Yacht Club, located at 530 Wisconsin St., is another one of Lawrence, Kansas's pride and joys. Sitting off the beaten path a little (you want to turn North off Sixth when on the same corner as the Subway), this bar and grill provides the perfect game day experience and is also a great place to go and let off a little steam.
Yacht Club not only features great drink and food specials, it is also the only place in town that boasts "beer towers." These behemoths of beer sit in the middle of the table, inlcude their own spiggot, and hold between 1 and 3 liters of beer (you can order however much you want). Once it comes out, just work your way to the bottom and start all over again. But on game days get one early. They are limited in number and once grabbed by a group, they don't free up quickly.
Overall the food and drinks are great. The burgers are big and juicy, the fries are crisp and hot, and the rest of the food on the menu is great. If undecided when you get there try the chili cheese tots, they won't let you down.
The service there is also A+. Like many other bars and restaurants in Lawrence, the servers are probably 100% college students who are eager to serve you (remember to tip for the starving students!). They are happy to see and are quick to provide all the libations you need to get through the game.
One final note on the Yacht Club that might push you toward checking it out. In addition to all the fun times you can have on your own, it has also been known to be a hangout of the KU men's basketball coaches (and the players occasionally eat there too), so you in addition to having a great beer, you might get to chat up Bill Self! In fact, last night after the KU K-State men's basketball game the four hosts of ESPN's College Gameday, Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas, Reece Davis, and Hubert Davis were hanging out having a post-game drink.
Overall I give the Yacht Club 5 out of 5 stars.
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