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[[File: | [[File:LuckyWinkles-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|thumb|325px|Exterior of Lucky Winkles, as depicted in GTA IV.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:LuckyWinkles-GTAIV-interior.jpg|thumb|325px|Lucky Winkles interior.]] | ||
{{Quote|'''Lucky Winkles'' is well worth a visit, and not just for the old skanks trying not to slip off the shiny stools. A classic Purgatory dive bar, marinated in the blood, sweat and urine of drunken labourers for over a century. A 'Hidden gem' and 'neighbourhood secret' that is in all the guidebooks. <br /> -- Grand Theft Auto IV manual description}} | |||
'''Lucky Winkles''' is | '''Lucky Winkles''' is an Irish pub featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Located at Galveston Avenue and Hell Gate in [[Purgatory]], [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], Lucky Winkles is probably owned by the [[ | Located at Galveston Avenue and Hell Gate in [[Purgatory]], [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], Lucky Winkles is probably owned by the [[Irish|Irish Mob]]. Lucky Winkles shares the same interior as the [[Steinway Beer Garden]], down to the portrait of [[Derrick McReary]] near the door to the toilets. The pub is featured in [[peepthatshit.com|www.peepthatshit.com]] in the "Bars & Restaurants" section. | ||
Strangely, when you first enter the bar, the bar icon on the radar never shows up. | Strangely, when you first enter the bar, the bar icon on the radar never shows up. Just as the Steinway Beer Garden, [[Blarneys Stout]] is served here. | ||
When on a [[Girlfriends in GTA IV|date]] or hanging out with [[Friendships in GTA IV|friends]], it will show up on the [[radar]] as a bar, but the player can | When on a [[Girlfriends in GTA IV|date]] or hanging out with [[Friendships in GTA IV|friends]], it will show up on the [[radar]] as a bar, but the player can avoid the yellow marker and walk right into the door to play [[darts]]. Strangely enough, the darts icon does not show up on the radar either. However, in later installments such as [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the darts icon shows up when entering the bar. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The Lucky Winkles logo is reused for the Leprechaun's Winklepicker, a bar located at Babbage Drive and Farnsworth Road in [[Berchem]], [[Alderney]]. | * The Lucky Winkles logo is reused for the Leprechaun's Winklepicker, a bar located at Babbage Drive and Farnsworth Road in [[Berchem]], [[Alderney]]. | ||
* Most likely, The Lucky Wrinkle is based off of the Sunbrite Bar, which was where the real-life [[:wp: The Westies|Westies]] organization operated out of. Since the Irish is mostly likely based off of the Westies, the bar is also located in [[Purgatory]] which represents the real life neighborhood of Hells Kitchen. | |||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | |||
[[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]] | |||
[[Category:Bars]] | [[Category:Bars]] | ||
[[Category:Algonquin]] | [[Category:Algonquin]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Locations in GTA IV]] |