If you're hung over and want to pretend you don't exist, this place was created for your hazy Saturday or Sunday morning. Lighting is dim, it's quiet during the day, and they serve the most repulsively delicious cheap bar food ever. I have shamefully eaten so many nachos and corndogs and burgers there.
Great, cheap midtown drink specials. 2.99 Burger baskets on Friday are what's up.
Billiards and arcade games in the back; it's very chill as far as midtown bars go and the people that work there are actually really awesome.
It's a very inexpensive dive bar for students. Â I've been going for years, but the last two times I went the draft beer tasted terrible. Â I have good reason to believe that this place never cleans their draft lines. Â Stick with bottled beer, unless you enjoy that algae flavor in your beer. Â Also, this is one of those places that still allows you to smoke inside. Â You can pretty much count on smelling like sh*t if you walk in this place.
Review Source:We stopped by here and had some beers the night before the recent UF-UK game and we enjoyed it although we stood out like sore thumbs since we were a bunch of old men compared to all the college age people there,LOL. Anyways, it was fun just to hang out and this is pretty much your typical college-town sports bar and I mean that as a compliment. It had great atmosphere and I bet this place is a madhouse on game days. Our server took good care of us and our cups never stayed empty for long.
Review Source:Great TV selection. Â The food is mediocre; the spinach artichoke app tasted like sandpaper, but our chicken sandwich and chicken philly were ok. Â The music is EXTREMELY annoying- I heard "Too Legit 2 Quit", "I'm Too Sexy", and some Ace of Base abomination all within 30 minutes of being there. Â I'm all for some Eddie Money, Talking Heads, and Cindi Lauper on occasion, but you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere.
Review Source:I LOVE Gator City. It's so great because there's something for everyone here. You don't have to choose between watching the game, cheap drinks, and dancing... this place has it all. The front bar has a bunch of TVs and 2 projection screens. The back bar has some arcade games, a pool table, and an air hockey table. They serve food- it's really cheap, but the menu actually looks pretty good. I had a burger and fries, and it was tasty. Gator City is connected to XS, a club, so if dancing is your thing, you can go back and forth at will. It's definitely one of the cheapest places to drink in Gainesville. If you get there before 9, there's no cover, so I went on ladies' night (Wednesday) and drank for completely free (plus tips of course). I will say, though, that they were sorry excuses for drinks... I think I had 8 and was barely feeling it. Can't really complain about free drinks though lol. The service was decent. We were a large party at a table right next to the bar and were served pretty frequently, only having to go up to the bar a few times.
Also- fun fact- if you go on your 21st birthday, and arrive before 11 PM, you get a great birthday present- 20 wings, 4 kamikaze shots, and a pitcher of beer. Totally free! Awesome deal.
I've only ever been here three times, but I'm starting to realize this might be one of my new favorite watering holes!
For the restaurant during the day.
I've been here on several occasions for lunch and for NFL Sunday football. (Never been here at night, but I hear it gets pretty crazy). The food wasnt bad, but the place is never packed. Never. There are TVs everywhere and they have a huge bar.
On my most recent visit, I came on a Monday and they had a $2.99 Cheeseburger and Fries lunch special (which is cheap as f***). The burger looked and tasted like a Steak and Shake burger. It was alright. The fries were also skinny fries. (Come to think of it, it was pretty much like going to Steak and Shake). My buddy got chicken tenders which tasted much better than they looked. They're breaded with bread crumbs as opposed to batter. The wings were good though. I got the Bourbon Barbecue Wings which were great. Po' Boys are nothing special (not worth getting).
The server was great. The TVs everywhere are great for NFL Sunday. I've always seen this place empty, even on Sunday afternoons. Be sure to come if you have a big group and need space, cheap food, and cheap beer.
They apparently serve food here, but I've never eaten it nor have I talked to anyone that has. Â The main reason to go here is as a stop--or destination--for a night in midtown. Â It is pretty big, and it has two bars (and an arcade with pool tables by the back bar). Â It's not laid out particularly well, so when its crowded its almost impossible to get anywhere. Â It does generally have good specials ($2 kamikazes, $1.50 coronas, $3 pitchers and the like), and it's also kind of unique in that there is a club-like place (XS) connected to it that you can head to if you feel like getting down. Â I used to go here more because it was two blocks from my house than anything else.
Review Source:Gator City is a huge bar by Gainesville standards. Â They don't have a lot on tap, but what they do have is in abundance and cheap (think the basics - Bud Light, Yuengling, etc.). Â The back bar is my favorite spot, as there is the most to do (basketball, arcade games, pool), but it is generally a little smoky there, also. Â If dancing is your thing, Xs is attached and offers a contrast to the juke box soundtrack of Gator City. Â Generally, any night in midtown Gainesville involves Gator City in some capacity. Â Wednesday nights are huge here, but my favorite night might be 80s night on Fridays ($5 cover, $2 Natty pitchers, $3 Bud Light and Yuengling pitchers).
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