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Bar reviews

Where's good, where's bad, where's so-bad-it's-good

Metromix
November 20, 2008

Bar reviews
The Kon Tiki's Greenpeace (Credit: Tucson Citizen)

So many bars, so little time. We help you sort through the good, the bad, the so-bad-it's-good.

Inside: Unicorn Sports Lounge

Inside: Unicorn Sports Lounge

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A dive on the outside, the East Side bar has a nice, cozy interior

Inside: Dirtbags

Inside: Dirtbags

Critic's Rating:
3

Cheap drinks and a clientele of college coeds mean this place is usually packed

Inside: Ain't Nobody's Bizness

Inside: Ain't Nobody's Bizness

Critic's Rating:
4

With drink deals and special events nightly, the business at The Biz is fun

Inside: The Hut

Inside: The Hut

Critic's Rating:
4

The lively 4th Ave. bar no longer flies under the radar—thanks to a giant tiki head

Inside: Frog & Firkin

Inside: Frog & Firkin

Critic's Rating:
4

With a full food menu and nearly 100 varieties of beer, the English pub is always hopping

Inside: Sharks

Inside: Sharks

Critic's Rating:
3

Don't come here for aesthetics; you go to Sharks to dance to hip-hop and Latin rock

Inside: Surly Wench

Inside: Surly Wench

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

The Fourth Avenue club makes us happy with its diverse array of entertainment

Inside: Red Room

Inside: Red Room

Critic's Rating:
4

Tucked inside Grill, so you can have tots with your cheap drinks and free shows

Inside: Vaudeville Cabaret

Inside: Vaudeville Cabaret

Critic's Rating:
4

A chameleon, Vaudeville is home to rock and hip-hop and the hipsters who love them

Inside: Hip-hop Saturdays at Sports

Inside: Hip-hop Saturdays at Sports

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

This dance night offers a great mix of old-school and new hip-hop

Inside: The District Tavern

Inside: The District Tavern

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Everyone is welcome at this unpretentious downtown bar

Inside: El Parador

Inside: El Parador

Critic's Rating:
5

One of the best dance parties in town—salsa nights

Inside: Bay Horse Tavern

Inside: Bay Horse Tavern

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Visit the longtime bar before it's but a memory

Inside: IBT's

Inside: IBT's

Critic's Rating:
4

Tucson's best gay bar has something going on every night

Inside: Plush

Inside: Plush

Critic's Rating:
5

Both cocktail lounge and rock club, now that's Plush

Inside: The Buffet

Inside: The Buffet

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

It's tradition, people, since 1934

Inside: Che's Lounge

Inside: Che's Lounge

Critic's Rating:
4

Cheap booze, free music—it's revolutionary

Inside: The Cow Pony

Inside: The Cow Pony

Critic's Rating:
5

Karaoke, dancing on the bar ... Sunday is fun day!

Inside: Meet Rack

Inside: Meet Rack

Critic's Rating:
4

Thank God for this place—he runs it, after all

Inside: The Shelter

Inside: The Shelter

Critic's Rating:
4

A relaxed, mellow hangout with a fun ambiance

Inside: Pearl

Inside: Pearl

Critic's Rating:
5

It's not all about the urinals but, man, we love 'em

Inside: '80s night at Club Congress

Inside: '80s night at Club Congress

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Retro-Lution will spin you right round, baby

Inside: Auld Dubliner

Inside: Auld Dubliner

Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

An Irish pub that's more than a little Greek

Inside: River's Edge Lounge

Inside: River's Edge Lounge

Critic's Rating:
5

$1.50 pints—at 10 in the morning

Inside: Kon Tiki

Inside: Kon Tiki

Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

Ever downed a Navy Grog? The Lights Out? Tread lightly

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