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Visiting fans to Tuscaloosa this year, hope this helps
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:24 pm
Came up with this list last year and decided to post it again this year. Hope it helps any of you planning to make the trip to UA and Ttown this year. As always, Bama fans feel free to add to the list.
FINE DINING (all are great):
-Ephihany's
-Evangeline's
-Kozy's
-Chuck's Fish
- Opus ( now closed and reopened as a Billy's Sports Grill - another Mtn. brook and Liberty Park staple new to Tuscaloosa)
-Desparadoes (Great steak)
TUSCALOOSA FAVORITES:
-Nick's in the Sticks (excellent steak and get a Nicodemus!)
-5 (love this place)
-Cypress Inn (Salmon is great)
-Dreamland
-Archibald's (better than dreamland IMO)
-Moe's BBQ (located Downtown near the new Courthouse)
-Depalma's Italian (one of my favorites)
-The Bear Trap (rooftop restaurant that overlooks the Strip)
-City Cafe (great meat and three)
-El Rincon (typical mexican food but the margarita's are great AND CHEAP! - fun atmosphere)
-Iquana Grill (upper scale mexican restaurant with awesome decor and atmosphere)
-Hokkaido (Japanese steakhouse destroyed by the April 27th tornado but recently rebuilt on 15th street)
BREAKFAST:
-Waysider (get here early or plan on waiting a long time)
-Rama Jama's
-Another Broken Egg Cafe (Mtn. Brook staple that is opening in the new River Walk condo project on the Warrior River right off campus near Manderson Park)
BARS (there are two central locations for the bars in Tuscaloosa, downtown in Temmerson Square or on The Strip. This is just a rough list, there are others on the Strip and downtown that I am sure I am forgetting)
Downtown Bars:
-Catch 22
-Innisfree (probably my favorite bar downtown, great drinks and a TON of "scenery")
-The Booth (used to be a Strip favorite but moved to a new Downtown location near Innisfree and next door to the new Courthouse and Moes BBQ)
-4th and 23rd (always have a good band playing but can get really crowded)
-Carpe Vino (wine bar/upscale feel)
-Wilhagan's (good sports bar with lots of TV's. pool tables, etc)
-Rythym and Brews (older crowd but still a fun bar)
The Strip Bars (all within walking distance to UA campus):
-Gallettes (this is the Greek bar so there will be A LOT of "scenery" here both Friday and Saturday. be sure to get a Yellow Hammer!)
-The Houndstooth (voted the best college sports bar in the country, this is a fun place also. Probably a lot of LSU fans will be here)
-Egans (don't like this place. Always seemed to be the artsy, sketchy crowd)
-The Jupiter (the place for the big bands to play in Tuscaloosa. If there isn't a good band playing do not waste your time here)
-Rounders (the closest thing to a club you will find in Tuscaloosa)
SHOPPING:
University Mall (your typical indoor mall with all the name brand stores)
Midtown Village (brand new outdoor mall with a lot of new shops and restaurants)
The Tuscaloosa Galleria (upscale boutiques, fine dining, etc)
Downtown Tuscaloosa (upscale boutiques, etc)
THINGS TO SEE:
-Walk around the UA campus (Quad, President's Mansion, Sorority Row, The Walk of Champions, Gorgas House, etc. It is truly a beautiful campus with several buildings dating back to pre-cival war)
-Bryant Museum (great museum covering the history of Alabama football)
-Manderson Landing Park (great place besides campus to take in a good run. It is a beautiful park right on the Black Warrior River)
-Ride around the city and take in the massive damage done to the city by the April 27th tornado.
I know this has been long but hope this helps. For parking info, etc. check out www.uagameday.com. Feel free to ask me any questions and I will do my best to answer. HAVE A GREAT TIME!
FINE DINING (all are great):
-Ephihany's
-Evangeline's
-Kozy's
-Chuck's Fish
- Opus ( now closed and reopened as a Billy's Sports Grill - another Mtn. brook and Liberty Park staple new to Tuscaloosa)
-Desparadoes (Great steak)
TUSCALOOSA FAVORITES:
-Nick's in the Sticks (excellent steak and get a Nicodemus!)
