It not the nicest bar in town, but it has some really nice people working there. The chicken wings are out of this world. I think it was called a cop wing, it was so tender and meaty, a must try. The place had a band playing and everyone had a lot of fun. This is a great small local business worth giving a try.
Review Source:We never even knew this place existed, but by the time I read all the reviews, I realized it used to be the Draft House. Â Can't say anything good or bad about the Draft House, because we never went there, but last Saturday, we were cruisin' around and thought we'd stop in for a quick drink to check the place out - after we learned that the 74th St Band played there. Â My husband and I are looking for a new local dive bar, since Juggs closed and Max & Ted's 480 sold a few weeks ago. Â Based on our brief experience last Saturday, we will definitely be going back. Â The atmosphere is exactly to my liking for a Saturday afternoon drunk. Â Dark, low ceilings, not too crowded - and a great jukebox that you can actually HEAR! Â The drinks were a little weak, and the tonic was a little flat - but that can happen anywhere. Â We met the owner, Mark - and he was really nice. Â We felt appreciated as customers and we're looking forward to going back and bringing our friends with us. Â We'll definitely try the food next time - because when we spend our Saturdays at a bar - we're there from morning until night - and gotta eat something... The wings sound great. Â See you soon.
Review Source:I wish they had a zero star option. I've been out to Arizona, from California, a few times now. Last month I went to Mill Ave and had an awesome time... but last night I went to this place and wow. Apparently looking Caucasian and classy gets you treated horribly by the other patrons. I can't even describe the amount of ghettoness that surrounded me. A girl tried to fight me over holding a seat while my friend stepped away for 3 minutes, people were openly smoking weed on the patio, and I saw 2 fights almost happen in the bathroom. On top of that, when you try to strike up casual conversation with men or women, you get either crazy looks or attitudes. I think the only reason people don't get stabbed or shot in here is because they use the metal detector wand at the door, and obviously for a reason considering their type of customers. Oh, and one of the bartenders was rude... an old white guy. Side note, I helped my boyfriend run a business for quite a few years and I'm pretty shocked that the yelp owner for this business left a sarcastic comment in response to someone's review here. First, I'm seriously confused that so many people give this place a good review, and second, as a business owner, you should never respond to customers like that. Very immature and definitely indicative of why your business is the second most ghetto place I've ever walked in to. Considering I spent quite a bit of time in South Central LA, that says something about your establishment and customers.
Review Source:Located at end cap of strip mall. Reef? One very badly executed wall mural. Food was poor, though my wife liked the chicken wings & sweet potato fries. Kind of like a rec room in a prison, with same clientele. Large screen televisions and very loud hip hop music. Needs demolition rather than a makeover. Almost any choice for a sports bar is better. Waitress told us she had worked there 13 years and that there were new owners who had added "reef" to the name, Apparently for no known reason. A Â depressing "dive" w/o redeeming virtues. Even with coupon promotions, this place has little to recommend it. 2 thumbs down.
Review Source:I love dive bars, and when I walked into the Draft House, I knew I found my new spot! By far the best wings in the East Valley. I recommend the Lemon Pepper Medium. They have a massive amount of flavors, all of which can be mixed. The wings are nice and meaty, and always crisp to perfection.
Great drink and beer selection. Always a nice PBR special! Ermahgerd!!!
They have pub style poker there with a huge group of people that play. Lots of tvs, not all updated, but it is a dive bar as I mentioned, so they keep it classy and old school.
One of the cooler features that is new is being able to control the jukebox from your smartphone, so you can discreetly throw on your favorite Justin Bieber hit from the comfort of your barstool. (I saw you singing though, I know who you are.)
Make sure you check em out soon. Eat wings, drink PBR, and throw on some guilty pleasure music from your smartphone.
We had fun at this place! We weren't sure what to expect, but when we realized it was a sports pub, my husband was excited because it was a Saturday...lots of TVs and college football was on. We ate bar food, had some drinks, I played MegaTouch, and he watched football. We hung out for about 5 hours until the place was turning into the club portion for the night. Nice, chill place around the corner from our house with nice servers and attentive bartenders. We will definitely be back there again!
Review Source:I went to see my friend's band play - Bench Warrant. Â I used to go to the draft house a lot after work, and always liked it. Â I walked in, found a seat, and was promptly greeted and had a delicious beer in my hand within a few short minutes. Â I decided to order a snack, and ordered the mix of onion rings, carrots, cheese sticks, etc. Â It was delicious - especially the onion rings! Â I do miss the beef tacos they used to have on the menu - with homemade salsa. Â Maybe the new owners will bring those back. Â This is still a great place to hear music and sit with friends.
Review Source:Maybe because it's a Sunday or a brand new menu but service was extremely slow! Â Server was a nice lady. However there were literally 3 other customers in the bar. Â Food is average. Your typical bar food. Â Very selected ( burger, grilled ham and cheese) however beer is cheap and cold!!!! Just order 2 at time cause it may take a while to get that second drink!
