Page 10 University Daily Kansan, August 20, 1981
Local bars offer a cure for whatever ales ya
Whatever a student's mood or budget, there is a local bar to meet the needs.
Most bars feature beer specials and provide a wide variety of munchies, entertainment and music.
Lawrence offers drinking at atmospheres ranging from the sandpit of the West Coast Saloon to the rustic, country music playing at Johnny's.
- THE CONGO BAR, 520 N. 3rd St., is a 'working man's bar,' according to owner Deryl Haas. Several kinds of domestic beers are served. Draws are regular $8 cues and $17 cues during Happy Hour, which is 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
- During the winter there is frequent live music, usually country-western. The Congo has pool tables, a bowling game and a jukebox that plays country music. Frozen pizzas are also heated and served.
- JOHNNY'S TAVERN, 401 N. 2nd St., opens at 7:30 a.m. Doug Hassig, cowher with Rick Rentro, said that Johnny's served everyone from ages 8 to 80. Grilled hamburgers are the specialty of the house.
- Beer specials include $1 pitchers on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Several kinds of domestic beers are available, including beer that is served with three video games are available.
- BOGARTS OF LAWRENCE, 611 Vermont, offers an unusual form of entertainment for its customers- the structure attached to pool tables, two pinball machines, a
Battlezone video machine and a color television.
Busch on tap and a wide variety of other beers and snacks are served. Regular beer prices are: draws, 50 cents; bottles, 70 cents; schooners, $1 and pitchers, $2.00. Happy Hour is 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily with 1.50 pitchers and 40 cent draws. Wednesday is $1.50 pitcher night.
Bogarts' jukebox contains a wide variety of songs from Billy Holliday to Patty Kline. Clientele during the fall is usually older students and faculty, accustomed to the modern Englishman. Bogarts of Lawrence is owned by Paula Feruchi and Mike Hughes.
*MR. BILL'S, 201 W. 8th, carries Coors and Coors Light on tap, assorted chips, beer nuts and mozzarella string cheese. Most customers frequent Mr. Bill's are fraternity and sorority members, owner Bill Begin said.
Entertainment includes a pool table, two pinball machines, three video machines, a television and golden old rock 'n' roll on the jukebox.
- VAN VLECK TAVERN No. 6, 1830 W. 6th, generally catches to Haskell students, manager Debbie Turner said. Coors on tap, sausages, a wide selection of chips and five other brands of beer are sold.
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- THE BEER GARDEN, 1344 Tennessee St., is a small bar that attracts a diverse clientele. "We have everyone from professors to local street people here," owner Royce Klewer said.
The Beer Garden features 11 brands of beer and has Budweiser, Miller Lite, Pabst and Busch on tap. Pitchers are regularly $2.00. During Happy Hour, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., pitchers are $1.50. Please pick one or two of these. Customers may amuse themselves with pinball and video games. The jukebox offers a variety of music.
The cafe's jukebox has everything from punk to rock 'n' roll. Peanuts and other snacks are available, along with pool tables, pinball and video games.
- THE JAYHAWK CAFE, 1340 Ohio St., is a KU tradition, featuring scochoners, pitchers, bottles and cans of eight brands of beer. The clientele is varied. Because of the crowds, service is sometimes slow.
- THE CROSSING, 12th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard, is a small neighborhood bar that features 10 brands of beer with Coors on tap. Prices range from $2.25 for pitchers to 85 cents for bottles. Draws are 60 cents. The Crossing has a kitchen and serves sandwiches.
Happy Hour is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
According to owner Jeff Morrow, the bar caters to students and neighborhood customers.
W. THE WAGON WHEEL CAFE, 507
W. 14th ST., carries Coors and
Budweiser on tap and a variety of other
brands in cans and bottles.
A back yard allows customers extra space for socializing. Electronic games and a jukebox are also available.
- SUDS-N-DUDS, 2120 W. 25th St., is a combination laundromat and bar with an informal atmosphere. It is divided into two sections. On one side there is a carpeted room with laundry facilities. The other side is a small bar which offers eight kinds of beer, soft drinks, and snacks.
Pitchers are $2.00, and draws are either 35 or 55 cents. Bottled beer is 75 cents. Daily specials include Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with draws reduced to 40 pitches and pitchers to $1.25.
A unique feature of the bar is a lighted board which indicates when the washers or dryers have finished their cycle. The video games are kids' video games, a TV and a jukebox.
The clientele at Suds-N-Ducks is about 75 percent KU student, according to Bianca Mueller, bartender.
- MIKE'S PUB, 1717 W. 6th St., has the 'atmosphere of a tavern and is dominated by seated pool tables. For game nights or other social events, video games, a lukewarm box, TV and darts.
are $1.00 and draws are 50 cents. Daily and nightly specials include TGF,
when pitchers are $1.50 and draws are 40 cents.
Mike's serves 10 kinds of beer and snacks, including pickled eggs and hot sausages. Pitchers are $2.00, schooners
The patrons are primarily regulars who work in Lawrence. Very few students go to Mike's, Leann Winfrey, bartender, said.
- TIME OUT, 2018 Iowa St., is a "melting-pot" bar, according to manager Lynda DeSelms. It has Budweiser, Coors and Coors Lite on tap. Draws are 55 cents and pitchers at 7 p.m. There is a graduated pitcher night starting at 7 p.m. Pitchers start at $1.25 and increase by a quarter hour.
- Tuesdays also feature a pool tournament that costs $3 to enter. In addition to beer, the bar serves french fries, hamburgers and fried mushrooms. Patrons can entertain themselves by playing pinball, shuffleboard or Asteroids. Jukebox music is old top-40s and country-western.
- THE WEST COAST SAUNA, Iowa St., is a California theme bar. It features a sandpit, ocean murals and California music. The saloon's jukebox features tunes by the Beach Boys and the Doors.
Draws are 50 cents and pitchers are $2.00. Happy Hour is Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri-
day from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m., with pitchers reduced to $1.50.
Patrons can bring food into the bar, which is located behind the door. A big restaurant, Salon
owner Shaun Trenholm said he expects the bar to be a place for good clean fun.
- BOTTOMS UP, 715 Massachusetts St., features the Big-Mo-Mug, which is a 34-liter mug selling for $1.00.
The bar provides an older-type set-
ting which, according to manager Jay
Simpson, gives it a more comfortable
atmosphere.
For those who be born with beer or conversation, Bottoms Up has several video
- HARBOR LITES, 1033 Massachusetts St., is another of the many inexpensive Lawrence balls, features inexpensive leather caps and often has $1.00 specials on pitchers.
In addition, according to owner Charla Jenkins, Harbours Lite is the only bars in Lawrence to have three pool tables. They also feature a variety of pinball machines, video games and a golden oldy jukebox.
*LOUISE'S BAR*, 1009 Massachusetts set. slav advocates patrons to keep away from them in numeric blues with its Monday Schooner Nights and its Thursday night specials.
Manager Dean Troxel said that on Monday nights the bar offers 75 cent schooners.
Bars not listed above will be open time during the school year. They include:
1. Jabab, 810 B 810 W. 23rd;
2. Ichabod's Inc., RFD 9;
3. The Pladium, 90 Mississippi.
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