Des Moines Game Watch

[UNI Fight]

Re: Des Moines Game Watch

How about a UNI-Drake gamewatch at Jethro's BBQ "your Drake neighborhood BBQ restaurant", home of a couple drake basketball jerseys and a couple Drake basketball fans. Great good, cold beer and plenty of tvs. Plus we're in Drake territory when UNI wins!

[TommyT]

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Ugh. We are back to where we started. Was at Johnny's this Saturday. Was the only UNI fan I could see in the place. They wouldn't turn on the sound for the UNI game because of the NFL pre-game. They may have showed us some love by hosting the wine-night event, but we would have to pack the place in order to get the sound put on for us. As for Jethro's, like the place - but not as a game watch for the UNI-Drake game. Why would we give our money to the Drake bar? I say Okiboji Grill in Johnston on Wednesday night.

[UNI Fight]

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Ugh. We are back to where we started. Was at Johnny's this Saturday. Was the only UNI fan I could see in the place. They wouldn't turn on the sound for the UNI game because of the NFL pre-game. They may have showed us some love by hosting the wine-night event, but we would have to pack the place in order to get the sound put on for us. As for Jethro's, like the place - but not as a game watch for the UNI-Drake game. Why would we give our money to the Drake bar? I say Okiboji Grill in Johnston on Wednesday night.

Because Jerthro's has damn good BBQ!!! And honestly it's not much of a Drake bar (their new radio add only mentions hawks and clones, so Drake's now being left out of their own neighborhood bars!), not a 100% serious suggestion, but I'd go there an watch it. I bet the sound would be on!

[jnutt]

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Saints on EP True and 50th (formerly Irina's and Jesse's Embers) is really nice. Lots of beers on tap, lots of TVs, kick ass food. My ass will be up in CF on Wed but perhaps we should try several places in Des Moines for the rest of the year

[TommyT]

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After the Drake game, I think we do the Game in Urbandale going forward. It is fairly centrally located and the prices are great. The owner has been really good about having UNI on the speakers when we are playing.

[jegbomb52]

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I don't know why we would go to a sports bar 2 blocks from where Drake plays there basketball games, that doesn't even advertise themselves as anything other than an Iowa / ISU bar. There are too many places that have listened to our many complaints in the last couple of years that have put up some (not a lot) but some purple and gold in their establishments.

[NorthernIowaBacker]

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Per PSC Letter for the return game.

Men's Basketball Des Moines Pre-Game Party

UNI Panthers vs. Drake Bulldogs
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Join UNI alums and stop by to pick up your UNI spirit supplies and basketball game ticket! This is a no-host event so food and beverages may be ordered off the menu.

Social: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 pm

Wellman's Pub
2920 Ingersoll Ave,
Des Moines, IA

[TommyT]

Re: Des Moines Game Watch

Per PSC Letter for the return game.

Men's Basketball Des Moines Pre-Game Party

UNI Panthers vs. Drake Bulldogs
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Join UNI alums and stop by to pick up your UNI spirit supplies and basketball game ticket! This is a no-host event so food and beverages may be ordered off the menu.

Social: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 pm

Wellman's Pub
2920 Ingersoll Ave,
Des Moines, IA

This was a pretty good time the last time they held it there.

[casbern]

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This was a pretty good time the last time they held it there.

When isn't Wellman's a good time?

[UNI Fight]

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Wellman's is always a good time.

[jegbomb52]

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Wellmans, Brilliant!

[SteinPizza]

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Wellman's is always a good time.

That's a good, old school, Des Moines bar. Good choice.

Order the clam chowder. Pretty sure it's still on the menu, and it's a holdover from when S. Little was the chef back in the day. He's now the owner of Chef's Kitchen in Beaverdale...his clam chowder is the best soup in the city. The Steak De Burgo is pretty damn good too.