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    The Owls Club

    4.1 (167 reviews)
    Open 5:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    J.P. W.

    I've stopped in a couple of times since my first experience at The Owls Club and it never disappoints. The crowd here is very enjoyable, and the folks working the bar are friendly and creative with the drinks they're offering. For this second visit I asked for a martini (I didn't have my glasses and couldn't really see the menu), and the bartender (Rick?) said, "I have just the thing". It was excellent, and indeed just the thing. It's the drink in the photo I snapped that also includes a little candle ambience. I really, really like the vibe of this place and I look forward to going back again soon.

    Evelyn M.

    This place is happening on a Tuesday night! Nice dark bar with custom cocktails that are creative! Nice old building feel. Bathrooms in front & back. Gteat service and no food just FYI

    Miriamn L.

    We came here for date night and live show of a local artist. This is such a speakeasy bar that's a bit tucked away in my opinion. The staff is always super friendly and attentive even on busy nights. The bartender was able to make a location with some type of pineapple juice and ginger beer to accommodate. My husband had an old fashion and another drink. The outdoor patio is perfect for live music and there is enough room and seating area as well as dancing space. The vibes were great and the music was lovely. I hope to come back soon. Define you recommend if you're looking for a nice bar with great vibes.

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    Jessica P.

    A bar in an old mortuary, a stunning & truly unique experience. Beautiful interiors, lovely seating options, good service and live music occasionally. Mostly lit by candlelight. A place to enjoy a drink and take in the beauty. Really nice experience & look forward to coming back!

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    Mandy T.

    I went here last night and was excited to see they added more intricate cocktails. Unfortunately, I didn't like any of them I tried this time. I wish they still had the 63 Fizz. I wasn't a fan of the Strawberry switchblade. It tasted like grapefruit. The Soi cowboy was ok. It was salty and an interesting combo of flavors. I really hated the Banana Farmer.

    Taric W.

    In a past life, this building was a funeral home. Now it's a macabre, but romantic cocktail bar where you can pay your respects to some fine spirits crafted by expert mixologists. Owls Club is undoubtedly slinging the best cocktails in Tucson and it's not even close! You will never have to worry about whether what you are ordering is good. You only have to worry about whether or not you can get in. I've tried to go early, I'm talking 7pm on a Friday, and still had to wait. I don't think they do reservations. They have mastered the classics, as evidenced by serving the best grasshopper I've ever had. But beyond that, there's something for everyone, from the sweet, to the really stiff. My personal favorite of the few specialties I tried featured apple brandy, but with a rotating menu, you have to try not to fall in love with any one item. Rest assured, you'll never be disappointed trying something new. Outdoors, they sometimes hold events like vendor markets. Indoors, there's music, which you can enjoy from the antiquated, candlelit pews. Either way, there's not a bad seat in the house.

    Ruben G.

    We came here Friday night just before Halloween around 7:00 pm. I already had heard about this bar being a mortuary back in the day. We walked inside and it's dark, you see tables with original pews I assume and a candle on each table with flowers in vases rotted years ago. Customers were dressed up goth having a ghouling time. It was everything I imagined it would be. Staff was friendly and my drink was strong. When we left a couple hours later the place was packed. Really cool bar not just in downtown but in general, come on a mortuary bar. Gotta love it!

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    Catalina U.

    Very cute space, I enjoyed the moody lighting and disco ball. When we went, it wasn't very full and we only explored the main room though I did see a few areas for seating elsewhere. Staff was pretty attentive and service was a reasonable speed for the cocktails. I enjoyed my drinks though I wish their menu offered more variety, for example I'm a big fan of spicy drinks and I didn't see that there. Of the drinks I tried, my favorites were the Mexican Holiday and Pidgeon Palace. I also had the Vagabond.

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    MB A.

    Cute little bar located in downtown Tucson Good drink selection. Had their Pineapple pear cider Ambiance was relaxing and chill. Recommend.

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    Gene T.

    Good cocktails. The bartenders seem to have talent. So come for cocktails in a rather dull place. Grimey dirty bathroom. The graffiti might be left for a reason but a stinky dirty bathroom. No real atmosphere despite the history of the building. Have a drink, a good drink. I would not call this a dive bar. But not far off. Someone came that only drinks wine. No selection. Beers ok.

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    Danielle B.

    Very low key place with moody ambiance. The bartenders are very knowledgeable and make excellent cocktails.

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    Nice and quiet atmosphere with friendly service and great cocktails. Although a little hard to locate at first.

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    Really cool vibes here. Great cocktails. Much better than a lot of other places in Tucson.

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    Just had drinks, but loved the place. Cozy and intimate, even on the patio. Would definitely come back and try the food.

