Mickey Finns

Mickey Finns is a downtown Irish pub that doesn't try too hard to be authentically Irish and just focuses on being a solid neighborhood bar with good drink deals and friendly service. The Monday through Friday 11am-2pm happy hour hits that lunch drinking window perfectly, giving day-shifters and remote workers an excuse to add beer to their midday meal. The pick 2 for $5 (well + draft) and $3 PBR make it dangerously easy to turn lunch into an extended afternoon session.

The Lunch Hour Magic

11am-2pm weekdays is brilliant timing that catches the lunch crowd and early day-drinkers without shame. Having happy hour during lunch hours acknowledges that sometimes your Tuesday afternoon could use some whiskey, and Mickey Finns isn't here to judge. The three-hour window gives you flexibility—grab a quick beer with lunch at 11:30, or settle in for a longer session starting at noon. Either way, you're drinking at happy hour prices while everyone else is paying full price after work.

Pick 2 for $5

$5 for well drink plus draft beer is classic combo pricing that makes you feel like you're beating the system. Getting two drinks for five bucks—one to sip, one to chase, or both to enjoy consecutively—turns a quick stop into a value play. The wells are standard vodka, rum, whiskey, gin options poured with decent generosity, and the drafts cover domestics plus some craft selections. It's the kind of deal that makes staying for round two feel economically responsible.

The $3 PBR Play

$3 PBR is that no-bullshit option when you just want a cold beer without pretense or premium pricing. PBR's having its moment among people who appreciate honest beer without craft beer snobbery, and three bucks is the right price for it. Order three of them with your burger and you've got a complete lunch for under $20. The low price point makes PBR the session beer of choice when you're settling in for multiple rounds.

The Irish Pub Lite

Mickey Finns has Irish pub aesthetic—dark wood, Guinness signs, the usual Celtic décor—but it's not trying to convince you you're in Dublin. It's more "Irish-inspired Vegas bar" than authentic pub, and that's fine because the focus is on being comfortable and welcoming rather than theme-perfect. The crowd's mixed downtown energy—locals grabbing lunch, service industry folks between shifts, day gamblers taking a break, remote workers who decided their "office" could use a beer.

The Daytime Drinking Permission

There's something liberating about a bar that runs happy hour during lunch—it gives official permission to day drink without feeling like you're making questionable life choices (even though you might be). Mickey Finns understands that Vegas doesn't run on normal schedules and that sometimes 1pm on a Wednesday is the perfect time for a whiskey and beer combo. The lunch crowd accepting drinks as normal removes the judgment factor and makes it feel like a civilized choice.

The Regular Spot Potential

Mickey Finns' combination of good location, lunch-hour happy hour, and solid drink deals makes it prime regular-spot material for anyone working downtown. It becomes your reliable lunch spot where beer's part of the equation, your decompression stop between obligations, your "let's grab a quick drink" default answer. The consistency builds loyalty, and soon you're there every Thursday without really planning it.