Pros: Decent food and drinks, great TV views from everywhere
Cons: Service (Or lack of) Went in and sat over 15 minutes before I went to the bar for a drink. Then at the bar, the bartender had his back to the public while he watched TV. Took about 3 minutes for him to actually help. After serving my own first drink, the waitress in my area walked by 5 or 6 times without saying a word? She even walked by looked at our drinks that were simply ice at that point then kept walking? The bad thing is, they have the staff to provide good service so it is not simply being shorthanded it is either lazy people or servers that simply don't care about what they are doing. I think the most important thing in a business like this is GREAT service. It will make up for alot of shortfalls in a business. I suggest checking your bank statement to assure it matches your ticket too.....
I'm a fan but it's not because of the food or service.
Our server was hard to find at times but she was nice overall. Â The food was probably better than what I get at my local sports bar in Seattle. Â Huge nachos! Â
The best part of Side Bar is the prices. Â Happy hour during all NFL games! Â $3 bloodys and wells, Â $2 drafts. Â All appetizers are also 1/2 off during the games. Â It's a great deal. Â
They have TV's all over the place and you can even get your own if you sit in a booth! Â They even have slot machines and a pool table. Â
Side Bar - move to Seattle so you can show these idiot bar owners how a sports bar should be run!
Lots a nice tv's for football watching and they gladly put on the game we wanted to watch. The nachos were huge and loaded with lots of toppings, yum! The cheese "stix" should have been cooked longer and, unlike what the menu said, were served with ranch not marinara - huh?? My husband said his chicken ceasar wrap was just ok and that the fries were greasy, not in a good way. Our server was spotty but pleasant. It's a pretty standard sports bar, it gets the job done I guess.
Review Source:This place has the BEST chicken nachos around.
I've stopped by this place a couple times for a quick lunch since it's close to my work. I've never seen more than one bartender working and serving, but I didn't find it to be much of a problem since the place wasn't too packed.
Never gotten drinks but it seems like they have decent tap selection. The first thing you notice when you walk in are all the large flat screen TVs scattered throughout the establishment, probably a pretty good place to watch a game. There are better places to get a drink but if you do stop by, get the chicken nachos!
Not a good place to take a date or a girlfriend. Â If your a young single man I'm sure you will love it though. Â I think this will eventually turn into a problem bar for dunks and drugs, Â Next door to a poker place in a strip mall and with a giant apartment complex that rents cheap within walking distance I don't see how it could become anything else.
Review Source:Just came back from a Friday night doing some Karaoke, and had a beer and a great sandwich. Â Â Fantastic service, prices were good, and the sound system was lovely. Â Â Had a interesting experience with a drunk lady who sat down at our table for an hour, but you know, it's a bar, and silly things happen. Â Â Â Anyway, friday night Karaoke. Â Go. Â It's fun!
Review Source:I was trying to like this place, I really was. This was the second time I've stopped in. The first was for St. Patty's Day. The second was last night, for Cinco de Mayo.
St. Patty's Day was fun. It was crowded and the service was good. The food was tasty and the drinks were pretty strong too. Last night, um, not so much.
They had the "Cinco de Mayo party" banner up outside but there was no party. Their specials were $3 margaritas that didn't consist of much/any tequila. $1.50 tacos. The tacos were oily. That was the party.
My boyfriend had a new menu item, the blackened catfish sandwich. He said it was tasty. I do like their kettle fries. The food is meh. Depending on who's bartending probably determines the quality of the drinks.
It's a nice enough bar for being in a strip mall. With the right people and enough booze, I can have fun anywhere.
This place has nice, if slightly generic decor -- HUGE TVs, a good number of booths -- but the service leaves a lot to be desired. The bar staff was cold and unwelcoming, and when the bartenders weren't helping customers, they were running around and complaining to each other. Â And it might be rude to say this, but there was something distinctly low-class about the whole place. Maybe it was the aggressively heterosexual male atmosphere and clientele that made the experience so uncomfortable, too -- then again, I don't know what I really expected from a bar in a strip mall next to a poker lounge.
Review Source:Don't go there. That's it. Â But read on if you must know why.
We were a big party of older adults celebrating a birthday. Â Bad, bad choice. Although our server was friendly, she was inattentive to the point of being absent. After waiting 15 minutes or so to order, we went and tracked her down. Ordered our drinks and food. The drinks came in reasonable time, but there was a mixup and one person didn't get her drink...until the food came maybe 15 minutes later. Â
The food was barely edible, uninteresting in choice, and lacked any variety. Â I only say barely edible because I was so hungry I just ate it. I ordered the pecan gardenburger. Â It had that warming lamp texture of reheated food that has been completely dried out, and the edges were like thick sandpaper. I didn't get a fork, I got cheese on my burger (which I specified I did NOT want on the order) but I never saw our server again that evening to ask her. Â It had no flavor, and was not good eatin'
When I needed to leave (I couldn't stand another minute of being in the place because the smell of fried food was suffocating me), I had to go up to the bar to ask for my check. One of the bartenders ran around for 10 minutes looking for my waitress who was never found. I had to tell him what I ordered so I could pay and get outta there! Â It took at least another 15 minutes for this process. Â
Oye!
My wife and I dropped in after the ducks won the civil war.  We went out soon after the game and Eugene fans had not made it back to the bars yet....We wanted to play some pool, but our usual spots  were all filled up crazy enough.
So we ventured down to the side bar to try a game of pool. Â NOPE!! A few younger guys had the table and told us we wouldn't be able to put quarters up for about 3 more games. Â I'm not sure what the deal was, but I wasn't sitting around for 30+ minutes to play a game of stick.
My wife had to use the little ladies room, and I approached the bar to order a few shots for us.  Some guy came up and said, "I'll be right with ya!"  To say the least, I slipped his mind rather quickly as he was helping people who were just walking in.  At that point  with no pool table and being denied service, we said "Screw it!"  lets call it a night...
I would think 2 or 3 pool tables is a must in a place like this, and perhaps TWO bartenders wouldn't hurt too bad. Â Especially on a weekend.
I'll try it again sometime....but until then it's 2 stars from me.
The location is interesting to say the least. In a strip mall across from Burger King. The front of the bar is all glass painted black to keep out all natural light. On first glance the interior looks nice with booths, high top tables and backed bar stools. Â Dark paint and high ceilings round out the "man cave feel.'
I was surprised to see that they make their own infused vodka-but its far from top or middle shelf stuff. Â After looking at the VERY limited menu, it seems as if the place is having a battle between a trendy over priced bistro and sports bar and honestly it does both poorly.
While there I had the pleasure (or burden) of meeting the owner and  I expressed my concern with the tap list.  I then sat threw a 20min (seemingly drunken) rant about Rogue and Oakshire being a poor companies-he went on to mention that he was going to take the current Rogue tap and throw it down the street. Hmmm......not exactly a relaxing feel.
Later while trying to watch the Dodger game-the nice low key back round music was replaced with Rap music from a radio no less (commercials and all) so loud that it made holding a conversation with the person sitting next to me nearly impossible.
The place has no happy hour special-at least not yet. Â I don't recommend the place at all. If you are a beer SNOB you are much better off at cafe 440 down Coburg. Â Not to mention the owner their is really nice and the food is great, not just ok as with The Side Bar.
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