Trivia? Trivia. Trivia! I did a blog post quite a while ago about the restaurants you can attend to play trivia in Morgantown. You can easily find the same thing here: http://www.teamtriviawv.com/find-a-show/. And there's always Buffalo Wild Wings for trivia whenever you want. But here's a nice list to keep for reference!

Monday

I'm usually focused on scoping out the new restaurants, rather than paying attention to current specials going on at already established restaurants. And sure, many bars have weekly specials. But restaurants join in the fun, too. Here are some great ones. Let me know others in the comments below!

MONDAY
Black Bear Burritos - Maniac Monday special for $5. Bring in a ticket stub from any Mountaineer athletic event or West Virginia Black Bears baseball game to receive any menu item from the "Special Guests" section for five bucks.
The Wine Bar at Vintner Valley - Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Half off features: beer, wines by the glass, single mixer cocktails and pizzas.
Tropics - 25 cent wings
Ali Baba's - half-priced Mediterranean platter

TUESDAY
Table 9 - 1 Burger, 1 Bourbon, 1 Beer for $15. Each Tuesday, Table 9 crafts a special, house-ground burger with creative toppings. Order it along with a bourbon and a beer for $15.
Black Bear Burritos - Burritos and Brews for $15. Choose a "Special Guest" menu item and two West Virginia craft beers.
123 Pleasant Street - Taco Tuesday at Atomic Grill. Atomic Grill's satellite location at 123 Pleasant Street offers tacos from 5 p.m. to midnight with $3 pints of craft beers.
Mario's Fishbowl - Wing Day. Get a dozen wings and one large domestic fishbowl for $8.95. Pick your flavor - mild, medium, hot garlic, honey bbq, blazin' teriyaki, cowboy ranch, Greek and sweet chile habanero.
The Wine Bar at Vintner Valley - Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Half off features: beer, wines by the glass, single mixer cocktails and pizzas.
The Vintage Room - Half price select appetizers.
Fat Daddy's - Taco Tuesday. $1 to $2.50 tacos.

WEDNESDAY
Bartini - $2 sliders. Choose from meatball sliders, reuben sliders, buffalo chicken sliders and more.
Mario's Fishbowl - Philly and a fishbowl for $9. Also, Worm of the Week drawing at 8 p.m.
The Wine Bar at Vintner Valley - Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Half off features: beer, wines by the glass, single mixer cocktails and pizzas.
The Vintage Room - $7 select pizzas and 2-4-1 martinis.

THURSDAY
Black Bear Burritos - Burritos and Brews for $15. Choose a "Special Guest" menu item and two West Virginia craft beers.
Mario's Fishbowl - Two loaded hotdogs and a domestic draft for $8.
The Wine Bar at Vintner Valley - Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Half off features: beer, wines by the glass, single mixer cocktails and pizzas.
Bartini - Tuscan Tuesdays with all pastas half off until 8 p.m. and bottles of wine 25 percent off.
The Vintage Room - Homemade pastas served with a side salad and garlic bread for $15 and half-price bottles of wine under $75.

FRIDAY
Black Bear Burritos - New specials available at both Evansdale and Downtown locations.
The Backdoor - $5 Happy Hour Buffet. I've actually never been to this one (bucket list item?), but it boasts an all-you-can-eat buffet including pizza, wings, meatballs, pasta salad and veggie trays.
Sports Page - Happy Hour wing buffet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

SUNDAY
Sports Page - .35 cent wings.
The Wine Bar at Vintner Valley - Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Half off features: beer, wines by the glass, single mixer cocktails and pizzas.

DAILY SPECIALS
Tailpipes - Tailpipes offers a daily special burger.
Atomic Grill - Atomic Grill offers a daily special meal.

I'm usually focused on scoping out the new restaurants, rather than paying attention to current specials going on at already established restaurants (cue idea for next blog post). But there are a few weekly specials at restaurants that deserve some attention. Table 9's 1 Burger, 1 Bourbon, 1 Beer (hey George Thorogood) is one.

