I have a hard time loving Tempe bars (esp since Mill Ave dominates that scene) However Stray Cat was a good time!
Tuesday night is the night to go! $5 for unlimited wells and drafts from 8:30 to 9:30. Its not terribly crowded either (somehow people don't know how great this is) so you can easily get refills etc before time runs out. But don't be too sad because once 9 30 rolls around they have great drink specials. $3 long islands etc etc.
They serve food all night too. The Ghost Pepper wings were AWESOME. I love spicy hot food and the bartender kept warning us about these wings- even gave us plastic gloves to eat them with- warned us about going to the bathroom afterwards without a thorough hand washing. They were sooo good! Yes, they were hot but they still had flavor, which is really hard to find in 'super hot foods'. Granted I had my fair share of alcohol coursing though my veins. So take what you may from the Ghost Pepper Wings review.
Its a big place with lots of different areas including a DJ/dance area. The DJ's are awesome - especially Julio- Totally a hipster vibe there - along the lines of Timeout Lounge and Yucca. Everyone there is super friendly in the best way... not like 'I am a predator that just wants to take you home with me so I will pretend to care what your name is' or 'I am a creepy man that will roofie your cosmo when you look away' ... but rad people that can hold conversations. Always bodes well for a bar when they tend to draw a cool crowd of people.
GREAT FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC, PEOPLE and FUN!!! Go to Stray Cat!!!!