Twitter
Facebook
Reddit
Digg
Tell us what you think!Send a letter to the editor about this or any other article in The Maine Campus.
If you don’t feel like hosting a Super Bowl party and you haven’t been invited to one, you always have the option of going out to a local bar or restaurant to enjoy the game. The key to enjoying your night out is find a balance between accommodation, drinks and food specials. If you’re more interested in watching the game than drinking beer by the pitcher, go to the bar or restaurant that will have the most televisions, but if you would rather concentrate on drinking then having a good view of a television, go wherever is having the best deals on drinks. Other aspects to consider include, prizes, games, giveaways and locality. If you plan to drink and live near campus it might be better to stay in the area then take a cab back from Bangor. Listed below are some of the different restaurants and bars in the Orono-area that are offering specials for Super Bowl Sunday.
Finger Rock, at Ushuaia, will be open from 5 p.m. until after the game. The bar will offer 42-inch plasma televisions to watch the game in HDTV. $2 pints, 25 cent wings, half price appetizers and a full menu will be offered before and during the game.
Bear Brew, will be open from 5 p.m. to close and will feature plenty of large screen televisions on all three floors of the bar. Along with various drink specials it will also offer $1 Bud Light and Bear Brew drafts. The bar will feature many interactactive aspects, including prizes and giveaways of assorted football paraphernalia.
“We will have plenty of televisions and plenty of space,” said owner Matt Haskell.
The Chocolate Grille, will offer a full-menu of Patriot named food, including the Tom Brady Burger and Bob Kraft Platter. The restaurant will host a variety of giveaways along with various drink specials.
Main Dining Room, Memorial Union, the Campus Activities Board will host a Super Bowl party starting at 6 p.m. The party will include a big screen television to watch the game, free snacks and give-aways. It’s perfect for the student who doesn’t have a ride off-campus and wants to watch the game with fellow Patriot fans.
The Sports Arena, on Outer Hammond Street in Bangor, saw a crowd of 500 to 600 people for last year’s Super Bowl party, and hopes to attract even more people this year. The Sports Arena will have over 60 televisions available for viewing, along with plenty of giveaways, trivia and drinks. Also featured will be a live broadcast from WWBX 97.1′s Cindy Michaels all day long. There will also be a half-time buffet for $10.
Smokey Bones will offer its Party Packs for the big game, although the restaurant requests that you order 72 hours in advance, today. There are two different Party Pack options, the Field Goal Special and the Touchdown Special. The Field Goal Special is $69.99, feeds 10 to 12 people and includes three meats, either hand pulled pork, smoked turkey, St. Louis ribs or barbecue half chickens along with your choice of three sides. The Touchdown Special is $199.99, feeds 25 to 30 people, and includes eight pounds of hand pulled pork, three racks of St. Louis ribs, eight barbecued half chickens and your choice of three sides. These are a very good option for large parties that are looking to eat while watching the game, if you can get a full-crew together, it makes the price-per-person fairly low.
