I visited South Street last night and am still surprised that the place still gets as crowded as it does on Tuesdays. If any of you cVillains remember, South Street used to serve $2.00 pints into the wee hours. I don’t know the exact dates that this changed, but I think it was about 3 years ago (on another note, I’m getting old).
I remember the shock when we realized that South Street could no longer serve us those pleasurable libations at such awesome prices. Well, if any of you remember correctly South Street used to be THE PLACE to go on a Tuesday night. It was populated by many UVA students, of both genders, and it would get loud and crazy.
South Street used to be the serious drinkers paradise. You came there to drink beer, you scoffed at those who drank wine and you inevitably ended up with a headache. We often would show up around 9 or 10 and stay till midnight. Oh, and good luck getting to the bar. You had to have some serious skills or know a bunch of people.
Fast forward to today. $2.50 pints last until 9PM which inevitable leads to größte Wurst Partei (or Biggest Sausage Party) if my German is correct. It’s horrid. I swear there are probably 5 girls in the entire bar until 8:30 PM. Ladies, if you want to get noticed, make sure you show up before 9PM! Otherwise, I’m stuck, between a rock and a hard place. And on top of that, South Street can unpredictably be dead on Tuesday nights, leaving you in an even worse situation. Last night was like most nights, crowded after 9PM. What gives?
So, do I visit South Street for the still awesome beer specials and forgoe any eye candy, or do I miss the drink specials and go a little bit later when the crowds pick up? Ladies, why don’t you come before 9?
Bonus points for anyone that can figure out when and why South Street stopped serving $2 pints.
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I think it’s a VA state law that prohibits happy hour specials after 9pm.
And chicks take 3 hours to get ready. No way they can get home from work, get some exercise, eat dinner, take a shower and get dressed 5 times before 9pm. It’ll just never happen.
i was there before 9!
Is there going to be a villain excursion every night of the week? What was that hangover cure again?
South Street is a must on Tuesdays. Good cheap beer. There’s no excuse for showing up after 9.
Bonus points for anyone that can figure out when and why South Street stopped serving $2 pints.
friggin’ “Ask Ace” in the CVille spilled the beans to the ABC a couple of years ago.
Bastard.
“Otherwise, I’m stuck, between a rock and a hard place.”
is anyone else craving a beer like woah after looking at the picture in Thor’s post?
/wishing virginia’s public schools weren’t dry
I think it may have something to do with the fact that the large throngs of people that were going to SS were overwhelming the 2 bartenders (tops) that work at the 60 foot long bar.
That place kills me. I respect the bartenders very much, they’re busting their butts, but come on! If they had 3-4 at the bar, I’d be a lot happier, not having to wait 5-6-7+ minutes to order.
Oh the SS bartenders totally have favorites. You just gotta be known and your service is 100x better
@7 oh god I just said “like whoa”
@9: Absolutely true. I went there for a while and didn’t know either of the bartenders, and it took forever to get a beer. Now, I get one as soon as I walk in the door.
Tuffy, maybe you should go in and drop trou in front of one of the twins. I’m sure you’d be served faster then!
I do, they just can’t see from the other side of the bar. Nans, next time I see you there, you can vouch for me. If someone else says “this guys drawers are on the ground” it’s a lot less weird than me saying “Hey ladytender, my pants…they’s on the ground. Name’s Tuffy. Now make with the JPAle.” Whoa. That actually sounds pretty cool. Either way, you’d be good back up.
i don’t even wear pants when i go out anymore.
@7 I was more like oh-mah-GAWD, than like woah, but I get yer drift.
yeah totally – i was like gnarly pic – and then whoah
@14, and that’s why I stopped hanging out with Parlie, he got all the beer. Pun intended.
if you drop your pants and bend over – you don’t even have to lift your glass.
Ladytender? Hahaha. I like that as much as Bartenderista.
Ugggg…South Street.
Uggg…beer.
I know I’ve said this before, BUT what is up with that ugly mural on the wall in SS? It is the god-ugliest painting I have ever seen.
twins…that reminds me. Does anyone remember what I called the “redheaded twins” who used to work at Rapture? They were 2 women with long red hair and were so fucking hot that they helped define my sexual orientation. They wore black a lot, and I don’t think they were really related. They worked security sometimes.
Thor: if you can’t decide between cheap alcohol and hot chicks, then you’re an alcoholic.
They wore black a lot
You’re kidding.
and now for a helpful answer, b-yo..
OK Ok… how long ago?
so be careful discussing alcohol specials on here… I completely got heat from ABC because our specials were talked about on this site. We love the breaks that bars cut us, but apparently it is considered “off premise advertising” if a local blogsite posts anything about it. A “concerned citizen” brought this to the attention of our local agent recently. … so uncool.