Sunday in the Park with beer.
ByHoly inexpensive inebriation Batman!
Is it in Mid City or Bayou St. John or City Park? The debate rages. Until you’ve downed your second pitcher and all debating is moot. Unless you’re debating your capacity to stand up straight and whether you should walk or call United Cab.
Hands down the Parkview Tavern has the best pitcher deal in the city! During their Happy Hour, M-F from 4-7, a pitcher of domestic beer will cost you $4.50. A pitcher of Abita, a local Louisiana beer (Louisiana not counted as part of America therefore not domestic…totally UNdomesticated) will cost you slightly more: $6.50!!! Every Sunday is all-day Happy Hour with domestics at $5.50 and Abita at $7.50. It’s enough to blow your mind! And your liver!
“But darn,” you say, “I work at those hours.” Well, no need to worry, the Tavern has come up with a remarkable solution, probably one of the cleverest “gimmicks” in town: the wooden nickel. When you purchase a pitcher they don’t necessarily pour you a pitcher instead they give you four wooden nickels each good for a pint (the equivalent of 1/4 pitcher)! You may elect to use them right then and there or take them home and save them for a later date. At this point they become rather like “booze stamps.” And tales abound of all those evacuated after Katrina who saved their nickels as proof they intended to return. Return they did and their nickels were honored. It’s just another amazing two-fisted tale of New Orleanian’s and their dedication to their city and their local bar.
But that’s not the only reason to go and hang out there, oh no! Pool, darts, sports on TV, a cool jukebox and one of the last few places to feature the in-house Playmaker video gaming system on which you play against each other and people from around the world in Texas Hold’em and trivia.
They don’t serve food regularly but someone usually cooks up a spread for sporting event…especially the Saints. Just look over the bar and you’ll instantly understand these people’s devotion to their sporting teams.
Located at 910 North Carrolton Ave. they are just a hop, skip and a jump from City Park and Esplanade Ave. You can even take our new streetcar there ( from Canal St. $1.25)!
They have typical New Orleans hours: 12-whenever
Come by, chill with the locals inside or on the patio and contrary to popular wisdom…take some wooden nickels!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Parkview-Tavern/194592673907048?ref=ts&sk=wall
(504) 482-2680
