Best Campustown Bars by Decade
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A few years later and I probably would have been drunk enough that I would have tipped him.
'01-'05
This brings back memories that I was sure were gone due to alcohol consumption. Thanks for that. I don't have much to add to the above quotes except that the Gyro man was a godsend at 2am (double meat, habanero was my go-to). Also I still hate my roommates that I had to pick up after Thirsty Thursdays during my junior year. I had class at 8am Friday (only time it was offered). I definitely saved them from making poor life decisions more than once.
07-11' Honestly did more house parties than bars looking back. Had buddies that lived in the slaughterhouse on S. Hyland my Junior and Senior year so would start and end there. Wasn't until my senior year living on Hunt St. that we did bars.
Seemed like I only did WAS maybe a handful of times my entire time which now is where we all seem to meet up when back in town.
Would do Mickeys, Paddies, Cy's and usually end up at Outlaws on the dance floor or singing like jack wagons in the lower level. Few of us would get wild hairs and do Thumbs.
Can honestly say never stepped foot in Sips.
I do remember getting absolutely hammered when Wallabys was in west ames thanks to having a couple buddies who worked there as bartenders....thank goodness for cy ride
Seemed like I only did WAS maybe a handful of times my entire time which now is where we all seem to meet up when back in town.
Would do Mickeys, Paddies, Cy's and usually end up at Outlaws on the dance floor or singing like jack wagons in the lower level. Few of us would get wild hairs and do Thumbs.
Can honestly say never stepped foot in Sips.
I do remember getting absolutely hammered when Wallabys was in west ames thanks to having a couple buddies who worked there as bartenders....thank goodness for cy ride
My roommate and I hit the Gyro stand almost 3 times a week at 2am. They actually had an option called "the trough" where they would scoop that trough at the front of the flat top, INTO your Gyro. We talked my roommate into it once...it did not go well.
So if it was already mentioned.
What was the place at North Grand that had progressive capt and coke? Guessing close to 2002-5ish
It was a resturant/ bar. Outside corner location. Would have walked past it going in towards the movies.
Diamond Dave's maybe?
Anyway, almost no one I knew could down more than 2 of those capt and cokes. They were crazy strong.
What was the place at North Grand that had progressive capt and coke? Guessing close to 2002-5ish
It was a resturant/ bar. Outside corner location. Would have walked past it going in towards the movies.
Diamond Dave's maybe?
Anyway, almost no one I knew could down more than 2 of those capt and cokes. They were crazy strong.
It was Diamond Dave's. I live out by Ace Hardware. Was an easy walk there but seemed a tad longer getting home. Probably where I became such a big Capt & Coke guy.
I was trying to think of this place as well. I don’t remember it being called the Zone in 2002ish but maybe it was still called that. Penny pitchers were still a thing. I think you paid like $5 cover.
I'm thinking this was the same house I lived in during '07-'08. SW corner of Lincoln and Hyland? Complete and utter **** hole. There was a constant party when we lived there, and some times said party didn't even involve the residents.
One time we were at a party at friend's place on Little St, and every person who lived in my house was at that party. One of our other buddies shows up at the party and goes "man, I just stopped by your place and there were two people f*cking on the couch! Who was it?" I respond "no clue, literally all of us have been here for over 2 hours".
So two strangers just walked into our place, screwed on the couch, and left.
Can't recall the name of the bar that was a block west of Welch on Chamberlain back in the early 80's. Hated going there but that was quite a pick-up bar. To this day, I can't stand Foreigner, Head East and Loverboy that were one heavy rotation on the dance floor. Was this The Billboard? Didn't go too often to the Cave Inn or Granddaddy's unless a group really wanted to go.
My fav's:
- Welch Ave Station (my first real introduction to international beers before the US craft beer scene)
- Tork's Pub (cheap beer and peanuts on the floor)
- Thumbs (G&T's, great FAC option)
- Cy's (foosball and .... beer)
- M Shop (only real alt music option)
- Top of the Town (awesome speakers within their tiny dance floor)
- Any house/floor party that we could sneak into
Also need to mention Cafe Northwest (now Boulder Tap House) we would go there after work in the '90's. They had some of the best wings. Also Barnaby's where Chick-Fil-A is was good of FAW.
The Dean’s List in the early 00s. Way too many mugs of PBR consumed there in my days. It was a complete Sh$t hole but we were there every Wed.
I'm about 95% sure my freshman year so 07-08 we ended up at your house one time but no one that actually lived there was there.
