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NAS Key West: Good, Bad, & Ugly

HuggyU2

Well-Known Member
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I've never been to KW. If you're stationed there, or have lots of recent knowledge, could you post (or p.m. me) what to see, not to see, where to eat, ... whatever. Just the things you think I should know about when visiting there.
 

FLYTPAY

Pro-Rec Fighter Pilot
pilot
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Go to Mallory Square about an hour before sunset...there are cool street performers. Duval Street is intuitive barwise. There are some good seafood restuarants near the water. The Garden of Eden does not have hot naked women, totally the opposite. The booze cruise is awesome. Stay in the Fly Navy building. And last but not least, be ready for the freakshow!
 

kmac

Coffee Drinker
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I would recommend the Truman Annex as a place to stay over the Fly Navy building. The former is walking distance to Duval Street, which is where the action is. Don't stay out too late in Mallory Square........
 

FLYTPAY

Pro-Rec Fighter Pilot
pilot
None
I would recommend the Truman Annex as a place to stay over the Fly Navy building. The former is walking distance to Duval Street, which is where the action is. Don't stay out too late in Mallory Square........
The rooms at Fly Navy are better. The walk is only 15 minutes to Duval. Watch out for "men" in rainbow biker shorts.
 

Herc_Dude

I believe nicotine + caffeine = protein
pilot
Contributor
We stayed at Truman when we were there as well and even with the walk not being that bad, just about every time we were walking to and from town someone would give us a ride cutting the time down even more. The rooms were VERY simple, but a TV and hot water should be all you need and they have that.

There is a great Cuban food place down by Mallory Square - follow it up with a cigar at sunset. That is a damn fun town.
 

nittany03

Recovering NFO. Herder of Programmers.
pilot
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Don't go much further East on Duval Street than Margaritaville. While barhopping, I tried to persuade my IP of this last time I was down there (Primary XC) without success. He'd never been to Key West before and didn't know what lay ahead. About 3 blocks later, this was followed by the quote of the entire trip:

"Holy cow, that chick over there in the red dress is tall."

*cricket, cricket*

"Uh . . . wait a minute . . . uhhh . . . THAT'S NOT A CHICK!"

:yuck_125:
 

FLYTPAY

Pro-Rec Fighter Pilot
pilot
None
Don't go much further East on Duval Street than Margaritaville. While barhopping, I tried to persuade my IP of this last time I was down there (Primary XC) without success. He'd never been to Key West before and didn't know what lay ahead. About 3 blocks later, this was followed by the quote of the entire trip:

"Holy cow, that chick over there in the red dress is tall."

*cricket, cricket*

"Uh . . . wait a minute . . . uhhh . . . THAT'S NOT A CHICK!"

:yuck_125:
The chicks don't wear dresses there. Oh yeah and one more piece of advice...brush up on your Russian, go to the upstairs "establishment", feel like Dr. 90210 for a night.
 

FLY_USMC

Well-Known Member
pilot
Be sure and go to Irish Kevin's at least once when "New York Pauly" is entertaining, that guy is the f-in shiat.
 

hobiesailor13

New Member
pilot
If you want a good Cuban sandwich, there's a laundry mat on william's st with an attached kitchen in front, easily the best Cuban Sandwich I've had outside of Miami. The Key Lime pie factory is all over the place if you want that. Eat it raw is a pretty good raw bar, a few blocks north of Duval, and if you want to go out on the water, there is a dive shop in that square that has dive and snorkeling cruises out to the reefs for around $30. The Mel Fischer museum is interesting if you're a nerd like me and like shipwrecks, and around that museum are a few other things like an aquarium and touristy type places. Oh, and go to Blue Heaven for Sunday brunch, well worth it.
 

MPH

Well-Known Member
The rooms at Fly Navy are better. The walk is only 15 minutes to Duval. Watch out for "men" in rainbow biker shorts.

I went to KW about 14 years ago...

I was probably about 7 or 8. ;)

The old man still swears the proudest day of his life is when I saw two "female" trannies and said: "Dad, there's something wrong with those men."

Edit: Sorry Huggy, but the thread is titled "NAS Key West: Good, Bad, & Ugly"
 

Single Seat

Average member
pilot
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1.) If you don't read anything else on this post, read this... stay north of the big white church on Duval street.

