Tuscaloosa Bar & Food Specials Tonight: Friday, Oct. 23, 2026

The best deal tonight is FIVE’s happy hour, 4-6 p.m. at the bar: half-price beer, well drinks and signature cocktails. For food, Jack Brown’s Friday burger special is the Ponch for $12.49. It’s also homecoming weekend, so The 205 is running its Game Day menu Friday and Saturday. Friday is a light night for posted specials, so most venues below are happy-hour deals.

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FIVE Tuscaloosa

2324 6th St. · (205) 345-6089

• Happy hour, 4-6 p.m. at the bar: 1/2-price beer and wells
• 1/2-off signature cocktails
• $2 off wine by the glass
• No Friday-only special listed. Friday lunch runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; dinner 4-11 p.m.

Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint

401 23rd Ave. · (205) 409-8900

• Friday burger special: the Ponch, $12.49 (guacamole, sriracha mayo, applewood smoked bacon, pepper jack)
• No happy hour listed on the venue’s page
• The page’s Directions link points to a different city. Use the street address above.

The 205 Restaurant & Bar

2451 Jack Warner Pkwy. · (205) 498-0089

• Game Day menu, Friday and Saturday of Alabama home game weekends only, so it runs this weekend
• Items and prices are posted only as an image. Call for details.
• Friday hours: 4-10 p.m.

Heat Pizza Bar (2250 6th St., 205-632-3282) usually runs a Friday happy hour, but its website did not load for our check today, so we have not listed it. Call before you go.

What’s the cheapest way to do tonight?

Get to FIVE by 4 p.m. and stay at the bar for the half-price beer and wells until 6. If you want dinner on a budget, the $12.49 Ponch at Jack Brown’s is the one fixed-price food deal posted for tonight.

Game weekend: where to watch

Alabama basketball beat Auburn 87-85 last night. Read our Feud recap. Football hosts Texas A&M for homecoming Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC (preview). Find a TV in our guide to sports bars in Tuscaloosa or browse all Tuscaloosa bars.

21+ to drink. Plan your ride home: UA’s 348-RIDE is 205-348-7433, or use a rideshare app. Don’t drive after drinking.

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What Tuscaloosa bars have happy hour on Friday?

FIVE on 6th Street runs happy hour every day from 4 to 6 p.m. at the bar, Friday included, with half-price beer, wells and signature cocktails.

Is The 205’s Game Day menu available this weekend?

Yes. The 205 says its Game Day menu runs Friday and Saturday of Alabama home game weekends, and Alabama hosts Texas A&M on Oct. 24. Call (205) 498-0089 for items and prices.

Sources: the venues’ own websites, checked Oct. 23, 2026.