Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
I'm not a fan of those clone type bars. They are all exactly alike except for the 2 photos they found that vaguely allude to the local area. With the background noise from all those games you might as well be at Chuck-E-Cheese.
Players Retreat in Raleigh (playersretreat.net). It's a college pub. It's across the street from campus. And they have a Scotch Club with 180+ single malts.
(05-01-2021 09:14 AM)Wolfman Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not a fan of those clone type bars. They are all exactly alike except for the 2 photos they found that vaguely allude to the local area. With the background noise from all those games you might as well be at Chuck-E-Cheese.
Players Retreat in Raleigh (playersretreat.net). It's a college pub. It's across the street from campus. And they have a Scotch Club with 180+ single malts.
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Maybe I'll check it out when it reopens.
I got a comment
on my blog from an FSU fan suggesting that "Potbelly's" is a better choice for Tallahassee.
Their website states: "Potbelly’s is not a college bar but rather a Downtown live music venue with college nights." Maybe that's why BGB didn't pick it?
Never been to the one listed for Syracuse. Had only been in business for 6 years. As with all lists they are subjective.
(05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
(05-02-2021 09:42 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
Awesome, I know where to crash now. I'll be driving in for the Cuse game. Beer is on me
(05-02-2021 09:46 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:42 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
Awesome, I know where to crash now. I'll be driving in for the Cuse game. Beer is on me
Well come to our tailgate!
(05-02-2021 09:42 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
At least you won't be drinking and driving, eh?
(OTOH, if you can't stumble home from that distance, you should probably cut back)
I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
(05-02-2021 10:23 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:46 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:42 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
Awesome, I know where to crash now. I'll be driving in for the Cuse game. Beer is on me
Well come to our tailgate!
CardinalJim can attest to me liking tailgates.
Which lot are you in? Last time I was there we had about 100 Cuse fans in a private lit near the Pharmacy...just over the bridge from the south end of the stadium.
(05-02-2021 02:26 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ]I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
Wasn't the Granville noted for really good burgers, too?
(05-02-2021 02:26 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ]I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
Man I’m pushing 60 and I have never been there. Honestly I don’t know anyone that’s ever gone there.
To see Mag Bar pop up as the best bar in Louisville on any list is a little strange to say the least.
I would have guessed Zanzibar or maybe one of the neighborhood dives like Creekers, The Bambi or The Back Door.
(05-02-2021 03:32 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 10:23 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:46 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:42 AM)IHAVETRIED Wrote: [ -> ] (05-01-2021 06:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Twitter account "Big Game Boomer" tweeted a list of the best bars in each college town.
Here's his list of the ACC's "best bars":
Boston College - The Circle Tavern
Clemson - The Esso Club
Duke - Shooters II
Florida State - Bullwinkle's Saloon
Georgia Tech - Moondogs
Louisville - Magnolia Bar
Miami - Sandbar
UNC - He's Not Here
NC State - Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Notre Dame - Corby's Irish Pub
Pitt - Hemingway's Cafe
Syracuse - The Evergreen
Virginia - Coupes
Virginia Tech - Top Of The Stairs
Wake Forest - Finnigan's
I'll vouch for VT - TOTS is the right call. What about the other schools - did he get those right or not?
Hey, Hokie, I live 650 feet from Magnolia Bar (aka Mag Bar) in Louisville.
Awesome, I know where to crash now. I'll be driving in for the Cuse game. Beer is on me
Well come to our tailgate!
CardinalJim can attest to me liking tailgates.
Which lot are you in? Last time I was there we had about 100 Cuse fans in a private lit near the Pharmacy...just over the bridge from the south end of the stadium.
Mark likes to tailgate. He’s a damn good cook too. What were those dogs you cooked? We had a blast that day. Greg and I were talking about it yesterday on a thread on the realignment board. I’m getting the table top ready to make some Apple Pie for tailgating.
I’m down to my last three jars from last summer’s batch after Lana and her bunko girls got into my stash.
The lot we tailgated in back in 2015 was the Boy Scout lot on the southwest corner of 3rd and Central. It’s directly diagonal across from Louisville Baseball’s Jim Patterson Stadium.
The hot dogs were Hofmann's
https://hofmannsausage.com/products/hot-dogs/
I plan to bring them up to Louisville. You can get them at Publix in Florida.
I'm trying to figure out how big to make the tailgate this year. I expect 40 minimum right now.
(05-02-2021 09:17 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]The hot dogs were Hofmann's
https://hofmannsausage.com/products/hot-dogs/
I plan to bring them up to Louisville. You can get them at Publix in Florida.
I'm trying to figure out how big to make the tailgate this year. I expect 40 minimum right now.
That’s great news…
Do you still have the contact info for the Boy Scout lot?
(05-03-2021 03:34 AM)CardinalJim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 09:17 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]The hot dogs were Hofmann's
https://hofmannsausage.com/products/hot-dogs/
I plan to bring them up to Louisville. You can get them at Publix in Florida.
I'm trying to figure out how big to make the tailgate this year. I expect 40 minimum right now.
That’s great news…
Do you still have the contact info for the Boy Scout lot?
Yes I should...lemme reach out to him
(05-02-2021 04:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 02:26 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ]I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
Man I’m pushing 60 and I have never been there. Honestly I don’t know anyone that’s ever gone there.
To see Mag Bar pop up as the best bar in Louisville on any list is a little strange to say the least.
I would have guessed Zanzibar or maybe one of the neighborhood dives like Creekers, The Bambi or The Back Door.
I assumed the list was going for best campus bar, which is why I thought Granville Pub would be the choice. There's not much around campus frankly (maybe due to the presence of the Red Barn on campus for so long?).
If they were just going for best bar in the city ... well that opens it up quite a bit. From downtown, to Nulu, to Bardstown Road, to St. Matthews, Clifton/Frankfort Ave corridor .... tons of places, and I haven't even mentioned the south end of town.
(05-02-2021 03:37 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 02:26 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ]I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
Wasn't the Granville noted for really good burgers, too?
Yes .. all round good pub food. But it's been a bit since I've been there. No telling how things are now.
(05-05-2021 01:32 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 04:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote: [ -> ] (05-02-2021 02:26 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: [ -> ]I have never been to Magnolia Bar, and it is in Old Louisville right by campus ...
But THE bar for U of L students, especially for game watching, would be The Granville. During U of L games there would be a couple of pep band people (I always assumed alums) that would really add to the atmosphere playing fight song type songs during timeouts throughout the game. Really good pizza too. And everything from cheap beer, to high end beer on tap. It is a bit of a dive bar, at least it was.
I have no idea if this is still the hot spot, but it's closer to campus than Magnolia Bar, and I would think would still be a hot spot for campus.
Unless it didn't survive COVID. A possibility I suppose.
Man I’m pushing 60 and I have never been there. Honestly I don’t know anyone that’s ever gone there.
To see Mag Bar pop up as the best bar in Louisville on any list is a little strange to say the least.
I would have guessed Zanzibar or maybe one of the neighborhood dives like Creekers, The Bambi or The Back Door.
I assumed the list was going for best campus bar, which is why I thought Granville Pub would be the choice. There's not much around campus frankly (maybe due to the presence of the Red Barn on campus for so long?).
If they were just going for best bar in the city ... well that opens it up quite a bit. From downtown, to Nulu, to Bardstown Road, to St. Matthews, Clifton/Frankfort Ave corridor .... tons of places, and I haven't even mentioned the south end of town.
I like the Old Louisville Tavern at 4th & Gaulbreth. Great little bar
My son had an apartment behind the bar when he was an undergrad at UofL.