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| - My buddies and I decided to hit up the west side last night and visited Margaritaville. It was one of the most fun nights out that I have had in quite some time.
We got there and lucked out and were able to get a table in the bar area that was in a prime location with views of everything going on. From there on, the night just kept getting better and better.
I'll start with the food. Everything that we ordered (peel n' eat shrimp, tortilla soup, jambalaya, fish tacos, and the "cheeseburger in paradise") were excellent. Our server was one of the friendliest, coolest girls that we have ever met, and made sure that there was never an empty bottle of beer on our table.
As for the atmosphere, this was a tale of two worlds. As the night began for us (right around 8:00), it seemed like the complete opposite of a night out in the Scottsdale area. There were actually more girls in the place out and about and having fun than there were guys. Plenty of cute girls (not a single one fitting the "Scottsdale" mold) from all walks of life outnumbered the guys by a 3:1 ratio. I'm so used to heading out to places where it is just a sausage-fest with all the guys there that I almost didn't know what to do with myself. And the dudes that were there were normal as well, very casually dressed and just there having a good time with the group of people they came with. Plus people weren't there trying to pick up on folks and act all cool, but rather there just to enjoy a night out. Then, almost as the clock struck midnight, things changed. Suddenly it seemed that the place filled up with the "Scottsdale crowd," meaning girls all done up and dudes that looked (and acted) like complete douche bags. It turned into a sausage fest full of people normally found on the other side of town. After viewing ridiculous and immature behavior by the new crowd, we settled up and left.
The band that performed there this night was AMAZING. They started at 10:00pm and played covers of popular songs from many genres of music. There was a small area down by the stage for dancing, and as the night went on more and more people were out there dancing and having a good time.
I definitely plan to make this a regular occurrence on Friday nights. The drive out from where I live in Tempe was well worth it. I'll just make sure to leave before midnight next time.
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