Quad Cities Bars

Since my last post, I pushed up my total to 428 , including DaVinci’s Café and Cocktails in Davenport, The Doc’s Inn in Silvis (Gyros, beer, and Ouzo!), and one that I didn’t even know should have been a target, The Grape Life in Davenport. While being aware of their existence, I didn’t really consider The Grape Life (2 locations, Davenport and Rock Island) for my list, as I thought they were pretty much just wine stores.   I figured they had a tasting bar, and knew they had entertainment most Saturdays, but it wasn’t until this past Saturday when I saw they definitely qualify to be on the list.   Scheduled entertainer Lee Blackmon couldn’t appear, so Dave Ellis, one of our favorite entertainers in the Quad Cities, was called upon to fill in.   My wife, I, and nine friends showed up.   I was surprised to find that 75% of the floor space was lounge, and the other quarter was wine racks, and looked like they could accommodate 10 people at the bar.   They do have beer, so I wasn’t locke

We took a swing by the new Doc’s Inn in Silvis for some drinks and Gyros, but were met instead with disappointment!  The Feb 20 th open date came and went, but it looks like, according to the owner’s latest FB post, they’re shooting for Tuesday the 6 th .  I also heard (thanks, John) that the owner of Purgatory’s was opening a place soon in downtown Davenport that was going to be a café in the day and a bar at night.  Confirmation came the next day when my wife read the ad on the back of Go & Do in the QC Times for DaVinci’s Café & Cocktails, slated to open March 8 th .  DaVinci’s will occupy the old MJ Chinese / Japanese restaurant, right next to Boozie’s.   While waiting for those impending additions to my list, I once again had to turn to the Mexican restaurants, and Sancho’s becomes number 425 on my list. Once again, my “What’s Left” list stays static at 16 , as DaVinci’s gets added, but Silver Spur Dance Hall comes off.  I misinterpreted the type of establishment this