Review Source:I had been here last year during football and vowed not to return after seeing the state of the bathrooms. Heard there were new owners and the first thing they did was fix them. Saw the Yelp coupon and decided to give them another try. Met the new owner who was really nice. They are trying new things including a country night on Fridays which I will definitely check out. Service was great and plenty of wing flavors to choose from. Onion rings were awesome.
Review Source:New owners took over this place a little over a week ago and they know what customer service is all about..it's refreshing to stop in and find the owner mingling with their customers and making sure they are enjoying themselves and asking for suggestions on how to make the place a better experience.
The food is amazing,especially the wings..
If you haven't been there lately it deserves another look, with the new owners you will be pleasantly surprised!
241 Thurs 9-11. Â Best Dam Chicken wings I've had in AZ!. Â Cool lil spot to go dance. Â Gets VERY crowded after 1030 on Thursdays. Â Pretty Hip Crowd. Â Best spot to be is at the Bar. Â Where else can you go in Chandler and have a GREAT time on $20 BUCKS. Â They stop cooking at 9:50pm. Â So you're out of luck after that. Â Check it out. Â Reservations, only if you want to have a Party. It can be a Cougar gathering at times lol They play hip hop. Whats interesting to me, is that people ALWAYS find this place. Â They drive from great distance to check out the draft. Its a Sports bar as well
Review Source:On a whim, my buddy from work recommended lunch here awhile back. So I decided to give it a try. Typical bar food, but the special is one dozen wings for 4 bucks. Now let me tell you, I love wings. A lot. Hence the weight problem. Especially when they come Cajun style. So I can be honest and tell you, that the Cajun wings, after being thoroughly tested, are damn good. Haven't tried anything else here in 2 months, so I can't tell you about anything else, but it looks good when other people are eating it.
So maybe this review has been zero help in choosing whether you visit here. Â I'm sorry. Â But if you like cajun wings, give this place a try.
This place was the best dive to go to when I lived down the street. Â The Draft House was never the place I wanted to frequent on the weekends. Â Later at night and on the weekends is certainly when you'll be patted down. Â That's the universal sign for u-turn and leave. Â
If you're looking for a place to hang out after work and during football, it fits the bill. Â Try the wings. Â They are excellent. Â I haven't had better wings ANYWHERE. Â They are meaty, not breaded with many flavors to choose from. Â The Draft House makes a decent pizza also. Â
Do not go here for music/dancing (late night and weekends) unless you're into the cougars. Â If you are into that, this is where you need to be. Â After the pat-down from the bouncers, you'll get a different style of pat-down from the cougars.
Glad this place has new ownership... I should probably remove the review below, Its really harsh and doesn't apply to the NEW establishment. Â You have been warned ;)
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Short Review:
THIS PLACE SUCKS BALLS
Long Review:
We were supposed to meet a friend here at Draft House on Saturday night. We were excited to be out on a date-like experience cuz its been a while. We went to my in-laws for dinner and then headed to Draft... I knew it was going to be interesting from the sound of the music as we pulled into the strip mall.
The music: Good music, probably the only good thing about this place - if you're a hip-hop fan. All hip-hop, all night.
The crowd: Ghetto fab all the way! Seems like everyone there is late 20's - early 30's (and some older sprinkled throughout the crowd) and none realize its not 1996 anymore. Expect to hear a lot of fake accents a la Da Bronx and a lot of misuse of slang terms. It was entertaining until it became annoying. Oh and people WILL steal your seats or tell you they are saved - ugh!
The atmosphere: small, crowded... Â Small dance floor. Â A couple pool tables, but don't expect to get one. Some TVs playing various sports, which I guess qualifies this place as a "sports cafe"??
The service: OMG, we had one beer each and the "line" was retarded, over 30 minutes to tab out. No line in sight, just people crowding together, trying to get to the front of the line. Â Oh! and LOL.. the bar tenders are total morons, one of them complained to the guy next to us about his crappy tip and the other argued with his customer about whether they ordered rum and cokes or redbull and vodka. Â The guy had already made the rum and cokes and was pissed that HE got it wrong. Â Weirdos!
If any of this appeals to you this is your place!
BTW her friend didn't show and we ended up going to Skip n Jan's to play some pool :o) Â We had a great time there :o)
A friend suggested this place. I need to call him back and ask WHY!?! They actually patted my husband down! Now, admittedly, he is a little intimidating looking, but wth? The "sports bar: name is misleading, it was not really geared towards the sports fan. Anyway, it was definitely wasn't for me. I gave it the extra star because signs in the place said there was a hip hop DJ and dancing on weekend nights, so I suppose if that's what you were looking for it would be an OK place...
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