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Best places to watch the NCAA tournament with your pants on

March 19, 2015 | Melissa Rowland Whisnant | Around Town
Best places to watch the NCAA tournament with your pants on

What's better than watching your favorite team battle it out on the basketball court? Watching your favorite team with friends at a local bar-and-grill. Here are our picks for best places to watch the NCAA tournament:

Shorty's Pizza Shack
If Baylor is your team, you can't beat the energy of a Shorty's crowd cheering on the Bears! Open for lunch and dinner, and easy on the wallet if you plan to stay a while.

Today: Happy Hour 3pm-close
$1.50 Pepperoni & Cheese Slices
$0.50 OFF Pints & Cans
$2.00 Margaritas & Sangrias
$0.50 OFF other slices

Daily Lunch Specials
$5.50 for 2 Slices, Drink  |  1 Slice, Salad, Drink OR  |  Chili-cheese dog, Fries, Drink
$6.50 for 1-topping Pizza Pillow, Salad, Drink

Dancing Bear Pub
Another great spot for Baylor fans!

Today: Opening at NOON in time for the Baylor game. They'll have the big screen up, and Oasis Texas Brewing Company (Austin) is taking over the tap with their Meta Modern Session IPA. Oasis is a gravity fed brewery, so you'll probably need pair it with some amazing Nacho Mamas from Food for Thought. Baked in the pizza oven and loaded with veggies and cheese and FFT's amazing smoky salsa - my perfect gameday food!

George's
With two locations and tons of TVs, George's is a no-brainer for gameday.

Today: $5.99 lunch 11am-3pm
Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti, Italian green beans, Salad
$3 Big-O  |  $3.50 Big-O Margarita
 
Torchy's Tacos
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Amazing tacos, a full bar and (in my humble opinion) the best queso in town!
 
Today: "The Kingpin" Taco-of-the-Month
Pork carnitas simmered with green chiles and topped with black beans, fried plantains, sour cream, Cotija cheese, pickled onions, and cilantro. Served with avacado sauce on a flour tortilla. I tried this bad boy on Sunday and it was, as they say at Torchy's, damn good.
 
Our pick for the liveliest place to watch all the night games. Sip a hand crafted cocktail, grab a taco from the food truck out back, and enjoy free darts and pool during commercials!
 
Tonight: Drink specials 4pm-close
$2 Bottles & Drafts  |  $3 Wells  |  $5 Muddlepuckers (signature cocktail)