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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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Sports bar Archive
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#515: The Locker Room
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Formerly Jose Pepper’s OUT OF BUSINESS Closed July 2009. Scooter’s 515th bar, first visited in 2008. Locker Room opened in September 2008 in a former Jose Pepper’s restaurant.... -
#514: Frankie and Johnny’s
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Scooter’s 514th bar, first visited in 2008. A relative newcomer to Belton in a former bowling alley, this bar was much bigger, and much nicer, than I expected... -
#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... -
#506: Blue Moose Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2008 | No Comments(Prairie Village Shops, Prairie Village, KS) Scooter’s 506th bar, first visited in 2008. Suburban bar & grill. Good drink specials on Thursday nights. 4160 W 71st St Prairie Village, KS... -
#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... -
#500: Dani’s Hitch Lot
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 500th bar, first visited in 2008. It wasn’t at all by design that my 500th bar turned out to be a brand new bar in... -
#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.... -
#489: Camaro’s Lounge
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Bethany, MO) Scooter’s 489th bar, first visited in 2008. Our draws (Bud Light & Busch Light) were the most expensive of the day, at $2.50 each. It may seem cheap... -
#485: KC’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Merriam, KS) Scooter’s 485th bar, first visited in 2008. We were about to give up on finding this place, because the neighborhood was just seeming way too residential and we... -
#483: Bilski’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 483rd bar, first visited in 2008. We entered a neighborhood where I fully expected to find bonus bars, and this was the first such find. This was... -
#477: Jobsite
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 477th bar, first visited in 2008. I had a Bud Light while B & D both had Bud Select. We found a Silver Strike machine, where I... -
#476: Double Nickel Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 476th bar, first visited in 2008. I nearly used the women’s restroom for the second time today! Luckily I was corrected by a passing server. In my... -
#475: Austins Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 475th bar, first visited in 2008. Like Wally’s, another small regional strip mall bar & grill chain. I had a Guinness, while B & D had Bud... -
![(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 474th bar, first visited in 2008. Strip mall chain 808 E Main St Gardner, KS 66030US [launch map] (913) 856-3885](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/7_0-115x115.jpg "Wally’s Neighborhood Bar-Grill")
#474: Wally’s Neighborhood Bar-Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 474th bar, first visited in 2008. Strip mall chain 808 E Main St Gardner, KS 66030US [launch map] (913) 856-3885 -
#469: Salt Mine
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 469th bar, first visited in 2008. It took us quite a while to find the Salt Mine earlier in the morning, which is funny because it... -
#458: Mike’s Tavern
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(UMKC, Kansas City, MO) Closed November 2009 after more than 40 years in business. Re-opened under new ownership in May 2010. Scooter’s 458th bar, first visited in 2008. Our last... -
#454: Flamingo Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 454th bar, first visited in 2008. “We’re going to be the only white people in here,” said B. “Naw, this is going to be... -
#445: Stix & Stones
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 445th bar, first visited in 2008. We had heard about this as a new place earlier in the day back at Down The Road but coming... -
#444: Tonahill’s Three of A Kind
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Englewood, Independence, MO) Formerly Cecil’s Scooter’s 444th bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly Cecil’s, the interior has been renovated to make this place the third Tonahill’s location. On the way... -
#442: Players Club Bar & Grill
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 442nd bar, first visited in 2008. This former Mr. Steak restaurant was bought, gutted, and transformed into a bar last year by the current owner/bartender. My beer...
