Only recently did I discover the Blue 32 Sports Grill. Â While the food is quite delicious and the service rather fast (unless it's during a large sporting event), there are also some great happy hour specials. Â Happy Hour is from 3-7 PM Monday through Friday. Â It includes specially priced appetizers and drinks. Â
As mentioned above, large sporting events may result in a longer wait time for service, but with all of the televisions and the great ambiance for sporting events, Blue 32 is a great place to go especially if you're planning on being there for a while for a game watching. Â Just remember to ask for your check well before you plan on leaving.
There is also a convenient location near Scottsdale and the 101, which works with the Harkins Theatres next door to offer specials. Â Also, go to their website to join their Blue 32 Sports Grill eClub for more offers.
This is a fun place to go. Â When we come to Scottsdale we always include a meal at Blue 32. Â The food is great, the service is great, the menu is pretty big as well. Â If you're looking for a relaxing place to go with quality sandwiches and burgers, then this is a must. Â Be sure and get the onion rings, they are the best in town.
Review Source:This is a pretty cool place to go. Â They have a large menu to choose food from. Â We had a large party and sat outside on the patio. Â The food was good, but not great. Â I had a ribeye steak and the quality was average. Â At least I didn't have to send it back, though. Â One issue I had was that our party was about 24 people and they only assigned 2 servers to our party. Â We needed at least 3, and 4 would have been better. Â Because of this, we waited a long time to place our orders, get our food and get our bill.
Review Source:The atmosphere is great for watching a game or grabbing a drink before a movie at the theatre next door; however, the food is mediocre at best.
My first time visit I had the salmon salad. It was bland and boring. Not worth $14 for sure!
Second visit, I ordered the Chicken Tortilla soup. Upon it's arrival it was obvious it had been sitting in a Cambro in the walk-in for a couple days. Seriously, it came out cold and congealed. Â I put my spoon in the bowl and bounced it on top of the soup jello. Giving benefit of the doubt, I had them refire it. It came out scalding Hot and I burnt my tongue (did they do that on purpose?). The flavor was ok but I kept thinking why am I bothering to eat this slop?!
Bottom line, the food is frozen and made in bulk. It's expensive for the quality but you are paying for location and convenience.
First time here for lunch yesterday, party of four .  Two salads, quite good . One Monte Christo  ( my order)- gross, heavy & greasy that felt like a rock in my stomach, hardly a light touch( by comparison for a properly prepared M,C., try Renee's in Sedona!!) .  Fourth order ,Fried Chicken , deep-fried tasting of shrimp and smothered in a barely edible, "corn-starchy" sauce.
Review Source:My wife & I went this evening for a beer & dinner, deciding to try something different from our favorite place- Zipp's. Â Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Â My wife ordered the pastrami sandwich with fries. Â She liked the pastrami but disliked the roll. Â The REAL disappointment was my order of Tacos al Carbon, noted as a "house favorite" on the menu. Â Really? Â A plate of three Mexican street tacos with a side of cilantro rice that seemed liked it had been sitting in a steamer for hours. Â Surprising that my $12 taco plate paled by comparison to the approximately $4 I'd pay for a tastier plate at a local taco stand. Do better Blue 32. Â Back to Zipp's.
Review Source:Went for happy hour, ordered a half-dozen wings, a burger and a beer. Â
When I asked the waitress why only 5 wings in the order she told me they go by weight and sometimes you only get 5!
Goofy if you ask me!
The owner must be saving a pile of $$ by shorting you one chicken wing on a $30+ dinner!
New Year's Day is a big day for college football. There are SEVERAL Bowl games being aired. So, when my in-laws suggested we go there for lunch, I was immediately nervous about having to wait an inordinate amount of time to even get into this place.
Shockingly, right during peak Bowl game time, the place was practically empty! This afforded me the opportunity to marvel in the sports majesty of Blue 32. I mean, there are t.v.'s EVERYWHERE in this place! There isn't a single seat in the house that isn't facing multiple televisions, which is great, since they air so many sports channels at the same time.
The interior of the restaurant is divided into three separate sections: the bar, high-tops, and booth seating. Being that we had a little one with us, we opted for the booth seating.
