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1 he Parlor ($4.90), the upscale pool
hall at ZU4 fc. rrankhn St. but don't
expect a smoky little hole in the wall
with a five-song jukebox. The Parlor
is clean and spacious and permits no
cut-offs (shirts or pants) or flip-flops.
Though there are tons of tables, there
still might be a bit of a wait to shoot
the eight ball on weekends. Monday
nights are Ladies' Nights, when
women play pool free, and Tuesdays
are league nights. For a special on
collegiatebubbly,checkout$.75draft
night on Thursdays. More specials
are forthcoming as The Parlor reor
ganizes its specials calendar, but a
wide range of beers is always available.
Squealing around the corner and
parting the Hector's fumes, take the
small sheltered staircase down to
Linda's ($5.40), at 203 E. Franklin
St. Rathersmall but nevertheless cozy,
Linda's is the first bar in our list so far
to offer mixed drinks, including an
impressive selection of sippers and
shooters. Seating at booths and at the
bar is limited but helped by the recent
removal of video games to add a new
bench around the back wall.
The clientele is mostly composed
of regulars who have pull when it
comes to helping the bartender select
a tape for the stereo sodon'texpect
any say in playing tunes 'til you've
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check. For the specials rundown, on
Sunday nights, Whiskey Sours are
$1.75 and Rolling Rock, $ 1 . 1 0; on
Tuesdays, house highballs are $1.75;
and on Wednesdays, pitchers are
$3.25 and imports, $1.75.
A short cruise down the block and
you rind the world-famous rour
Corners ($4.50), located at 175 E
Franklin St. The motif here is Caro
lina sports, earning the restaurant the
name of Dean Smith's famous basket-
ball strategy. On a game day (ornight),
people literally pile in and, let me tell
you, it's hell getting to the bar if
you're buried on the bottom. I know,
not funny.
Like some of the other bars, Four
C's offers bands on Sundav nights.
The staff will serve up (Lendl style)
your favorite beer or mixed drink,
The Wednesday night special is $2.50
pitchers, and be sure to take advan-
tage of $1.50 imports on Sunday. Why
not buy me one too Dos Equis is my
favorite,
Right next door at 174 E. Franklin
St., above Ye Olde Waffle Shop, you
can dance away that slight buzz at
Club Zen ($4.50). The dance floor is
rathersmall, but, with no inhibitions,
you'll be up there in short order. The
music tends to be alternative, so wear
your cleanest Cradle clothes. For those
of us who know all too well how
poverty sucks, mark Tuesday night
(dime draft) and Thursday night
(quarter draft) on your social calen
dar. While a DJ rules the airwaves
most nights, be sure to check out the
top local bands on Sunday nights. A
WXYC presentation, to see the Sun
day locals will only run 'ya two bucks.
Don't take off your dancing shoes
yet, because the next stop is Players
($4.25), located up the stairs at 1591
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With the biesest
aance noor in Chapel Hill, this is one
club you won't want to miss. Tuesday
night is Greek night, with $1 draft
and $3 Long Island Iced Teas, and
Thursday night is Ladies night, with
domestic longnecks on special for
$1.25. Players offers a variety of dif-
ferent music, including Top 40 rock
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(Ureek night), progressive and
straight dance music.
Now make a pit stop at the NCNB
machine, because, of course, you're
out of money by now. Then duck
inside the plaza to Papagayo ($4.75).
If you start the bar loop early, start
here, since Monday-Friday, from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m., they offer food specials
and free chips and salsa. In keeping
with the Mexican motif, the big fa
vorite here is the Papa G's margarita,
which runs $3.40. Though music or
the television is usually going, this is
one of the quieter drinking spots
around. The couches around the bar
are quite comfortable and por
table. When with a group of people,
that facilitates those secondary things,
like ... uh ... talking.
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Along the straightaway at 101 E.
Franklin St., cruise into Spanky's
($5.00). Despite the upscale restau
rant atmosphere, Spanky's offers a
good selection of beers and assorted
spirits. The reasonably quiet atmo-
sphere offers the throbbing temples a
bit of a break. The specials break
down includes $1 domestic non
premium draft (if you can say that
three times fast by this point, color
yourself an IROC champeeri) on
Mondays and $1.75 house highballs
on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays, Spankv and the eane dis-
count $.50 on draft, $.75 on pints and
$2.00 on pitchers. Those rates apply
to Bud and Natural on Tuesday and
to Heineken and Bass on Thursday.
