Quad Cities Bars

Well, the week didn’t pan out according to my original plan, as I found that The Pub (old Route 61 Bar & Grill) actually hasn’t opened yet – that tentative date is set for October 13 th .  I haven’t been by Rubikon in Moline lately, but I see they removed any mention of when they’ll open from their FB page.  Also, The Beach House apparently opened for one night September 10 th , then closed until their official (soft) opening, which was September 20 th .  I did manage to make it there, so I’m now up to 406.   It also lowers my “What’s Left” list to 35. I’m really hoping the Beach House makes it a lot longer than the two prior occupants of the building (Beaver’s East and Northwoods), because they really did a nice job of it on the interior.  Even with the palm trees out front, the interior gives me more of a Jersey boardwalk feel than tropical, and they have a lot of seafood choices on the menu.  From the list of places I hadn’t been to since before I...

Took a ride in the country Saturday to visit Argo General Store (technically in Leclaire, corner of Wells Ferry and Territorial), which I’ve passed before, but wasn’t aware a bar existed within until our friends Ron and Cheryl filled me in a few days ago.  I also stopped at 1 Hundred West at the Steeplegate, the latest iteration of Lucky’s.  Someone said it had been redecorated, but I couldn’t tell – same mirrored walls surrounding the dance floor as before; maybe they changed the color scheme down at the lounge end.  The new total is 405 . Rubikon’s Facebook page indicates they’ll be opening this week, and Steve Block commented that it’s going to be a coffee bar in the day, and a bar / night club at night.   The Beach House, judging by the amount of construction trash that was in the lot Thursday, looked like it still had a few weeks to go.  However, our friend Wanda texted us from there Saturday night, and told us it was open and a pretty fun place....