The booths are very spacious. Our party consisted of four adults and one toddler, and we each had arm room and table space to spare. To make the booths a little more inviting, the backs of each booth appear to be considerably taller than in most restaurants. Given the rowdiness that can stem from sporting events, these high-backed booths offer a small hint of intimacy if you're looking to have a conversation with the rest of your party.
Now, as I mentioned, the restaurant was really empty by Bowl game crowd standards. For some reason, it took a considerable amount of time for our waitress to greet us after we were seated. After that, it took even longer for our food to arrive at the table. When it did arrive, though, it was pretty good. Typical bar fare is wings and fried foods. Here, they have a full menu of great burgers, chicken, salads, and seafood.
For four adults and one toddler, ordering three entrees, two appetizers, and two alcoholic beverages, our final bill came out to around $60.00...during happy hour. So, during prime time, I'm sure the bill would have been considerably higher.
While we were leaving, I noticed that they do have an AWESOME covered patio. There are a few televisions, misters, and a few fans to help keep you cool during the summer.
So, the atmosphere was awesome, the food was good, the service was eh. If you're looking for a great place to catch a game and have a beer, this is definitely a great candidate. If you're looking to be wowed by cuisine and service, perhaps you should try another place.
We ate here late afternoon last Saturday - I was surprised it wasn't busier. Great set-up - a lot more inviting than how Buffalo Wild Wings (the previous tenants) had it. Lots of TV's, nice patio where you have plenty of room between you and the next table. Our server Tommy was a sweetheart and super attentive. We had the buffalo shrimp which were absolutely delicious! The portabella mushroom was a tad too greasy for my liking but my boyfriend seemed to like it and had no problem finishing it. Great selection of beers on tap as well. This area needs a good sports bar like this one!
Review Source:Great classy sports bar with lots of TVs, good food, and long list of beers on draft. I came here on a Monday night to watch the Cardinals game and the layout was great every direction I looked there was a giant TV there. The only downfall was the wait staff they took forever to bring out drinks and food that's the only reason for the lower rating.
Review Source:I came here on a Saturday night to watch an ASU game and have a nice dinner. It's located right off Scottsdale Road, easily visible from the street. There was no wait when we came (around 8PM) but very packed. We were seated at a bar top and were quickly greeted by our waiter. I decided to order a raspberry margarita, which was pretty good. I do prefer margaritas on the rocks and this one was frozen. I ordered a caesar salad to start and the chicken alfredo. The alfredo pasta came with rotini noodles, which I liked but reminded me slightly of a macaroni and cheese. The portion was HUGE though, definitely share or plan to take a lot home! Everything was good, the place has a bunch of TV's and the bar area with the TV on was really loud. If you don't like to watch sports while eating/drinking, I probably wouldn't come here. But, if you don't mind it or like it, it's a fun place to check out.
Overall, I had a good time and would recommend.
This is a great sports bar that is not too loud (you can actually have a conversation in here) and watch sports on the many screens around the bar/restaurant. Located in the Artesia Center at Scottsdale Road and Indian Bend, this newly opened (couple of years ago) spacious eatery has large booths at the rear for a business or family meal or bar tables and out door patio spaces for a more social-meet your friends on Sunday-type of gathering. The bar is enormous and inviting, too! The menu is American but one special is my favorite-the grilled salmon salad with glazed walnuts, goat cheese and cranberries is outstanding! I go there just for that! Prices are really reaonsable and wait staff is friendly and attentive! No waiting for 10 minutes to get a menu and order! Highly recommended!
Review Source:great sports bar. TV's galore. Good food. Outside patio. While many places claim to be sports bars, for some reason they wind up not paying attention to the TV's and wind up with hair removal infomercials playing.
This place knows what they are doing with the tv's. I was watching the manager who looked like had a spreadsheet with every game planned out and on what tv's. They also play the sound from the premier game.
Been here 4 or 5 times
Pro's
- tons of TV's for game watching in the bar area
- food overall has been good
- service also good each time
Con's
- nothing really to comment on
I believe this place has found the balance between bar and restaurant. Â Their size helps. Â Has a patio that is really nice when not too hot. Â Good place
Come here to watch a game but don't go out of your way to visit for the food. That's the bottom line for me when it comes to Blue 32. Every wall is lined with flat screen tvs playing every game imaginable. If there's a big game on, you better be early because this place will be packed. I look at Blue 32 like a sports bar and for a sports bar, this is definitely above par if you're comparing it to other sports bars in the area.
