Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: (612) 823-6271
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- Cross Street:
- Lagoon Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Beer Selection 2006, Singles Scene 2006, Beer Selection 2005
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 4pm-1am, Thu-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat 12pm-2am, Sun 12pm-1am
Editorial Review for Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This popular Uptown bar claims one of the area's largest beer selection: 300 bottled brews and 70 different draft selections that are updated every Friday. Williams is popular with college students and Uptown regulars and the bar has a split personality to accommodate the varied crowd. The upstairs pub attracts a clean-cut crowd, while the sloppy, comfortable basement "nut bar" is a slacker's sanctuary of free popcorn and peanuts, with pinball and dartboards.
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Insider Tips
On the MenuDine on stuffed burgers upstairs in the pub or head downstairs to the peanut bar, which features free peanuts and popcorn. Bar food of a slightly higher order is available, including artichoke dip and miniature corn dogs.
Where to SitSmoking is permitted outside.
Happy HourCome in for happy hour from 4pm to 7:30pm Mon-Fri and noon-7pm Sat-Sun for discounted bar bites, $3.50 well drinks, $4.50 Long Island Iced Teas and draft beers that start at $1.50.
User Reviews for Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar
10/22/2007 Posted by ackermanamy
I went to Williams to get a few beers and have some food. The beer menu is huge, full of micro-brews. They have the list sorted into where the beer is brewed, which I don't find very helpful. I would have rather seen it broken down into categories of beer so you know what to order. I ended up with a beer that was expired, which tasted awful. A friend and I shared nachos, and I thought they were really good. Not overprocessed like some bar food can be. I thought our server did not do a very good job - we had to wait a while between rounds and to get our check. She just wasn't very helpful or nice. Still, williams is a great place to chill out with lots of beer!!
Pros: lots of beer
Cons: slow service
11/16/2006 Posted by jmfix
Williams is always a total sausage fest (hint hint single ladies!). Why? Because they have every beer imaginable up to order and bartenders are quick with them. Because there is no cover to get in. Because it's no frill and the basement bar reminds them of college keg parties, only with the added bonus of peanut shells all over the floor. And because they can play games in the pool room and have audible conversations with their friends. Check it out ladies--and make note that if you aren't a beer drinker, they are prefectly capable of making you a girly shot like a washington apple too!
Pros: Big beer selection, not as uppity as other Uptown bars
Cons: peanuts all over the floor, not for the trendy of heart
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