M.A.C.

I know what you might be thinking: "I thought it was F.A.C." Or maybe you're thinking, "Monday After Class? Is that a club for Iowa City's best and brightest alcoholics?" Or maybe you're thinking, "Mickey's After Class? Yeah, I know all about that." If you chose the latter, then you are correct. Also, if you chose the latter, you can probably stop reading now.

Micky's Irish Pub is located at 11 S. Dubuque St. in Iowa City. This place has great food. I have been coming here since my freshman year (I'm now a senior), and I am consistently satisfied with each and every visit.

Micky's has specials on food and drink everyday during the week. Here's a listing of all the specials. It wasn't until recently that I had finally tried their Micky's After Class special.

M.A.C. deals are as follows:

Monday-Friday from 2pm-5pm
$2.50 burgers
$2.50 chips and salsa
$2.00 margaritas (lime, strawberry, boysenberry, or pomegranate)
$2.00 domestic pints


Pretty sweet, huh? Unfortunately, the $2.50 burgers are just burgers, not burger baskets, which means they don't come with fries. My girlfriend and I decided to split a full order of fries, which costs $3.00, but only comes to $1.50 between two people, so it's still a really good deal. You can also get a half order of fries for $2.00.

We also split an order of chips and salsa. The salsa was delicious and tasted very authentic, but the whole time I couldn't help but think that if we were at Los Portales, we'd be getting unlimited chips and salsa for free. Still though, between two people, it's not a big deal.

Each of us ordered a margarita. I had lime, she had strawberry. Both were good and strong, and the salt around the rim is lime flavored, which is a nice touch. My only complaint is that they don't have frozen margaritas, but I'm not picky. I think next time I'll have to be a little more adventurous and try the boysenberry or pomegranate.

Along with a bowl of Mickey's free popcorn, the two of us had a feast. We were stuffed and still had leftovers. Since M.A.C. runs on Monday thru Friday, I think I know where I'll be going to eat and pre-game for F.A.C.