INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Does sitting at home with your tiny TV and paltry bowl of potato chip crumbs have you less than enthused about the Super Bowl game Sunday? Why not enjoy food, drink specials and giveaways at any one of a number of bars and restaurants that are hoping the big game draws big crowds?
Interestingly, VeroNews.com has not found one establishment that is hailing itself as the home away from home for Indianapolis Colts fans or the Who Dat? crew of the New Orleans Saints. “That’s going to be a tossup,” said Justin Hamilton, an employee at the V.B. Sports Grille in Vero Beach. He added – and others agreed – that their customers had been hoping the Minnesota Vikings would have made to the Super Bowl.
“It was a big disappointment” the Vikings didn’t win, said Michele Wygand, a manager at Mr. Manatees in Vero Beach.
Whether their sentiments translate into more support for the Colts remains to be seen.
“Personally, I’m pulling for the Colts,” said Angela Phillips, a manager at Filthy McNasty’s in Vero Beach.
Joe Grover, of Cunningham’s Pool and Darts, in Vero, said that most of their customers are Pittsburgh Steelers and Vikings fans, so it’s hard to figure which teams they would choose to root for.
While the team loyalties seem mixed, one thing is certain — all the following eateries and watering holes plan to pack the fans in with food and drink specials, giveaways, door prizes and one plans a large cash drawing paid to the customer who accurately guesses the final score.
Vero Beach
Clubhouse Bar & Grill4000 Atlantic Blvd. – (772) 794-0011
$20 – All You Can Eat wings, homemade sausage with peppers and onions, Kick the Keg, starting at 6 p.m.
14 TVs including large projection TV
Cunningham’s Pool And Darts736 21st St. – (772) 562-1171
8 or 9 TVs
$10 bucket special for domestics
$15 bucket special for imports
$5 pitchers
Shot specials all night
Free nachos
Wear team’s jersey and get a free shot every quarter if that team’s winning
Filthy McNasty’s1238 16th St. – (772) 794-9512
$40 – All You Can Drink and Eat – top shelf, well, anything behind the bar
4 TVs with possible one or two extra
Joey’s Bistro2075 Indian River Blvd. – (772) 299-9833
12 TVs
$1,000 prize to the fan who guesses the final score – must be present to win
Mr. Manatees30 Royal Palm Pt. – (772) 569-9151
6 TVs
$20 – Two free appetizers, 1st beer free then reduced price, Half Time Buffet
Mulligans Grille & Raw Bar1025 Beachland Blvd. – (772) 492-6744
9-foot projection TV
$20 entry to win a 42-inch LCD TV
$3 Landshark bottle and draft
Patio Restaurant1103 21st St. – (772) 569-3751
5 TVs
$1 draft
2 for 1 bottles of beer
Half off bar menu
Riverside Cafe1 Beachland Blvd. – (772) 234-5550
14 TVs with game sound on Bose speaker system
$10 – Pitcher beer and wings
$2 Coors Light
Boat access
V.B. Sports Grille1902 US Hwy. 1 – (772) 563-9600
8 or 9 TVs
Extended Happy Hour
$2 10oz draft
$2.50 pints
$3 single shot well with one single mixer
Other promotions and specials to be determined
Sebastian
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s1451 Sebastian Blvd. – (772) 228-9902
23 TVs
$15 – Buffet: Wings, nachos, hot dogs, desserts, more
Free Draft Beer between kickoff and first score
Giveaways and door prizes
Reservations recommended
Mavericks Sports Bar1929 US 1 – (772) 918-8254
9 TVs
Drink specials
Drawing for 26-inch flat panel TV – everyone gets 1 ticket
Morrissey’s Irish Pub740 S Fleming St. – (772) 589-1238
Happy Hour pricing all day – starts at Noon
Half Time free buffet
Giveaways
No Name Sports BarUS 1 – (772) 589-0985
Free barbecue tailgate from 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Sandy’s Grill171 Sebastian Blvd. – (772) 589-3666
10 TVs
Buffet during game: Wings, finger foods
$6 pitchers
Fellsmere
Lucky Strike Sports Bar130 N Broadway St. – (772) 571-0210
5 TVs
Food and drink specials
Sugar Shack36 N Myrtle St. – (772) 571-0909
Food and drink specials
Big Screen TV
Prizes
Your place didn’t make the list? Leave a comment below and let us know where you’ll be catching the big game. We also want to know – which fan are you? Colts or Saints?