Elite Event: Tailgate at Fitzgerald’s

I had a TON of fun sampling all of the appetizers and catching the game on the big screen. Even though I’m still a fan in training (I’m a total n00b to the football point system), I STILL wore a Panthers jersey and enjoyed all of the tackles. I didn’t get a chance to try Skeehole due to my horrible, preexisting sports’ skills (I’m the world’s worst beer pong player). Next time, maybe I will try… As for the $ 18 helmet beers, they were super entertaining to look. Wish one of the Elite attendees was brave enough to try one! ;)
My favorite appetizers were the jalapeño poppers (perfect heat and flavor) and the crispy onion rings with the creamy, avocado ranch dipping sauce. Speaking of dipping sauces, there was some sort of sausage gravy dip that was next to the big pretzels that was HELLA good. Like, I couldn’t stop dipping everything in it. Gravy on all of the things!
The bartender was utterly amazing, quickly retrieving Redd’s Apple Ciders and Coors Light for my boyfriend and I, with a fantastic personality (reminded me of my youngest brother, for some reason). His suggestion of having a Fireball shot (cinnamon liquor) poured into a Redd’s Apple Cider was the most fantabulous idea ever — spicy, sweet cider that tasted like autumn. Yum…
Thanks for the fun event, Lauryn! I look forward to many more in the future! :D

This event was everything I could ever want in an elite event. Let’s count the ways.
1. More food than I could ever hope to eat (that’s saying a lot), and delicious on top of that, from the jalapeño poppers, to the buffalo chicken dip and the pork nachos. Yum, yum and more yum.
2. A never-​ending supply of beer. The bartender was incredible. as soon as my glass got down to less than ¼ filled, he was ready on hand to get me another delicious Redd’s apple ale. I might’ve went a little overboard, with 5 pints in all, but hey, Mimi was driving, cut me some slack! My new favorite cider I have to say. I just bought a 12 pack of it this week.
3. Football! Fitzgerald’s is a great spot to watch the game, with big screen TVs hanging on every inch of wall. They’ve got the full NFL package so any game you want to watch is available.
4. An event in Chapel Hill. ‘Bout time I spared myself the 45 minute drive to downtown Raleigh.
5. Unilocal bouncy balls! Brings me back to my childhood.
My only regret is not trying my hand at skeehole, because it looked like lots of fun. But I was too invested in my football games. I’m glad we got buy-​one-​get-​one-​free apps coupons because now it gives me an incentive to come back for more gameday apps and a pitcher of Redd’s. Huge kudos to Fitzgerald’s for spoiling us Unilocalers and major major props to Lauryn for knocking it out of the park (or scoring a touchdown?) on another super fun Unilocal event.

This event was a lot of fun – and it was my first Elite Event! It was a great idea to do a September football-​themed event! Fitzgerald’s proved to be a great host/​venue. There were plenty of TVs so almost everyone had their game on (and due to the great diversity of fans, that’s quite a feat!). The back room was perfect for the size of the group and had easy access to the patio. The waiters/​bartenders were really friendly and helpful.
Thanks for the great event!

I could not think of a better situation for me for my first Unilocal Elite Event. football, great food, cold beer, and better yet awesome people. I will admit I am not someone who often heads into Chapel Hill, but I am glad I did this time as the venue was awesome. Both had that old time pub feeling as well as a modern sports bar. Loved seeing everyone in their «Sunday best» even if there were not any other Bucs fans (we are in NC so not really a shocker).
The Staff was very attentive, the outside patio was comfortable, and best of all, all the Unilocalers I met were very welcoming. I am looking forward to my next Elite event were me being the «way to serious football fan» that I am will not keep me from meeting even more of the great Unilocalers in the Triangle.

This event was pretty sweet. It didn’t focus on wearing silly costumes, and it was in Chapel Hill. Those are two things that will keep me returning to Elite events.
Fitzgerald’s is also a leg up from the previous Irish pub iteration: Kildare’s. It’s a touch classier, and it is an actual sports bar. Tons of screens. Big fan. The bartenders who work here are all friendly, too. Thanks for setting up a great event!

What a fun way to kick off NFL time! It was great to get together with fellow Unilocal Elite with our football jerseys and get to try out Fitzgerald’s in Chapel Hill. I like the place! Our bartender definitely made sure we were well taken care of and had everything we needed beverage wise. You had TVs in any direction you wanted to look, great eats, and Coors Light/Redd’s to enjoy… how could you go wrong? It definitely got my football Sunday started right.
Bottom line: Another great event! Big huge thanks to LC and Fitzgerald’s for this one. I plan on going out sometime in the future and enjoying this Irish pub again.