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    80 Proof Bar

    4.2
    (13 reviews)
    43.1 mi

    I really hate giving a small business a low rating, but here goes…read more I've heard about this place on Facebook and then through the few Yelp reviews. Ratings gave this a positive vibe. Cool. Gotta check this place out because there really isn't a "cool vibe" in Benson. It's a sleepy neglected railroad town that gets ignored by interstate drivers. There's not much in Benson to draw someone to visit this town. But I'm not an interstate driver passer-by, I live in Sierra Vista, 40 miles to the south. I actually planned a trip north to this place to check it out with a burger and beer Thursday special, and then spend some time walking around the old 'hood with my dog to check out the holiday lights. Bad move. I got here at 8:02pm on a Thursday night. The bartender told me the kitchen closed at 6pm. Huh? On a Thursday? I can understand Sundays through Wednesdays, but a Thursday? I was dumbfounded. The sign up front said the place was open until 10pm, but there was nothing stating "kitchen closes at 6pm." Nowhere. I drove all the way to Benson for nothing? Yeah, I was livid. The bartender was willing to talk to the manager but I was not about to request that the manager open the kitchen just for my order, not two hours after the kitchen staff was let go. I understand how restaurants work: hourly employees are let go early when business is slow. It's hard to make a living as kitchen staff for a restaurant unless the restaurant is popular for its food, ambiance and vibe. This place is too new to draw a fanbase. Give it some time. Then I remembered (once I calmed down) that this place is a bar first. Not a restaurant. You walk into a small room and see the bright lights, the comfy couch set up front to the left, and the beer list on the wall to the right. People sit at the bar to drink, not to savor a juicy burger. Lesson learned. I will try again in the future. The business has a Facebook page and when it advertises a meal deal for dinner, I'll be all over that like flies on feces. Maybe a weekend visit would be more appropriate.

    So after a couple of times in there and the Horseshoe a time or two a comment or 6! Horseshoe take…read morethe breakfast burrito off the menu till you have real pork green chili to serve with it. Next how about some Chile con queso and Chips salsa and guacamole and chips added to the appetizers on the 80 proof side. Your sausage gravy was a 4 out of 10 it needs work! Some of this is easy to do and some will take some testing , I'm just asking for a better product! Thanks ! Over all you have wonderful staff, please do your best to keep them! The only thing that keeps us cutting you slack!

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    Unicorn Zebra

    Unicorn Zebra

    4.4
    (31 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    I'm happy to have finally gotten a chance to visit Unicorn Zebra since it's been on my list from…read morethe time they opened. It's a fun and also elegant atmosphere with the zebra theme clearly exemplified across the space. I would have to say this is one of the coziest bars I've been to, the furniture and seating is really supportive of a long-term visit. There are other levels, lower and an upper level besides the main space, but be aware that if there are parties, they can typically take up different areas. Our bartender, Sarah was fantastic! The way that she handled all of the guests and the busy field was incredible, so calm and collected, and furthermore making some really incredible drinks. Heads up that the online drink menu is not the current drink menu, I couldn't remember all the names of our drinks and put those in the photo captions, so when I checked on the website, the menu was showing something different other than what I saw at the bar. Out of several places I've been to, I'd say the mixture of flavors and details in the drinks are quite unique. I'll be back for more one day

    The decor, overall vibe, and drink menu are really fun, but the bartender we had kind of killed the…read moreexperience. We'd heard good things about this place and have been trying to support local downtown bars this summer, so we stopped in around 11 on a Friday night before heading home. As we sat down, we watched the bartender be pretty dismissive toward another group at the bar, so we were already a little unsure. We started talking about the decor because we liked the eclectic vibe. We jokingly pointed out that one of the pictures had a joint instead of a cigarette because someone in our group hadn't noticed. One of the bartender's first comments back, completely seriously, was, "I'm from San Diego. Have you never seen art before?" Honestly... what? It was such a weird, unnecessarily condescending response. I brushed it off at first as awkward banter, but it was a really strange first impression. The drinks were decent. The Loverlist was really good, and the Unicorn Fluff and Old Fashioned were fine. The bartender was quick to talk up their whiskey selection, but when we asked for a recommendation, she mostly gave reasons why she couldn't recommend anything and just kept saying they had "over 90 different options." Without a whiskey menu to look through, that wasn't especially helpful. We also asked for a shooter and were offered half of a cocktail instead. That would've been totally fine on its own, but combined with everything else, the service just never felt welcoming. We ended up leaving pretty quickly. I'd give the place another shot because the atmosphere is fun and has a lot of potential, but hopefully with a different bartender behind the bar.

