63 Bars in 30 Days

As most of my tens of readers know Central Patti and I just spent a month in Key West. Most people don't know it but Key West is a very small island and is only 4 miles long by 2 miles wide. On this small "Rock" are 360 bars/pubs/restaurants. We managed to hit 63 different ones in a month (several of them 2 or 3 times) and here are some highlights.

We had Sloppy Joe's at Sloppy Joe's and Margaritas at Margaritaville. We had a great lobster roll at DJ's Clam shack and found an excellent pool bar in Dante's.

The White Tarpon - Great Happy Hour Specials. Peel and eat shrimp, oysters, and quesadillas. They also server Key Lime Pie Martini's as fast as they make them.

The 2 Cent Bar - Another great happy hour stop. Happy hour starts at 4 and at o'clock on the nose a small bucket of bacon appears in front of you.



You pick your happy hour drink and then roll the dice. 



a 1 = $1
a 2 = $2
a 3 = gets  you half off
4 - 6 is full price

They also have an excellent bloody mary on  the weekends


I comes fully loaded with condiments and yes that is a maple, bourbon and bacon glazed donut on top. 

Also 2 Friends and the Blue Macaw both have excellent bloody marys and food. The Blue Macaw is great as it has a huge bloody mary bar with hundreds of choices of hot sauce



For fine dining we really enjoyed the Blue Heaven, just a block down from the house we stayed in.




Also believe it or not there is Charlie Macs that has excellent BBQ. 

Double Smoked Deep Fried Burnt Ends

So many places so little time. If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line

Cheers
The Professor


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