The food is decent but doesn't blow me out of the water. Think of it like your generic bar food with a slight culinary twist. We started with the artichoke dip which came with long piece of soft and tasty bread and the waitress added a bowl of chips. The dip hit the spot. Following, we shared a wrap since we'd had a late lunch. We got the chicken, avocado bacon wrap with fries. The wrap was good and could have maybe used a little bit more zing to it but it also hit the spot. The fries were tasty and also could have used a bit more seasoning but I ate them anyway so I guess I can't complain!
Again, this is a great place to come and watch a game (or 30) at one time and the bonus is that they have decent food you can eat while you watch. This is one of the reviews I'd like to give a 3.5 to but due to the impressive number of flat screens, I'm rounding up to a 4 star.
A really good sports set up to watch NFL football if you're an out of market fan, as I am. Â Seating is good, open, and a lot of booths and bar stools if you want them. They have a pre-mapped out set of TV's that will show each game. Â If you go to early morning games here (1 pm eastern standard time), you'll have no problem finding a spot that's comfortable and right in front of you tv if not close. Â
The food is standard bar fair, nothing that's going to blow your socks off. Â The wings are good, and the "hot" is not that hot. Â They have breakfast in the morning which usually switches over during the first NFL game on Sunday. Â
Definitely good for NFL Sundays.
Blue 32 is my favorite place in town to watch a game (other than my living room). It's the best sports bar food I've had in the area, the booths are really comfortable and there are a ton of high quality HD TVs. I've been there for Oregon football games, which are always fun (except when we play an Arizona school), as well as Arizona basketball games and the NCAA tournament. I've also been there randomly when I'm craving their boneless wings...
One of the best memories I have in AZ was at Blue 32 watching the Sweet 16 game this year between Arizona and Duke. Seeing the roof blown off by all the U of A fans was pretty special...It reminded me of the fanaticism that I see in Oregon for Duck football. That's what's so great about Blue 32. It's not 100% crazy, but there's always a good energy going, with the occasional freakout moment when Derrick Williams throws down on what seems like the entire Duke starting 5...
As far as food goes, I love their boneless buffalo wings. They also have good onion rings and fries, and their burgers, sandwiches and salads are also pretty good. They have a great happy hour with cheap appetizer options (cheap boneless wings!!!) and good beer specials.
There's ample parking and outdoor seating as well. There isn't a bad seat in the house because they have so many TVs. Regardless of where you're sitting you'll be able to watch what you came to watch. If it's really busy, service gets pretty slow, so keep that in mind if you end up here during a big game. Overall, Blue 32 is a great place to come for good food and drinks while you're watching your favorite team.
This is an excellent place to watch a game. If I had only been there to watch a game I might give this place about 4 stars, but I'd had a long day, wanted to watch a game and unwind with a couple glasses of wine and some dinner.
I stopped in recently with a friend when  in the area and Roka seemed less than lively. Our guess that this place might be more lively was perhaps correct, in that it had 6 people at the bar rather than 4 and had about 30 flat screen TV's running baseball games and various other sporting events. We chose to sit at the bar, because I always think you get better service there and the restaurant itself was pretty slow at 730 on a weeknight. That thing about better service didn't really hold up here as it seemed out bartender was also handling issues around the restaurant and after I finished my first glass of wine the glass sat empty for quite some time before someone came by to see about a refill. I will tolerate just about anything as long as I have a cocktail in front of me, and as pouring drinks is the primary function of a bartender this was more than slightly annoying.
We ordered the ahi appetizer for a starter (I know I should probably be slapped for even ordering something like this in a sports bar). I had a couple bites and they were okay, but parts of the fish were actually starting to grey, which can't be a good sign. For dinner we had the salmon and a flatbread.
