Here are a few of our favorite watering holes. If you want to go to a bar where everybody knows your name, try Carl's Place, a locally owned tavern in Sherman Hills. A band usually plays on Saturday nights, but once a month is karaoke night.
Musicians come in from the city or elsewhere throughout Iowa and perform with the house band.
Maura Vizza 1620 Woodland Ave. Everyday 10 a.m. Dally's Pub Unwind with the relaxing atmosphere of Dally's. Have a drink at the bar or around one of the candlelit tables surrounded by bar stools. Literature of all kinds focusing on gay, bisexual, and lesbian issues as well as AIDS awareness and other health-concerned issues is displayed on a large bookcase at the front of the bar.