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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#45: River City Tavern
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at the end of January, 2011, after the building was condemned. Scooter’s 45th bar, first visited in 2006. This is the southernmost... -
#44: Bar 12
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 44th bar, first visited in 2006. Bar 12 is a popular sports dive in NKC’s Swift Avenue dive bar row. it’s best known as a... -
#43: Pat’s Pub
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 43rd bar, first visited in 2006. Pat’s Pub is my favorite of the bars on the Swift Avenue dive bar row. It and River City... -
#42: Moxie Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 42nd bar, first visited in 2006. Award winning neighborhood bar & grill, very popular in the Northland 4011 N Oak Trfy Kansas City, MO 64116US... -
#41: Shooter’s
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 41st bar, first visited in 2006. Shooter’s is one of those places where everybody knows everybody. But don’t let that intimidate you, newcomers are welcome... -
#40: The Runaway Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Vivion West, Northmoor, MO) Scooter’s 40th bar, first visited in 2006. Visited in 2006 and remembered it as a basic strip mall bar. Revisited in 2014 and liked it much... -
#39: Jockey Club Lounge & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 39th bar, first visited in 2006. The bar’s name ties to the local history, when a questionably-legal horse racing track operated during the 1930s under the financing... -
#176: Bar At Times Square
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(The Strip, Las Vegas, NV) Scooter’s 176th bar, first visited in 2006. A bar in the New York-New York casino. 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109US [launch... -
#38: Big Shots Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(Barry, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Now a sushi restaurant Scooter’s 38th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall bar 7753 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO... -
![(Barry, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 37th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall sports bar 8132 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 587-3646 Visit...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/37-115x115.jpg "Dirk’s Sports Bar & Grill")
#37: Dirk’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(Barry, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 37th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall sports bar 8132 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 587-3646 Visit... -
#36: Class Reunion Lounge
Posted on March 2006 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 36th bar, first visited in 2006. Dance club and bar in a strip mall. Actually nicer than that makes it sound. 1200 NW State Route 7... -
#35: Recordbar
Posted on March 2006 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 35th bar, first visited in 2006. Popular strip mall music venue that also serves some pretty good food. Since they don’t open until 4:30 they’ve... -
![(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 34th bar, first visited in 2006. Generic suburban chain 8350 NW Roanridge Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 741-4433 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/34-115x115.jpg "Chili’s Grill & Bar")
#34: Chili’s Grill & Bar
Posted on February 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 34th bar, first visited in 2006. Generic suburban chain 8350 NW Roanridge Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 741-4433 Visit Web Site -
![(Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 33rd bar, first visited in 2006. Casino bar (location approximate) 8201 NE Birmingham Road Kansas City, MO 64161US [launch map] Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/33-115x115.jpg "AmeriSports Brew Pub")
#33: AmeriSports Brew Pub
Posted on January 2006 | No Comments(Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 33rd bar, first visited in 2006. Casino bar (location approximate) 8201 NE Birmingham Road Kansas City, MO 64161US [launch map] Visit Web Site -
#32: Drum Room
Posted on January 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 32nd bar, first visited in 2006. Restoration of vintage popular nightspot, though the drum-shaped bar that gave it its name no longer exists. 1335 Baltimore... -
![(Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 31st bar, first visited in 2005. Fine dining restaurant with bar in front. 4740 Jefferson St Kansas City, MO 64112US [launch map] (816)...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/31-115x115.jpg "Capital Grille")
#31: Capital Grille
Posted on December 2005 | No Comments(Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 31st bar, first visited in 2005. Fine dining restaurant with bar in front. 4740 Jefferson St Kansas City, MO 64112US [launch map] (816)... -
#30: Winslow’s City Market Barbecue
Posted on September 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 30th bar, first visited in 2005. BBQ restaurant with a separate bar on the other side of the kitchen. The bar opens to the largest... -
#29: Cup & Saucer
Posted on August 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Closed in 2006 Reopened Jan 2010 as a wine/coffee bar called K City. Scooter’s 29th... -
#28: Drafter’s
Posted on August 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in 2007. Started to re-open as The Belfry but that went under before it got going. Scooter’s 28th bar, first visited in... -
#27: Cinemark VIP Room-The Palace
Posted on July 2005 | No Comments(Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Sat, 10 Jul 2005 15:20:19 +0000 Scooter’s 27th bar, first visited in 2005. Located inside the movie theater, the bar is available to all guests... -
#26: 12 Baltimore
Posted on July 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 26th bar, first visited in 2005. Technically the hotel bar for the Hotel Phillips, but since it has a seperate street entrance it caters just...