Both the bartenders on duty raved about the flatbreads. I believe they have never eaten a flatbread anywhere else or they probably would stop raving about these. It was a relatively flavorless bread, which was not at all crisp on the bottom or the edges, lightly topped with cheese, sauce and some bits of chicken. It was edible as a food dish, but the part I found off putting was that the bread seemed to be taking on the flavor of the wooden paddle it was served upon. Yes, I know you can cook bread over wood and it will take on the wood flavor, but I am 99% sure this was coming off the wooden serving board. I actually took most of it home and the taste went away by the next day and the whole thing was well served by about 5 minutes in the toaster oven. Â
The salmon was also very very okay. The best thing I Â think we ate was the broccoli side that came out with the fish. They were sharp green, flavorful and cooked perfectly. The fish was kind of overdone and uninteresting. I feel like maybe this place should go to a smaller menu to be able to have more consistency with preparation.
Wow, the number of flat screens in this bar would impress the football gods! Â I felt really welcomed when I visited Blue 32 -- it wasn't too rowdy nor too quiet either. Â
I ordered the Black and Blue burger, which definitely hit the spot. Â Though, I do need to get my butt back to the gym. Â Regardless, bleu cheese and bacon on a burger -- how can you say No!? Â It was cooked perfectly and with fat yummy fries on the side. Â Didn't order a drink unfortunately this time since my weekend hangover was still lingering haha! Â
Service was okay; we were greeted with a smile. Â Though I'm always irked when I have to wait for my water to be filled, but all is well.
The ambience was real chill for a sports bar, but like I said not too rowdy is good for me. Â I like the spot lighting and the booth and bar separation was perfect. - Enjoy!
I was pleasantly surprised at this sports bar. Not your typical bar-food menu - though plenty of those staples as well. The menu was a bit longer than most sports bar type establishments, and varied. I had the grilled shrimp w/ rice and broccoli which sounds incredibly boring and possibly bland - it was neither. Grilled shrimp can easily come out dry and/or rubbery and this dish was tender, flavorful and the rice was flavored with a cilantro lime sauce. So yummy! My husband had Buffalo chicken sandwich that he ooohed and aahed over, so I guess he loved it.
I was pleased to be able to get a decent wine by the glass! They also offer many specialty cocktails in addition to beer (of course).
Spacious, modern decor. Lots of big booths, plenty of seating and many large TVs for those of you specifically looking for a place to watch the game.
Also, the server was a new trainee who clearly had worked in restaurants before because she displayed absolutely no "Newness" and her trainer was helpful and attentive as well.
Cute name for a sports grill, convenient location with ample parking, a vibrant, casual atmosphere, and the massive amount of TVs at this place is impressive! Â Booths are comfortable, bathrooms are clean, and our service from Jasmine was attentive too...
Unfortunately, the food was just ok. Â We started with chips, salsa, queso, and guac for the table... not bad. Â Jared ordered a half dozen spicy wings next, which he said were not very meaty, but he liked the sauce. Â For our meals, I had the salmon (which came with rice and broccoli and I added on a small house salad to start), our friend Jen had a Buffalo Chicken Salad, and Jared had the Blue 32 Turkey Reuben with fries (which I ate). Â The homemade ranch dressing was good and everything else was fine; nothing amazing. Â (My salmon was overcooked, rice was clumpy, and Jared's sandwich was soggy).
Bottom line: Â Blue 32 is a higher end sports bar with decent food and a nice beer selection. Â (They do have a bunch of local beer on draft, which is a nice touch). Â Go for the atmosphere and to cheer on your favorite team, but don't go in with high expectations on the food...
We used our local dines coupon for this experience and we were super satisfied.
The food was quick, hot, fresh, and yummy! Â
The service was great. Quincy took care of us!
Atmosphere was comfortable. T.V's, booth space, air tempature, were all up to par and made for a pleasant dining experience.
Happy hour 3-7 m-f
Thank you Blue 32~!
Met some friends here to watch the Boston/Vancouver game 6. Big, open modern upscale space with plenty of high-quality Panasonic 50" TV's all over the place. This is important to me being from the audio/video business- many sports bars buy the cheapest HDTV's they can find and it really shows.
Great beer specials- $2.75 domestic drafts till 7pm, our group loved the fish tacos and huge chicken wings that you can order how you like (all drums please).
Definitely will be back.
BOTTOM LINE: Blue 32 I'll be a regular here too.
Food great
Service not so great other wise four stars
Turkey bacon wrap and the onion rings were not typical for sports bar food. In fact it was mouth watering savory.