Table 9 features a weekly burger special every Tuesday that comes with a bourbon and a beer for a total of $15. Each week's house ground burger features something new. The one photographed up top is fresh, local beef, swiss cheese, bacon, fried egg, pickled onions, lettuce, tomato, garlic aioli on brioche with a side of fries.



Sher, local food photographer extraordinaire, never misses a Burger Tuesday. Take a look through some of the great burgers that have been offered as part of this special!

Burger w/ Red Onion Compote, Sweet Potato Planks, Mushroom Port Reduction, and Swiss
Ranchero Burger - Fire Roasted Veggies, Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, Onion, Cheddar, and Creme Fraiche


BBQ Pulled Chicken Burger with Cheddar, and Slaw

I am a bit fan of lists. I like checking things off lists; I like complete collections. I have lists of lists.

I'm sure that comes as no surprise, as I've been ticking off things on the WV's 101 Most Unique Places To Dine list and the 55 unique things to do in the Mountain State list that are sometimes seen through this blog.

This prompted me to accept the personal challenge of trying all The Custard Stand locations. I've already been to a couple: Flatwoods and Oak Hill. And since I was driving up from Logan, I drove right through Danville - another Custard Stand location.

The Danville Custard Stand is actually housed in an Exxon, but don't fret, as the restaurant actually has its own separate dining area. I think the folks who work the actual gas station also work the ice cream part, because there was no one around when I first walked up.

I looked around for a second until I saw a girl scurry over. I said hi! She half-heartedly smiled and just continued to stare at me, like "hurry up and tell me what you want." So I ordered a small chocolate cone. Easy enough, right?

I didn't love that she didn't use a glove or a napkin to hold the cone as she filled it with ice cream, as she was probably handling money at the cash register previously. But, hell, I've probably eaten worse, and this is ice cream we're talking about.

Thankfully, it's still the same ice cream I know and love. Smooth, creamy, delicious. I know the Custard Stand is big on their chili, but I just ate three THREE lunches, so ice cream was the perfect finish.

Just three more to go after this: Elkins, Mannington and Webster Springs!

Grade: B

I'm rounding the last corner on my trip to try all the drive-in restaurants in West Virginia. If you haven't been following along, West Virginia has just about a dozen drive-in restaurants left in the state. Most of the remaining drive-ins are located in the southern part of the state. I've made my way to many, including Sterling Drive-In in Welch, the Pinnacle Drive-In in Pineville, the Tunnel Drive-In in Williamson, the King Tut Drive-In in Beckley, the Frostop Drive In in Huntington, Jim's Drive In in Lewisburg and Biggie's in Grafton (the last two have not yet posted at the time of writing this post). Just a few more to go!

Because there are three drive-in restaurants located right in Logan, I made the trip there to try all three of the restaurants during lunch. The first was a chicken sandwich at Janet's Park &Eat. The second? Parkway Drive In's cheeseburger. And the best for last: Morrison's Drive Inn!

The three Logan drive-ins are owned by the same family and each feature similar menu items, though they all boast individual recipes. Morrison's, though, does the most business by far. It was also named as one of the bets hotdogs in the state. That made my decision here pretty easy. We pulled up, saw a carhop nearby, asked if we could just place our order with her, and headed over to the picnic tables nearby to have our meal.

Once she brought out our hotdogs, I first noticed they're wrapped in cellophane - that was a first! It definitely keeps in ALL the heat and would prevent leaking through paper. But since it holds in heat so well, eat it quickly! The chili, slaw, mustard and onions all began to run together, so the individual ingredients were hard to distinguish. But the combined flavor overall was on point. I liked the chili a lot - good flavor. The slaw was a bit piecey - I kind of like a more paste consistency. But I'm just splitting hairs. I liked this hotdog. I'll defer to the West Virginia Hot Dog Blog on the official weenie ranking, but as far as Candace Lately goes - get it!

Grade: A