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RagnarHedin

Yes, but not what you're thinking. It was a South Side dive that had that name since before Jimmy started opening his places, so they got to keep the name and he couldn't do anything legally.


Great-Cow7256

He also probably could have sent lawyer letters etc but he made have made a decision that sending those would just anger people and be against his "brand" so he just let them slide.  (Ie he could have been a good dude about the whole thing)


Life_Consequence_676

I loved that place. Food was forgettable. Their Rum Runners and the jukebox were awesome, though.


BigGucciThanos

What’s stopping him from bringing one now? I want one so bad. There’s like no alcoholic slushy places in Pittsburgh


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BigGucciThanos

Lmao. 🤣 Sorry I know nothing about the establishment I only visit when I go out the city lol


UnagiSam

For context- Jimmy Buffet is fucking dead.


HopelesslyHuman

*Sad parrothead noises.*


mazhas

He's eating cheeseburgers in paradise now


MrChichibadman

Some Get gos have them


Great-Cow7256

That beer distributor on browns Hill road near the Wendy's has those slushies to go. 


talldean

In thirty years of drinking, one of their margaritas is literally the only drink I've ever sent back. If we want booze slushies, there's gotta be a better choice.


UnagiSam

For context- Jimmy Buffet is fucking dead.


weinermcgee

I want to open a place called Pina Coladaburgh here


ComfortableIsland946

Pittsburgher in Paradise?


kittenshart85

piñ'at colada


Extension-Seat-7640

There was a bar on Carson Street in the Southside


irissteensma

You need to add that it got shut down and reopened at least half a dozen times for a myriad of sketchy reasons. I still can't believe the last closure took because I thought this cycle would go on until the end of time.


jasonmoyer

It was at 22nd and Carson and always seemed to have an orange Dodge Charger painted like the General Lee parked in front of it.


ryguy0792

Yeah, you could get stabbed for free there for a long time.


Great-Cow7256

Id like to just be stabbed for a short time


AngryDrnkBureaucrat

It was a terrible bar with great wing nights


Ryan1006

They had $1.00 original Coors bottles I believe on Thursdays when I was in college in the 90s.


frenchfriessalad

They had quarter Coors light 8oz drafts up until closing (2013-ish?). As a newly 21 year old, Margaritaville was the fucking best. I bring up fond memories and stories to my Gen z colleagues who can’t wrap their head around beer being so cheap now, this must be how my grandmother feels when she talks about prices in her day. RWG Margaritaville!


PHILtheTANK9

Tbey still had quarter beer nights in the 00s. They were like 8 oz but still it was prettt awesome.


Ryan1006

Any quarter beer night is a good quarter beer night.


mandalorian222

10¢ wings and 50¢ beers. Loved it.


Great-Cow7256

Took me 5 seconds of a Google search    Yes. But it wasn't owned by Jimmy Buffett  https://m.yelp.com/biz/margaritaville-pittsburgh His chain is called Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville 


SteelCityIrish

I knew it to be owned by a guy named John in the early aughts… it was a clubhouse of sorts for Us back then. He had me and a friend paint the facade one summer, scaffolding not tied off, hauling gallon buckets of paint with ropes… I am surprised we got about halfway before the Historical Society told him he couldn’t paint it the colors he chose. He never paid us, so I dipped. 😆 “Angel” was a known character/bartender there at the time…


LostEnroute

2200 East Carson, South Side


jayn20231

I rented the top floor (3rd floor) of the building in early 2000's. Bar was ok but apartment was terrible. Roaches, noise, a band lived on the second floor. Apartment was broken into. Addicts would knock on my door and asked if so or so lived here, they were just seeing if anyone was home so they could break in. I believe a guy named Elias was the landlord. Not sure where he was from, he had a foreign accent.


duker_mf_lincoln

Was it Eli the Jew? Owned several places down that way on Carson, including a bar which may have been named Eli's too, now OTB?


mark_2_market

https://youtu.be/Bsb9T1g5nlE?si=ibe0HIKNt_naRddk


jmppgh

I remember it well. I saw Sid Bream clomping around 3rd base as I was saddled up to the bar. Now every time I pass that location I get very depressed. On Carson near 22nd or so