Favorite Bar in Iowa City

[millah_22]

Visiting IC now. I used to frequent The Mill, George’s, and Joe’s. I have to say the Big Grove South Gilbert location is top notch and reminds me of a lot of the PNW breweries. Def a destination to visit.

Just got dinner at Bluebird, and visiting my friends at George’s. I hope the Karr’s stay in charge for a long time.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Etc. was a fun place.

I happen to like Pints when I go to Iowa City these days. Always try to have at least a beer there.

 

[millah_22]

Etc. was a fun place.

I happen to like Pints when I go to Iowa City these days. Always try to have at least a beer there.

You still go to Pints?

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

You still go to Pints?

I was last there the day of the Penn State game for a bit.

 

[Moral]

For my money I am hitting Applebees in Coralville.

 

[sultanofsuede]

Great bourbon list at Clinton St Social. Believe it or not, Joe's has 5 taps that they hold for small release stuff (usually). Had a few great beers there.

 

[lucas80]

Thanks for the invite.

 

[Tmiller99]

For my money I am hitting Applebees in Coralville.

You gotta get there early on Friday and Saturday though.

 

[sultanofsuede]

Mill is still great, and Short's could be a good call on a weeknight. I haven't spent much time there, but it's kinda cool to access an all Iowa brewery tap list.

 

[Hy_dro]

The Club Car

 

[Herkmeister]

Grady's

 

[JMNSHO]

I always felt most at home at The Green Room (RIP). Close second was The Deadwood was always my favorite, especially the big round "mafia" booth in the corner. My mom (no pic) tended bar there on its opening night. Runners up include Gabe's, The Mill, The Vine (IC), Dublin Underground.

 

[The_Joker13]

Brothers bruh

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

No mention of The Fieldhouse?

 

[ConvenientParking]

No mention of The Fieldhouse?

It's long gone.

 

[ConvenientParking]

My favorite was always The Vine on any day except home football Saturdays.

 

[ThorneStockton]

Club Car, Joe's.

 

[JWolf74]

In college it was Piano Lounge and Fieldhouse (3rd Base at the time).

Now I mostly stick with Joe's, Mickey's, or TCB if we head downtown at all. Clinton street social club seemed decent when we stopped in there a few years ago, but been back. Anymore we usually stay in Coralville or North Liberty.

 

[millah_22]

The Club Car

I used to live on south Clinton across from the CC. Used to hit it up every once in a while.

 

[millah_22]

No mention of The Fieldhouse?

It's long gone.

Fieldhouse sucks.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Dublin
Deadwood
The Mill

 

[Lone Clone]

Dublin
Deadwood
The Mill

I spent a lot of time at the old Mill, back in the day. My favorite place for an early afternoon beer, though was The Hawk's Nest. Runnerup in that category would have been Joe's Place. I was never one of the people who went to Li'l Bills to look at different colored people.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

I spent a lot of time at the old Mill, back in the day. My favorite place for an early afternoon beer, though was The Hawk's Nest. Runnerup in that category would have been Joe's Place. I was never one of the people who went to Li'l Bills to look at different colored people.

We just went to Kinnick in my day.

 

[Lone Clone]

We just went to Kinnick on my day.

LOL....one of the things people said at the time was that Li'l Bills was where you went to see Black people without numbers on their backs.

 

[fredjr82]

Club Car

My parents love this place. I've only been a handful of times. They also like Carl and Ernie's.

In college it would probably be Sam's Pizza with the Sports Column a close second. Recently I started seeing a girl from IA City and we hit up Clinton Street Social Club (old One Eyed Jakes). I really like that place now

 

[Wahawk56]

Fight bar

 

[Jerome Silberman]

I used to like The Hilltop a lot, but I haven't been in there in years.

 

[hawk halen]

In my Iowa days of the early 80's, pints meant Tuesday night at The Airliner for fifty-cent refills of your pint jar.

 

[Tom Paris]

My parents love this place. I've only been a handful of times. They also like Carl and Ernie's.

In college it would probably be Sam's Pizza with the Sports Column a close second. Recently I started seeing a girl from IA City and we hit up Clinton Street Social Club (old One Eyed Jakes). I really like that place now

I wondered how the Clinton Street Social Club was. I haven't seen anybody mention it before this thread. How's the food?

 

[LuteHawk]

By the mid-1980's if you wanted to find Chuck Long
then you went to The Airliner.

 

[ThorneStockton]

My parents love this place. I've only been a handful of times. They also like Carl and Ernie's.

In college it would probably be Sam's Pizza with the Sports Column a close second. Recently I started seeing a girl from IA City and we hit up Clinton Street Social Club (old One Eyed Jakes). I really like that place now

In my experience, too few college students find/know about the Club Car, which was probably a good thing. Definitely a locals bar or students who happen to live near by. I went there consistently during all of college and still go back when I'm back in Iowa City seeing my folks. Still know a few of the bartenders and many of the regulars.

Great bar.

 

[2bagger22]

The Vine and Joe's. SpoCo still has the same door guy as 2011-12...brings me back.

 

[hexumhawk]

Joes
Dublin
Bo James
Deadwood

 

[cigaretteman]

Gabes.

 

[gojojo]

Etc. was a fun place.

I happen to like Pints when I go to Iowa City these days. Always try to have at least a beer there.

Man, you suck at everything.

 

[gojojo]

Joe's
Deadwood
Social Club

 

[fredjr82]

How's the food?

We ate at 30Hop before we headed over there. Also went up in the new hotel restaurant called "The View" or something like that. It was meh.

 

[NLHawkeye88]

Haven't been down to Iowa City in a few months but go to place used to be Blue Moose, but that seems to have gone downhill quite a bit since graduating in 2010.

The new hotel restaurant is called Vue Rooftop, I have heard pretty meh things about it too.

Clinton Street is great, food has always been very good too. I do know though they changed over owners during the summer but maintained much of the same staff. Not sure long term what the plans are to change names/themes.

 

[Tom Paris]

We ate at 30Hop before we headed over there. Also went up in the new hotel restaurant called "The View" or something like that. It was meh.

We thought about going to 30Hop on Saturday. I looked at the menu and wasn't sure there was a lot my kids would like. We went to Monica's instead and really liked it. I'd never been.

 

[Pinehawk]

Used to love The Que before it became the Blue Moose. Had some friends live above Gabe's and spent some good times there.
Other than that, Joe's Place, Dublin, Deadwood and Sport's Column were favorites.