Mickey’s Hangover

I guess this place closed down (just like everything else on that corner) but I am crossing my fingers that it re opens again soon. That is why I decided to write this review.
My wife and I go here for brunch. We love it. Ingredients are fresh and the menu is constantly changing. The bloody mary is the best in the valley.
One thing I don’t agree with is their fried chicken is not that good. It’s their special Sunday thing and it’s only available for a few hours. It’s so so.
Other than that, everything on the brunch menu I can vouch for. This place is a little break from everything else in Snottsdale. The portions are not overwhelming, but you eat everything on your plate and you are full This place would get a solid 5 stars if it was cheaper and they hired better servers. The server Pamela is the only good server there.

Update: I decided to check a little further in to the rumors that Mickey’s was closing up shop and found a couple of things… 1) They were finishing up repairs/​updates as of my visits over the last two weeks, 2) They closed their doors on 07/​31/​2009 and put up a sign saying RIP, 3) the owner is searching for a buyer for this and his other spot in Scottsdale.
From what I can find, it doesn’t even seem that the employee’s knew they were shutting down. Certainly nothing was said on either my visits over the last 10 or so days. Such a loss to the HH options in Scottsdale!: (
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The reporting of Mickey’s demise was premature. It was in fact undergoing significant repairs and renovations (although I saw no major improvements during my visit two weeks ago).
It has re-​opened and is back to its perfectly odd and inviting self. :)

I think he knew. I think when Mickey first put his burger on the menu he knew it would be the finest in Scottsdale. I think he had a hunch it would be the best burger in Arizona. And I don’t think this review will surprise him at all.
Upon walking in to Mickey’s at 2am (not an error), I was expecting an average burger at best. I think Mickey knew this as well. And when it came… It looked like an average burger at best. I think Mickey knew this as well. I think Mickey also had a feeling — maybe not as strong as some of the others he’s had, but still a strong one — that a burger conessuier such as myself would be BLOWN AWAY by this burger… and that I would be inspired to write this review right now.
Kudos Mickey, you were absolutely right.
Your simple friendly bar possesses the best burger in Arizona… and ill be back to grub one again and again and again. But I think you already knew that too.

I’ve been to Mickey’s a few times. It always seems like a good idea after a night of club-​hopping; but they do have some problems that they should work on:
1) The whole floor tilts. Everywhere inside the establishment, and even the outside patio, kind of lists like the deck of a ship on a stormy sea. It’s really unstable, and I’m forced to hold onto the wall (or other people) for balance.
2) The toilets in the bathrooms move. They kind of swivel from side-​to-​side, causing me to miss my aim – sometimes badly.
3) Speaking of restrooms, the signs denoting «male» and «female» are not quite large enough to avoid unnecessary – and embarrassing – ventures into the wrong area. I’m thinking a 3′ x 5′ neon sign on each door should do the trick.
4) The people there are blurry. It’s probably the lighting, but it’s really hard to tell the group of people you arrived with apart from any other random group sitting about. This causes me to sometimes stumble clumsily into conversations that I have no business being in, or perhaps steal a nibble from the wrong plate of food. Awkward.
5) They have subliminal messages hidden in the music or artwork (or somewhere?) that convince me that smoking is a good idea. I don’t smoke normally, but at Mickey’s I cannot seem to stop myself. I always find myself bumming a cigarette from someone and lighting up. I resent this sort of manipulative conduct.
6) The food is good, and I greatly enjoy eating it at the time, but later on, in the wee hours of the night, it doesn’t want to stay down inside of me. Can’t explain it, but I do know from experience that their tasty Artichoke & Spinach Dip doesn’t taste so good the second time around.
Overall, Mickey’s is a great place to go after a night of partying in Scottsdale, but if they worked on the above issues it would be even better. I recommend you stop by some night and check it out. …And if you’re lucky I won’t be there.

Maybe, this place isnt the greatest… I dunno I just love the inside lighting and the juke box and the couches!
The ambience just does it for me. even going outside to watch the crowds going by is fun.
Never had the food so it might suck for all I know, but I just love sitting on those couches ordering drinks from the punk-​esque waitresses.
If I lived around there it would be my hang out fo sho,

Ain’t a damn thing wrong with this place. Well… there probably is. We went on Christmas, so it was nice and empty, with cheap drinks, an accessible pool table, and a good atmosphere.
I’m sure it’s often filled to the brim with unpleasant individuals on non-​holiday weekends. And that may or may not be cool.
Highly recommended on Christmas.

