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Whether you’re rooting for the Giants or Patriots, or just for the commercials and halftime show, you still need a place to watch the big game Sunday. Preferably one with cheap food and drinks. Here’s a list of places to watch. If we’re missing a special, let us know.
The two Wellman’s Pub locations will both offer special gameday deals: At Wellman's Pub & Rooftop, buy any pizza and get a pitcher of beer for $5, or buy two pizzas and get a free pitcher. 597 Market St., West Des Moines. At Wellman’s Pub (2920 Ingersoll Ave.), domestic draws are $1.50 and appetizers are a buck off the regular price.
Johnny’s Hall of Fame will offer Happy Hour pricing from open to close, including $6.50 domestic pitchers and $2.25 bottles, draws and well drinks. In addition, all shots and bombs will be two-for-one from 5 p.m. to close. 302 Court Ave.; 280-6679
Trophy’s Sports Bar & Grill will quench thirsts for draft beer by offering massive 120-ounce beer towers for $17, or (much much smaller) pints for $2.75. In addition, domestic buckets will run $12, mixed drinks $3.75, and wings will be offered at 49 cents each. 2701 Douglas Ave.; 255-1111
Stadium Bar & Grill will offer buckets of beer for $12, $5 vodka drinks mixed with Monster energy drinks, and offer 20 wings with three sauces for $12.99. 1907 EP True Parkway, Suite 102, West Des Moines; 225-4059
Tapz will have $2 domestic bottles, draws and wells. Everything else will be $1 off. Tapz also features a few tables with beer taps built right into them, preventing one from having to miss any of the game or commercials when it’s time for another round. 8450 Hickman Road, Clive; 270-2266
Daytona’s All Sports Café will party with 49-cent wings, $2.50 domestic bottles (and the first bottle is free) and $2 tall boys. If Madonna doesn’t interest you, there’s a wing-eating challenge at halftime. 4875 Merle Hay Road; 331-0996
The Keg Stand is celebrating the end of the professional football season with a $7 steak dinner, which includes a baked potato. To wash it down, order $2 bottles and wells, $3 mid-shelf mixers and $4 top shelf mixers. 3530 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines; 327-7429
Rookies Sports Bar & Grill will have $15 buckets of beer and $4.95 10-count wing baskets. 2180 N.W. 156th St # 108, Clive; 987-0093
Saint’s Pub + Patio will have an all-day happy hour, offering $3 Fireball whiskey, $2.50 bottles and draws, $2 Bloody Marys and $3 margaritas. 4041 Urbandale Ave., 270-6175
Fourth Down Sports Bar welcomes fans with $2.50 bottles, $1.50 pints, $3 mini pitchers, $8 pizzas and $3 well drinks. 207 4th St.; 288-3880
Penalty Box is selling $10 wrist bands. Those will provide unlimited supplies of the bar’s finger foods, as well as discounted drinks, including $1.50 draws, $2 domestic bottles, $2.50 wells, $5 pitchers and $1 red and blue Jell-O shots.3535 Westown Parkway in Valley West Inn, West Des Moines; 225-2524
Down Under will be tailgating before the big game from 3 to 5 p.m. with $1 burgers, brats and draws. During the game, the bar will offer $12 buckets of beer, $7 pitchers, $3 tall boys, and 45-cent wings. 8350 Hickman Road, Clive; 278-6718
Mickey’s Irish Pub will have free beer and chili, in addition to $2.50 draws and wells. 1800 NW 86th St., Clive; 252-0248
Beach Girls may not be the first place one would think of to watch football, but with a $5 cover, patrons can enjoy both women and the Super Bowl. For $10, you get a six-pack in a bucket of ice. 6220 Raccoon River Drive, West Des Moines; 226-8587
Cabaret West Glen will have free chili while it lasts. Also, drink specials include $2 domestic bottles, $2 Captain Morgan drinks, $3 16-ounce Bud Light Aluminum bottles, $4 mimosas and $4 Bloody Marys. Table reservations can be made at cabaretwestglen.com. 560 S. Prairie View Drive; 225-1105
Front Row will have free food, though imbibers are encouraged to bring a dish to share, in addition to $2.50 well drinks, domestic bottles and tall boys. Prizes will be awarded after the game. 6555 University Ave., Windsor Heights; 255-6912
Murphy’s Bar & Grill will offer $2.50 Bud Light Platinum (a higher-alcohol version of the original), $3 Crown Royal Black and Captain Morgan drinks and $12 domestic buckets. All other drinks will be 75 cents off, and 20-count jumbo wings will be $12. 2675 100th St., Urbandale; 334-0633
