Luckie's

When you have plans to meet another group of people and you have to leave a place and it absolutely hurts to leave then you know you were in for something good. I was only in this place for about an hour and a half and let me say this place rocks. I cannot wait to go back to party down. Sure, it's a drive for me from VB but this is a sure happening spot in Hampton. Good looking people all over the place and a good crowd to be around. They were playing a lot of Top 40 music.

I had me a nice big ol' beer for six bucks. The mug easily could have fit at least two beers. There's a big dance floor, a stage (I suppose where the pianos were) and lots of VIP like seating. The place is huge and can probably fit some 400 people without being too crazy.

It was a cold night but my friends told me about the back patio overlooking water. Looking forward to seeing that view when the weather gets warmer.

I even had dinner, the chicken fried chicken. Given the venue I thought the food was overall pretty good. One thing that stood out about the place was being able to still carry on a conversation with people a few feet away from you without the music blasting in your ear.

I will certainly come back soon. Probably best to have a DD since the drive is 30+ miles for me! But definitely worth the trek on the on the other side of the water.

It has its nights, when college is out, I wouldn't recommend it though. College students definitely keep the place going.

Let me start off by saying that I really had high expectations for Hampton Roads before I moved here: right on the beach, tons of colleges... figured the night life had to be awesome!

I was wrong. Oh so wrong. First off, VA laws are just ridiculous here: no 2-for-1, no unlimited drinks for $xx, illegal to advertise alcohol specials/happy hour (outside of the bar), no bottle service (beer & wine is OK but not liquor?!) and ALL BARS MUST SERVE FOOD!! VA law actually requires establishments that serve alcohol to take in at least 45% of their revenue from food sales. Insanity.

So now that I've clarified that the nightlife in Hampton Roads, as a general rule, is not very good, let me review Luckies with that in mind.

Comparatively speaking, it's probably the best bar on the peninsula, especially since they got rid of the pianos. Yes, that has changed. They are no longer Luckies Dueling Pianos, they're just Luckies and they're just a regular bar. The inside space is nice, with a small dance floor and booths available for reservation. Off the dance floor, there are smaller tables with stools and a couple more smaller booths. There's also a larger "VIP" area with couches right in the middle of the place that you can reserve as well. Bar is large with an adequate number of bartenders working behind it. But they definitely have a shortage of waitresses, or at least waitresses who are available to take your order: instead they're there for entertainment and eye candy.

Drinks are pricey (well, mixed drinks anyway) and their signature cocktails are generally a disappointment, so I stick to drinks like Bacardi and Coke. There is a $5 cover after 9, or you can pay $7 which also gives you access to NASCAR, PBR and the huge shared deck.

Music definitely leaves a lot to be desired. Personally, I don't want to hear the theme song from the Fresh Prince or anything by R Kelly and I will pass on the Cha Cha Slide.