I was in Lawrence for a conference and was looking for someplace to watch some sporting events. Â The desk clerk at my hotel recommended Henry T's and said it was a "neighborhood sports bar". Â I took his advice and went to Henry T's and had a seat at the bar. Â Jeff was the bartender and service was great. Â I ordered the chicken wings per Jeff's recommendation and they were pretty good. Â Not earth shattering amazing but good. Â They have a lot of black pepper on them which is unusual. Â Prices were reasonable and they have enough televisions to take care of just about everyone's game of choice.
Review Source:This place is okay, but I like it less every time I go. As a bar, it's okay. The food isn't really that good at all though. Their wings are meh. Once I got a shrimp po boy and the shrimp was tiny and obviously frozen/microwaved. There wasn't much sauce on it and it didn't taste good and wasn't filling. Only reason to go here is after you've eaten and you just want to drink and watch the game.
Review Source:I adore this place! Â Have since I was a student at KU, but that was years ago and I have lived many other places and have yet to have a burger that compares to the KC Masterpiece one here and those waffle fries...YUMMMY. Â
The staff changes and they have new booths instead of the tables I remember, but that burger is still the VERY BEST burger!! Â I crave that thing and strongly recommend this place to anyone who likes a good juicy midwestern burger! Â I can't get enough HENRY Ts!!!!!
My workplace has to deal with two yelpers. Pity those people. However we spend more time comparing notes on great places to eat, rather than squabbling with each other. That's how I learned about Henry T's in Lawrence. Rumor had it that on Tuesday Night they serve a huge bucket of delicious chicken strips and fries for $12.95, enough to feed three people.
Since Lawrence is the same distance from my house as going into the Metcalf corridor, I had to go.
One little tip, the specials start at 6pm.. we got there at 5. So that gave me a whole hour to suck down several of the beer specials that was offered. The bucket arrived, and I am talking a galvanized scrub bucket, not a mini beer cooler bucket, and it was jam-packed with chicken, Waffle fries on the bottom. Both were outstanding and screaming hot!. I ate until I was ill, and still took a box of left overs home. Chicken was real tender breast meat with homestyle deep fried coating. The waitress also offered to have them coated with Buffalo sauce, bbq sauce smothered or homestyle with your choice of dipping sauces.
According to the sign board there is a special every night, Burgers, chicken sandwiches, pork tenderloins, tacos, each night a different cost reduction special. I am already planning a trip back on a Monday to try their tenderloins!
Our total bill was less than $22 for more chicken than two big eaters could muster and 4 rounds of beers. I thought that was excellent.
I saw several buckets being served to the other tables, so the locals must already know about these specials. Some folks were ordering milk shakes and malts in an old fashioned ice cream parlor glass that looked wonderful.. Kind of a surprise for a bar. I would have liked to try one, but didn't think it would mix well with the beer I had already sucked down. Another reason to return. Stay tuned for another episode of this place from Uncle Brian....
I really do enjoy going to Henry T's. Â It isn't my favorite restaurant in town, but it performs well enough each time I go in to prompt a subsequent return and the occasional craving (mostly for the waffle fries!)
Some of my favorite things include: The turkey sandwich with avocado, the waffle fries, and the raspberry limeaid...
Except wait... they discontinued the raspberry limeaid! Â I discovered this travesty last night when my hubby and I grabbed a bite to eat. Â They now do some sort of raspberry pink lemonade thing that, while tasty, doesn't hold a freakin' candle to the awesome bubbly sweet-tartness of the raspberry limeaid they used to make. Â FAIL!! Â Are you reading this, Henry T's? Â Bring it back! Â At the very least, allow people who want one to order it off-menu or something. Â What's the use of being a repeat customer if I can't pull some sort of rank on those who aren't in the know? Â
Henry T's is a fun place to go watch a KU game with some friends and some beers (haha, I almost typed "bears" instead of beers. Sadly, there are no bears at Henry T's unless there is some sort of alternative lifestyle night that I'm unaware of at this time.) Â I've heard they have some tasty wings but as someone who has terrible OCD with messy foods, I haven't tried them yet. Â
Overall, I gauge whether or not a restaurant is awesome by my immediate reaction upon hearing my husband suggest a place for dinner. Â If I get that "Yeah! Let's do it! Yum!" reaction, then it must be A-ok in my book. Henry T's usually elicits that reaction.
Did I mention the waitresses are always sweet, friendly, and cute? Â Tip them well!
I know there are newer places to go to watch games but because Henry T's was my fav back in the day it's where I continue to go.
The menu has been revamped. Â The food is still decent pub grub. Â They have homemade potato chips with 2 refills which are delicious. Â You can't have just one basket! Â
The service today was pretty good for a busy game day. Â It was a good improvement over previous visits.
My one compliant - do something about the windows on the north side. Â It's FREEZING over there.
Henry T's is most likely my favorite bar & grill in Lawrence.
If you're into sports, they've got you covered with several TVs to watch the game. Seating is decent - a little on the small side - but still good enough for most needs. Plus, there's free WiFi and a nice deck outside.
