By Lulu

Sometimes what makes a cool joint has nothing to do with a view of the water or a unique building…it is the soul of the business! Mark the owner of Mark’s Sports Pub at 2045 S. Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona has a caring, loving soul. When I first met Mark, he was putting on a run for a friend of many in the bar business, Bobby Graves, and I knew he really cared for the man. Mark also was one of the first to help organize the Bars R Essential when Covid kept the doors of bars closed for way too long. He is always happy to be part of runs or benefits for locals! The other important thing that sets Mark’s apart is great Rock N Roll music. He always brings in great live groups on Friday & Saturday nights. Now he has started a Sunday open jam with Gunshy, which will feature singers, songwriters, covers and originals. Now, here is the “really COOL” part of this. A portion of the sales from these Sundays will benefit local law enforcement agencies…music to Back the Blue!!! I just love this guy!!! The Sunday jam session is from 2-6pm.

Along with music, Mark’s is a full liquor bar with ice cold beer. On Tuesday evenings they have poker, Wednesdays karaoke, Thursdays Pokeroke (poker night with awesome karaoke) and on Sundays at 2pm more poker. The karaoke is brought to you by Drew the Karaoke Man who has a fantastic sound system that makes everyone sound good! They have some of the best bartenders in town and the bar has an awesome family of regulars, but Mark loves to see new faces on bikes ride in. Another super cool thing at Mark’s is the prices stay the same all year, no Bike Week gouging at this bar! Mark’s is open 7 days a week from 10am-2am so ride out and support a local businessman who gives back to our community! The bar is still a smoking bar for those of you who haven’t given up the habit. Mark and his beautiful wife Jill also have another bar in Port Orange, Mark & Jill’s Village Tavern at 5263 S. Nova Rd.