I went back to Mickey’s today for the first time since February. They have changed their happy hour to only drinks… and nachos or something. Half-​off all food was their biggest selling point. Plus, they changed their menus, and now they look dumb. I’ve been very disillusioned by the whole experience.
At least the cheese fries and wings are still delish.

A couple of years ago I was in love with this place. It felt like one of the few unpretentious bars in Old Town, with the old, ratty furniture and chill vibe. Plus the late-​night food hit the spot after a long evening of drinking. Also, Mickeys used to be THE hands-​down number one spot to watch Ohio State football. I was amazed at the turn-​out of Buckeye fans who showed up faithfully on Saturdays decked out in every type of OSU t-​shirt, jersey, hat, and flip flop imaginable.
Now, the love is gone and I just have a so-​so feeling about Mickeys. Football Saturdays have gone downhill. They changed their formula for the Road Grater Bloody Marys, from amazing to downright awful. I’ve noticed that the football crowd has gotten much smaller, and apparently next year they’re gonna start charging money to reserve a couch on game days. Greedy bastards. They also charge a cover on Fri/​Saturday nights, and I don’t think it’s worth paying to get in.
I do enjoy their food, which is a step above what most bars have. Yay, sweet potato fries! The turkey sandwich and pizzas are pretty good. And they now have breakfast on football Saturdays and a Sunday brunch, with stuffed French toast, a really good egg sandwich with turkey and avocados, and some other stuff.
Basically it’s still an okay place, but I think they got too greedy and it was better before they remodeled. The old furniture was much better than the pleather booths that stick to the back of your thighs. Oh, and I must mention that inside it smells really gross sometimes, like gallons of beer have been soaking into the carpet for an eternity. Just so you know.

Oh Mickeys I love you now… only because you have the best pizza I could find at 3am… I needed to sober up and I couldn’t think of a better place.

Best wings I’ve had in AZ since Minder Binders closed shop. That’s all I really need to know in order to be a fan. I see no point in mentioning any other details.
I’ve only been there at weird hours, never when it’s crowded. Off-​peak it was a great, non-​pretentious place to eat.

PBR. Mad Dog ²⁰⁄₂₀. What!!! I was a witness to someone drinking Milwaukee’s Best Light. Damn son. I guess if youre going to do it, do it cheap.
Get there early if you’re going on Saturday morning for the game, it fills up quick. All in all, it is was it is. An Ohio bar, watching football, peeps getting sliggity sloppt. Most are still drunk from the night before. Makes for good people watching practice. Make friends with your neighbors when you find a seat. They could be from Ohio and a new person to be «besties» with.
Nice! Thanks Mickey’s, you rock… and roll.

I’ve been here twice. Once while underage and a very nice out-​of-​towner slipped the bouncer a 20 to let me and my sister and friend in during the NCAA football championship game a few years ago. And another time as a last minute stop for some food, finally of age. And didn’t pay cover.
I had fun both times. Yeah it’s a little bit of a dive, but it’s a fun change of pace.

You can’t go wrong with Mickey’s. Well, for the most part.
When it’s 2 in the morning, you’re hungry and you don’t care what your food tastes like – Mickey’s is your place.
Cheap beer.
Cheap food.
And a mother effing cheapskate owner who needs to stop charging a cover for no good effing reason. Your place is not a nightclub, buddy. It’s an average effing bar where people go to hang with friends and buy booze.

I like it, I like it a lot.
Of course, I rode my bike up there. I seem to be biking my way through South Scottsdale mildly inebriated. Somebody has to do it.
Cool bar, good happy hour, chill people there.
Decent drinks, the bartender was too busy to get me my 2^nd drink before happy hour was over, which sucked, but was not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things.
I had fun. People there were friendly and fun to talk to. I got there during happy hour, and it was a mix of all ages. I had the chicken rolls and the sweet potato fries for my dinner. Both were greasy, but super delicious. This is not health food people. It is good greasy bar food.
You may not meet your fiancé there, but you can have have fun and get a little sauced. So if you want to go to a fun, laid back, bar go to Mickey’s Hangover.

Mickey’s Hangover is a decent bar. I really like the outside patio for the nice Scottsdale nights. The biggest drawback to me about this place is that they only have two pool tables. Oh yeah. And it smells like puke inside. Now, I understand this is a club, but isn’t there something that can be done about the smell?
On the particular night we went, there were two douchebags who insisted on playing pool on the table me, my friends, and another group of people were playing on. One of those rude assholes took it upon himself to sit his short, fat ass in front of me on the arm rest to the couch I was sitting on. Needless to say, I was more than a little pissed off at the rudeness of the guy. I mean, I understand that you’re short and fat but just because your life is miserable doesn’t mean you need to pass that off onto others.
Excuse me for my ranting and raving. Mickey’s also has great wings and really nice waitresses. Both the drinks and the service were consistently good. All in all a good place to hang out, but not great. I’d go back.

