#1027 - American Junkie, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

This is a sports bar combined with punk rock images (Iggy, Nirvana, etc.) and overly sweet cocktails that appear to have been designed for 13-year-olds.

4363 N 75th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85252 - (480) 990-3000
americanjunkieaz.com - myspace - yelp

#1026 - Loco Patron, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

4228 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 - (480) 874-0033
locopatron.com - facebook - myspace - yelp 

#1025 - Geisha-a-go-go, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

7150 E 6th Ave., Scottsdale, AZ 85250 - (480) 699-0055
geishaagogo.com - yelp

#1024 - Stingray Sushi, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

A fairly swanky bar and sushi restaurant with in-floor aquariums.

4302 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85250 - (480) 941-4460
stingraysushi.com - yelp

#1023 - Saddle Ranch Chop House, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

This was a sedate, steakhouse the last time I visited, but now is a sprawling, packed center of attention of younger crowds for whatever reason, with a mechanical bull, giant martini glasses filled with cotton candy, and fire pits where they encourage you to roast smores.

4321 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 - (480) 429-2263
srrestaurants.com - yelp

#1022 - Shotgun Betty's, Scottsdale, AZ - 3/18/2010

The standard cowgirls-dancing-on-the-bar bar -- only it's in Scottsdale, so the women are hotter.

7330 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
NewTimes - yelp

#1021 - Lucky Silver Tavern, Tacoma, WA - 3/14/2010

A nifty old dive just down the road from the Java Jive that has been owned and run by the same family since 1966.  It was bingo night when I attended -- I played in for three games and won nothing.  Prizes included a can of sweet corn, a box of Ritz crackers, a battery lighted magnifying glass, and a box of Bodyform panty liners.

I wish I knew how old this place is, but city guides show that it's been around since at least the 50s.

2605 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA, 98409 - (253) 472-0360
myspace - waymarking - clubplanet