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Red Tails Sports Bar & GrillStyle, Class, Sports and Fun All In One
2005-07-01
Article Written by: Cheryl! Tisland
The WHD crew has had many opportunities recently to visit Red Tails, a fun, lively, inviting bar and grill. The atmosphere is the kind that makes you feel right at home and comfortable. The staff is always ready to greet with a smile and serve up a great drink.
This two-story bar & grill, located on Beach Street, is a great place to hang out after work for a quick beer or late night for live music and conversation with friends. Sports fanatics will love the large collection of TVs that allow you to see the games or fights from any seat in the house, and even a giant screen right above the front entrance. We had a great time during the Tyson fight with our sports journalist and some other friends. The crowd was lively, as would be expected during such a fight, and the sounds of the band, Breaking Ground (recently featured in our artist showcase), added to the vibe and enjoyment.
Tuesday night is college night and definitely the craziest. Ladies drink free 10pm to close and guys get $2 Bud and Bud Light. On this night, the crowd well surpasses one thousand patrons upstairs, downstairs, inside and outside. The DJ plays a mix of great music and elbowroom is extremely limited. Be prepared to weave your way through the crowd and get close and friendly with everyone. The outdoor patio is a great place to hangout and get some air and is equally packed.
Live music fills the bar on Thursdays with Breaking Ground, Fridays with Michael Makepeace, and Saturdays with Re-Form. Unlike some other bars, the sound is great and the bands play a mix of original and cover tunes.
Happy hour at Red Tails is the best around with 3-for-1 drinks and half price appetizers from 3pm to 8pm seven days a week. The late night happy hour is Midnight to 1am with 2-for-1 drinks. Red Tails is also a great place for a late afternoon or early evening dinner, and if you really want to impress your date, be sure to ask for a table upstairs where you will find a colonial style sitting room with a small bar, brick walls, wooden floors and a scenic view of downtown Daytona Beach. Late nights, you may even catch the fireworks from the Bandshell.
Additionally, this bar and grill packs quite a punch with their full menu of delicious entrees. We highly recommend the Red Tail Hot Wings or the Beach Street Hickory Burger. The spinach and artichoke dip comes with cool red-colored tortilla chips in keeping with the red theme. Also, be sure to try some of their specialty brews such as their own Red Tail Ale. If you are really daring, try a skull splitter.
Quick Facts:
Virtual Tour: From Beach Street, walk through a front outdoor patio that extends around the side with outdoor seating. At night, you can buy your beers outside. Walk inside and step into an atmosphere of sights and sounds in this two-story aviation themed sports bar. Ahead, to the right, the bar wraps around in a long rectangular area. To the right, table seating, a side doorway leading to the side patio. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the back seating area becomes a stage for the bands. At the very back, a romantic stairway leads up to the second level which has a full kitchen, a smaller bar and a comfortable lounge area with couches, chairs and a complimentary collection of furniture and fixtures. From the second floor, you can overlook the bar and people-watch. If you get lost, just follow the Red Tail.
Music Highlights: DJ Brian B and DJ Elmo on Sunday nights. DJ Brian B on Tuesday College Night. Live Music with hot local bands on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Behind The Bar: A full bar with bartenders ready to mix up your favorite drink. In addition, you will find all of the common beers plus many specialty beers such as Hazed & Infused, Sea Dog Wild Blueberry Wheat Ale, Flying Dog, Skull Splitter, Guiness, Bass, Woodchuck Amber Cyder, and the house specialty Red Tail Ale.
Best Nights To Visit: College students, you don't want to miss the Tuesday night College Night at Red Tails. This is by far the most packed night, so if you like a crowd, be sure to come on this night. Any night that features a game or fight on TV is a great night to come out and get crazy with the sports crowd the Red Tail way. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are great nights for live music. If you are on a budget, you will not want to miss the $10 all you can drink Sunday night.
What They're Known For: The Red Tail of course. Follow the Red Tail is a phrase that you will see everywhere and when you walk inside and look around, you will see why. It is difficult to keep your eyes from following the Red Tail.
Getting There and Parking: Red Tails is located on Beach Street between Orange Avenue and ISB. There is a huge parking lot in the back in addition to some parking on Beach Street.
Other Info: Open from 11am to 3am seven days per week with a late night menu.
Virtual View:
Red Tails on Tuesday nights gets pretty packed for College Night. This is a great night to come out if you like a crowd. Ladies drink free, Guys get $2.00 Bud and Bud Light, Crowd is 18 and up, and the DJ plays a mix of great music. If the crowd gets too dense for you, you can always head out to the large patio area or upstairs to the comfortable couch seating.
A front view of Red Tails with outdoor seating on a patio area that wraps around to the side of the building. This is a great place to hang out to get some air or have a smoke. There is no smoking inside Red Tails, but you will find plenty of ashtrays outside and you can purchase beer outside as well.
The band Re-Form performs on stage for the crowd. You can see Re-Form at Red Tails every Saturday night. The music is loud and the sound is great.
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