In fairness, I think there was some confusion as to who our waitress was, since we went there on the opening day of Spring training baseball and they were slammed.
I'm going to try it again tomorrow for the NCAA hoops final four. I hope the service doesnt suck but if it does, the onion rings make up for any ditzy waitress I might encounter.
Plenty of tv sets, games, and seating options. Open and airy, nice patio, lots of plastic surgery and fake hoo ha's to look at since its right in ground zero Scottsdale.
For the ULTIMATE sports bar experience, Blue 32 is my go to spot. Located on Scottsdale Road just south of Indian Bend, Blue 32 offers an upscale sports bar environment, food, and service. There are flat screen TVs all over the place with outstanding surround sound system. They have a beautiful marble bar top, and classy furnishings throughout the place.
The food here is better quality than your usual wings and burgers you might get down the street at any other bar. The nachos are packed real high with cheese, chicken, salsa...ohhhh, just name it and they will throw it on there.
This is my go-to place to watch football or any other sporting event that might be on.
Thanks Blue 32 for opening doors in my neighborhood!
So Scottsdale needs a good sports bar....so I REALLLY wanted to like Blue 32. Â But in the end I am not very impressed.
Let's start with the first thing that sets the tone for your dining experience, the hostess and wait staff. This was my third time there and we arrived during Saturday College Football. It was me and three buddies. The hostess had no idea what was going on and she was walking us to a table in the bar when two other people took it from right in front of us. Instead of her telling them to get up she made us wait. We waited for close to an hour.
Finally we get a seat at the bar. Now the TV situation at Blue 32 ss great...if you have an in with the guy managing the TV Remote. We were there for the GAME OF THE WEEK and they insisted the ASU vs NO ONE CARES game was more important. I don't think the bar manager got the memo that 85% of the US who watches college sports was watching the game of the week.
Now to the food. Decent not great. I have had their tacos, wings and burgers all of which were nothing but mediocre at best.
If I could fuse the set up of Blue 32 with the food from Zipps or Goldies then we would have a real Scottsdale Sports Bar. For now we are stuck with this....
Was in Scottsdale for an overnight trip and decided to stop by this place to have some dinner and watch the Suns vs Lakers game. Â The joint is a really nice sports bar and grill....I've never been to a sports bar that was so nice before, I thought I had the wrong place when I arrived. Â The restaurant is well kept and looks like it just opened, at least by the cleanliness and decor.
Since I was alone, I saddled up to the bar and decided to eat and have a few Beers while I watched the game.  The menu is pretty extensive, so I asked the bartender for her recommendation.  She suggested the Boneless Wings ($7.99) or the Sliders ($7.99 + $.50 w/Cheese).....I said, "What the hell, let's go for both!".  I asked her to make sure the Boneless Wings were really Spicy.  Since I had been in China for the past 10 days I was in the mood for some heat.....she said that their hottest wing sauce wasn't that hot....but that the cooks could whip up  a Habanero Sauce for me.  I asked her to have the Boneless Wings prepared with Hot Sauce and put the Habanero Sauce on the side, just to be on the safe side, LOL.  To wash it down, I had a 22 oz SunUp Trooper IPA ($5.50).
I watched the Lakers vs Suns game for a while and made some new friends at the bar while I waited for my food. Â After a short wait the first dish to come out was the Boneless Wings. Â The Habanero Sauce was so Hot that when they placed it down in front of me I choked on the fumes....and this was with the Sauce on the Side! Â I had to move the plate off to the side, just so I could breathe....perfect! Â I took one piece of Boneless Wing, dipped it into the Habanero Sauce, and took a bite....wow, it packed a big punch! Â Very spicy and soooo good! Â The Chicken was moist and juicy and cooked just right.....not too crunchy and not too soft....and full of flavor.
The Sliders came out a few minutes later....so I left 1/2 my Wing order to go try the Sliders. Â There were 4 Sliders on the plate. Â I tried it with a little Blue Cheese Dressing.....yum! Â Then I dipped them in a little Blue Cheese then with the Habanero Sauce that came with the Wings....even better! Â I told the bartender to tell the cooks that their Habanero Sauce was a huge hit and to thank them for me.
