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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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The Angry Swede Brewing Company
07 November 2020(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1446th bar, first visited in 2020. This new brewery is located in (what appears to be) an old bank building in downtown St. Joseph. In...
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George’s Pub
06 April 2019(Harbor View, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1320th bar, first visited in 2019. Back last November, a couple of Canadians came into Zoo Bar on a Saturday. They liked to travel, and...
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#528: Tristan’s
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Newark, OH) Scooter’s 528th bar, first visited in 2008. Part sports bar, part night club. The exterior looked more like an air conditioning repair business than a bar, but thee... -
#525: Tony’s Bar
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Newark, OH) Scooter’s 525th bar, first visited in 2008. I sought this place out specifically because of an online review I found that made this out to be the absolute... -
#519: Full Moon Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Vandalia, IL) Scooter’s 519th bar, first visited in 2008. Been in business since 1988. Friendly local dive with pool table, jukebox, and an aquarium behind the bar. 120 S 6th... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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... -
#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...



















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