Early this year, I began to hear buzz about a sports lounge with a “big-ass screen” coming to South End. Its owners promised a Vegas-style experience with a 60-by-15-foot screen that weighs about 10,000 pounds—the largest on the East Coast. While the screen is impressive—we even gave it a BOB Award in May—I wondered if it was enough to stand out in a neighborhood already teeming with sports bars, lounges, and breweries.

Blinders Sports Lounge opened in March on the stretch of Tremont Avenue between Tryon Street and South Boulevard that’s also home to Pins Mechanical, QC Pour House, and Hi-Wire Brewing. Around the corner, Sycamore Brewing’s two-story taproom is an all-day destination with coffee, burgers, live music, and an outdoor play area. Resident Culture South End, Charlotte Beer Garden, and Monday Night Brewing Garden Co. are all within walking distance. Plenty of places to eat, drink, watch sports, or play duckpin bowling.

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