Emerson Biggin's

I have a confession....

I managed to line up a full weeks worth of dates my first 9 days in Wichita...8 of them being with a different guy. Don't worry...No hanky panky...Just a strong attempt at avoiding depression and up-keeping my social life in a mid west city I've never lived in.

I have another confession...

6 of those dates suggested we go here for either dinner, drinks or pool. I had to pretend to be surprised every time we walked thru the doors because they thought they were showing "the new girl in town" what the hot spots were in Wichita. Oh well.

One last confession...

The first pool table you see when you walk into the gaming area is the table where all of these poor dudes lost their pride and experienced hardcore defeat to yours truly. It's your typical "bar box" 7 footer which, for me, is a cake walk given I worked at a pool hall for 5 years and played on nothing but 9 footers. Does that make me a bad person? Oh wellsies. I've managed to win my dinner and drinks off of it. I guess I should talk about the actual place now, right?

Service is a little on the pushy side. They've got decent looking chicks working there who try their best to keep your glass full but the timing of their intervals is off. They'll come 5 times in 15 minutes but then leave you hanging for 20.
Tables are in decent shape. I've seen worse. The house cues are in surprisingly good condition. Some of them are glue on cap tips, others are actual tips.  At least these cues HAVE tips. Looks like they've got a nice shuffleboard. It's always occupied though. The other night, my date and I were in there late and they started playing Mitch Hedberg over the PA system and the bigscreen. I think they won me over with that.

I'll be returning!

Pretty decent place. I don't go often, but haven't ever had a bad experience. Parking is a bit tricky sometimes and getting a pool table is even more challenging.

Wednesday nights are cheap. Not sure of the official special, but 24oz domestic drafts are $2.25.

Searching for a place to get some food after 10pm on a weekday and Emerson Biggin's was one of the few choices.  This sports bar does a good job of offering food late-night with a full menu of appetizers, burgers and chicken sandwiches.  

Our server was friendly and came around often with water to accompany our spicy nachos and the chicken sandwich with avocado was pretty tasty.  While I typically prefer restaurants with a little more character, the bar atmosphere and karaoke stage in the back made this an okay hangout in the evening.