Description: A wonderful dive, located in the University
District.
Decor: A shuffleboard table, loads of cheap wood paneling,
and in the bathrooms, walls decked with sizeable holes.
Scene: A crowd of grizzled men growing belligerent while
watching a baseball game.
Author Yann Martel’s shipwreck survival tips: To render a
fish paralyzed, press its eyeballs; avoid consuming bird blood; don’t
surrender to excessive sweating; and to quell your thirst, suck on a
button.
Happy hours: Mon and Fri 4–7 pm; Tues, Thurs, Sat-Sun 2
pm–2 am. As for Wed: Those are “Kill the Keg” nights, starting at
7 pm and going on “indefinitely.”
Happy-hour drink specials: Sun $5 PBR pitchers, Thurs $2.50
Jack Daniel’s drinks, Fri $3 Foster’s Oil Cans, and much more (drink
specials vary daily).
Happy-hour food specials: $2 hot dogs.
