With its professional sports teams and successful athletic programs at the University of Arizona and Arizona State, sports bars are popular in Arizona. In addition to multiple TVs, as well as drink and food specials, sports bars also attract customers with pool tables. Some bars also have pool leagues and tournaments.
The R.T. O'Sullivan's Sports Grill in Mesa, Ariz., boasts three pool tables, as well as video games and dart boards. For sports viewing, R.T. O'Sullivan's is well equipped with 80 TVs, some of which are high definition with big screens. An outdoor patio area is available for smokers. Regular events at the bar include karaoke nights, poker games and trivia quizzes. Pay-per-view sports events are often shown on the TVs. As of August 2010, the bar offers various food and drink specials, including two-for-one hamburgers on Tuesdays and discounted Harp bottled beer seven days a week. On Monday it offers hot wings at a discount price.
R.T. O'Sullivan's Sports Grill
1010 W. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85210
480-844-1290
rtosullivans.com
Duke's Sports Bar & Grill in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a popular hang out for pool players because it has 12 tables. As of August 2010, Duke's offers a complete menu until midnight and has a daily happy hour with reduced drinks on Monday through Fridays from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The menu includes 24 different types of salads as well as an array of sandwiches and hamburgers. Dukes, which is less than 4 miles from the University of Arizona State's Sun Devils Stadium, also has weekly food specials. Thursdays are rib nights and Fridays feature shrimp platters. Complete sports packages are shown on 48 TVs. Duke's also three championship-length shuffleboard tables.
Duke's Sports Bar & Grill
7607 E. McDowell Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480-675-9724
dukessportsbar.com
Skip & Jan's Sports Bar in Tempe, Ariz., has 24 pool tables that come in both 7- and 9-foot sizes. Pool players receive discount rates during the day and various specials such as one hour of pool for free with the purchase of a lunch. It also has pool leagues and hosts 9 ball tournaments. For sports viewing, Skip and & Jan's has more than 40 flat-panel TVs and various cable packages. The bar features free Wi-Fi and also holds a weekly darts tournament. A daily happy hour is held from from 2 to 7 p.m. with discounts on drinks and food. Skip & Jan's will also host private parties of up to 400 people.
Skip & Jan's Sports Bar
7700 S. Priest Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-598-8611
skipandjans.com
