Triple D Saloon
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Syracuse, NE) Scooter’s 981st bar, first visited in 2013. We stopped in here looking for one small town bar to stop in at on the way home from errands... -
#980: The Garage Sports Bar/Grill
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 980th bar, first visited in 2013. Spacious sports bar were we stopped in for some lunch. The menu has a good variety of traditional bar food options,... -
#977: Ross’s 20th Street Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 977th bar, first visited in 2013. Bar on one side, liquor store on the other. So, as a I quickly learned, if the bar doesn’t stock what... -
#975: Legends of Country Music
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Easton, KS) Scooter’s 975th bar, first visited in 2013. I guess they mustn’t get very many out-of-town visitors, because we were all carded despite being in our 30s and... -
#974: Stinky’s Other Side
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Oskaloosa, KS) Scooter’s 974th bar, first visited in 2013. This was a place I had to make a side trip to just for the name alone. I mean... -
#973: Humm-Dingers
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Valley Falls, KS) Scooter’s 973rd bar, first visited in 2013. We didn’t expect to be the only people here when we arrived, but I guess all the bikers were still... -
#972: Flamingo Too
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Valley Falls, KS) Scooter’s 972nd bar, first visited in 2013. An interesting place! Apparently it’s a one-man operation, one of the locals told me the owner has no employees... -
#971: The Hop
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Nortonville, KS) Scooter’s 971st bar, first visited in 2013. This is the kind of place I love to find — a dive bar in a far-flung small town located... -
#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... -
#968: Mueller’s Locker Room
Posted on April 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Atchison, KS) Scooter’s 968th bar, first visited in 2013. We were the first customers of the day. They were training a new employee and trying really hard to get... -
#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... -
#966: Johnny’s Tavern
Posted on December 2012 | No Comments(Corinth Square, Prairie Village, KS) Scooter’s 966th bar, first visited in 2012. Dropped in to the Prairie Village of this location for a quick bite and a couple of beers... -
#965: Buzzard Billy’s
Posted on December 2012 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 965th bar, first visited in 2012. Lincoln location of a small midwest cajun restaurant/bar chain. I thought the catfish was a little too “natural” tasting for... -
#963: Sonny’s Place
Posted on November 2012 | No Comments(Downtown, Dexter, MO) Scooter’s 963rd bar, first visited in 2012. I stopped in briefly here and chatted with the owner’s mother over a beer. The owner’s name is Scott, a...