My favorite things about fall: scarves, boots, everything laced with pumpkin, oh… and football. Loved getting a chance to hang out and be overwhelmed by a bagillion TVs at Fitzgerald’s on the first Sunday of the season.
I followed instructions and had a meal prior to the party, so I was too full to take part in many of the snacks. But I did enjoy my Redd’s, as well as the big pretzels and onion rings. Loved having the back room to ourselves so that Unilocaler’s could mingle/​heckle. We ended up being that table obsessively checking our phones to see our Fantasy Football progress, but we had a great time!

Though my undergrad college is pretty big on football, for many reasons I’ve actually never went to a bar to watch a game. Ever. I never got into footballs and the only time I went to a super bowl party I fell asleep. With that said, I’ve always wanted to go to a bar for a game to experience the crowd and the excitement. Needlessly to say I was pretty excited for the event.
To kick off (I try…) my afternoon, I started with Redd’s Apple. It was delicious. So delicious that I was gulping it down like no other. The food at Fitgerald’s was also great. I think I got to sample all of the items on their game day menu and I enjoyed every single one of them
The sweetness of the sauce drizzled on top and the creaminess balanced out the heat of the jalapeño poppers perfectly. I definitely went back and got another one.
My roommate enjoyed the sliders very much. We both love how they use apple slaw instead of regular slaw in the sliders. I thought the sliders were yummy by itself already, but when I tried it with their bbq sauce, it elevated the sliders to another level!
I was a bit hesitant to try the nachos (? umm sorry I was too busy stuffing my face than to look at the menu carefully.) I think it’s hard to serve dishes like nachos because chips could get soggy easily. I got luck and they brought out new ones when we went to get food. At first I thought it would just taste like any other nachos. I was pleasantly surprised when I took my first bit that they used the same kind of pork they had in the sliders. The pork was sweet which added another dimension to the nachos that I am used to.
The buffalo chicken dip was a bit too salty to my taste, but then again it is a dip. My roommate loved it though!
The soft pretzel was good as well. I can never say no to carbs with cheesy dip!
I personally was not in love with the onion rings. I thought the batter was a bit thick.
In additional to the food, Lauren C. also arranged face painting and skeetball for us. Since I don’t follow football, I decided that I will get my frineds’ teams on my cheeks. I ended up with the patriots on my left and dolphins on my right. Yeah… I don’t follow football as my friend told me that I am the only person ever to have these two teams together! (ha) I was a bit nervous with face painting, but they both came out rather cute! She even added glitters on them! wooot!
Last but not least, we went outside to check out what is this new frenzy skeetball. We played a game, though I lost but it was definitely fun!
Thank you Lauren C and Fitzgeral’s for such a fun sunday!
on a side note, they have beer tower on every table. I kept thinking how fun it would be to get a group of my friends and do that.

I had a really good time at this Elite event! I will admit I am not a big football fan, however, I still enjoyed getting to try a new spot and can see how this would definitely be the perfect place for watching games.
We had the back room to ourselves and the walls were covered with plenty of TVs. Most of the TVs had different games on. The service was very friendly and attentive and Josh and I started with ordering up a complimentary Coors Light (for him) and Redd’s Apple (for me). I was pleasantly surprised by the Redd’s Apple. It was really tasty and we were told that it actually had fewer calories than the similar apple ciders that are widely available. I can also recommend the Fitz’s Crush. I ordered this drink as well and it reminded me a lot of an Orange Crush, and only $ 3 on Sundays!
We were also treated to a generous spread of foods off Fitzgerald’s Game-​Day menu. I tried most of the offerings that were available, but the winners for me were the buffalo chicken dip, the onion rings (especially with the avocado ranch dressing that came with them), the jalapeño poppers and the homemade chips! They also offered pretzels, nachos and some pulled-​pork sliders. The menu was the perfect accompaniment for watching sports.
Face painting was also available and they had beer pong and Skeehole set up outside. It was a fun party that got me excited for the upcoming fall sports season! We will be sure to check out Fitzgerald’s to catch a game again if we are in the area. Thanks to everyone involved in making this a fun Sunday afternoon!

Football, food & fun done Unilocal style. .. this is the way to start off the season!
Enjoyed seeing the Unilocal elite sporting the colors and jerseys of their favorite teams/​players. Great location in the back room of Fitzgerald’s. Plenty of HDTV’s with multiple games going. Really liked the huge multi screen setup behind the bar.
Great game day food options. I think the pretzels and mustard were delicious., and the buffalo chicken dip had enough heat to get my attention (just as I like).
Had to experience Skeehole, and after a few rounds I wasn’t totally awful. Like this new game idea and hope the company doing it is successful.
Weather was great and made the event even more enjoyable. Thanks to CM Lauryn, Fitzgerald’s, the face painter, Redd’s Coors, the skeehole folks, and the Unilocal folks that attended.