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Yep, Schooner Wharf bar for the margaritas.
Blue Heaven for breakfast.
BO's Fishwagon for fish sandwich.

And when you're around the library, watch out for the birds that hang around on the utility lines. They poop a LOT! We're still laughing about Mike getting pooped on his head, walking around not knowing it.......

Why yes, drinks are available in Key West! We thought it would be fun to keep track, and here's my list: (times approximate)

Day 1: 4 beers
6pm Alabama Jacks - 2 Corona's / Conch Fritters
8pm Lorelei - 1 Corona - Gorgeous sunset!
11:30pm Margaritaville - 1 Corona - Had a wonderful bartender!

Day 2: 15.5 drinks, 6 shots
11:30am Willie T's - 2 Margarita's / ½ Jerk Chicken wrap, ½ BLT
12:30pm Sebago Snorkel Trip - ½ Bud Light - swam with the fishes, waves made tummy too uneasy to drink
4:30pm Schooner Wharf - 1 Corona
Caroline Street Went moderately crazy
7pm Virgilio's Tortellini with sausage
8:15pm Mallory Square - Missed the sunset, saw a couple street performers
8:30pm Hog's Breath - 1 Corona - packed!
8:45pm Capt Tony's - 1 Corona - Met Capt Tony
9:00pm Sloppy Joe's - 2 Corona's - good band
10:30pm Jack Flat's - 2 Corona's, 1 Jager - Heat won! Local tour guide for the rest of night (wonderful bartender from 1st night, details are foggy and real approximate!)
11:30pm Irish Kevin's - 2 Corona's, 1 Tequila
1:00am Island Dogs - 2 Corona's, 1 Jager
2:00am Green Parrot - 1 Corona
2:30am Don's - 1 Corona, 1 Jager, 1 Peppermint Schnapps, 1 Red Snapper

Day 3: 10 drinks
2:30pm Margaritaville - Strawberry Banana Smoothie / Caribbean Club sandwich
4:30pm Conch Republic - 1 Mojito
5pm Shrimpboat Sound - went in and recorded a demo cd (had to make it sound exciting! )
7:00pm El Siboney - ½ Pitcher Sangria / grilled Grouper
9:00pm Southernmost Tiki Bar (hotel bar) - 2 Mango Colada's
10:00pm Bear Bottom Beach - 4 Smirnoff Ice's - Really fun guitar duo and crowd


Day 4: Who could drink?
11am Southernmost Point
Noon Fogerty's - Dolphin sandwich
1:30pm Blonde Giraffe - Chocolate covered Key Lime Pie on a stick
Boohoo, time to head to Miami... then Chicago...

I'm growing older but not up!

Things on my "to do" list that will wait til next time

Mallory Square sunset - got there late for 1, blocked by cloud
Try my 1st raw oysters
Try my 1st Bloody Mary at Louie's Backyard
Breakfast at Blue Heaven
Latitudes on Sunset Key
Top of La Concha
Toes in sand
Plant myself on a barstool
Kelly's for happy hour
Fausto's for chocolate milk

Awesome, JoAnn!!







So, did ya get anything to eat or drink?

Sounds like someone had a good time.

Reading all of this brought back great memories. I had forgotten about El Siboney and the Southernmost Hotel.
I would definitely get to Blue Heaven soon. It seemed when I was there that it too was losing the battle and becoming "touristy."

Blue Heaven's breakfast...mmmmm....
I had a pineapple and banana and walnut pancake.....I've tried to duplicate this at home...just isn't the same

SMLCHNG wrote:Awesome, JoAnn!!







So, did ya get anything to eat or drink?

What Penny says!

Tiki, your post got the belly laugh for the day!!!

<<<Day 2: 15.5 drinks, 6 shots >>> Good gosh almighty!!

<<<Day 3: 10 drinks >>> Good gosh almighty again!!!

<<<Day 4: Who could drink?>>> I know I COULD NOT!!! Doubt if I could even get up!

Oh my ... Tiki!!!

Now I know where the song "My Head Hurts and My Feet Stink" comes from....what a ride!!

Sounds like you had a great time exploring the local establishments....

Welcome back to reality...so when's your next trip down there?

I will pass on the absolute best suggestion I got when I went in March...........

HAPPY HOUR AT KELLY'S!


It's on Whitehead Street, one block off of Duval down Caroline Street. Drink prices are unbeatable, the staff is the friendliest people you will ever meet, and the people around the bar and very cool to talk to and relax with.

Here's a review from TripAdvisor.......
Without a doubt the most popular restaurant is Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill, and Brewery at the corner of Caroline and Whitehead, at the original home of Pan American Airways. During happy hour, from 4:00 to 7:00, Kelly’s serves the best $2.50 margueritas on the island. The best $1.50 micro brews. The best $2.50 chicken wings (order the hot sauce but on the side). And the best $2.50 conch fritters. You cold start every evening sitting at the bar which overlooks the garden at Kelly’s. Somehow they’ve arranged for a cool breeze to blow every day.


