Champps Restaurant

This was our second visit, although it had been a few years.  The food was good and we thought reasonably priced for downtown. We had our sons, 4 and 9, with us and they enjoyed the food and atmosphere as well.

After inquiring as to where my sister and mom wanted to eat before we went to Yuletide Celebration, my mom enthusiastically declared she wanted to eat here so she could "watch the game."  And watch it she did because they sat us right in front of a gigantic big screen.  The menu here is typical of American bar-type food but they offer a lot of options.  Not a lot of vegetarian friendly options, but plenty to choose from nonetheless.  For a game day, there weren't overly crowded but service was a tad slow, especially near the end of the meal.  We started with chips and salsa.  Chips reminded me of Chili's but the salsa was chunky and flavorful.  My sister and I both ordered the BBQ Chicken Chop Salad, mine without the chicken.  I liked the dressing and the drizzling of BBQ sauce on the salad was a different yet delicious touch.  My mom had the waffle fries and a turkey wrap.  I feel like someone at your table MUST order the waffle fries when at Champps.  Back in the good old days, the Keystone Champps really played up the waffle fries like they were something special so now it just seems like the right thing to do.  Nostalgia, if you will.  We also had the white sangria.  While good, I usually think of sangria and imagine an abundance of floating fruit in my glass.  Instead, I got a single cherry and an overpowering flavor of oranges and pineapple.  For $8.  Kind of pricey.  In the end, it was a decent meal but not the best I have ever consumed.

More than just a sports bar,  We like every thing about this place. The service was very good. The food had good flavor,came out in a timely fashion. I had fish and my wife had coconut shrimp and both were very well done. The tv's were all on different sports events which made for a nice atmosphere. Good $$ value for what we got.