9/25/2013 Update: And then there was one.


DaVinci’s (in downtown Davenport, next to Boozie’s) has reopened as The Office.  Minor physical changes inside, and the impression they give is that they’re downscaling a little.  Kitchen will at some point be rented out, but currently no food.

Los Agaves has opened their fourth location near the corner of 53rd Ave and Avenue Of The Cities in Moline.  They’ve added a bar and rearranged some walls (with subtle paintings of Tequila logos), but it doesn’t really hide its heritage as a former Denny’s.

Those two are numbers 498 and 499, and now it’s decision time.

I’ve got the Platinum Club in Rock Island and Riley’s Roadhouse (the new name of the former River Oaks that was bought by the owner of Jesse’s Saloon) in Cordova that have recently opened, and could become bar # 500 on my list, or I can wait for the opening of Riverside in Bettendorf, which for the last 8 weeks or so I’ve been anticipating would be the one.  Due to electrical issues, their projected opening is now around the second week of October.

That being said, I take this shit way too seriously.

Anyway, other bar news:

- I don’t know if there is new ownership involved, but Lancer’s Grille in Eldridge has remodeled and become the 350 Grille.  That, plus Riley’s Roadhouse, brings my What’s Left list up to 12.

- On the minus side, Shenanigan’s in Davenport and The Warehouse in Rock Island have closed, and that may also be the case for Del’s In The District.  Haven’t confirmed that one yet.

- Barley & Rye, which will be a restaurant featuring locally grown ingredients (though it sounds more like a beer / whiskey joint), is looking at opening late October on 5th Ave in Moline.

So , what will be number 500?  Tune in next time!

Bars since the September 10 post ( * - new to my list):


Bier Stube - Leclaire
The Edge
Clint's
* Los Agaves - Avenue
It's On The River
129
G's Riverfront Café
The Doc's Inn
Pub 1848
Barrel House
Funky Desi
Bon Air
* The Office
Rick and Kathy's
River House
Mound Street Landing
McClellan Stockade
Bleyart's
11th St Precinct
Biaggi's
Harley's
Fargo
Carlos O'Kelley's (Mol.)


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