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sippers and a grand array of new and
different shooters. The newest little
blastatSpanky'sisahumdingercalled
the "Buddy Shot." Whoever's riding
shotgun can race you as you suck
down (through two straws) a con-
coctionofamaretto, vodka, cranberry
juice and OJ. The same classy place
where you took your parents turns
decadent for late-night partygoers.
After crossing Columbia St.,' the
next heavyweight along the way is
He's Not Here ($4.50). located on
the Village Green at
the Village Green at 112 12 W.
Franklin St. At everyone's favorite
open-air bar, the Tuesday night spe
cials of $ 1.50 blue cups (33 oz. of draft
beer) and $2.50 pitchers are legend
ary. In warmer times, to miss a Tues
day night at He's Not is to drive a nail
into one's social coffin. Of course,
there are two levels inside for cold
evenings, with the usual array of
pinball, darts and TV. Check out
bands on Friday and Saturday nights
for a minimal cover charge when the
weather is of reasonable temperature.
Picking up speed, cruise through
310W.FranklinSt.atHam's ($4.85).
Rest the oil-stained hands either in
side or out on the patio. This year's
Ham's highlight falls on Fridays, when
pitchers of "The Beast" (a.k.a.
Milwaukee's Best) are a mere$ 1 .50. If
the beast is more than you can handle,
join the Chapel Hill drinking brigade
for $.99 highballs on Monday, $2.50
shooters on Tuesday and $.50 Lite
draft on Wednesday. Since the
headache's gone by now, check out
bands on Thursday nights while
knocking down $1.50 blue cups and
flaming Dr. Peppers. Though it's been
called the "K-Martof bars," this flash
ing blue light will have you in and
burning rubber for the next stop.
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consumption habits cancel out, ex-
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bar principle. To test this age-old
theory, grab the best in vegetarian
cuisine at 43 1 W. Franklin St. better
known as Pyewacket Restaurant
($5.25, with Killian's instead of
Natural). And, since you're eating
well for a change, slurp down a few of
their best lOoz. brews, includingHarp
and Guinness. It's time for more music,
so take a listen to blues on Mondays,
jazz on Wednesdays and things like
folk or bluegrass on Fridays. Cover is
free, but the tip basket will be passed.
You'll want to save a few bucks for the
rest of the lap.
Ok, so the scenery whizzing by gets
a bit dizzying. To remedy the situation,
pull through 452 12 W. Franklin St.
at The Cave ($5.00, but figuring a
Natural longneck instead of draft).
This is the hallmark of consistency in
a bar. The Cave features live music
every night, most frequently blues.
Names like Bob Margolin are regular
features. Don't be fooled, though,
because it's not just your eyes adjust
ing the sign says "The Cavern,"
but you've got the right place.
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Once again, it's time to pit. The
next stop is at 506 W. Franklin St.,
home of North Carolina's Original
Sports Bar ($4-75). True to its name,
the Sports Bar boasts four pool tables,
four dartboards and eight TV's, two of
them wide-screen. Why just sit and
watch the game, though, when the
basketball hoop beside the door is a
great way to win a few beers or, better
still, beer money. For Monday Night
Football, you bar athletes can take
advantage of $ 1 longnecks, and $1.75
blue cups will make the mid-week lull
passable on Wednesdays.
Right upstairs, above Magdalena's,
head into La Terraza ($5.50), lo
cated at 508 W. Franklin St. Dancing
should be second nature by now, so La
Terraza throws in a small dance floor
and a patio bandstand. The only beer
special falls on Thursday nights (sur
prise, surprise), when $.75 draft is the
rule. Gear up with local and alterna
tive music on Thursdays and big-name
bands (like Black Uhuru or Delbert
McClinton) on Fridays and Saturdays.
The clientele is largely made up of
regulars, and the dart competitions
can be pretty intense, not to mention
blowing out those racing tires if you're
not a regular racer.
Take the far turn of the loop at
Spring Garden ($5.00), 1 1 1 E. Main
St. in Carrboro. Billed in neon as the
"biggest bar in Carrboro," Spring
Garden defines the term "bar and
grill." The triangular bar set up lets
you see everyone without moving your
weary butt an inch. The big glass
windows allow the still-sober racers a
chance to check out and follow other
racers on the bar loop.