Try the steak burger, KC Masterpiece style. Leave off the cheese. It's wonderful. The waffle fries are excellent as well.
Finally, the setting is a little dark. If you want a place with more light inside, I'd find somewhere else to go.
My personal opinion:
1) I personally feel this is the worst service in town. As a former server I feel I always tip well 20-30%. I actually felt the service was so rude, late and bad I didn't leave a tip...THE WAITRES FOLLOWED ME OUT AND CONFRONTED ME!! I told her the service was horrible and that I wasn't sorry.
2) When my veggie burger was brought out it looked like someone took a bite out of the patty. I sent it back and they acted annoyed.
They have 1/2 price burgers on Monday. Â I'm trying to eat healthier right now, and I already had a burger just a day or two before, so I opted for a salad. Â The larger version is priced just under $10. Â Fortunately, there was plenty of chicken on it, because otherwise it was just average mixed greens, some red onion, lots of little croutons, and a few tomatoes. Â I ordered it grilled buffalo style and received it sans buffalo sauce. Â The waitress took it back and it was quickly returned, so I guess no big deal.
I left some salad in the bowl, but I'm not sure if that was because it was so big or I just got bored with the few ingredients. Â I've had better salads for the price, but I wouldn't say I felt ripped off. Â I'll come back again when I'm in the mood for a burger.
PS:  We arrived just before the lunch crowd.  We came in around  11:45 and it was empty.  By the time we ordered it was pretty full.
This restaurant is popular, and I've gone there for years. Â But they have bought into a new ripoff trend that is despicable and infuriates me. Â If you order anything for takeout, they'll add a 50 cents upcharge for boxing or bagging it. Â This is ridiculous. Â You get less service for takeout than for table service for in-restaurant dining. Â I have encountered this scam only once before: Â at One80 in Kansas City. Â Whenever they do this, they tell you every other restaurant in town (whether in Lawrence or KC) is doing the same thing. Â But if you ask at the others, they deny it. Â
Both times this happened to me, I refused the takeout and told them to trash it. Â Unless you want to encourage this kind of nickle and dime ripoff of customers, stay away from places that do this, or it will spread.
To make matters worse, the person who claimed he was manager at Henry T's (Allan) said they had already run through my credit card, even though I had not signed the charge or added a tip, so he gave me back some cash.
If this nutty idea spreads here, I guess I'll just have to stop getting takeout food at restaurants. Â I am not about to pay an upcharge, no matter how small, for the privilege of not using the restaurant's table space, seating, dishes, silverware, service, and facilities, while lowering the restaurant's overhead. Â Nope, not me. Â Not ever.
Next thing you know, they'll be adding in an upcharge for not using their bathroom or parking lot.
BEWARE.
I was staying nearby, and asked the hotel manager for a dinner recommendation. Â He casually mentioned a couple other venues, then stated his favorite was Henry T's.
On the strength of that recommendation, I gave it a try.
Henry T's is definately a locals sports bar. Â I observed several patrons moving from table to table, bartenders giving a "Cheers" type welcome to regulars coming in the door. Â
As a non-regular, I felt the cold shoulder initially, but the bartender and regulars at the bar started talking to me, I felt the awkwardness drop off.
I had an appetizer and a couple beers. Â The food was competantly done, the beer selection was OK, lots of TVs, Â staff warmed up after initially ignoring me, and the prices are great. Â I enjoyed myself and would definately return if I ever find myself near Lawrence again.
I went to Henry T's in my quest to find the best veggie burger in the area and to watch some college basketball. I wasn't dissapointed on either count, but wasn't terribly impressed either. The Black Bean burger was pretty tasty- I had it made Blackened Cajun Style. I think that was the best part about the burger, the peppers and spices associated with the way it was made. You can select from about 8 different preparations for your burger and can choose meat options, or the Black Bean or Vegetable Patty. It was a solid burger on a nice bun, and the Waffle Fries that accompanied it were really tasty and not too salty. The Nachos were also really good, nice and spicy. The service was friendly and they had some great specials on beer. The atmosphere was probably the part which makes me go with a 3 star rating, there were plenty of TVs, but if you let your eyes wander from the game there wasn't much else to look at. Also, the food seemed to be a little bit high in price, if things had been a dollar or two cheaper per entree I probably would have gone with 4 stars. The outdoor area looked nice, and you could watch the game outside, which is pretty cool. Overall I wish I could give Henry T's 3.5 stars as it was a decent place that I will probably go back to, 4 star food, 3 star atmosphere and prices.
Review Source:I STILL get cravings for Henry T's veggie burger. Their jalapeno mayo MAKES that burger.
Good place to watch KU games too. They have a good number of TVs placed in a way that you always have a good seat. And enough tables for large groups when you want to watch the game somewhere that has an endless supply of beer so no one has to make a beer run.
Service has always been friendly, fairly fast and good.
But man, that veggie burger.... mmmn.
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