Best Campustown Bars by Decade
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How many places has that bar been? I remember Dean's List, then I THINK it rebranded in 2005ish.
Jimmy John’s or Pancheros at 2am for me. The gyro guy was always out there but the subs and burritos were more my craving!
I think it changed to Outlaws towards the end of me living in Ames. 2004ish. I just did a search and it looks like it’s still outlaws.
I will say, we had the gyro's sober once....they were not as good...shocking right? Lol
I loved FAC at Ajs because you could get 50 cent mixed drinks for 30 mins. Fajita man was my go to food on the way back.
My ex really liked outlaws but that place was disgusting to me. I caught guys peeing on the walls in the back stairwells a few times that made me never want to go back. Sips and paddy's were always way too crowded and loud. Rip district and their popcorn. I heard they weren't paying their employees either.
I always thought blue owl was underrated since it wasn't popular. It was one of the few bars that rarely had lines to wait for drinks and music was quiet enough you could have a conversation without screaming over music.
My ex really liked outlaws but that place was disgusting to me. I caught guys peeing on the walls in the back stairwells a few times that made me never want to go back. Sips and paddy's were always way too crowded and loud. Rip district and their popcorn. I heard they weren't paying their employees either.
I always thought blue owl was underrated since it wasn't popular. It was one of the few bars that rarely had lines to wait for drinks and music was quiet enough you could have a conversation without screaming over music.
I was a big fan of Peoples, both for the live music and the FAC.
Lost & Found - Dark and quiet, bartenders brought their own music, so it could get weird.
Lumpys - Definition of a dive bar. I remember people peeing in the drain by the pool tables and all the gnats flying around in the bathroom.
Cys - Buck burgers were awesome. The place was a lot better before the remodel with the booths where everyone carved their names.
WAS - Was and still is great.
Deans List - Before Outlaws, you could really pound drinks there and the dance floor was pick up central.
Mickeys - Back deck was fun, basement was a little rapey for me.
Paddys - Too fratty for my taste.
Thumbs - Still hasn't chanced and the alley was fun when it was warm out.
Fox - GF lived a block away, so we hit this place up a lot. Some strange characters singing karaoke made for good entertainment.
Lost & Found - Dark and quiet, bartenders brought their own music, so it could get weird.
Lumpys - Definition of a dive bar. I remember people peeing in the drain by the pool tables and all the gnats flying around in the bathroom.
Cys - Buck burgers were awesome. The place was a lot better before the remodel with the booths where everyone carved their names.
WAS - Was and still is great.
Deans List - Before Outlaws, you could really pound drinks there and the dance floor was pick up central.
Mickeys - Back deck was fun, basement was a little rapey for me.
Paddys - Too fratty for my taste.
Thumbs - Still hasn't chanced and the alley was fun when it was warm out.
Fox - GF lived a block away, so we hit this place up a lot. Some strange characters singing karaoke made for good entertainment.
All the campus town bars are disgusting, lets be honest.
The worst for me, was Cy's. That bathroom downstairs was...I can't even explain...a nightmare.
The things I saw down there...haunt me to this day.
Also, I had a picture of myself, @brentblum, @ChrisMWilliams and a couple other buddies from a night out at Sips, but it appears the owner of said photo on FB has deleted it....probably for the better
All the campus town bars are disgusting, lets be honest.
The worst for me, was Cy's. That bathroom downstairs was...I can't even explain...a nightmare.
The things I saw down there...haunt me to this day.
Also, I had a picture of myself, @brentblum, @ChrisMWilliams and a couple other buddies from a night out at Sips, but it appears the owner of said photo on FB has deleted it....probably for the better
It sure as hell didn't smell good 30 years ago.
I forgot a bout Lumpys. Great dive bar
We always called Peoples the frat bar.
I had a buddy who moved into the apartments a block away from Fox shortly after we graduated. I remember watching the 2004 Independence Bowl win there.
These were the best nights:
And sadness:
Kentucky Fried Mullet
No matter how much Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller High Life you’ve got, it just isn’t an official white trash night without at least a couple of mullets. Every Thursday, Kentucky Fried Mullet brings its music to People’s Bar & Grill, 2428 Lincoln Way, to complement the mullet lifestyle. “There’s a...
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And sadness:
‘People’s has left the building’
The Crowd Locals weren’t the only people saying farewell to People’s Bar and Grill, 2428 Lincoln Way, this weekend – fans from all over the country came to see People’s off. Many were holders of the weekend pass that got them into every show of the “Final Hurrah,” and were fans of People’s more...
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I can confidently say there would have been zero chance of anything functioning that night
Summers were great. Turn of the century timeframe for me, and People's in the summer was great. Never went there during the school year, but it was awesome in the summer. They had some good Long Island deal nights.
Cy's was also more my typical speed, more laid back.
Well, I remember the Fox Lounge II. Not sure where Fox Lounge I was.
That was karaoke hang, and I don't know where they got their shot glasses, but they were monsters.
Oh, you're actually serious. I thought it was a joke about being part of the random couple that did it on our couch when we weren't there.
Everything was better during the summer. Smaller crowds meant smaller lines, especially since we did way more weeknight drinking during the summer.
