The Mont makes list of Best College Bars

[8timechamps]

Really, they just listed the best bars at the top 25 ranked football schools: Here's the LINK (http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-college-bars?ir=rr_highlight).

Bonus: They mentioned the queso at The Mont!

[okiewaker]

Not real fond of their food but the queso is outstanding,,,great atmosphere too.

[Boomer.....]

There's nothing wrong with a swirl and some queso, but I wouldn't think of it as a best college bar in Norman much less the nation.

[8timechamps]

Agree with both of the above comments. I had no problem drinking at The Mont, and I think everyone knows they have good queso, but I was surprised it made the list for the best bar in Norman.

Eskimo Joes made the list for OSU, and that seemed right to me. I've never really spent much time in Stoolwater, so that and Hideaway are about the only places I've been.

[SoonerBBall]

The Mont's service is atrocious. I have never been at a bar where the waitstaff was as rude and disinterested.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

The couple of times I went, it was OK and I enjoyed myself with friends..If that's one of the best, the scene out there must be terrible.

[SanJoaquinSooner]

Good to hear the Mont got better.

[yermom]

i've never had problems with The Mont, but it's not THAT special in Norman

[SoonerStormchaser]

In my 11 years of living in Norman, I never once went to the Mont or O'Connells...even when I was a student.

And yet I survived...

[the_ouskull]

The Mont's service is atrocious. I have never been at a bar where the waitstaff was as rude and disinterested.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[fadada1]

Used to hit the swamp in Gainesville whilst in grad school at UF - 'bout twice a week. Fantastic wings... And the scenery was world-class.

[8timechamps]

i've never had problems with The Mont, but it's not THAT special in Norman

What's the best place to go in Norman nowadays?

It's been a looooong time since I was there for anything other than a game.

[sooneron]

The Mont makes it because it is pretty much the Norman institution, thanks to O'Connell's being domained. It's popularity, like many bars, ebbs and flows. One minute it's thick with students, the next year it's not. Kids are fickle. The queso is good and the swirls are too on a hot day... or cold. It's sort of a rite of passage for so many that went to OU. You go there, have your queso and swirl and write some **** about an ex in the books. The best place to sit is really on either side of the fireplace in the corner booths. The mister system outside can make a hot day unbearable. I hate/love the place.

[SoonerBBall]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

No doubt. It must have taken you a hell of a lot of cocaine to enjoy an evening spent at the Mont.

[yermom]

What's the best place to go in Norman nowadays?

It's been a looooong time since I was there for anything other than a game.

i don't know. they kinda all run together anymore... i guess the impression of campus bars drops a bit when you have lived here and worked on campus or been in school forever

i haven't had the queso or a swirl in probably too long though.

McNellie's and The Garage downtown are cool, and likely new in the timeframe since you have been here, i'm guessing. I haven't been to Das Boot Camp yet, but people seem to like it. it's like a smaller, cheaper Royal Bavaria

[GDC]

I was not part of any kind of "in" crowd but I always liked the Library, and Bison Witches was ok.

[yermom]

oh, i forgot about Blu

i always seem to get dragged there for some reason, so i guess it's pretty popular, and somewhat new? to me at least. i remember it as Tony Marbell's

trivia at Bison Witches was fun, and the pizza at The Library is really good

[BajaOklahoma]

I miss the Jock Strap.

[Boomer.....]

oh, i forgot about Blu

i always seem to get dragged there for some reason, so i guess it's pretty popular, and somewhat new? to me at least. i remember it as Tony Marbell's

trivia at Bison Witches was fun, and the pizza at The Library is really good

I remember it as Cosina De Mino.

[yermom]

i was trying to remember what it was before that :D

[sooneron]

I remember when it was Red Parrot!

[KantoSooner]

Damn! I waited tables at the Red Parrot.

[GDC]

I haven't been to Das Boot Camp yet, but people seem to like it. it's like a smaller, cheaper Royal Bavaria

I have to try it then, because I spent a lot of time at Royal Bavaria. I just don't get to Norman much anymore. I remember seeing The King holding court at Benvnuti's bar more than once...

[8timechamps]

I remember when it was Red Parrot!

I got sick after eating at the Red Parrot once. Actually, I was drunk, then ate food from the Red Parrot...I guess that's different. I don't think I ever actually ate at the Red Parrot.

The things you do when you're young and stupid.

[yermom]

I have to try it then, because I spent a lot of time at Royal Bavaria. I just don't get to Norman much anymore. I remember seeing The King holding court at Benvnuti's bar more than once...

it's the same owners, so the beer and stuff should all be the same

when i run into The King, it seems it's always at Pepe's. ate right next to him last week :D

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

What was the Italian place on Campus Corner where Barry and the guys would hang? Name isn't coming to me.

[Boomer.....]

Othello's