We’ve all been there before: You’re in downtown St. Pete having a couple of beers with your buddies, when one of them inexplicably and without warning starts acting like a complete asshole. And, of course, the only way to shut them up is to humiliate the hell out of them with plastic darts. When looking for the proper venue for such a showdown, remember that you don’t want to be crowded — the hormones are mixing with the booze, and kicking the crap out of a loud-mouthed friend takes some serious concentration. Luckily, The Tamiami is sufficiently quiet on off-show nights — you’re almost guaranteed to have the dartboard to yourself. Plus, the music tends toward the motivational power of classic rock, the beers are always cheap and your pals can watch the duel from a killer white pleather couch that looks straight out of amateur porn. So next time that dickhead starts acting up — and you know he will — take him over to The Tams and beat his ass. In darts. 242 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-896-1244.
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2005.