Huskies Restaurant and Bar is located in Storrs, CT on the University of Connecticut’s campus. It is a spacious bar with a pool table located in the front of house and a large bar and dance floor in the back, so you shouldn’t have to worry about waiting in line too long or not getting in at all. Bonus: the first 100 people only pay a five-dollar cover while the rest will have to pay seven.

So, if you are not a fan of spending a lot of money when you go out, such as myself, then this is definitely the spot for you. It has events from Thursday- Saturday nights that are called “Nickel Nights” where you can get four drinks for one dollar. Yes, you read that right; you only need one dollar to make four times as many bad decisions, a total steal! When you walk in, the bouncer will give you one plastic cup that you have to keep throughout the night and you won’t be given a new one when you get a new drink, so make sure you don’t lose it!

I would say that the first 30 minutes spent at this bar consisted of my friends and I chugging as many vodka cranberries as fast as physically possible, thankfully it was nothing new for us veterans of the craft. Since the cups are pretty tiny you needed at least three to feel like you were drinking a full cocktail. At one point, random people were just asking if I wanted to hop in on their drink order, because why not get your full dollars worth? You can meet a lot of new people this way and it’s just a fun environment to be in.

Would I come back? Obviously, next question. It cheap, spacious, fun AND the DJ plays great songs to sing to, mostly current songs but some throwbacks mixed in, which I always appreciate. Huskies definitely gets a 10/10 in my book.

Hannah Kate