OT Auburn bars thoughts

I graduated many years ago but was very fond of the Supper Club. Used to be a place called Touchdowns that had good drink specials and appetizers.

Supper Club will forever be the goat. I still carry my membership card with me and it will never leave my wallet.

I will say Sky Bar, for all its shite, really did a great job with the upstairs bar. It has been great drinking at on game days.

Avondale is decent enough for cocktails.

Southeastern was okay as well.

Breweries usually fill the gap for later 20s/30s not looking for the club/bar scene, not sure Auburn is the spot for those.

If i’m 27/28 and in Auburn I’m joining a small group. I know that’s churchy. Maybe a rec league if that’s not your vibe? The downtown auburn spots cater to fake IDs and kids. That’s just the reality of it

I probably logged the most time at Benji's in the 1992-93 timeframe. It was in the Best Western lobby and would get packed. It helped we knew the bartender and our tab would be ridiculously cheap at the end of the night.

Also spent plenty of time at Supper Club (still have my card), Botchers, Locker Room, Harry's. The downtown scene wasn't big then.

As someone who probably spent 4 nights a week in Bodega for 2 years, I think it had a pretty decent dynamic with SB at first. Sky was the young bar and Bodega was the upperclassman bar. Even with Skybar the youngins were still excited to graduate to Bodega.

Very curious as to how Auburn's fairly meager bar scene meets the need of 25k+ student body. In my day Auburn was heavy on house parties and whatnot still, but to me it seems the bar offerings were better then than now.

I get the sense students are more willing to spend money - do older students do the bar at some of the better/newer restaurants? That wasn't really a thing when I was in school.

Used to be a cool bar back behind the old KA House called the Amsterdam Café. Good live music. And a cool game called Shulbok. With early craft beers back in the day. I’m sure it’s probably closed now. That and Darnell’s were my two favorite bars. Harry’s for a late night longneck beer, too.

The Blue Room

79-84

1) Supper Club at night early morning. Once left a frat party in Aldo Cella's limo after sharing some "fine" wine with the fella. they dumped/rolled me out of the limo at the club as they got on the interstate.

2) Waldo Peppers (3 for 1)- small bar in a hotel downtown. I drank many a lunch there both of my senior years with a young lady . She still occasionally will drink with me at lunch after all those years.

I rarely make it back to AU and don't really recognize it when I do. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Does anyone remember CM Ride or the Zoo by the mall?

Lots of bars have come and gone. I wasn't a big bar fly, but I was in Auburn for many years and go back often. I miss the following:

The Duck -- cold beer and darts were a good mix and I knew a lot of folks there, including the owner. It was Cheers-like in that sense.

The Supper Club -- Good place to hear a band and people watch as a rock and roll bar. Had good pizza in it's prior incarnation.

Harrys -- For both early and late drinkers. Maurice never left the place, I think.

The Casino / Tuckers -- Was there the night it closed for good. RIP.

The Blocked Punt -- Not a huge fan, went by another name.

Rusty's -- Wish I had discovered this place earlier. Great food, great prices, decent jukebox.

The Warehouse -- Had some good times there.

Torbett's -- More upscale than most, a decent place for an afterwork cocktail.

Stoker's -- Older regulars made this an early stop. Younger folks came in later. Would probably never have gone there had I not been dating a waitress there.

Denaro's -- Had some good bands at times. Downtown used to roll up the sidewalks at 5pm, so parking was no problem.