It took me a while, but I devoured everything I ordered. Â 2 IPA's later and with a Lakers' loss in the making, I asked the bartender to change up the Beer order and asked for her recommendation. Â She suggested the 4 Peaks Peach Ale (22 oz $5.50)....ok, I normally don't do Peach flavored Beer but went with it anyway. Â I'm glad I did, it had a nice smooth finish and you could barely taste the Peach flavor....it didn't overwhelm the brew.
Despite a Lakers loss, I had a great time and meal here. Â Kudos to the staff for making a patron happy by whipping up a spicy Habanero Sauce on the fly....you can almost feel the heat in the pics I took.
Will I return? Â You bet I will!
Blue 32 wins my MVP award. I practically lived at this place during the Giants World Series run, and loved every moment of it!
Despite the fact that I am still stuck in an orange and black-out World Series Championship daze (that will probably continue for at least another month or so), I must up the rating of this place to 5 stars because Blue 32 is now my favorite sports bar in all of Scottsdale. The service is top notch and the atmosphere is excellent for game watching.
Here are the main two reasons why I will keep coming back here: 1. Food - This is the best bar food ever! You must try their onion rings, they are crazy delicious. Also if you aren't in the mood for fried food they have tons of healthy options as well. 2. TVs - Sports fans, it doesn't get much better than this when it comes to TVs. Outstanding visibility from every angle of the restaurant. No sports bar in Scottsdale can compete with Blue 32's TVs.
Go here for a game and you won't be disappointed. I decked myself out in orange and black, screamed, jumped around with excitement and just all around enjoyed myself while hanging out in the bar area during the games. Overall, Blue 32 is a high quality sports bar and you've got to check this place out!
P.S. GO GIANTS! =)
With football season just around the corner, I am so happy to have Blue 32 open in my neighborhood! (Now I have no reason to ever step in Zipp's again, I definitely won't miss the smell of dirty rags and the crappy food!)
I decided to check it out on Saturday for lunch, I thought that I should try to preview it before it becomes packed during football season. Blue 32 is an upscale sports bar, the inside is crisp and clean and there are TONS of flat-screen TVs all over the place! The menu is huge....so many options and many of them unique that you don't see on a regular sports bar menu.
We started with a basket of onion rings, and wow, yummy! They batter was light, but they had added a touch of heat to the batter, that made them perfect for dunking in cool, creamy ranch dressing!
I ordered the Shrimp & Bacon Quesadilla off of the appetizer section, which I though was a nice change from the standard chicken quesadilla (which they do have for traditionalists). The quesadilla was huge, filled with shrimp, bacon and cheese and served with guacamole and sour cream, it was amazing and big enough that I got to bring home leftovers!
My friends tried the BBQ Chicken Flatbread and the classic BLT. They both really liked their dishes, and like the quesadilla, both portions were big and required take home boxes!
This is my new go to place, I can't wait to try out more of the menu and watch 4 football games at once!
Never being able to pass up a new sports, I saw great reviews of the Blue 32 Sports Grill by Michael C and Donald S. Â I figured that was just what I needed to add to my list of places to watch the hapless Seattle Mariners (and Seahawks) - an upscale sports bar. Â At least if my teams lose, I can watch in a comfortable environment. Â And lose they did, 11-6, perhaps on their way to setting a season record for the most losses ever by a Mariner's team.
But I digress. Â The Blue 32 is very nice, and I particularly like the way it is set up. Â There is a very nice bar, all the requisite flat TV's, Â and the sections are split up where everyone has an excellent view of the games. Â
More importantly, the food is very good - much better than an average sports bar. Â I had their Shrimp Poor Boy and it was wonderful. Â The other diners sitting near me had everything from pasta to ribs to steak, and everything looked delicious. Â I asked about Happy Hour specials for food, and they had not decided yet what they were going to have as specials (but they do have a list of Happy Hour drinks on their menu, and they do plan on adding some type of food specials at some time).
I sat at the bar, and the bartender was very nice and attentive. Â She answered the menu questions I had, and was very on top of things. Â I was very impressed that the servers were organized and efficient - especially since they had only been open for several weeks.
This is definitely a place that I will be visiting in the future.  Not  to watch the dismal Seattle teams, but just to grab a sandwich or a quick meal at a reasonable price.
