Description: A long-standing, ridiculously popular tavern and
pizzeria with waxen tablecloths, paper plates, and a series of original
David Horsey murals depicting diners enraptured by Northlake’s
pizza.

Pizza toppings found at the Northlake: Italian beef sausage,
spicy barbecue chicken, salami, pepperoni, fresh veggies.

Pizza toppings found elsewhere in the world but not at the
Northlake
: Eel and squid (Japan), red herring (Russia), green peas
(Brazil), coconut (Costa Rica), reindeer sausage (Alaska).

Happy hours: Mon–Fri 2–5 pm.

Happy-hour drink specials: $2 domestic pints (Budweiser,
Henry’s Ale), $3 microbrew pints (Hale’s Cream Ale, Alaskan Amber, and
plenty more).

Other specials: Wednesdays bring $1 pints/$3.50 pitchers of
PBR, available 11 am–close.

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