Moria Dailey
Published: March 8, 2006
Hello, drunken readers or soon-to-be drunken readers! St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and there’s no better way to celebrate your (or someone else’s) Irish heritage better than having a pint at your favorite local (and cheap!) pub.
First of all, because I am talking about Irish-ness, I must mention McGuire’s Irish Pub.ÿ You’ve not experienced Pensacola until you’ve been to McGuire’s on a weekend to revel in the gloriousness that is the singing and dirty limericks.ÿ And beyond that, there’s the drinking! Thursday is Lady’s Night, meaning girls drink free draft beer, house select wines and bar drinks from 10 p.m. until closing. And on St. Patrick’s Day, there’s going to be craziness, as per usual.
If McGuire’s is too Irish or too busy for you, there’s the Azalea, which happens to be the favorite place of a friend of mine, though I’m fairly sure he would go there even if they charged exorbitant amounts of money for their drinks; they have a one-foot square piece of shag carpeting on the wall next to their juke box, which is apparently fantastic. They’ve also got the cheap drinks thing going on, as well as pool tables. What’s better than pool tables and shag carpet on the wall, I ask you.
O’Zone’s Pizza Pub is not only a good place to get pizza, but they also have “college night” on Tuesdays with drink specials in return for flashing your nifty student ID. These drink specials include two-for-one well drinks, as well as cheap draft beer and pitchers. Not to mention the place is just awesomely, awesomely cool – it’s in the basement of the old Sacred Heart Hospital on 12th Avenue, has a great atmosphere, and they serve really good pizza.
Now, I’ve given you some great advice on places to drink, but please, guys-don’t be stupid. No drinking and driving, because I would feel absolutely awful if you took my advice and then did something as stupid as enjoy a night of drinking at any of the fine, aforementioned establishments and then get in your car and drive away. And you don’t want to make me feel awful, I’m far too nice for that!