2.) Fat Tuesdays... Bushwacker with a 191 floater starts the night. Stare at all the college chicks, get shit faced.

3.) Stumble out the door, go to Irish Kevins, avoid stepping in anything. Get heckled by Jared Michel Hobgood, listen to his music, drink more. Do at least 3 Irish Car Bombs. If you're a man, get on stage and pound a pint infront of everyone. Piss on your own feet in bathroom after taking out another 200 in fun tickets from the ATM.

4.) Leave Irish Kevins, go to Sloppy Joes. Buy more shots, realize it's an older crowd, get hit on by cougars galore. Let them buy you more drinks, start thinking you've got serious game.

5.) Stumble across the street to Durty Harry's. Realize there are 15 drunk college chicks on stage taking their shirts off for the ubiquitous wet t-shirt contest. Drink more, realize it's approaching 2am, you're getting hungery. Walk outside and down the street.

6.) Go upstairs to Teazers, look at naked chicks, realize it's nothing new, food is more important.

7.) Now is the quandry of the night... Pizza or Dogs. You can go south, and hit the big street vendor hotdog stand, and get the best hotdog you've never had drunk, or you can go north to Angelina's and get fresh pizza. Either way, you're going to hate yourself in the morning. Stumble back to Trumbo, have a laugh with the gate guards, wake up in the am with mud butt and a hangover.

8.) Drag self out of bed, walk outside and start to sweat booze you were just drinking 5 hours ago. Catch a cab to Schooners Warfe. Walk inside, drink 4 bloody mary's while listening to live music. I recommend the fish taco's. Realize you're feeling better, switch to drinking Dark and Stormies for the next three hours.

9.) At 5pm catch cab back to BOQ, take 2 hour nap. Awake, shower, repeat 1-8.

Hope that helps. If you find yourself on Duval getting eyef_cked by guys wearing eyeliner, you've gone to far south.
 

Harrier Dude

Living the dream
One more rule of thumb: Do NOT go into any bar named after a color or an animal. Definitely not both. I.E., the "Blue Dolphin" would be NOGO criteria.

Is "Ricks Upstairs" still up and running, anyone? I'm not sure if that's the official name, but ask for the place and ye shall find. It's on Duvall. If so, it's an absolute must do. Bring lots of $1's.
 

SemperGumbi

Just a B guy.
pilot
1.) If you don't read anything else on this post, read this... stay north of the big white church on Duval street.

2.) Fat Tuesdays... Bushwacker with a 191 floater starts the night. Stare at all the college chicks, get shit faced.

3.) Stumble out the door, go to Irish Kevins, avoid stepping in anything. Get heckled by Jared Michel Hobgood, listen to his music, drink more. Do at least 3 Irish Car Bombs. If you're a man, get on stage and pound a pint infront of everyone. Piss on your own feet in bathroom after taking out another 200 in fun tickets from the ATM.

4.) Leave Irish Kevins, go to Sloppy Joes. Buy more shots, realize it's an older crowd, get hit on by cougars galore. Let them buy you more drinks, start thinking you've got serious game.

5.) Stumble across the street to Durty Harry's. Realize there are 15 drunk college chicks on stage taking their shirts off for the ubiquitous wet t-shirt contest. Drink more, realize it's approaching 2am, you're getting hungery. Walk outside and down the street.

6.) Go upstairs to Teazers, look at naked chicks, realize it's nothing new, food is more important.

7.) Now is the quandry of the night... Pizza or Dogs. You can go south, and hit the big street vendor hotdog stand, and get the best hotdog you've never had drunk, or you can go north to Angelina's and get fresh pizza. Either way, you're going to hate yourself in the morning. Stumble back to Trumbo, have a laugh with the gate guards, wake up in the am with mud butt and a hangover.

8.) Drag self out of bed, walk outside and start to sweat booze you were just drinking 5 hours ago. Catch a cab to Schooners Warfe. Walk inside, drink 4 bloody mary's while listening to live music. I recommend the fish taco's. Realize you're feeling better, switch to drinking Dark and Stormies for the next three hours.

9.) At 5pm catch cab back to BOQ, take 2 hour nap. Awake, shower, repeat 1-8.

Hope that helps. If you find yourself on Duval getting eyef_cked by guys wearing eyeliner, you've gone to far south.

The alternate ending for those who aren't afraid to talk (v. stare at) to college girls begins at #2.
 
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