Referring to Mickey’s as a «dive bar» is like referring to Princeton as a «secondary school». Its a lazily, flaccid description for a bar with a fist-​full of moxie. Their Bloody Marys alone feature a fucking brawny-​assed, gigantic totem pole of man-​meat. Well, not «man meat», but meat-​fit-​for-​a-​man. You get the point.
Look, the main point is that no «dive bar» is gonna be serving yo ass peppers and salami in a $ 5 tomato Slurpee.
People often mistake «kitsch» as «obsolete» and these these are the type of people who would use the word «psych!», and grease their side-​hair back after swindling you into a fake low-​five.
And i would like to agree with their lowly opinions of Mickey’s, but then, I wouldn’t want to be wrong also.
If you’ve ever been to Welcome to the Johnson’s in the Lower East Side, and moreover, enjoyed yourself there, then Mickey’s is your Arizona equivalent. Think of it as, Welcome to the Merriweather’s. Scottsdale name, New York kitsch.
So, their bar service is kinda tough, but once there, they have a kickass selection of brews both ironic and sincere. You want an Old Style followed by a Boddington’s? Where else but Mickey’s?
Their kitchen is open late, which, for the love of all that is holy, is impossible to find in this three-​bedroom-​two-​bath-​house of a town.
Even better, their food is goooood. I mean, heart palpitating good when you consider how delish bar food REALLY CAN be at 2 am. No, it ain’t Capital Grille, get over it, but their wings, fries, chix tenders, et all hit the f’ing spot when you’ve had too many Jamisons (or Jäger/​Patron shots for the resident middle schoolers).
They just recently seemed to have remodeled their patio, which looks really great, but lost most of its charm. Still, space to move and a decent spot to smoke outside beats a macramé couch, or whatever, every day of the week.
Anyway. I like this place. They lose a star for making me pay $ 3 for a pretty tame DJ and for hosting Ohio State functions. Fuck em. Go Horns.

Mickey’s brings out all the very tackiest parts of me. I know I have a tendency to kitsch, and I know I have to be careful. But a place like Mickey’s makes it really hard. I WANT that tattered green velveteen couch. I NEED that round gold velvet booth. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD can I take that coffee table home with me?
For the bar itself… ok service, weak pours, and a crowd that’s noticeably younger than me. But I don’t care, as long as I’m smooshed into a corner of an awesome couch.

A diamond in the rough (i.e. Scottsdale).
The furniture makes it feel like your having a drink in your Grandma’s basement … and it works! Very cool.
They sell Mad Dog ²⁰⁄₂₀ IN THE BAG! How kewl is that?
And the pizza’s great.

Oh, sure I’ll pay a cover to sit on couches found next to a dumpster and drink a diet soda. I’d love to. And can I have a shitty overpriced burger and greasy fries too? And can you fuck up my order and take forever to get it to me? Thanks! Oh — and please treat me like shit. I love that. You’re the best Mickey’s
Seriously — fuck this place. It’s full of all the south-​scottsdale douchefucks that are too cool to go grab a slice of pizza or a cheesesteak or a taco. People who aren’t quite ready to go home yet, and still want to be seen and pay cover charges to get in somewhere so they feel exclusive and hip.
It’s not the dirtiest place in town or anything… and it’s kinda cool the first few times you go… a unique little after hours burger joint that isn’t Denny’s or fast food. It’s nowhere near being cool like Mel’s Drive-​in in Hollywood though and once the ‘new’ wears off for you, you’ll realize it’s just a dump full of drunk people.
There’s always some drunk idiot that hops over the fence/​wall and gets thrown out. There’s always people looking for that last minute hookup they couldn’t find at the bars so they don’t go home empty handed. It’s not safe to be driving near this place because people think a grilled cheese will help them pass a breathalyzer. The people who work there treat everyone like garbage assuming everyone is a drunk idiot and won’t notice. It’s aggrivating if you’re not so drunk you won’t notice. The girls that work here are hot, but honestly you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting a hot girl in Scottsdale… so what.
I want to give this place a 2.5 (but that’s not an option)… it’s not a horrible place to go and sometimes I’ve been glad it’s there… Mickey’s just isn’t as great as everyone makes it out to be.

great dive bar… good place to start your night or end your night… they have a great happy hour… I think it is half price apps and some sort of beer special… the only time i would not go is college football saturdays since it is the Ohio State bar of Scottsdale…
Sarah is dead on about the atmosphere… it is totally a throwback