This was the worst bar experience I have ever had in my life. Came by with a friend before a concert at the Nile. We were hungry and decided to stop here for a beer and appetizers. We sat at one of the high tops in front of the bar, the bartender was our "waitress". She came by and took our drink order, didn't bother to ask if we wanted a menu. So when she came back with our drinks, I requested a menu. It took a while before we saw her again as the bar was pretty packed. Where are your servers?!
Finally she came by with the menu and we ordered the nachos with ground beef. We finished our beers well before the nachos came out, and she never once stopped by to ask if we needed another drink. You haven't heard the worst part...
When the nachos came out, I was stunned. Had I ordered nacho soup? The cheese was so watery, and the chips were completely soggy. They didn't even include the ground beef... It was absolutely disgusting. She walked by us and I asked to close out. We literally waited 20+ minutes. I have never been more tempted to just ditch the bill. I could see she was somewhat occupied at the bar, but come on, you can't spare a minute to bring us our tab? Finally, I caught her eye. And she YELLED over the bar to us what our total was. SERIOUSLY??? I wanted to pay with my credit card but didn't want to have to wait yet again for her to come by, so my friend had to pay for us both. Unbelievable.
We ended up walking to Subway afterwards to eat.
I can honestly say this was the worst meal I have had in a LONG time. Â I'll just give you the highlights.
Ambiance, looks like a construction zone,
waitress/bartender, very nice but totally understaffed
food wait, WAY too long
I actually wish I took a picture of the fries.  They were BLACK!  lol once they go black, we tried to send em back  lol...
She was to busy to even check on us. Â
The four us us agreed we would never go back. Â
This was our 2nd Friday dinner choice... Should of gone for the Mesa Grill.
This morning my stomach was cramping pretty hard.
WARNING, AVOID THIS PLACE!
I went to Kirk's Sports Grill for the first time with my boyfriend during the weekday. Â When we initially walked in, there was an awful, musky smell to the place. We sat at a booth for nearly 15 minutes waiting for someone to provide us a menu or ask if we wanted a drink. Â There was no one behind the bar either. Â Finally a waitress appears from what I believe to be the bathrooms and goes directly to the bar with no regard to myself or my boyfriend. Â I then went up to the bar to ask for drinks and a menu. The bartender (I believe her name was Chantel?) came off as being rude like I was bothering her and then said that she was the only one there and that the kitchen was closed. Â Needless to say, my boyfriend and I were disappointed and will not be returning. Â After our one drink, we left Kirk's and went across the parking lot to the little Italian restaurant for food and the food was good there and the staff was awesome. Â So, my recommendation is if you're in downtown Mesa and looking to go to a bar, avoid going to Kirk's Sports Grill.
Review Source:I just had my birthday party at Kirk's and I would recommend it highly for anyone who isn't uptight and wants to have a good time.
Karaoke with Trey is awesome and the cross-section of humanity that makes up the crowd is amazing.
It's the quirkiest, most casual, super-fun place.
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[note: my rating is based on the good time i had. if you're looking for fancy food or the world's largest selection of craft beers and obscure wines, look elsewhere]
After going to Kirk's, I am pretty sure there are no health inspectors in Mesa, Arizona. Â The men's bathroom was dismal. Â The toilet didn't have a door - instead they put up a curtain. Â And the curtain was dragging on the floor. Â The roll of towels was laying on the sink. Â And, you have to hold your breath while you are in there.
They have a promotion where you get a free appetizer with your Cubs spring training ticket stub. Â That was good because they weren't worth much more than that. Â We got chicken strips and chicken quesadilla. Â The strips were mostly batter with a little chicken. Â The quesadillas were horid. Â Either the chicken was process, or it had been cooked before and kept a couple of days.
The you get to the TVs. Â They have two old big screen TVs. Â Not flat screen or high-def. Â One of the TVs is ok, but the other's picture is green. Â Don't know if it can be adjusted or fixed. Â If not they should roll it out to the parking lot and run over it with a big rig.
These guys might be trying hard, but they don't seem to have a clue. Â Hey, just like the Cubs.
You know you're having a good time when the bar you're in is crashing around you and you still don't want to leave.
I went back again last Friday night (this place is becoming a second home) for #evfn and karaoke. The karaoke host came in early just for our group and we were having so much fun that the flood behind the bar, the smoke from something burning somewhere and the closed patron bathrooms didn't slow us down.
I love this bar.
Unfortunately for downtown mesa this is about it for a sports bar. I have never eaten here (and that is no mistake). The place is a bit run down and dingy - it has changed names several times over the years, but the interior/atmosphere remains the same.
Reasonable place to sit at the bar, have a brew and chat with a pal - just don't expect much. They do have a pool table and a few video games to pass the time.
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