Mug Club & Liquor Pitchers: Lucky's Sports Tavern

After a weekend of birthdays, bars and a beer Olympics with friends, it's definitely one of those hungover Sundays. As I relax on the couch watching Knocked Up on E! eating leftover Taco John's, everything from the weekend comes rushing back... the inside jokes, funny moments and one-on-one talks that truly make my friends great.

One bit of information that particularly sticks out from the weekend, is finding out about the "Mug Club" at Lucky's Sports Tavern on Court Street. The "Mug Club" is a discount offered at Lucky's that lasts all quarter.

(source: http://www.myspace.com/luckyssportstavern)

As a club member, you'll receive:
* Special discounts on mixed drinks
* Reduced shot prices every Monday, and
* 1.50 drafts anytime

To join the club, all new members pay 25 dollars. But for renewing members, it's only 20 bucks. For this price, Lucky's staff will assign you to a specific mug on a shelf behind the bar, and put your name on it with a little key chain. How cool is that concept, to have a glass reserved for you uptown 24/7? Although renewing members had to pay by April 7th, new members can join anytime - that is, until the mugs run out. The earlier you join, the more bang you'll get for your buck... but the clock is ticking.

Another really popular promotion at Lucky's, are their 5 dollar liquor pitchers offered every Wednesday night. Served in a Budweiser pitcher of about 54 oz, you can get literally any mixed drink. But this way, instead of one drink for 3 or 4 bucks, you'll get a little over four of your favorite drinks for only 5 dollars! This is seriously one of the best deals in Athens. Below are my friends and I on St. Patrick's Day this year, celebrating with Lucky's Lemonade Liquor Pitchers dyed green for the holiday!

Although Lucky's is locally known as the "Steelers bar," all who like to drink, eat and mingle with friends are welcome. Coming from a die hard Cleveland Browns fan, as long as I've got a Lucky's Lemonade in my hand, screw the rivalry. It's a great place for food, friends and to just sit back and socialize or watch the game. Follow them on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter for more information on the "Mug Club," and other Lucky's promotions.

Cheers!
Julie

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Sushi Tuesdays at Lui Lui Restaurant

Ever get the craving for some good, local sushi? No, not that overpriced packaged Okami shit at Baker's West 82. I mean fresh, hand rolled stuff. I've tried the California Rolls at Baker multiple times hoping it might be better each time, but it never was and it never will because it's packaged. Packaged sushi tends to be very dry, and never fails to crumble apart in your hand. Nobody wants to sit in the cafeteria scooping rice chunks out of their soy sauce. Sushi on campus is important, but not that important.

Okay, so back to good sushi. My roommate Laura Baskin was walking to the HDL center for work one afternoon and a huge sign reading 'Tuesday Sushi Special' caught her eye in a nearby window. This is when she discovered Lui Lui Restaurant next to the Oak Room on Station Street. Soon after, we decided to check it out.


Every Tuesday night they offer a wide range of sushi combinations at super low prices. Anything from salmon, tuna, eel, scallops, shrimp and even crab - they've got it. Unfortunately though, it's only on Tuesday nights. On a regular basis they serve the California and New York Rolls, but they're more expensive during the rest of the week.

But on Tuesday, the Lui Lui basic California Roll is priced at 4.50, a dollar less than West 82's 5.25 and Kroger's whopping 5.86. And all rolls on the menu are between 4 and 8 bucks, depending on what's in them.

Laura and I both took forever to decide what to get - everything looked so good! I finally decided on the Shrimp Tempura (battered and lightly fried shrimp, with green onion) and Laura got the New York Roll (smoked salmon rolled with avacado, cream cheese and wasabi). We also ordered the Dragon Roll to split (crab and avacado rolled inside out topped with eel). They brought it all out on a plate and everything was presented so nicely. Not to mention, the food itself was just incredible...

(left: NY roll, right: shrimp tempura, furthest back: dragon roll)

The Dragon Roll was by far the best, but it was all really good. And what's great about Lui Lui is that it's so close to campus. Only a short walking distance from Bromley, Baker and uptown, it's the perfect spot for lunch on a Tuesday afternoon! With good food, low prices, and a comfortable atmosphere, what more could anyone ask for?



Take a look at their complete sushi menu if you're interested, and check it out for yourself. Trust, me you won't be disappointed. And if you become a fan of theirs on Facebook, you can receive even more discounts. It says right at the bottom of their Sushi 101 post that they'll give anyone a free sushi a la carte order by simply mentioning the post! And guys, if you're not a big fan of sushi, Lui Lui also has a full menu including wok items, seafood, pasta, pizza and even vegetarian entrees. Their general lunch menu is also very reasonable with all items costing under 7 dollars. See Athens, I've got your back :)

Happy eating!