Let’s face it, being on a college student’s budget isn’t easy. We have to account for textbooks, food, and school supplies, and leftovers are for going out with friends. Downtown Iowa City is one of a kind where the local bars offer their patrons weekly drink specials. Need some wings to go with that beer? A handful of places also offer food specials. So whether you need a Margarita Monday, a Sunday Funday, or just want to hit the scene on the weekend, downtown IC has you covered.
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Happy Hour is Monday-Friday from 4-8 p.m. and includes the following:
$6 Domestic Pitchers, $2.50 Well Drinks, $5 Personal Pizza, and $5 Dozen Wings.
Monday
$2.50 Wells
$3.50 Calls
Tuesday
$2.00 Wells
$2.00 Tequila Shots
Wednesday
$2.00 Mason Jars (Domestic Draft, Wells or Calls)
$2.00 Fireball Shots
Thursday
$2.50 Pitcher Palooza (48 ounces of Keystone Light)
Friday
$3.00 Wells, Calls & Shots
Saturday
$4.00 Big Beer of Keystone Light
$3.00 Three Olive Shots, Drinks & Bombs
Sunday
$2.00 Domestic Bottles
$3.00 Bombs
Specials are from 8pm-Close unless otherwise specified.
Is it your birthday? Spoco offers a Birthday Special of 20 pitchers of Keystone Light for only $30 anytime during your birthday week!
Brother’s Bar & Grill
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Happy Hour is every day except Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes $2 Wells & Domestic Bottles/Drafts, $3 Calls/Specialty Drafts, and $4 Top Shelf & Premium Drafts.
Monday
$3 Double Wells
$3 Double Captains
$3 Bud & Bud Light Drafts
Tuesday
$1 Wells
$2 Domestic Drafts
$2 Drafts of the Week
Wednesday
$0.25 Bone-In & Boneless Wings (8 p.m. until they’re gone)
$1.25 High Life Bottles
$2 Wells
$2 Domestic Drafts
$2.50 Long Islands
$4 Personal Pitchers, Well Mixers & Domestic Drafts
Thursday
MUG CLUB! ($4 Signature Brother’s mugs with $1 refills of Wells, Miller High Life, Busch Light, or Long Islands)
$2 Refills Domestic, Micro & Calls Refills
$2 SoCo Lime Shots
$2.50 Jack Daniel’s & SoCo Mixers
$3 Fireball Shots
Friday
$3 Three Olives Signature Drinks
$1 Mini Bombs
$3 High Life Drafts
$4.50 3 Olives Vodka & Red Bulls
$2 Personal Pitchers Vodka, Rum, Whisky Mixers (7-10 p.m.)
$4 Pitchers High Life & Busch Light Pitchers (7-10 p.m.)
Saturday
$3 Barcardi Signature Drinks
$1 Mini Bombs
$3 High Life
$3.75 L.I.T’s Pitchers
$2 Personal Pitchers Vodka, Rum, Whisky Mixers (7-10 p.m.)
$4 Pitchers High Life & Busch Light Pitchers (7-10 p.m.)
Specials are from 8 p.m.-Close unless otherwise specified.
The Union Bar
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Tuesday & Wednesday (9 p.m.-Close)
$2 Well Drinks & Shots
$2 Domestic Bottles
Thursday (8 p.m.-Close)
$1 You Call It
$3 Fireball
$3 Three Olives Drinks & Shots
Friday
After Class
$2 Well Drinks & Shots
$3 Fireball
$3 Three Olives Drinks & Shots
10 p.m.-Close
$3 Fireball Shots
$3 Three Olive Drinks & Shots
Saturday
Tailgate 10:00 a.m.
$6 Keystone Pitchers
$3 Well Drinks
8 p.m.- Close
$2 Long Islands
$2 Tequila Shots
$3 Vodka Drinks
Union offers 20 Pitchers for $25 for your birthday or one bottle of Asolut for $25.
#SpoonTip: You also receive a free birthday shirt so make sure you don’t miss that opportunity!
Cactus Mexican Grill & Cantina
Although not a bar, Cactus has definitely become a hotspot for margs and chips & salsa. With a nice outdoor patio, and fun atmosphere you can’t go wrong here. Having trouble finding seating? Head over next door to Cactus 2!
Monday
$2.00 A La Carte
$2.00 12 ounce Margs on Rocks
$2.00 Bottle or Draft Beers
Tuesday
$1.00 Tacos
$2.00 Fat Tire Bottles
Wednesday
BOGO Half off any drink!
Combo Platter & Soft Drinks $6.99 (Lunch) $7.99 (Dinner)
Thursday
Burrito Sanchos $7.99 (Lunch) $8.99 (Dinner)
$4.99 Mexican Jumbo Lime
$5.99 Mexican Bull Dog
Friday
Fajitas $7.49 (Lunch) $10.49 (Dinner)
$3.00 Mexican Draft Pints
Saturday
$2.00 Shots & $3.00 Well Drinks
Sunday
$8.49 BYO Combo Platter
$2.49 All Beer
$14 Buckets of any 6 Bottles of Beers
Specials are all day.
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We would list all bars and specials on here, by the time you would be done reading this list the bars would probably be closed! Some others to check out are Bo James, The Summit, DC’s Sports Bar, Joe’s Place, Field House and Mickey’s Irish Pub. So, where to first?