It's a sad day, because "Natty Bo"
(i.e., National Bohemian) has been
bumped off the Spring Garden menu
thus denying one the pleasure of
seeming literary when demanding a
James Fenimore Cooper-inspired beer
nickname. But, never fear, since the
Garden has moved up to Killian's for
draft beer. The bartenders grandstand
a bit as you watch them cop a few
moves from Tom Cruise, putting their
mixology to the test when creating
favorites like bloody marys and
screwdrivers (both on special for $ 1 .50
on Sundays).
Cruising back on Rosemary St.,
you're on the back stretch heading
home. Stop in at 403 W. Rosemary
St. Tijuana Fats' ($4-45). Yes it's
Mexican, yes they've got food, but
you don't really care by now. Miss this
touch of Mexico on Monday and
you've missed "margarita madness."
Drink down $2 margaritas and $1.75
Cuervo shots while watching the two
TV's through blurry eyes. As Pete
Townshend sings: "The drinks flow
And people forget." You can't forget
this one, though, since you're almost
done.
The next to last stop on the loop
comes at Colonel Chutney 's ($4.75),
located at 300 W. Franklin St. What
He's Not is to Tuesday, Chutney's is
to Sunday. Chapel Hill legend has it
that if you ain't at Chutney's on Sun-
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days, you ain't happenin. Sundays Saturday and Sunday, screwdrivers
and Mondays, drink down $1 draft and bloody marys, $2.25. Put all those
and $2.50 pitchers while you grab a on yourcalendar, since that's too many
booth inside or chill on the famous for the average alcohol-laden brain to
patiooutside. Domestic longnecks are remember. The furniture's comfort
$1.40 all the time, the cheapest able, and the atmosphere quiet, so,
around. Also a restaurant, Chutney's whether for a warm-up or cool-down,
offers late-night food specials for the
seasoned particrs.
To draw on Elvis Costello, "Wel
come to the home front It may not
thrill you But I hope it doesn't kill
you. iou ve made it this far, hut
before you put on the roses, stop in at
136 E. Rosemary St. for Molly
Maguire's Irish Pub. Sure it's a club
now, but membership is only a buck,
and the bar is open for both members
and guests. If you haven't been in
since Molly's grand conversion, the
new raised ceilings, carpet, lights and
ceiling fans make it worth checking
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Molly's offers one of the largest
collections of imported beers in town
(in Chapel Hill, Molly's is the only
bar with Newcastle brown ale), as
well as a full stock of liquors and
mixed drinks. Wednesday and
Thursday are big special nights at
Molly's, when tequila shots are $ 1 .50;
Italian Valiant, $1.75; and German
Liquid Valiant and spiced rum, $2.
Chug that drink down, and you've
finally made it.
And now you're back to Bub's.
For either a warm-up or decelera
tion stretch, head down to 1506 E.
Franklin St. and grab a seat at
Applebee's ($5.90). This classy place
has a whole slew of specials, so get
ready. Monday is $.99 draft; Tuesday,
$1.95 highballs; Wednesday, $2.75
margaritas; Thursday, sours and
collins, $2.25; Friday, house wine and
coolers, $.99; and, last but not least,
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The last entry is th is gu ide is one of
the newest Garfield's ($5.25),
located on Elliott Rd. at Wellspring
Plaza. This restaurant hasn't been in
business long enough to cultivate the
dc rieeur garden of specials, but. riuht
now, Monday Night Football is a big
draw. With $1.25 14 oz. draft and
hotdogs at halftime, the fans flock in.
Mixed drinks and more than 50 kinds
of beer make Garfield's a must-stop
for those who want variety,
The Garfield's beer club is already
making a name for regular bargoers.
After sampling 24 different beers, a
free prime rib dinner and one's name
engraved on the plaque of honor await,
Later prizes for those reaching the 50
plus plateau include another prime
rib dinner, having a bar stool named
after the drinker of steel and a
mondgrammed beer mug. Whether
starting or ending here, whip out that
beer card. After all, with all the moncv
you're spending, never pass up a
chance for a freebie.
If you're brave enough, and feeling
like Mario Andretti, take the full 500
laps around 'dis thang. If you make it,
you'll win an Indy-sized pitcher o'
milk, a Texas-sized hangover and
probably acute alcoholism
But seriously, my friends, don't
drive home after this. The cops are
waiting and so is Ed (short for Edwina
that's Raising Arizona if you didn't
know). Besides, it's easier to walk and
let your nose light the way.