Quad Cities Bars

Since last post, I traveled to Orion to visit the Sidetracked Saloon , which had been Stooges until recently.  I’m not sure if the flat screens in the corner are new, but if they are, it’s the only change I noticed.  I’m sure it’s a fine bar, but, with the tall ceilings and rectangular layout, the only impression I came away with was of being in an appliance box when I was a kid. In mid-December, The Quarry in west Davenport re-opened as Thirsty’s On Third , and they are doing some remodeling work.  The owners seemed real nice, and I wish them luck.  It’s a nice little dive enclave they have down at Pine and Third, with Thirsty’s, The New Opendore , Scott’s Shovelhead Shed , and the New Wooden Nickel . Another nice group of bars, a little more upscale, is in the College Hill area of Rock Island.  Within the last three years or so, Legend’s Corner , The Grotto (in the Black Ram restaurant), Cool Beanz , and Against the Grain have joined Kavanaugh’s Hilltop along 38 th St