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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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Sports bar Archive
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#1308: Big D’s On The Hill
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1308th bar, first visited in 2018. Despite the outward appearance, this is a genuine sports dive. There’s pool and a patio. I didn’t notice if... -
#1307: The Dotte Spot
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1307th bar, first visited in 2018. Nice strip-mall dive-ish bar with great staff. Serves food and has a separate party room that can be... -
#1290: Larimer Beer Hall
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Five Points, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1290th bar, first visited in 2018. We walked over here next and ran into a friend of ours from KC inside! We knew he was... -
#1272: Burnout Grill
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Milliken, CO) Scooter’s 1272nd bar, first visited in 2018. We were heading to Fort Collins and I had found nice little family diner to stop for breakfast along the way.... -
#1264: Christine’s Firehouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1264th bar, first visited in 2018. New location! Right around the corner from the old place. It’s only been open a few days so... -
#1263: Mo Brew
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(West 39th, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1263rd bar, first visited in 2018. Craft beer bar that borders on both sports bar and five bar. Great staff. Open and airy with... -
#1262: The Peanut on 64th
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(North, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1262nd bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped in for a beer and a bite to eat after a long afternoon of programming. I had a... -
#1259: Brewer’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1259th bar, first visited in 2018. While visiting East Forty I noticed a new place across the street, so we went over to check it... -
#1189: The Red Zone Sports Bar and Grill
Posted on May 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Powell, WY) Scooter’s 1189th bar, first visited in 2017. Sports bar with a cool feature all bars should have these days: charging ports at each bar stool. I had... -
#1183: Chicken N Pickle
Posted on January 2017 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1183rd bar, first visited in 2017. Rotisserie chicken restaurant and bar with indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, other outdoor games in its courtyard, an outdoor... -
#1170: Shark Bite Bar & Grill @ Runaway II Resort
Posted on September 2016 | No Comments(Mile Marker 45, Climax Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1170th bar, first visited in 2016. Sat out on the patio and our little group was half the audience for a little band... -
#1158: Come Back In
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Madison, WI) Scooter’s 1158th bar, first visited in 2016. A dive-ish bar that shares the same kitchen (and I believe owners) as Eseen Haus but has a different menu.... -
#1154: James Ballentine VFW Post #246
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Lyn-Lake, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1154th bar, first visited in 2016. (Also known as “Uptown VFW”) It’s not often that a VFW shows up on nearly every list of must-see bars... -
#1150: Nomad World Pub
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(West Bank, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1150th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t originally on our list but the bartender at The Local (who also works here) recommended it. In... -
#1143: The Corner Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, Minneapolis, MN) 44.972875, -93.247651 Scooter’s 1143rd bar, first visited in 2016. Spacious sorts bar with an attached comedy club. Large rectangular central bar island. I had the Bent Paddle... -
#1122: Donerick’s Pub & Grill
Posted on November 2015 | No Comments(Grove City, OH) Scooter’s 1122nd bar, first visited in 2015. Hung out here with male relatives while the women we were all with were enduring a nearby baby shower. Though... -
#1117: Oscar’s Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(College Hill, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1117th bar, first visited in 2015. Oscar’s is located in a rather nondescript building, a building shared with a hair salon, in what appears to... -
#1111: The Dutch Goose
Posted on August 2015 | No Comments(Randolph, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1111th bar, first visited in 2015. We had a mini pseudo-toast in here to celebrate my 1111th bar. There’s a long bar along one wall, and... -
#1104: 64 Tavern & Grille
Posted on June 2015 | No Comments(Tremont Square, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1104th bar, first visited in 2015. Sports bar with a good size patio, lots of video screens, and some pretty good burgers. We came... -
#1093: Stevie Rae’s
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Likins Foster, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1093rd bar, first visited in 2015. This rather-hard-to-get-to bar just recently opened and was prepping for a birthday party. It’s more of a pool hall,... -
#1092: Bruff’s
Posted on April 2015 | No Comments(Emporia, KS) Scooter’s 1092nd bar, first visited in 2015. More of a restaurant, but there’s an island bar in the center and a back room with pool tables. We snacked...
