Peppers Sports Bar & Grill

We had high hopes for a decent meal.  Nobody was certain what type of food we wanted, so the suggestion of a sports bar was fair option for everyone.  We figured we'd get a decent selection of food, and the reviews weren't bad.  So enters Peppers Sports Pub.
The place is down the road a bit, but has a good amount of parking and is easy to spot.  We pulled in, parked, and headed in to get a table.  
My first impression , this place has 'personality'.  It has that worn down feel of a place that can get pretty rowdy on a Friday night...but we were there on Tuesday, so pretty calm. There's writing all over the walls, most with a sports/military theme, but if your kids can read, theres a lot of words you might not want them sounding out.  The décor is pretty straight forward, alcohol stuff hanging everywhere, pretty plain accoutrements,  and kind of a pack-rat's garage feel.  Maybe that's what you want, maybe not.
The menu is pretty much what you'd expect, pretzels, fries, onion rings, pizza, burgers, wings and other such delights.  We ordered some appetizers, pretzel bites and tater bites (or something).  Let's start with the fact that we're pretty sure everything is originally frozen, so you're not getting that fresh food taste.  The pretzel bites were okay, until we realized that a bowl of soft pretzel bites and some cheese sauce cost $8...not worth it.  The tater bites (jalapeno, a tater tot, wrapped in bacon and dipped in cheese) were okay, but again, not worth the cost at all.  They came out to about 90 cents per bite, which when you figure it's a tater tot and some bacon, was pretty pricey.  Wouldn't do that again.
For meals, one person ordered a chicken philly and two people ordered the Chem Dog Burger.  It has a spicy BBQ sauce, cooked onions, and beef brisket on a hamburger patty.  Honestly, this thing made my night.  My buddy upgraded to onion rings for $2 (which equaled 5 onion rings...we counted them, it was easy as we could do it on one hand)....not a good upgrade.  The chicken philly was a bust, with the cheese barely melted and tasteless chicken.  But the burger was good, like really good.  I don't know who decided to put brisket on a burger, but they should get the Nobel Peace Prize because literally it will create world peace.
I would have said the place was a two star experience, but after the burger I bumped that up to 3 stars.  Unfortunately, then the check came and the cost was just not worth it.  I asked for a side of BBQ sauce, they charged me a quarter.  My problem with this is the following: I wasn't even told there was a charge, and I hate surprises.  Second, a quarter!?  Who charges ANYBODY a quarter?  At least make it meaningful, at least 50 cents.  Or get serious and make it a buck...but either way, tell me I'm getting charged.  Instead I got a smile and 'No problem, I'll get that'.
Total bill (for me) was about $24, for an app, a meal, and a beer.  I could swallow that if I was happy with everything, but I wasn't.  My suggestion?  Order the chem dog burger medium, put some mayonnaise on it, and take it back to wherever you lay your head.  You're not missing anything by not sticking around.

So here is what not to get at Peppers:

Chicken Philly or Pretzel Bites.  Oh, and don't ask for extra sauce.  It's $.25 extra.  Seriously?  Would you like to substitute your chips with onion rings..sure...What I didn't know was that there was a total of 5 onion rings for $2.  My meal was $25 for a chicken Philly with half melted cheese and scraps of chicken, and the pretzel bites were barley defrosted ($7.99).  The people I was with ordered the Chem Dog Burger...now that is something I would get.

Bottom line, I would probably go back and get the burger for takeout.

The staff was rude. They kept pointing at our table and whispering with a girl who wouldn't stop staring over at us. The food was disgusting, and over priced for what we paid. They had awful margarita's. I'd never go there again. The place feels sticky everywhere and smells awful. never again.