Grainger's Pub & Grill

I find myself here often.  Why?  There's nothing special about Grainger's.  It's decidedly un-special.  It's my Cheers, in a way I suppose.

They always have beer for me.  The prices are pretty good, the service is adequate, and most of the food is alright.  The chicken dinner is a favorite of mine.  I love fried chicken in a styrofoam box.  

Don't expect a lot, but if you want a bar with bar food and bar folks and bar things to do, then Grainger's fits the bill.

To some extent, you know what you can expect out of a place like Graingers: TV's everywhere for sports viewing, deep fried bar food, lots of drink specials and a bank of video poker for "Amusement Only".

The Good: the crowd here was surprisingly diverse - all ages, kinds of people and races. I feel like just about anyone could come in and feel comfortable here.

The So/so: the food and service aren't great but they get the job done. Need some onion rings to soak up the ten Buddies you just drank? They'll send them out but don't expect plates, napkins or utensils. You got fingers and sleeves, right?

The Bad: the ladies room is pretty grim. When the toilet seat is sliding off, spend the $15 and get a new one. Also, the music is honestly, truly the worst I've heard anywhere, ever. Some Nickelback would have been WELCOME, it was that bad.

The Deal Breaker: a place like Graingers should be a place to come in with your crew, shoot some darts, watch the game and have some cold ones, right? Well...when they serve you a flat beer in a piping HOT glass straight from the dishwasher, I call shenanigans! Any South Side bar that can't manage to pull a decent tapper of Lite should just close their doors.

Bottom line - walk away, unless you enjoy warm, flat beer served in a hot glass. Inexcusable.

"So I spent Friday night hanging out at Grainger's"  Words this girl will never say again!!!!!!  Now I have to give credit where credit is due- this place was very entertaining and they few apps I had weren't terrible so that's cool.

People watching here- well it's the south side at it's finest.  For  about an hour the giant flat screen T.V was frozen to a scene of what appeared to be a semi naked surfer.  The music was some of the worst I've ever heard, in fact most of it was so bad I had actually never heard it played before.  

My biggest beef with this place was that my first beer was served in a HOT beer glass with the beer being warm and flat.  While I appreciate the fact that I know my glass was straight out the dish washer, nothing tastes worse than flat warm Miller Lite- NOTHING!!!!  

They do offer a back "party room" which I am sure some amazing wedding receptions take place.  It might be worth hitting on a Saturday night just for that!