Maguffy's
Suits &
jeans mingle at pub
by Rae Gordon
In the land where the microchips sway, a surprisingly relaxing pub
sits smack dab in the middle of it all. Maguffy's Pub calls the corner
of Murray and S.W. TV Highway home. Inside, suits and jeans mingle and
laugh over a good game of pool. It is warm and welcoming in its entire
green-tinted sports bar splendor.
When you walk into Maguffy's, the first thing to catch your eye is
a fireplace in the middle of the room with seating around the busy flames.
You can cozy up to it or pick one of the many seating choices at the
bar or around the room. It has a big open floor plan with plenty of
room to breathe. The counter is wheelchair accessible for those who
are lower to the ground but still want to belly up to the bar. Maguffy's
Pub is open every day at 7 a.m.
Along with service with a smile, Maguffy's now offers the end all,
be all of late night adventure and craziness: Karaoke on Mondays starting
at 9 p.m. Where else can you be Madonna AND Prince all in the same night?
The many pool tables make this a meeting place unto itself as competitive
players converge to do battle over green chalky felt. The pool league
competes, bar against bar.
The Karaoke songbook gives you choices that are plenty, including just
the right mixture of country, rock, pop and alternative. You can even
look them up by artist or by song. There are enough screens to read,
so if you're shy, you can show the crowd your best side, whichever one
that is.
There is a live DJ every Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
with some trivia. The sound system is perfectly set; not too loud and
not too soft. Chuck Rogers is the "Karaoke guy," literally.
He says that he would show up to a party and people would exclaim, "Hey,
the Karaoke guy is here," so it was a given that the name would
stick. He owns and maintains all the equipment and does private parties
as well. Rogers has run Karaoke professionally for almost three years
and seems to enjoy the camaraderie. He plumps up the songbook by adding
over 100 songs titles every month to keep it fresh. He currently has
4,000 represented here and growing. He even has a few songs by those
Hanson Brothers.
As for the good food here, appetizers include homemade chips, as well
as onion rings. A delightful encounter could be the mucho nachos saturated
in chili with a bounty of co-conspirators like cheddar cheese, sour
cream and guacamole, among other delectable criminals. Maguffy's specialty
is "Irish style" fish and chips cooked in their special batter.
They also serve gourmet burgers, including the popular gardenburger
and Dublin Deluxe. There's even a foot long hot dog. A great deal to
remember is Taco Tuesday, two for $1. Menu prices are reasonable and
you are bound to find something here in which you would want to sink
your teeth.
Poker machines are behind their own little swinging door. Don't forget
to say hi to the little guys near the door as you walk by. No, these
aren't short bouncers. Look and you'll see some curious fish looking
out at you from an enormous tank.
There is a nice mix of people here. Throw in a few professional men
huddled around the golf arcade game, sprinkle it with some blue collar
men whooping it up over their successful pool match, then finish it
off with women watching both the above mentioned and you have a nice
stew of a pub. Maguffy's is a place you wouldn't mind coming into again...and
again.
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