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    Ursa

    Ursa

    4.0
    (26 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    My review is from the perspective of my pay-what-you-wish experience. Also as someone who's…read moreinterested in nature and trying new edible plants. I enjoy some challenging textures and flavors for the sake of experiences. What I tried over 2.5 hours: -Nixtamalized Barrel cactus fruit aged in ash with chiltepin jam and chiltepin leaves preserved in vinegar. I liked it- sweet and smokey. The barrel fruit was a tad fibrous. -Refried tepary beans with wolfberry and a green powder of globe mellow salsa verde. The powder was tart and yummy. The tepary beans tasted fairly simple. The dried cactus was nice- reminded me of kale chips. The tortillas of my friend's omni menu were very soft and pliable. -Yakitori: Barrel cactus fruit with candied Tohono O'odham Ha:l Squash,mesquite tare and marinated cholla buds reduction from last year's cholla, topped with jojoba seeds. This was a fave. -Maitake with corn rib and desert botanical bonchons. I thought the name might have referred to Banchan, the small Korean side plates of kimchi etc since there was kimchi in one of the bites on the plate but it was spelled Bonchon, "my hometown" in Korean. The heirloom corn vegemite bite was umami as expected. The snail shaped amaranth leaves white kimchi bite was tart, bold and delicious. The corn rib bite was topped with pickled yucca bud pieces on top- I loved getting to try that and loved the flavor and texture of it. A sunflower head "brisket" bite was really interesting and I enjoyed the brisket flavoring that was achieved here. The texture felt fitting for it too and it seemed clever. Likely a challenging bite for some with the flower flavors and texture in the end. The amaranth dumpling bite was filled with something else made from amaranth I didn't catch. The last bite of this plate was the Maitake mushroom with palo verde- delish. -Raw Nopal with preserved amaranth pico de gallo with agave pulque -blackened agave frozen granita with pico de gallo and pressed coriander ironwood emulsion. Vinegary and refreshing- Big hit. -Kaiseki: cactus bud, three sisters stew, cowpea and ironwood blossom. We were also given a complimentary Non- Alcoholic beverage with it: a chilled palo verde Pu-erh fermented tea. It had a light fizzy feel. LOVED the drink and it balanced the saltiness of the stew. The broth that the waiter added to the stew at the table was overly salted but the stew was good and was more filling than the other dishes so far. I liked the meaty texture of the ironwood flower. This course came with a tostada topped with refried tepary beans and prickly pear tunas and with young cactus in salt bush emulsion. -Wolfberry sorbet- served beautifully. Very sweet and single note.The waiter said the wolfberries on top were pickled and I wish I tasted pickled flavor because it would have provided balance. I tried my companions roasted Huuñ Ga'i sherbet with kombucha soaked corn and preserved amaranth flowers and enjoyed it more than the wolfberry sorbet. -Wildflowers-Cactus sorbet with frosted amaranth leaves and cactus marmalade. I would have enjoyed it more if it didn't come right after the overly sweet wolfberry sorbet. It was more balanced but I really was sweetened-out. It had some medicinal notes but was interesting. I liked the cactus marmalade pieces. I like the leaves that were super crispy but some were heavily frosted with sugar. I LOVED my companion's Wildflowers dessert. It was a warm miso cake with mesquite, brittlebush curd and cactus marmalade.The mesquite really came through here wonderfully. -Pimachata: Candied squash and aerated squash. Was craving something savory now but luckily this one was less sweet and more balanced. My companion seemed to enjoy her goat cheese ice cream. With the check, came two sticks with mesquite gummies.I love mesquite but this again was a tad too sweet now. The least positive part for me was the service. I was surprised that a place with a focus of introducing people to food of the desert they might not know about would not have the servers engage when someone seems very interested, like me. No written menu/ description was given during the meal and I tried my best to write down notes as the waiter was listing the descriptions extremely quickly in a rehearsed way without engaging with us and without slowing down much when asked. I asked for an extra note card and he gave me a blank receipt. The most confusing part was that they ended up bringing us a printed menu with the dishes listed when we finished the full meal. We were so flabbergasted as to why he wouldn't mention it was coming when I was writing notes or even better provided it at the start. It felt that the servers were very focused on doing a rehearsed part instead of engaging meaningfully. I was very happy with my pay-what- you-wish experience and I experienced all of this like art viewing. So cool getting to try so many local desert plants!

    Ursa reminded me of what cooking the desert can be. Nopal, cactus, squash, rabbit - ingredients…read moredeeply rooted in place and culture. Their pay-what-you-can experience is unlike anything I've encountered, reflecting a genuine commitment to their community. Warm hospitality, conviction in every dish, and storytelling in its most sincere form make Ursa a restaurant well worth experiencing. Huge thanks to June, Emma, DJ, Eric, Mika, and of course Chef Aaron.

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    Cactus Salad - Chewy Prickly Pear, Corn Crouton
    Cactus Salad - Chewy Prickly Pear, Corn Crouton
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