Your lucky shirt is pressed. Your bracket is looking promising. Your watch party plans are... oh, right, those... Here, let us help. Below: the five best spots for taking in the tournament. We’ll give you a minute to call out sick.
There’s just something about this time of year... makes you want to don a smoking jacket, spark up a cigar and sip a little scotch while watching a 12 seed knock off a 5. Well, you can do all of that (while eating a steak) in this room.
Big tournaments require big TVs. So if you already own a giant video scoreboard, you’re fine. Otherwise, try the 16-foot projection screen in the back of the Owner’s Box. Get ready for far more Coach K than you’re comfortable with.
You could call up some friends and host a little watch party at your place. But, eh, making that Valparaiso piñata again isn’t worth the effort. Instead, reserve a private screening room at this Highland Park movie theater. You’ll get leather chairs, surround sound, plenty of beer... a trailer for the new G.I. Joe movie.
There’s nothing wrong with those Union Park bar seats. Nope, nothing at all. It’s just that, well, they’re not leather couches. Nor are they next to the pool table. So for that, head to the back room, summon a burger, play a little nine-ball. Especially during commercials.
Sneaking games at work... it’s not easy. You can’t shout, and that keg at your desk looks mighty suspicious. So instead, schedule a long lunch on the Pour House patio. Get a little sun. Root for an underdog. Update your bracket. It’s a business lunch.
