Thrifty Hipster - Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar, Uptown Minneapolis and St. Paul

Quick Info

User Rating:

2.8 out of 5 (from 106 users)

Address:

2914 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
Map

Tel:

(612) 823-6271

Hours:

M-F: 3pm-2am

Sa: 12pm-2am

Su: 12pm-12am

Parking:

meters

Outdoor Seating:

ground level

Smoke Level:

none - ordinance

Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar ($$)

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

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$3.50 Rails, $2.50 pints of Michelob Golden Light, Michelob Amber Bock, Goose Island 312 Wheat and $5 Food Menu

buy a pitcher of beer get a Liter pitcher of wings for $8

Food Specials: $5 Chicken Sandwich (Tuesdays), $5 Nachos (Thursdays), $8 Steak Dinner (Fridays)

2 for 1's ALL Cocktails and Shots, House Wine, Miller Beers

Any Beer made in the U.S. is $3, $5 Burger Platter

$3.50 Rails, $2.50 pints of Michelob Golden Light, Michelob Amber Bock, Goose Island 312 Wheat and $5 Food Menu

Average User Rating: 2.8 out of 5 (from 106 users)

Williams is one of the largest bars in Uptown. It is multiple levels, with pool tables, free popcorn, and they are the only peanut bar (free) I know of (although you are limited to the basement if you choose to partake in these tasty morsels). Its usually packed later in the week and on the weekends, which makes it a little hard to get a drink, but if you head back to the pool tables, a waitress might be by soon.

They also usually have a beer tub when you walk in. Music is usually top 40 and more mainstream. During the summer they have a small outdoor patio along the sidewalk great for people watching. The crowd is usually well-hipply dressed and 22-28 years old. For any night, Williams is a safe bet because they are almost always packed and one of the best spots to play pool in uptown.

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Good place to go to have a recreational bar night - pool, darts, etc. They have a ton of beers on tap, but it's a little pricey. The upstairs bar is for snooty yuppies, the downstairs for 21-25 year old rubes. Overall a good place to hang out with friends and have a tall beer or two.

-- Joe gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 23:20 06.16.09

There are different strokes for different folks. If you went to college, finished college (art history degrees don't count) and do not have tattoos on your face, this is your bar. The Beer selection is good, and hey, free peanuts.

-- non-hipster gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 20:30 05.28.09

this is the spot.. tired of kids hating on "college/suburban guys" and "bimbo/dumb girls ".. if u really have a problem w/ guys who grew up in the suburbs or have a college education come here and do something about it.. what was that?!? yeah didnt think so

-- uptown shyna gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 02:58 05.10.09

Williams is mostly terrible. The people that go there are mostly terrible. The drink specials are not very special and one single game of pool costs $2!! If this place burnt to the ground I couldn't care less.

-- JessLetsYouKnow gave this bar a 1 out of 5 at 13:42 04.22.09

This place feels like it would have been "fresh" in 1992. It has some pretty girls... but i dont understand why the girls would want to trudge around in peanut shells and popcorn wearing high heels? Anyways this place sux unless u want a feeling of nastalgia from 1992. It kinda has a Brothers (downtown bar) feel to it but a little less frattyness.

-- Blah gave this bar a 2 out of 5 at 20:29 04.14.09

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