We're all miserable and just waiting for this nightmare to end so thought I'd lighten the mood. What were your favorite bars and restaurants in Starkville when you were in school and what are they now?
In College: Bar-Klaasroom/Restaurant(s)-Old Two Brothers, Bulldog Deli (RIP), Casa Bravo
Now: Bar-New Two Brothers/ Restaurant(s)-Boardtown, New Two Brothers, Uno Mas
Grill, enough said.
Commodore Bobs
Luva
Taste
The Tavern/ Dave’s Darkhorse
Boardtown Pizza
Older Brother
1970-1975
There were no bars that I remember.
Very few restaurants.
Maybe... Burger Chef "Can I have a Big Chef a large order of fries and a medium coke to go please" every day on my way to work in Columbus.
OVPC
Flo n Eddies
Bulldog Deli
My brother was at State 00-04. He said Flo N Eddies had some damn deals.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandjunky
The best one now is The Landing. The cotton district needed that type of bar desperately.
Flo and Eddies
Original Christy's
Little Dooey with the placemat art
Cheers
Original oby's
Burger Chef
Pizza Hut - all your could eat for around $3.00 for lunch
A little Chinese restaurant on Hwy 12, I forget the name
A little Mexican taco truck? - 10 cent tacos on Sunday morning - On hwy 12 behind Shoney's. I was a big spender and would get 10 tacos for $1.00!
Shoney's - all you could eat shrimp - they kicked us out as we ate too much - go figure?
Starkville Cafe - good grilled cheese
Arbys - roast beef sandwich with bird shot in it, oh those were the days!
Thompson Steak House on 82 east - when I could afford it!
Captain D - first place I ever had Fish and Chips
Sonic Drive-in
This was 1976 - 1980.
The Grill
JC Garcia
Mulligans
Bully3
Cheers
The Landing
The Club
Classix
The Cobbler at the Ramada for happy hour LOL
In College
early 80's Harvey's when it was in the Ramada Inn. Back when the bar had live music
Original Bulldog Deli
B-Quik for fried chicken and potato logs
Golden Horn Steakhouse when my dad came to town.
Now
Guest Room
Commodore Bob's
Two Brothers
Spent a lot of time at Old Venice, Bin 612, Up Your Alley and Daves
Then: Bin 612, strombolis, Vowels plate lunch, cookout for late nights
Now: Obys
Petty's
The Grill
Cheers
Richey's
Two Brothers
Breakfast Club
Question- am I the only State student that never ate at Little Dooey's while in school there?
you must be
Done!!Quote:
Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg
Damn, we must be close to same age.
And what was the place way out at the "crossroads"?? I was always drunk by the time we made that trip. Lol
When I was in School we had almost everyday covered:
Tuesday Veranda - $2 Bonsai (cheap Red Bull) & Vodka out of a Gatorade cooler
Wednesday Bistro/State Theater- $2 wells and $75 natty
Thursday Hunt Club - All you could drink for $5. Yes it was the Hunt Club but large enough groups were fun.
Deals wherever on the weekends but Mugshots and live music was not bad.
I will stand for no Hunt Club slander!! Thursday night was Greek night and I'm pretty sure it was $10 all you can drink by the time I was there. We definitely got 3x or 4x our money's worth every timeQuote:
Originally Posted by 3dawgnight15
mug and cone
coleman bar b q
Len lews
Mr Es
Crossroads
Tuesdays - Rick's $2 Tacos / $1 Margs
Thursdays - StaggerIn $10 all you can drink wells (including walk me downs)
Thursdays - Cowbells $5 entry for penny pitchers
Fridays - StaggerIn $2 Fireball shots and then roam the district like an asshat
Fridays - Dawghouse Nickel Night. $10 entry and nickel for every shot. (They went out of business obviously)
Sundays - Rick's Steak dinner for $12
Food wise Little Dooey (but I worked there) was my number #1. Then it just depended on what I was in the mood for. LaTa still the best mexican.
Covid really wrecked some of the best options. I think Starkville peaked with the scene in 2018-2019 and is almost close to recovering.
[QUOTE=Tater;1650434]Tuesdays - Rick's $2 Tacos / $1 Margs
Thursdays - StaggerIn $10 all you can drink wells (including walk me downs)
Thursdays - Cowbells $5 entry for penny pitchers
Fridays - StaggerIn $2 Fireball shots and then roam the district like an asshat
Fridays - Dawghouse Nickel Night. $10 entry and nickel for every shot. (They went out of business obviously)
Sundays - Rick's Steak dinner for $12
Food wise Little Dooey (but I worked there) was my number #1. Then it just depended on what I was in the mood for. LaTa still the best mexican.
