"When your birthday sneaks up on you, and there’s no time to plan something extravagant, there’s always Grand Prize Bar, which all but specializes in low-lift occasions. Settle in for a few hours at the two-story dive bar in the Museum District, and your pals can breeze by, shoot a round or two of pool, and toast to your existence over a $3 pilsner. And if you work up an appetite, the kitchen keeps some solid bar food in rotation (anything from birria tacos to chili-cheese hotdogs). The first floor has mostly single seats at the bar, but there are plenty of booths on the second story, and tables out on the patio. " - gianni greene, chelsea thomas