P.S: You've got to try the chocolate-covered frozen Key Lime pie on-a-stick from the Blonde Giraffe! It is a slice of heaven. Also, if you go to get a beer at Captain Tony's around 9 or 10, look over in the corner and you may just see the Captain himself sitting there enjoying himself. (See pic below)

It's kinda funny, when I wanted to go to Key West, I was thinking of salty water, palm trees, live music, and the "character" and nostalgia of the town.

But in retrospect, by the title of this thread I started and our actions down there, in both the drinking we did and the keeping track, I think subconsciously my blurred focus was in getting and being drunk!

Tiki Bar wrote:

It's kinda funny, when I wanted to go to Key West, I was thinking of salty water, palm trees, live music, and the "character" and nostalgia of the town.

But in retrospect, by the title of this thread I started and our actions down there, in both the drinking we did and the keeping track, I think subconsciously my blurred focus was in getting and being drunk!

Fausto's for chocolate milk: gotten pictures every time, never bought milk. (have both the White Street and Fleming locations. )

this time:
La Concha..
5 Bros. Deli for Cuban Sandwiches
Dennis Pharmacy to try the lunch counter.. if it is still there
Kelly's for happy hour..

RinglingRingling wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:

It's kinda funny, when I wanted to go to Key West, I was thinking of salty water, palm trees, live music, and the "character" and nostalgia of the town.

But in retrospect, by the title of this thread I started and our actions down there, in both the drinking we did and the keeping track, I think subconsciously my blurred focus was in getting and being drunk!

Fausto's for chocolate milk: gotten pictures every time, never bought milk. (have both the White Street and Fleming locations. )

this time:
La Concha..
5 Bros. Deli for Cuban Sandwiches
Dennis Pharmacy to try the lunch counter.. if it is still there
Kelly's for happy hour..

Sorry R2, but I heard Dennis Pharmacy is no more.....sold out for condos.

There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

PartofthePhlock wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:

It's kinda funny, when I wanted to go to Key West, I was thinking of salty water, palm trees, live music, and the "character" and nostalgia of the town.

But in retrospect, by the title of this thread I started and our actions down there, in both the drinking we did and the keeping track, I think subconsciously my blurred focus was in getting and being drunk!

Fausto's for chocolate milk: gotten pictures every time, never bought milk. (have both the White Street and Fleming locations. )

this time:
La Concha..
5 Bros. Deli for Cuban Sandwiches
Dennis Pharmacy to try the lunch counter.. if it is still there
Kelly's for happy hour..

Sorry R2, but I heard Dennis Pharmacy is no more.....sold out for condos.

I had heard that too, or at least that they were getting towards doing it. Did not know they had gotten to that construction point yet tho.

Tiki Bar wrote:There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

Thats good to hear, hope they are still open when I get there in October. Great breakfast.

PartofthePhlock wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

Thats good to hear, hope they are still open when I get there in October. Great breakfast.

I wish I would have known that Wed morning... I stayed kitty corner at the Southernmost Hotel, but didn't know it was there until Wed evening.

I would have walked over for breakfast or lunch, instead of settling for a Snickers and a Mountain Dew...

Tiki Bar wrote:

PartofthePhlock wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

Thats good to hear, hope they are still open when I get there in October. Great breakfast.

I wish I would have known that Wed morning... I stayed kitty corner at the Southernmost Hotel, but didn't know it was there until Wed evening.

I would have walked over for breakfast or lunch, instead of settling for a Snickers and a Mountain Dew...

Snickers......breakfast for people on the run.

Hey, maybe you can come down for the convention and I will meet you there for breakfast since we never got to meet up in Nashville.

Tiki Bar wrote:

PartofthePhlock wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

Thats good to hear, hope they are still open when I get there in October. Great breakfast.

I wish I would have known that Wed morning... I stayed kitty corner at the Southernmost Hotel, but didn't know it was there until Wed evening.

I would have walked over for breakfast or lunch, instead of settling for a Snickers and a Mountain Dew...

fingers crossed here as well, and what you get at the Dennis would have been a lot more nutritious.. (and there is more caffeine in the Cuban Cafe con Leche than the MD)

RinglingRingling wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:

PartofthePhlock wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:There was a Dennis Pharmacy on the corner, with an "open" sign on it, but I never made it inside.

Thats good to hear, hope they are still open when I get there in October. Great breakfast.

I wish I would have known that Wed morning... I stayed kitty corner at the Southernmost Hotel, but didn't know it was there until Wed evening.

I would have walked over for breakfast or lunch, instead of settling for a Snickers and a Mountain Dew...

fingers crossed here as well, and what you get at the Dennis would have been a lot more nutritious.. (and there is more caffeine in the Cuban Cafe con Leche than the MD)

I didn't know Mad Dog had caffeine in it

East Texas Parrothead wrote:

jimolliemom wrote:Go to Blue Heaven and have a Mojito! YUMM!!!! Looks like an alcoholic salad in a glass! Tastes really good!!!!!!!!

wJMMs.

Blue heaven has great Mojitos but i think that Conch Rep Seafood has better ones. Personal opinion of course.

breakfast:

2 Brothers restuarant for the seafood omlete and Bloody marys

or

The harbormasters office on KW bight. Not a fancy breakfast ( eggs, toast....) Cheap and has a killer view