-5 (love this place)
-Cypress Inn (Salmon is great)
-Dreamland
-Archibald's (better than dreamland IMO)
-Moe's BBQ (located Downtown near the new Courthouse)
-Depalma's Italian (one of my favorites)
-The Bear Trap (rooftop restaurant that overlooks the Strip)
-City Cafe (great meat and three)
-El Rincon (typical mexican food but the margarita's are great AND CHEAP! - fun atmosphere)
-Iquana Grill (upper scale mexican restaurant with awesome decor and atmosphere)
-Hokkaido (Japanese steakhouse destroyed by the April 27th tornado but recently rebuilt on 15th street)
BREAKFAST:
-Waysider (get here early or plan on waiting a long time)
-Rama Jama's
-Another Broken Egg Cafe (Mtn. Brook staple that is opening in the new River Walk condo project on the Warrior River right off campus near Manderson Park)
BARS (there are two central locations for the bars in Tuscaloosa, downtown in Temmerson Square or on The Strip. This is just a rough list, there are others on the Strip and downtown that I am sure I am forgetting)
Downtown Bars:
-Catch 22
-Innisfree (probably my favorite bar downtown, great drinks and a TON of "scenery")
-The Booth (used to be a Strip favorite but moved to a new Downtown location near Innisfree and next door to the new Courthouse and Moes BBQ)
-4th and 23rd (always have a good band playing but can get really crowded)
-Carpe Vino (wine bar/upscale feel)
-Wilhagan's (good sports bar with lots of TV's. pool tables, etc)
-Rythym and Brews (older crowd but still a fun bar)
The Strip Bars (all within walking distance to UA campus):
-Gallettes (this is the Greek bar so there will be A LOT of "scenery" here both Friday and Saturday. be sure to get a Yellow Hammer!)
-The Houndstooth (voted the best college sports bar in the country, this is a fun place also. Probably a lot of LSU fans will be here)
-Egans (don't like this place. Always seemed to be the artsy, sketchy crowd)
-The Jupiter (the place for the big bands to play in Tuscaloosa. If there isn't a good band playing do not waste your time here)
-Rounders (the closest thing to a club you will find in Tuscaloosa)
SHOPPING:
University Mall (your typical indoor mall with all the name brand stores)
Midtown Village (brand new outdoor mall with a lot of new shops and restaurants)
The Tuscaloosa Galleria (upscale boutiques, fine dining, etc)
Downtown Tuscaloosa (upscale boutiques, etc)
THINGS TO SEE:
-Walk around the UA campus (Quad, President's Mansion, Sorority Row, The Walk of Champions, Gorgas House, etc. It is truly a beautiful campus with several buildings dating back to pre-cival war)
-Bryant Museum (great museum covering the history of Alabama football)
-Manderson Landing Park (great place besides campus to take in a good run. It is a beautiful park right on the Black Warrior River)
-Ride around the city and take in the massive damage done to the city by the April 27th tornado.
I know this has been long but hope this helps. For parking info, etc. check out www.uagameday.com. Feel free to ask me any questions and I will do my best to answer. HAVE A GREAT TIME!
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Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:25 pm to rolltide06
Nice work 
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:26 pm to rolltide06
I'd throw Northriver yacht club as a good place for brunch.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:27 pm to rolltide06
good job
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:31 pm to rolltide06
Very nice.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:31 pm to rolltide06
I'll add in that for quality gameday food after a little too much bourbon, big bad wolf makes some fire arse barbecue nachos. 
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:32 pm to 15sammy34
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big bad wolf makes some fire arse barbecue nachos.
shite! Bama doesn't have a home game until week 4 so its going to feel like forever until I get some!
Posted on 8/6/13 at 9:35 pm to rolltide06
quote:
Downtown Bars:
-Catch 22
-Innisfree (probably my favorite bar downtown, great drinks and a TON of "scenery")
-The Booth (used to be a Strip favorite but moved to a new Downtown location near Innisfree and next door to the new Courthouse and Moes BBQ)
-4th and 23rd (always have a good band playing but can get really crowded)
-Carpe Vino (wine bar/upscale feel)
-Wilhagan's (good sports bar with lots of TV's. pool tables, etc)
-Rythym and Brews (older crowd but still a fun bar)
The Strip Bars (all within walking distance to UA campus):
-Gallettes (this is the Greek bar so there will be A LOT of "scenery" here both Friday and Saturday. be sure to get a Yellow Hammer!)