Covid really wrecked some of the best options. I think Starkville peaked with the scene in 2018-2019 and is almost close to recovering. [QUOTE]
There were more than a couple nights I stumbled out of Stagger and there were people passed out in the bushes. Great place. Still think they were absolutely idiotic to give up that location. They had it made.
It was such a great location for getting quick drinks on Friday / Saturday. But I'm not sure that's a good thing for a business model lol. And I too stumbled out plenty.
Well now it's just not an easy place to get to. Hell, half the folks don't even know where it is. I just don't think they realized that the only reason most people went there was location. No one went there because the food was just incredible or they loved their feet sticking to the floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
In the mid 70's, Coleman's BBQ had the best hamburgers in Starkville, bar none. Pretty good BBQ too. Little Dooees always had, and continues to have good food, even though I can't spell it. LOL
Pettys, The Grill, & Cheers & Rosie Baby's was better back then tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Give me The Guestroom for my bar now.
Give me Commodore Bobs Brunch, The Bins comfort food, Restaurant Tyler for my food
I do like BoardTown because beer selection is big and it's ice ass cold!
It's easier to name the bad places now because there's a lot of good stuff around Starkville.
Love what Tyler has done with that place. One of my good friends so really happy to see it bounce back after the fire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
I like it! Pizza is good, beer is the coldest in Starkville, service is usually strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Oh, and don't discount the wings at Dave's either. Shit, I like it all!
Oh don't disagree. But Jason is (still) hoping that area will grow and explode into more than what it currently is. There's potential for more businesses there and making itself another social area. But lot of owners politicking against it.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Flos was by far my favorite. Bingo nights got wild. Never will forget a band playing eastbound and down and the whole bar dancing on the tables to it.
Real drinkers went to Ricks for penny pitcher night and gladly drank skunky natty light. Also had dollar you call it.
If you ate at the old Christy?s it was a race to get back to your apartment before an explosion.
I didn't eat there while in school, only after. I tore up some Petty's though. Although I never had Petty's, I was sure it was better. Somewhere along the line though, they changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Showing my age. No bars. Danvers and Western Sizzlin'. I was here when Wendy's and Oby's first got here.
Petty?s pulled pork samich is as good as any I?ve had anywhere and better than mostQuote:
Originally Posted by sleepy dawg
Petty's was the best BBQ in Starkville and it wasn't even close. Blew Little Dooey out of the water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
I graduated in 21 fellas. My favorite will always be Oby?s.
Never made it around to Dave?s but I do want to hit that place up.
Len Lews
Triangle Club
And you had to drive 10 miles to go to either.
My first year at State was The Kangs first year as our head coach. I had a great time at State. I'm blessed to have experienced that in my life.
Len Lews- Athletes, frats, and quite a few girls. Hamburger steak and fries was pretty decent after several beers, especially when you won the money shooting pool.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpaceBully
Triangle Club- Full of freaks, went with one of my roommates but looked like Moses. He loved playing the old pinball machines that had no flippers and you could beat them to death to earn points which could be turned in for cash.
The Woodpile- Six pack of Sterling BigMouth in bottles was only about $1.50. Favorite of my roommate freak.
Only ate at Burger Chef, Coleman's for a Sunday barbecue plate, and Sargent's for a midnight meal after being at Len Lews or the Triangle Club. I can still see big ole Sarge asleep on a barstool at the counter and his late night cook could serve up a tasty burger or hamburger steak and fries.
Columbus Night Spots: The Southern Air and the Welding Works. Several girls from my hometown went to the W.
I transferred from Northeast Mississippi Junior College in the spring of 1975 and graduated at State in 1977. I had many great times and even back then, didn't know there was nothing to do in Starkville.**** Rock bands that came through were big name acts and fantastic shows. That would be another good thread.
Bars...
College: The Landing, Rick's, Cheers and Cotton District Grill
Now: Don't get back much, but I like the new Landing and had a good time at WalkOns when it first opened. Is Stagger In any good?
Anyone else used to go to Classix in Columbus on a Wednesday night?
Restaurants:
Then: Dave's, Oby's, Harvey's, Original Bulldog Deli and Little Dooey's
Now: GA Blue, The Grill, Two Bros, Bulldog Burger... and all of the above except Bulldogs Deli.