RJ's Sports Pub

My wife and I stopped by to check the place out on Sunday, the first full day of NFL football. I had read a couple of negative reviews and was a little skeptical.  But, I wanted to see for myself.  

They have done a great job with the decor, fixing the place up from the old, dark restaurant that it used to be.  Nothing really special, just a very nice sports bar atmosphere. Lots of TVs and they have NFL Ticker and College Game Day.  But, there were two people in there besides the staff when we walked in.  After they left my wife and I were literally the only ones there.  

We had a couple of beers. They were reasonably priced.  But, the domestic beer list and the import beer list have to be watched carefully (if you care about price) because there are imports on the domestic list and domestic on the import list.  We had some wings which were hot (again we were the only ones there) and tasty.

I went back last night for the Bengals-Ravens Monday night game.  I got there early because I wanted to take advantage of the half price appetizers and dollar drafts I had seen advertised.  I was glad to find that Yuengling was on the domestic beers list (yeah, I know it's brewed in PA but Sam Adams is on the import list).  I got the chicken tenders which were very good and fried mushrooms.  Neither were anything special.  But, they were as expected for bar food.  At 7, the $1 draft special ended and my buddies and I got a bucket of beers, Yuengling Black & Tan was on the domestic list (yeah).  So, we got those.  But, when we got our checks was when we found out not all appetizers are half price during the happy hour.  So, ask before you order.

Overall, I like the place. Both times I was there the service was excellent and the wait staff was almost overly attentive, even with the place pretty crowded for the Monday night game.

This used to be a well-known area restaurant whose name I forget. :)
We checked out this relatively new establishment because it received some good YELP reviews.  I was disappointed.  

It's clear they've done a lot with the interior in terms of opening it up, but it's still relatively dark. That's not unwelcome in a bar, of course.

We sat at the bar, and our bartender was friendly and reasonably attentive.  There were several others at the bar - seemed like an odd bar crowd.  I saw some families with small children, but then some older folks.  No young hipsters here.  

I had an Christopher Moerlein OTR and chicken tenders with fries.  The food and beer were both good.  I don't see a need to return to this place though.

Great Burger. Done just right. They had run out of Oberon beer which was disappointing, the waitress found a great substitute .  Server was very attentive.

This place is targeted at a younger crowd as the music being played was not completely pleasurable to my aging ears.

We will return.