Quad Cities Bars

After continually delaying this post in the hopes I could add more than two bars to my total, after 10 weeks I decided to go to press with what I’ve got. Lynn’s BBQ & Saloon in Eldridge was formerly the Rustic Inn and, apart from the menu, nothing else has really but the name has really changed.  It is one of the nicer golf course bars in area, and the barbecue chicken sandwich is not bad. The Rusty Nail on W Locust in Davenport became Rivertown Grille & Bar , though the big sign out front didn’t convey that – a small sign by the door and the t-shirts the staff wore was the only means of knowing there had been a change. Yep, that’s it. Two, and both were basically name changes.  My new total is 586 , but I do have high hopes for next post. At least, there’s plenty “Other bar news”: I thought Millz Pizza & Grille would be number 587, but they’ve pushed off their grand opening date from 5-8 to 5-13 to ???.  Drove by a week ago, and they were having th

Soi 2 Thai Street Food in the Rock Island District used to be what I think was called East Town Chinese Restaurant, but when I worked down there, it was always referred to as Frank’s.  It’s been a couple of different things since Frank’s closed (including a Cambodian restaurant), but I hadn’t been back until I was given the heads-up that the remodel included a bar (thanks, Rob).  As an added benefit, the food is very good, including the crispy fried pig intestines. No surprise, the RiverBottom ChopHouse in Port Byron became Harrington’s , and is now the closest thing to a true Irish pub in the Quad Cities (I blogged about what I consider to be the qualifications in my post from 5/23/2013 ).  The food has gone over real well, and the menu includes Shepherd’s Pie, Bangers and Mash, and Corned Beef Nachos, though I’ve been lobbying to get them to add the full Irish breakfast to their menu – I was told to “Keep wishing”.  The only real change so far in the interior was going from n