-The Houndstooth (voted the best college sports bar in the country, this is a fun place also. Probably a lot of LSU fans will be here)
-Egans (don't like this place. Always seemed to be the artsy, sketchy crowd)
-The Jupiter (the place for the big bands to play in Tuscaloosa. If there isn't a good band playing do not waste your time here)
-Rounders (the closest thing to a club you will find in Tuscaloosa)
Great list
I'd add Moe's bbq to that list now. They've added more space and seems to be a lot more popular now.
I went there the other night and they may have the best looking bartender in town
Posted on 8/6/13 at 11:38 pm to mwlewis
Those nachos have saved me more than once. Extra jalapeños and it'll sober you up like magic.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 12:02 am to RTR America
Boardwalk Apartments - best place to purchase assorted drugs - weed, coke, adderall
Posted on 8/7/13 at 10:23 am to rolltide06
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Posted on 8/7/13 at 10:39 am to rolltide06
Posted on 8/7/13 at 10:48 am to rolltide06
the only thing missing is what frat has the best slopes
Posted on 8/23/13 at 7:10 am to rolltide06
Going to give this a bump from time to time during the season. Any other questions just ask me.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 7:15 am to Paul Allen
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Northriver yacht club
A yahct club in Tuscaloosa?
Posted on 8/23/13 at 7:19 am to roadGator
They have a beach, too.
All on Lake Tuscaloosa.
Btw, Kozys closed.
All on Lake Tuscaloosa.
Btw, Kozys closed.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 7:20 am to rolltide06
Always had fun in Tuscaloosa but in 2009 the fans were just unbearable. Had an awful time. And it wasn't even students. It was that trashy portion of the fan base.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:34 am to Elleshoe
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Always had fun in Tuscaloosa but in 2009 the fans were just unbearable. Had an awful time. And it wasn't even students. It was that trashy portion of the fan base.
Hate that happened to you. Most visiting fans would tell you we are some of the most gracious fans around as long as you aren't acting a fool. Come back sometime and give it another try.
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:43 am to rolltide06
Everyone can have a bad experience, especially when rednecks who never went to the school, come and act like they own the place. It happens at every school.
I've had a fun time at every SEC school--love visiting LSU, love going to OM and State, UGA is a friggin' blast, heck, I've had a good time at Auburn.
I've had a few bad run-ins at each place, but I don't color them awful because of a few bad eggs. Everyone who has ever gone to the school or is a student has always been hospitable, because they have a vested interest in protecting their degree and reputation as an alum of the school. That is the standard by which I judge a fan base.
The only place I have ever been where the fans are total and utter arse hats, is a New Orleans Saints game. A dude pissed on my boot at the Falcons game two years ago at the troff in that dump of a stadium, said "F the Falcons!" and scurried away before I could finish my business and deal with him properly. That place is an utter joke.
I've had a fun time at every SEC school--love visiting LSU, love going to OM and State, UGA is a friggin' blast, heck, I've had a good time at Auburn.
I've had a few bad run-ins at each place, but I don't color them awful because of a few bad eggs. Everyone who has ever gone to the school or is a student has always been hospitable, because they have a vested interest in protecting their degree and reputation as an alum of the school. That is the standard by which I judge a fan base.
The only place I have ever been where the fans are total and utter arse hats, is a New Orleans Saints game. A dude pissed on my boot at the Falcons game two years ago at the troff in that dump of a stadium, said "F the Falcons!" and scurried away before I could finish my business and deal with him properly. That place is an utter joke.
This post was edited on 8/23/13 at 8:45 am
Posted on 8/23/13 at 8:50 am to East Coast Band
They have "yahcts"?
Are we talking about jon boats with bimini tops here?
Are we talking about jon boats with bimini tops here?
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