05/3/2013 Update: Stats


Lemongrass Café was my only addition since the last post, bringing my total to 483, but prospects are looking good for a late May – early June spike.

In downtown Moline, Funky Desi opened in the same spot the last Indian (India Rasoi) restaurant failed, but the new owner has an advantage in that he owns the building. When I noticed it was open, I paid a visit – adequate food, nice long 20 stool bar. Unfortunately no liquor license as of this post, so a return trip is in order. Right around the corner, Big Shots Sports Bar will be taking the place of the short-lived Rubikon. Construction is proceeding at Pub 1848 and Barrel House, and both look as though they may be open within 30 days. The Plaza Pub, however, appears to be content to wait for ice skating season again before they open.

Across the river, banners went up at the old Club Fusion: ‘Club Privileged’ will be the name of what they’re describing as a Dance Club – Bar – Lounge.

With the additions of Club Privileged, Big Shots, and Funky Desi, my “What’s Left” list goes to … 12? In another random manipulation of the numbers, I took private / semi private clubs like American Legions and VFW’s off the list. I don’t know which of these I can just walk into without a key card, or which I need to know someone to get in. Of course, they’ll still count if I do stop in.

Last post, I wrote about ‘Non’ Bars – bars that are (to most, but not me), not the main reason people visit. Mostly this consists of restaurants, but also can include golf courses, bowling alleys, ball parks, casinos… you get the picture. I listed the Tiki Bar at Modern Woodmen as my favorite non destination bar, but I was concerned to see as I was crossing Centennial Bridge that it looks like it may have become a casualty of the new attractions that are being planned for the stadium, in the form of zip lines and Ferris wheels. This makes me sad, but maybe they’ll reposition it.

I also neglected to mention Duck City Bistro, because in my mind, it is a destination bar. Pretty sure most will not share that view, however, so they should have been included. With one of my Hall of Fame bartenders in Nam, the tremendous hospitality always shown by Jeremy and Charles, and shrimp so big you have to keep rearranging them equidistantly from each other so the martini glass they’re served in doesn’t topple over, they would take a place right at the top of the list.

April 30th marks 4 years of bar tracking. Though I fell 18 shy of my goal of 500 different Quad Cities bars by that time, it wasn’t because I didn’t do the work. Here are a few Stats:



# Quad Cities Bars
# of Times

May 09 to Apr 10
85
340

May 10 to Apr 11
133
540

May 11 to Apr 12
82
549

May 12 to Apr 13
55
587

Total
355
2016

 That’s my in-town totals. Add to that my out-of-town bar adventures:



# Bars
# of Times

Quad Cities Total
355
2016

Out of Town Total
146
217

Grand Total
501
2233

 Whew. Lot of work.

Where am I most likely to be found? This is where I’ve been 10 times or more over the last 4 years:



It's On The River 230
Rick & Kathy's 180
Harley's 149
G's Riverfront Café 103
Bon Air 78
Fargo 67
Governor's (Bettendorf) 59
Duey's 48
P. K. Dugan's 46
Caddy's 33
Poor Boy's 28
Paddlewheel 27
Parkside 27
Mulligan's Valley Pub 22
Yankee Doodle 22
Bad Boy'z 21
Bleyart's  21
Blu Shamrock 21
Duck City Bistro 20
Doc's Inn, The 19
Rosy's Watering Hole 17
Bier Stube Leclaire 16
129 15
North Shore Inn 14
River House 13
Sam's Take Time 13
Twenty 13
Clint's 12
Bier Stube Davenport 11
Biaggi's 10
Blue Iguana 10
Boozies 10
Nasty McGinn's 10
O'Keefe's 10
Peacock's 10
Shenanigan's 10



What’s trending? My top twenty, by year:



YEAR 1
Harley's 54
Rick & Kathy's 51
Governor's 24
Bon Air 16
It's On The River 16
Duey's 10
Nasty McGinn's 10
Fargo 9
Paddlewheel 8
Yankee Doodle 8
North Shore Inn 7
Parkside 7
Bier Stube Leclaire 6
Poor Boy's 6
East End Club 5
P. K. Dugans 5
Bier Stube Davenport 4
Bier Stube Moline 4
Peacock's 4
Sam's Take Time 4
YEAR 2
It's On  The River 82
Rick & Kathy's 48
Harley's 36
Bon Air 27
Fargo 18
G's Riverfront Café 18
Governor's 17
P. K. Dugan's 17
Poor Boy's 14
Rosy's Watering Hole 10
Duck City 8
Paddlewheel 8
Parkside 7
Boozies 6
Duey's 6
Yankee Doodle 6
Caddy's 5
Mulligan's Valley Pub 5
Sam's Take Time 5
Shenanigan's 5
YEAR 3
It's On The River 76
Rick & Kathy's 47
G's Riverfront Café 39
Harley's 33
Bon Air 19
Fargo 17
Caddy's 16
Duey's 16
Mulligan's Valley Pub 12
P. K. Dugan's 11
Governor's (Bettendorf) 10
Bad Boy'z 8
Parkside 7
Bleyart's 6
Blue Iguana 6
O'Keefe's 6
Poor Boy's 6
Christopher D's 5
Doc's Inn, The 5
River House 5
YEAR 4
It's On The River 56
G's Riverfront Café 45
Rick & Kathy's 34
Harley's 26
Fargo 23
Blu Shamrock 20
Bon Air 16
Duey's 16
Doc's Inn, The 14
Bleyart's 13
P. K. Dugan's 13
Caddy's 12
129 11
Clint's 10
Bad Boy'z 9
Governor's 8
Paddlewheel 8
River House 8
Biaggi's 7
Duck City Bistro 7
Twenty 7



Hmm. It’s On The River was on top on Year 4, even though it was closed almost half of the year. Though I’ve posted a lot of Top Ten lists, I haven’t really listed my favorite overall bars. This probably gives it away.

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