Quad Cities Bars

50 to go - Red Ginger Sushi Grill and Bar makes 350 , and the day’s not over yet.

Added Brady St. Pub, Woodfire Grill, McButt’s, and Big Daddy’s in Davenport , as well as Mr. Ed’s in Milan .  I had to subtract Beer Academy in Milan from the ‘To Go’ list, as it too has closed.  Tough racket, this bar business.  I had also inadvertently left Davenport Country Club off the list, so the new total is 349 . When I go out on my little missions to add to my list, I usually target an area and hit two or three.  Sometimes, I'm surprised at the differences from one bar to the next, as I was last Wednesday. I hadn't been to any bars in the Hilltop area of Davenport, and wasn't sure what to expect.  I parked in the lot next to Stickman's, but found they are closed until 7:00 pm (I go on these excursions after I leave work at 5:00), so I went next door to McButt's, and was pleasantly surprised.  The bar was big and pretty nice, the small crowd at the bar was pleasant, seemed intelligent and maybe professional (even the guy that spiked up his hair and dye

Wednesday, I headed to the northern boundary of what I’ve defined as the Quad Cities area to Eldridge (back on my first post I set roughly about a 20 mile radius from I74 bridge, which includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Leclaire, Princeton, Buffalo, Eldridge, Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, Silvis, Hampton, Rapids City, Port Byron, Cordova, Carbon Cliff, Colona, Coal Valley, Milan, and Andalusia), and stopped at Del’s Eatery & Pub and Al & Gerry’s Tap.  Also hit the Blackwatch Room on Thursday.  New total: 343 . As I get down to only a few possibilities left for adding to my list, I’ve gone on a few reconnaissance missions to verify the Yahoo Local / QCTimes.com information I’ve been working with, as to what places are open or no longer in business.  My last couple of scouting trips eliminated Buck’s Tap, Cozy Nook, and the Drunken Monkey from my ‘To Go’ list.  Unfortunately, I’m almost knocking as many off the list by attrition as I am by bellying up.  Despite that, only 48 o