Scooter's Bar Journal » Uptown

Liquor Lyle’s

scooterj — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:16:00 +0000

(Uptown, Minneapolis, MN)

Scooter’s 145th bar, first visited in 2006.

Yep, it was happy hour, so we had no choice but drink two beers. This place had a cool, funky, almost “shagadelic” interior. The men’s room had a high quality trough. “Minnesota – Land of 10,000 Troughs”.

2021 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55405
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Uptown Bar & Cafe

scooterj — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:15:00 +0000

(Uptown, Minneapolis, MN)

TEMPORARILY CLOSED – Re-opening soon
Closed November 1, 2009 and demolished to make way for new retail stores. The general manager is trying to find a suitable location to move to.

Scooter’s 144th bar, first visited in 2006.

This was a nice spacious semi-dive. Our beers were a rather unusual price — $2.85 each.

3018 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408
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(612) 823-4719
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Independent Uptown

scooterj — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:14:00 +0000

(Uptown, Minneapolis, MN)

Scooter’s 143rd bar, first visited in 2006.

Heading inside a double door and then up a few flights of enclosed metal stairs we weren’t sure if we were heading to a bar or a strip club. But at the top we found ourselves outside a large modern bar in what we later learned to be a shopping mall. The bar was square shaped and offered up a selection of unusual and upscale beers. Flat-panel internet kiosks were available, and the restroom was a little unnerving at first because it was a 4-stall unisex restroom.

3001 Hennepin Ave # 201
Minneapolis, MN 55408
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(612) 378-1905
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CC Club

scooterj — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:13:00 +0000

(Uptown, Minneapolis, MN)

Scooter’s 142nd bar, first visited in 2006.

I’m surprised we even stopped considering how hard it was to get here. We had to keep circling around because we couldn’t make the turn at first and then couldn’t find a place to park.

I don’t remember much about this bar, but I apparently took this blurry photo inside.

UPDATE!

Frustrated that I couldn’t remember anything about this place, I made it a point to visit again when I had another shot on August 12, 2016. The pictures below are from that visit. This time we took an Uber to avoid the parking nightmare from the last time.

The L-shaped bar is in the front, behind that are two seating areas — one of which is loaded with arcade games. The bartenders were all riots. One of them was cracking us up with his refusal to support the Minnesota Vikings and switch his allegiance to the Green Bay Packers for two reasons: (1) He hasn’t been taxed yet to pay for a new arena for the Packers (the Vikings just opened a new arena), and only Pepsi products (or maybe it was Coke, I lost my notes) are available at Vikings games and he prefers the other brand.

This was another bar with a nice craft beer list. I had Todd – The Axe Man (American IPA) by Surly.

2600 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
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(612) 874-7226
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