Nightlife in Cibolo

Today’s Groupon invites you do what the name of the business says with a $35 gift card for $15 at Drink Cocktail Bar. Your Groupon is good for any of the tasty social lubricants at Drink, and the card that can be used over multiple visits, so there's no need to go crazy in one drinking. Redeem your Groupon at Drink and you'll be presented with a shiny new drink debit device.

Frank's professional sausage stylists enliven the casual downtown restaurant with gourmet makeovers for the humble and plainspoken hot dog. The Jackalope, with antelope, rabbit, and pork smothered in huckleberry compote, sriracha aioli, and applewood-smoked cheddar ($7) shares the culinary salon with the Carolina Pork It, a Vienna dog stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon, deep fried, and topped with grilled coleslaw and green-chile pimento cheese ($6). Meataphobes can switch out any standard dog for a veggie dog ($0.25 extra) and top their soy delight with veggie chili ($1 extra). Traditional bar-food sides round out the quirk of curry and sage sausages. Waffle-fry nachos come pinned down to the plate with cheese, refried beans, sour cream, and salsa ($7), while a cup of baked beans ($2.50) closes the savory, pork-based circle.

The culinary wunderkinds at The Tap Exchange craft a menu brimming with mitt-fitting and stomach-filling grub. Sociable servers can deliver small bites, such as the spinach-artichoke dip ($8.99), to pave the way for heartier bun-handled eats such as the River City cheesesteak ($8.99), or a Black & Bleu burger topped with coarse black pepper, bacon, blue cheese, and mayo ($8.99 single, $12.99 double). Patrons preferring to use utensils can fork-dive into entrees including fish 'n' chips ($9.99) and grouper with chipotle sauce, red cabbage, and cilantro aioli ($13.99). Tap Exchange also entertains diners with Karaoke Saturdays, occasional live music, and an outdoor patio where cool breezes tickle patrons' funny bones with uncanny impersonations of warm winds.

Much like the raucous saloons of the Old West, where grizzled cowboys would gather to play Truth or Dare and give each other makeovers, Shiner's Saloon is outfitted with many a TV and video game, and brings in live music seven nights a week. Hop a cozy squat in one of Shiner's heavy, country-style chairs and be transported to a time of gunslingers, outlaws, and painted ladies, assuming you have time to play Deadwood on the Wii before the next local rock band takes the stage.

Unlike recommended solitary activities such as filling diaries with embarrassing secrets, running as a third-party candidate, and juggling flaming chainsaws, J. BLACK'S menu is designed for socializing, with many easily shared tapas-style options and a daily happy hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (and all day Sunday). Bring culinary cohorts to enjoy Texas Kobe sliders ($13), a marriage of Kobe-beef cheeseburgers and dijon mustard with pickles, ketchup, and hand-cut fries. The shrimp ceviche ($12) pleases crowds with tiger shrimp, grape tomatoes, red onion, avocado, piquant serrano peppers, and chopped cilantro in a spicy lime sauce with tortilla strips. J. BLACK'S also offers a medley of 12-inch pizzas, including the margherita ($10), barbecue pulled pork ($12), crab and portobello ($14), and the Stefano (applewood-smoked bacon, goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and arugula, $14).

Patrons will be able to make a selection from 21 varieties of Torres Cigars, which range from $5–$20 per cigar. Containing masterfully crafted blends with a Texas twist, Torres Cigars provide smokers an opportunity to sample top-notch tobacco in a striking package. Additionally, visitors can kick back and relax next to the bar, where a selection of wines and beers with the purchase of food await to wet the smoke-parched whistles of distinguished smokers and budding connoisseurs alike. You can use this Groupon toward cheese plates that include aged cheddar, havarti, imported gouda, and more ($3.75 for 1/2 plate, $5.75 for regular plate, $8.75 for large plate).