If you plan on doing a pub crawl, the Jersey Lilly would be the best place to do last. Located on the second floor, you might want to take that drink out to the balcony for one of the best views of the Prescott Courthouse Courtyard across the street.
I spoke with Tommy Meredith, owner of the Jersey Lilly Saloon for the past 8+ years and he shared with me a write-up from a book called Historic Prescott by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce in 2004 and it had some amazing stories in there. In 1877, the building was The Palace Hotel. In 1900, the fire that completely wiped out Whiskey Row made silent the drinking, gambling and the cohorting with saloon girls silent. But the owners of the Palace Hotel would not give it up and they vowed to rebuild it better than ever. And they did. Equiped with a saloon, restaurant, barber shop and 20 private rooms. Because of todays building standards, most of the rooms are now offices with only a few rooms remaining. Some of the notables to stay at the Palace hotel were director Sam Peckinpah who stayed there while filming "Junior Bonner" and Janis Joplin who called the Palace her "home away from home."
The stain glass mural as you climb the stairs to the Jersey Lilly is beautiful. Gamblers drinking and enjoying the saloon girls as they partied.
Walking down the hall towards the saloon, to the right, you can see the antique phone booth.
I talked to Tommy and asked about the history of the back bar. He said that the back bar has no real history other than some of it is old while most is piece work. Well, as far as I can see, it's some beautiful piecework.
The problems that Tommy sees today with what's going on here on Whiskey Row is growth. It's killing the vibe of the old west and Tommy is afraid that the new stringent DUI laws as well as the smoking bans are going to bury it even further. The other thing that is tough for business is the growing trend of gallarie and not enough history. I concur with that rationale. Some things shouldn't be messed with and that is the whole idea of the old west and the saloon.
Well, leave it to an Irishman to actually find an Irish pub, even on Whiskey Row. This is a place I could enjoy tossing back a few whiskeys, considering that they have 20+ Irish Whiskeys! Join the club and if you sample all of their Whiskey's in a calendar year, you will be immortalized on Hooligan's "Irish Whiskey Hall of Fame." What more could you ask for?
Hooligan's Irish Pub is the newest bar on the "Row" opening in 2003 and owned by Patrick and Nancy O'Brien who definitely wanted to bring some Irish to Whiskey Row!
I tossed back a Jameson and had a Guiness to make sure I took in the full and proper Irish tradition I grew up with. But there is more to this pub than just a shot and a beer. Hooligan's has Signature Ic Cream Drinks as well as a full line of Irish beers.
Even though St. Patrick's day is their biggest day of the year (they are open 365 days a year), Hooligan's has a Halfway to St. Paddy's Day Party on September 17. Why wait, huh? We don't need to wait for the big day to party and we don't need any excuses to drink now do we?
As you can see, there is a stage above the bar which is really cool. Behind the bar, Hooligan's has a separate room called the Parrot Bay Room. More for the college crowd because of it's specialty drinks and drink specials, this tropical themed bar lend a different look to the vast desert and mountains of Arizona. You can reserve any kind of party you want in the Parrot Bay Room, it holds up to 50 people and is inclusive. Great place to have a party
If you plan on doing a pub crawl, the Jersey Lilly would be the best place to do last. Located on the second floor, you might want to take that drink out to the balcony for one of the best views of the Prescott Courthouse Courtyard across the street.
I spoke with Tommy Meredith, owner of the Jersey Lilly Saloon for the past 8+ years and he shared with me a write-up from a book called Historic Prescott by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce in 2004 and it had some amazing stories in there. In 1877, the building was The Palace Hotel. In 1900, the fire that completely wiped out Whiskey Row made silent the drinking, gambling and the cohorting with saloon girls silent. But the owners of the Palace Hotel would not give it up and they vowed to rebuild it better than ever. And they did. Equiped with a saloon, restaurant, barber shop and 20 private rooms. Because of todays building standards, most of the rooms are now offices with only a few rooms remaining. Some of the notables to stay at the Palace hotel were director Sam Peckinpah who stayed there while filming "Junior Bonner" and Janis Joplin who called the Palace her "home away from home."
The stain glass mural as you climb the stairs to the Jersey Lilly is beautiful. Gamblers drinking and enjoying the saloon girls as they partied.
Walking down the hall towards the saloon, to the right, you can see the antique phone booth. 
I talked to Tommy and asked about the history of the back bar. He said that the back bar has no real history other than some of it is old while most is piece work. Well, as far as I can see, it's some beautiful piecework.
The problems that Tommy sees today with what's going on here on Whiskey Row is growth. It's killing the vibe of the old west and Tommy is afraid that the new stringent DUI laws as well as the smoking bans are going to bury it even further. The other thing that is tough for business is the growing trend of gallarie and not enough history. I concur with that rationale. Some things shouldn't be messed with and that is the whole idea of the old west and the saloon.
Well, leave it to an Irishman to actually find an Irish pub, even on Whiskey Row. This is a place I could enjoy tossing back a few whiskeys, considering that they have 20+ Irish Whiskeys! Join the club and if you sample all of their Whiskey's in a calendar year, you will be immortalized on Hooligan's "Irish Whiskey Hall of Fame." What more could you ask for?
Hooligan's Irish Pub is the newest bar on the "Row" opening in 2003 and owned by Patrick and Nancy O'Brien who definitely wanted to bring some Irish to Whiskey Row! 
I tossed back a Jameson and had a Guiness to make sure I took in the full and proper Irish tradition I grew up with. But there is more to this pub than just a shot and a beer. Hooligan's has Signature Ic Cream Drinks as well as a full line of Irish beers.
Even though St. Patrick's day is their biggest day of the year (they are open 365 days a year), Hooligan's has a Halfway to St. Paddy's Day Party on September 17. Why wait, huh? We don't need to wait for the big day to party and we don't need any excuses to drink now do we?
As you can see, there is a stage above the bar which is really cool. Behind the bar, Hooligan's has a separate room called the Parrot Bay Room. More for the college crowd because of it's specialty drinks and drink specials, this tropical themed bar lend a different look to the vast desert and mountains of Arizona. You can reserve any kind of party you want in the Parrot Bay Room, it holds up to 50 people and is inclusive. Great place to have a party 
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