Denton Mac Jamison Jim Hallnan Tom - Happy hour in the Florida Keys: the locals guide to over 200 happy hours

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The legal drinking age in the state of Florida is 21. No one under the age of 21 should be in possession of this guide.

This guide is not intended to be used by any individual to drink and drive, or act in any disrespectful or illegal manner. You should always have a designated driver. A list of taxi companies along with phone numbers is provided in the guide. You can also ask the bartender or server for the name and phone number of local cab companies. Most establishments will be glad to make the call for you.

Remember the US Government warning: 1. According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. 2. Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.

All Happy Hour times, prices, etc. are subject to change at any time.

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Contents

Happy Hour
in the
Florida Keys

First Edition

By

Mac Jamison

Jim Hallnan

Tom Denton

Charley McClung

The Locals Guide to Over 200 Happy Hours

On January 21, 2002, a birthday party took place at Hog Heaven Sports Bar in Islamorada, Florida Keys. As is Keys style, there was rum, cooked animals and bullshit by the ton. Tom Denton, Jim Hallnan, Charley McClung and birthday boy Mac Jamison were in attendance. As more adult beverages were consumed, a brainstorm was given birth. All four of us loved Happy Hours. What a great idea for us to write a guide to Happy Hours in the Florida Keys. We figured that it would be the one job that none of us would call in sick for, and would keep us out of trouble. So now you have it.

As you travel through the Florida Keys, you will have at your fingertips a guide to any Happy Hour wherever you are. We did not rank them in any order other than by location. We tried to give you as much information on each establishment as possible, such as: location, pricing, hours, entertainment, food and drink specials, waterfront or not and TVs, pool tables, etc. It is not our intention to rank, critique or lead you to one bar over another. We are just stating the facts as we gathered them.

Realize that some bars may have closed, opened or changed ownership or prices since this guide was printed. Please understand that this guide is as up-to-date as possible. Always ask the bartender what their Happy Hour times are and what the Happy Hour drink and food pricing is. Our suggestion is to always sit outside (weather permitting) and near the water, if the bar has this available. Most all Happy Hour pricing applies to seating at the bar, so check this if you are unsure. At all times practice Keys Etiquette: 1. Be Friendly, 2. Have Fun, 3. Ignore Famous People (they love the laid-back atmosphere of the Keys where nobody bothers them), 4. Tip Your Bartenders Well (Happy Hour prices are cheap-your tip should not be), 5. Come Back and See Us Again and 6. Buy More Copies of Our Guide for Your Friends and Relatives.

A great reference point to your location in the Florida Keys is the mile marker (MM). The beginning of the 18-mile stretch referred to in this guide starts at Mile Marker 124 (MM 124). Key West, the southernmost point of the United States, is Mile Marker 0 (MM 0). You will notice small green markers along the side of the road, with a number on them. These markers are spaced one mile apart. Most of our bar locations are given by mile marker. There is only one main road in all of the Florida Keys-the Overseas Highway (US 1). With this and your knowledge of mile markers in mind, it is next to impossible to get lost or have trouble finding any of the establishments listed in this guide.

The first four bars mentioned are not located in the Florida Keys. Understanding that you may have traveled a long distance by car or plane, we thought you might like to stop for a rest. This is the reason we added the first four bars to our guide. Both the Florida Turnpike (FLTPK) and US 1 converge at Florida City. From here, two routes lead to the Keys. First, Card Sound Road is a route through the hardwood hammocks and crocodile preserve in Key Largo. The second and most commonly traveled route is the 18-mile stretch.

The stretch is where you can take a deep breath and relax. You are now entering an area of Florida where time still stands still. On your right and left, you are surrounded by the everglades. In the narrow waterways beside the road, you can occasionally see alligators sunning and swimming, otters playing and snake birds drying their wings in the trees. Other wildlife to see include rabbits, iguanas, snakes, turtles, deer and numerous species of birds. Be alert, and you will see many of the large osprey nests high at the top of the power poles.

When crossing Jewfish Creek Bridge, you are crossing the border between the Keys and the Mainland. Jewfish Creek Bridge is also the first of 42 in the Florida Keys. Many times, bridges, as well as mile markers, are used as reference points for bar locations in this guide.

Randomly placed throughout the guide are historical points of interest, along with comical but true commonly asked questions of our bartenders, cooks and locals. Points of interest are highlighted with one of a number of different symbols, such as the one shown here: