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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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2 Lads Winery
14 July 2023(Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) 44.93428459187982, -85.4960756492465 Scooter’s 1666th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to spend the afternoon winery-hopping on the Old Mission Peninsula. We started with...
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Quarthouse Bar
19 July 2009(Downtown, Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 656th bar, first visited in 2009. We headed over to Main Street and drove up and down both sides trying to decide what our next...
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Hammer Heads
03 September 2011(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 925th bar, first visited in 2011. This was a fantastic little bar located right on one of the busiest corners in St. Joseph. The U-shaped bar...
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#685: Savvy Coffee & Wine Bar
Posted on February 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Went out of business, again, in May 2010. Cant help but think their hours had a lot to do with it. Scooter’s 685th... -
#684: Savoy Grill
Posted on February 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 684th bar, first visited in 2010. Given that this bar is located inside what could be considered downtown’s ritziest restaurant, I was really surprised that... -
#683: Los Corrals
Posted on February 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 683rd bar, first visited in 2010. This is an extremely popular Mexican restaurant. The bar is a separate room in front, it is fairly tiny... -
#682: Spirits Pub
Posted on January 2010 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 682nd bar, first visited in 2010. Motel bar for the regional American Inn chain. The bar is located on the fact side of the lobby... -
#681: Harleys & Horses Bar & Grill
Posted on January 2010 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 681st bar, first visited in 2010. Biker & rock/blues themed bar in a converted restaurant near Worlds of Fun. The bar is a rectangle in the... -
#680: Gordon Biersch Brewery
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 680th bar, first visited in 2009. Kansas City location of a brewpub restaurant chain. Beer is served directly from the vats via chilled taps. The... -
#679: Qudos Cigar & Cognac Bar
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Financial District, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 679th bar, first visited in 2009. A very comfortable, laid-back lounge on Grand Avenue downtown. The main lounge area features plush leather chairs. The... -
#678: Tengo Sed Cantina
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 678th bar, first visited in 2009. I was in here on a snowy Tuesday night so I was the only customer. Often this place gets... -
#677: Johnny’s Tavern
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 677th bar, first visited in 2009. Downtown KC location of a sports bar chain. It wasn’t super busy during my visit but it seems less... -
#676: Red Rocket Saloon
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Odessa, MO) Scooter’s 676th bar, first visited in 2009. From outside I expected this place to be huge, instead I found Odessa’s tiniest bar. The few barstools were occupied... -
#675: Jugheads
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Odessa, MO) Scooter’s 675th bar, first visited in 2009. Another basic small down, downtown neighborhood dive. There was some cleaning/repair work underway. Though there was essentially no difference between... -
#674: Woody’s Tavern
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Odessa, MO) Scooter’s 674th bar, first visited in 2009. Your basic neighborhood dive bar, exactly the type of place you expect to find downtown in a small town. There... -
#673: Miss Kelly Jo’s
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Oak Grove, MO) Scooter’s 673rd bar, first visited in 2009. There were three bars we planend to visit in Oak Grove. One turned out to be a formal restaurant,... -
#672: DA’s Bar
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Grain Valley, MO) Formerly Pete’s Place Scooter’s 672nd bar, first visited in 2009. While not obvious in the photo, I arrived to a nearly full parking lot and mine was... -
#671: Nila’s Pizza & Pub
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 671st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bit unexpected, I checked it out on a whim but wasn’t expecting to find an actual... -
#670: BT’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2009 | No Comments(Bristol Park, Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 670th bar, first visited in 2009. Had it not been for the giant banner hanging from the front of the building, BT’s would never... -
#660: Tommy’s
Posted on August 2009 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 660th bar, first visited in 2009. Usually restaurant lounges are kind of lame, but the lounge at Tommy’s holds its own as a sports dive. It’s isolated... -
#659: Buck’s
Posted on August 2009 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 659th bar, first visited in 2009. A former Ponderosa restaurant converted into a sports bar with pretty good Italian food and BBQ. 5708 N Oak Trfy Gladstone,... -
#658: The Jones
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 658th bar, first visited in 2009. Seasonal rooftop pool & bar on the roof of the downtown Cosentino’s grocery store. There is a swim-up bar... -
#558: Terri’s Place Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Mound City, MO) Scooter’s 558th bar, first visited in 2009. It only took our second stop to find our first bar with nothing on tap. We popped open a couple... -
#557: Quackers Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Mound City, MO) Scooter’s 557th bar, first visited in 2009. The bar area was fairly small, and while several tables were occupied we were obviously the first bar customers of...




