Went to Blue 32 Sports Grill yesterday with the family for dinner. Laura took care of us and did a great job being our server. We started the festivities off with the happy hour nachos which comes with ground beef, sour cream, pico de gallo, cheese and jalepenos. The nachos were ok but nothing spectacular.
Then my favorite part of the evening came next, they had Strawberry Lemonade on the menu,,,,,,,,,,Win! My wife loves Strawberry Lemonade and this Blue 32's version was definitely 5 stars. Every restaurant we go into she asks if they serve Strawberry Lemonade, the answer is usually no. Then she asks if they have Rasberry Lemonade and the answer is usually no. Then the server will respond that they have regular pink lemonade (the smart servers usually offer to have the bartender attempt to make the drink anyways). And she ends up having water. Needless to say, we saved a good 5 minutes in the ordering process.
My sons wolfed down the bacon cheeseburgers with the fries. They commented on how the fries were different and very tasty. Obviously the burgers were tasty as well. My wife enjoyed the grilled chicken sandwich with the honey mustard.
I had the Monte Cristo Sandwich which comes with this outstanding rasberry jam and fries. But I swapped out my fries for onion rings for an extra buck. The sandwich is cut into quarters, although I wish it was cut into halves since the meat kinda slips out of the bread when cut into quarters. I enjoyed the Monte Cristo, it was ok but not outstanding. However, the rasberry jam saved the day and made the Monte Cristo very tasty, I even had to ask for some more jam. Their Onion Rings are some of the best I have ever had (they also have them on the happy hour menu). The bill came to $57.03 for 4 entrees, 4 drinks and an appetizer. Part of the equation in rating any restaurant for me is the value for the meal when combined with the taste of the food, service and ambiance. And definitely $15 per head including the tip (excluding the appetizer) is reasonable for dinner.
When I played high school football (back when the universe was still expanding and the earth was cooling) we never had any cool things to shout at the line of scrimmage ("hut 1, hut 2, HIKE" was about it).
Then I would run 30 yards and my rag armed quarterback would under throw me by 10 yards or throw the ball 5 yards behind me and I would get hit by someone in a different colored uniform...such good memories!
These days football players get to holler things at each other like "BLUE 32" (blue being the live "color" of the play and 32 being the number of the play...if you hollered "RED 32" your team would know you were trying to fool your opponent...see, 'cause RED wasn't the live color...OK too much football trivia for one afternoon).
This Blue 32 is not trying to fool anyone...it's a straight ahead, upscale, well executed and thoroughly delightful sports bar (see why I went into the discourse about the nomenclature...it's a very sporty name)!
The place is still so new that it smells a little like wood stain and concrete, but not too much to be off-putting...and when the food comes, that is all you are going to smell anyway!
I was looking for a healthy choice for lunch today and I thought, "well, sports are healthy, right?"
So I dropped in and sat at the counter so I could look over the scotch selection while I had lunch and see if this a place that I want to come back to (so very important in this day and age of so many sports bars) and I was thrilled to see that Blue 32 stocks most of my favorite single malts (along with a metric ton of beers and wine)...Yummy!
I looked over the menu, and while I was pleased to see old favorites (Hi Hamburgers!...How you doin' French dip!) I couldn't believe my poor old eyes when I saw both a Monte Cristo and Shrimp Po' Boy on the menu!
Now that's health food!
I quickly ordered up a Monte Cristo and I was rewarded with one of the better MC sandwiches I've had!
This bad boy was chock full of ham, turkey, cheddar cheese, mayo on three slices of hearty wheat flat bread...then the genius of a Monte Cristo is that they drench that rascal in egg batter and deep fry it crispy and golden brown, and then sprinkle powdered sugar all over it!
The other genius of the sandwich is that they serve it with Strawberry Jam and you get to dip your MC in the jam as you eat it!
The sandwich is all hot and gooey and sweet and savory...holy crap was that good!
Add a pickle and a heapin' helpin' o' crispy fries and you've got a healthy and tasty (OK, tasty) lunch for your $8.99!
This place is very nicely decorated and the servers all seem to be very good and up to speed on serving...no glitches...everybody was smiling and seemed happy to be there!
I know, it's only my first visit...but this place has earned a spot in the regular lunchtime rotation and my go to healthy eating option!
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