Mr. Moe's Dollar Drinks $$$

Coconut Grove is the home to many bars which can either be considered the college bars, or the local bars. The way I see it (and have heard from locals and Miami students), is that Tuesday’s are a big Greek Life night, Wednesday’s and Friday’s are local nights, and Thursday is the big Miami college night.

Tuesday’s are a personal favorite of mine, so I figured it was time to spotlight one of the best part about Tuesday nights in the Grove – the dollar drinks special at Mr. Moe’s.

            Mr. Moe’s (Moe’s for short), is the one bar in the grove that blatantly sticks out from the rest. Sandbar, Fat Tuesday, Barracuda’s all have a beachy, tropical, Miami feel to them. If you walk around the corner to Mr. Moe’s it feels like you’ve left the sandy shores of South Beach and headed into a wilderness explorers cabin in upstate Maine.

            It’s sometimes hard to notice in the dark bar at night, but if you ever walk in during the daytime you’ll be shocked at what you see. The inside has a lot of taxidermied animals including a large bear that you can’t miss.

            Despite the interesting look and feel of the bar, Tuesday’s are still a major win in my book. If you get to Moe’s before midnight, all drinks are $1. You can get any type of well drink, beer and even their famous “Moose Juice,” or “Cabin Fever.”

            Frequent dollar drinker Jen Talarico said it’s her absolute favorite night of the week. “Dollar drinks sounds like it can get pretty crazy, which it kind of has grown into. But I’ve been coming to dollar drinks for awhile now, and I loved when it first started and you could just come with a small group of friends and sit at a table for hours,” she said.

“You also can’t beat the karaoke and the bull!”

If dollar drinks isn’t good enough, then the best is yet to come. Moe’s on Tuesdays is also karaoke night where everyone loves a good throwback tune or the fan favorite -  “Wagon Wheel.” There is also a mechanical bull which is hidden in the back, and only the bravest of dollar drink souls dare to take a spin on it.

After all of the times I’ve been to dollar drinks and rode the bull, I’m proud to say I conquered it ONCE. If you’re looking for a different feel than the high end South Beach scene, and just want to throw on a pair of shorts and flip flops – check out dollar drinks for a great karaoke, bull-riding time.

Monty's is always the move

The one place every University of Miami student can plan on seeing everyone they know is Monty’s in Coconut Grove on a Friday night between 4:00pm and 8:00pm – aka: happy hour. Monty’s is a mostly outdoor restaurant with raw bar and a great menu with a variety of foods. The straw huts outside that cover the picnic tables give it a tropical feel.

Monty’s on a Friday during happy hour is the place to be. It’s a place to mingle, meet up with friends, get half price drinks and make plans for the weekend. The most well-known drink that everyone always gets is the Pain Remover 3; known to all the regulars as a PK-3. This drink is so strong it could make Big Foot pass out after two drinks. But how can anyone resist? It’s just so delicious.

University of Miami student Karolina Loredo says it’s a big night for Greek Life. “We all come together with our sisters, and we love to dress up a little bit because we know we’re going to see a million people we know here,” she said.

“My favorite drink is the PK-3, but honestly if I’m trying to make it out later that night I go for the Miami Vice.”

And that is the Monty’s struggle – everyone has so much fun at happy hour, it’s hard to recover after. @UMPains on Twitter recently posted a tweet that said, “I will not pass out after Monty’s, I will not pass out after Monty’s, I will not pass out after Monty’s.” The struggle is real. Monty’s is such a chill, fun environment that people tend to stay later than happy hour.

Monty’s has been on of my personal favorite places to go in Miami since being down here. You don’t get more of a beachy, Miami feel than going to happy hour at Monty’s. If you’re visiting Miami there is one in Coconut Grove as well as in South Beach. Friday Happy Hour is something you definitely don’t want to miss!