The Traphouse is a hard place to find. You can circle around the entire block and not find it…read more The trick is to realize that it is not actually located on any street, it is instead located in the dead center of the block and hidden by trees and buildings on all sides. So when you see that gravel alleyway that looks the the driveway of a mobile home, that's where you need to turn in. Inside is a big open area with a square-shaped bar in the center. The walls are covered in hundreds of photos of the bar's loyal patrons. The bartender lamented to me about how the bar business is really hurting in Chillicothe because so many of the town's young people have been moving away. "We have really low overhead, though, so we'll be fine," she added. She's probably right. Most of the other bars in town have either recently closed or changed hands. But the Traphouse has been going strong for years. A big part of that is that of those that have survived, it's the most "real".

The best place in town to relax and enjoy a nice cold adult beverage. Laid back and unpretentious,…read morea place where everyone is friendly and all are welcome! Drinks prices are lowest in town and you get a healthy pour. Play pool, enjoy darts or just shoot the breeze... This place is good for all of the above. A big plus is the outdoor covered smoking area.

Ordered from here a couple times and both times the chicken gizzards were raw and the fried pickles…read morewere barely fried

The food, the people, the comfort of small town USA...I love everything about this place! Hubby &…read moreI met my Sister & Brother In Law for "halfway fall lunch meetup". We will never do it at another restaurant again. It reminded us of being in our 20's and hanging out, eating & dancing at the places we used to frequent in SE Iowa. We had a great meal and a great time!

Fresh food.. Pulled pork sandwich, salad, buffalo chicken…read moredip, and fried potato appetizer

Stopped by on our way through for dinner. Great food very fresh tasting. Would definitely stop in…read moreagain when in the area!! Everything was very good from service, food and mixed drink.

Lea hosted an engagement party for me at The Sip and it was perfect. The size of the venue is just…read moreright with plenty of parking, she catered an amazing spread of apps and if you haven't had a wine slushie you are missing out! Highly recommend!

This place has a Great atmosphere. It can be anything from afternoon beers on the couch to an…read moreevening of wine and music with friends. They have added some food items. The veggie flatbreads I had was amazing as well as the pretzel and cheese I tried from a friend. :) I wish I could come more often.

I thought Saales Tavern had gone under, but it looks like the liquor license has been renewed…read more Bartenders in Chillicothe have told me that the bar scene in that town is dying due to so many young people leaving town. And, as you can see in the photo, Saales Tavern is on a pretty depressed block. As dive bars go, though, Saales Tavern is a good one. Though the building is very run down, it still has a lot of charm. The bar has a couple of pool tables, several dart boards, and a juke box. There's no better example of a dive bar restroom than what is found here. Tiny, dirty, and with walls of gap-filled rotting boards. We were there during the 3:00 dead hour and we felt kind of sorry for our bartender, he seemed very bored and lonely. We played some trivia and drank slowly to keep him company. :)

My husband and I enjoy this little small town bar for the food as well as the drinks. We often will…read moreorder takeout more than we go in and sit down but both means of service have been great. The food is reasonably priced and very quick to come out of the kitchen. We have brought our out of town friends to this bar, and just enjoyed a night to ourselves here. We do wish they delivered, but it's worth getting out and picking up. Southside will continue to receive our business. P.S. we definitely recommend the cheese curds!

The map here on yelp is pretty accurate, but the GPS unit in our car had the location completely…read morewrong. It kept leading us to an empty building in downtown Gallatin. We found the bar on our own as we headed on south out of town. "Did this place used to be further north?" we asked the bartender. "Nope, it's been here as long as I can remember," she said. "Actually it used to be down on the square," chimed a customer sitting at a nearby table. "About 3 years ago I think it was." So if you try to get here via GPS, make sure its database is up-to-date. :) Anyway, I'm usually not a fan of bars located in manufactured buildings because, as a general rule, they rarely have any character. But this bar has a few things that make up for the bland building it's in. For instance, since it also serves as a diner, it opens at 6:00am so you can get your drink on early. :) Also, their beer coasters cut from carpet samples are pretty clever and are a good example of the little details I look for in local mom-and-pop dives.

(This review is a repost from my personal blog)…read more When you think of the Amish, do you think beer? Neither do we. So when we heard that there was a bar in the Amish town of Jamesport, MO, it was time for a little road trip. As Missouri's largest Amish community, the horse-and-buggy easily outnumbered the automobile as we arrived in town. We found the tavern on a quaint downtown street, and parked in a small gravel lot next door. The first thing we noticed was two hand-painted pub signs with arrows pointing towards the door. The second thing we noticed was a sign we'd never seen on a bar before -- a sign advertising guns for sale inside. As it turns out, the bar's owners Jim and Shirley are members of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. They build their own black powder rifles and pistols and sell them at the bar. They also do restoration work on black powder guns and supplies. We entered the Jamesport Tavern at about 2:10 on a Saturday afternoon, becoming perhaps the first tourists in the history of Jamesport to come here specifically and only to have a beer here. Our beer was poured and has happened to me on rare occasion, I was "tricked" by the lightweight clear plastic beer mug and nearly got a faceful of my own brew as I lifted my mug with the force normally required for the glass variety. Inside, the Jamesport Tavern is typical of many downtown bars in small towns. The jars of pickled eggs were a nice touch, as were the mega-oversized bags of chips. Souvenier bottle-opener keychains and beer koozies were available for purchase. There was also an odd assortment of koozies under the bar for use within the bar. By the way, before you let your entire view of the balance of the universe fall into in disarray, there is no need to worry. As far as we know, there is still no such thing as an Amish bar. Jamesport Tavern is one of the English merchants mixed in among the Amish businesses.

I just love Shirley and she remembers me every time I visit from Colorado. This place has some…read morefunny dudes that frequent it. Good chance you'll run into some names like...Schibby, Humper, Slade, Cockeye, Freaky T., Sliff... If you are lucky, you may hear the sweet sounds of the band, Slow Leak. I think you can buy a house in this area, fully furnished for near $5k. It's very interesting how the Amish are a huge part of the economy. I dare you to walk around with an Obama shirt in this and neighboring towns.

For being so far from anything -- or perhaps BECAUSE it is so far from anything, this is a pretty…read morebusy and popular little bar! There is one pool table, a standard long bar, and a moderate amount of table seating. I didn't see what kind of food was offerend but it looked like probably autofryer fare. Usually at dives like this draft beer comes in 10z or 12oz sizes. But here they are full pints -- surprisingly unusual. J (Jodie) is all that's left of the D & J, the couple split up a few years back and D left town.