Quad Cities Bars

With this update, I’ve added The Pub (old Route 61 Bar & Grill, which opened Oct 13 th ), Blackhawk Bowl and Martini Bar, and Sharky’s, which is the billiards lounge attached to Miller Time Bowl.  I think I’ve determined that Miller Time Billiards was separate from Stars and Stripes (but anyone with knowledge to the contrary can certainly weigh in), so my total goes up 4 to 414 .   I also knocked Bent River Brewing Company off my “Pre-List” list, as well as Moline Governor’s, which made me realize why I hadn’t been there in 5+ years.  Big fan of Bettendorf Governor’s; Moline Governor’s, not so much. With the closing of Scatterkats, the What’s Left list would have been reduced to 34; but with another totally arbitrary decision, I’ve taken back off the bowling alleys and golf courses (leaving them available as stat fodder), but left on the VFWs, Legions, and other semi private clubs.  That puts my What’s Left list now at 17 .  This includes Rubikon, but...

Once again I was unaware of a bar that, in this case, has been open for well over a year.  Sharky’s is the latest version of the billiards bar attached to Miller Time Bowl in Davenport .  Now, I need some help – was this separate from Stars And Stripes?  I think that there were two sections of Stars And Stripes back in the day, with the pool hall being one of them, but it may have had a different name.  If so, I’ve been to both so that would add to my total. Two additions to my list hadn’t even had a chance to make it to my “What’s Left” list:  Refresh in Moline , and 129 in Leclaire.  I really enjoyed 129, which bills it as a coffee and wine bar, though I had no trouble scaring up a Miller Lite while the ladies enjoyed martinis.  Comfortable furniture, nice river views, and there’s a wine rack that you can pick out a bottle for your table.  We’ve already been back again. Refresh (which opened in the old QCZone) is making an unusual fashion sta...