2 stars for fun trivia and a tasty non-alcoholic drink and that's about it. Wow was this food lame. I wasn't real happy with the menu when I opened it. Mostly standard "bar and grill" fare, standard burgers, fries, boring quesadillas, "wraps" for the health conscious, plenty of alcoholic beverage choices, but pretty much nothing special. It looks like one of those places that's owned by a former local football player. There's tv's and memorabilia everywhere, fitting well with the sports bar theme. They even have tv's over the urinals... By the way, the whole restaurant smells like smoke, as if the employees are chain-smoking in the employee-only areas near the bathrooms.
My wife, as close to a vegetarian as a meat-eater can be, pointed out that there were basically no vegetables on the menu other than the salads, which looked about as appetizing as the clown-man salads down the street at the big golden "M" arch. We tried to come as close as possible with the fried green beans, expecting something fresh and lightly battered, but what we got was an over-breaded bean out of a freezer bag, over-fried, then waaaay over-salted, with a weirdly not good "spicy" dipping sauce. 6 bucks
Next up, a cheeseburger. I figured, ya know, this place is a bar, they've got to have at least a decent cheeseburger. And the menu claimed "fresh, never frozen" beef. Ba-freakin-loney. Ya know those frozen burger patties they sell at the Wally-mart? Well that's essentially what this was on a flattened white bun with some old lettuce and a thick slice of gross tomato, (I'll give some leeway here since I shouldn't have gotten anything with a tomato so out of season). And of course, pale, floppy, freezer bag fries on the side. I'd have to make another comparison to the clown-man's burger, although actually this time it tasted more like his nemesis the King. Vague reminders of high school lunch food... 10 freaking dollars, are you kidding? A friend of mine said "this place really thinks highly of their food..."
My wife also ordered a nice, overpriced nonalcoholic cocktail which was a decent blend of concentrate juices, ginger ale, and grenadine. It tasted ok, but it probably wasn't worth three bucks. But had to have something to wash away all that "food"
Our server was pleasant and attentive. And like I said earlier, we and some friends enjoyed the trivia and trivia personalities, three goofy guys who are probably one step from making it as their own morning radio talk show. I unfortunately, will probably be back with friends to play trivia, but I may pack a sandwich next time.
A is for Augusta. L is for Lackluster. Put them together and what have you got? Lacklusta. Or perhaps "Lacklugusta". Whichever one rolls off your tongue better.
I've now been a resident of Augusta, GA for six months (and counting) and I've only ventured out into the town itself only a handful of times. This is due to the nature of my job which has me working long days and even the weekends (thank you, yelp, for taking away my '12 elite membership on account of "non-activity"), but also partly due to the fact that the reconnaisance research that I performed prior to moving to this town had left some lackluster culinary impressions on my mind; I think the one that stuck the most is the fact that the town is affectionately known to some of its populace as "Disgusta."
Nevertheless, I was always taught to never judge a book by its cover and always presume innocence until proven guilty, so I took up a friend's invitation to visit this establishment after catching the latest Sacha Baron Cohen installment at the downtown AMC. The exterior of this establishment actually reminded me of a gentleman's club located on Mission street in San Francisco, so I was pleasantly (given my introductory statement, I am tempted to go ahead and ctrl+f every single adjective/adverb I've spat out so far in this review and replace it with "lackluster," but I fear "lackluster" doesn't have an adverb in the prescriptivist sense) surprised that the innards resembled something of a hybridization between a Coco's, a Buffalo Wild Wings, Open Mic Night @ College Eight Cafe at UCSC, and the first floor of a Reno Casino Hotel.
I do understand the need for bars/restaurants to diversify their portfolio to stay competitive nowadays, but this place had absolutely too much going on to be great or even good at one thing. Since the example has come up already, I would dare compare the entertainment offerings of this establishment to your typical (no, Wynn, Caesar's Palace, and the Bellagio do not count as "typical") Vegas buffet. These places plate nearly everything palatable known to man in spectacularly lackluster fashion so they can appease as many audiences as possible. Somewhere in Lacklusta (is it catching on yet?) accomplishes this with spectacular proficiency, making me wonder if the owner isn't originally from one him/her/itself.
If you're still reading, good for you! Here's where I stop rambling and go into details. Okay, I lied, but I'll still elaborate on why I think this place is lackluster. The moment you enter this bar/family restaurant/casino/comedy club/open mic night you see a television with some sort of card game/bingo displayed to your right, followed by a performance stage not too far away from it. On your left, you'll see a stocked, yet outrageously expensive bar (I'll come back to this later) under mood lighting, onlooking the central dining/co-mingling area, fenced off by half-walls like those in really old-school Chinese restaurants. If this doesn't scream "identity crisis" to you, I don't know what will. The menu advertised that this establishment hosts karaoke night, trivia night, comedy night, poker/keno night and also seemed to affiliate itself with local sports teams that I've never heard of and one particular professional football team that I care least about in this universe.
As I don't quite remember which night I walked into this place, I'll just say that it was the night when I had given blood eight hours prior to visiting this place and they had a live band playing the moment we stepped in. They also had a special on White Russians that night, but I won't delve too much into that since it wasn't all that memorable. What was memorable, however, was ordering the not-at-all-impressive combination appetizer plate that night for something close to 12.99 and being disgusted by it that I decided to stick strictly to drinking; my short trip from the former Chinese restaurant section to the bar section of the establishment also left me feeling disgusted, not because of the quality of alcohol, but because of how much they were charging for it.
I may have mentioned in previous reviews that I am a huge Johnnie Blue fanatic. Since the bottles themselves cost anywhere from 130-160 a pop, I do understand the need for bars to keep them relatively top shelf, but 39 dollars for a single glass is absolutely absurd and unforgivable. 39 dollars a glass is what you would maybe pay for a glass of '87 Mouton-Rothschild at a well-stocked wine bar, or for a bottle of beer in a lounge frequented by members of haute-couture. But since Somewhere in Augusta fits into neither of the two descripts the only sentiments that I see fit to prescribe the debauchment going on at this bar are those of absurdity and disgust. And somehow lackluster. Yeah, let's stick with lackluster for now.
Accordng to Yelp, I'm almost reaching my 5001 character limit, so I'll end with this: the waitress who served us didn't know what Yuengling is. Bravo.
Went there for lunch during Masters week. Â This sports bar was much less busy (only about 1/3 full) than its counterparts and I now know why. Although the quality and quantity of the TV's are great, that is the best thing about this place. Â My husband and I were sat at a table with an hour and fifteen minutes to go before we had to meet others at a location down the street. Â Thinking we had ample time for something quick, we ordered two beers and started to scan the menu. Â After 10 minutes our waitress came back to tell us that they didn't carry the beer we ordered. Â After we pointed it out on the bar menu and showed her the tap on the bar, she disappeared for another ten minutes before coming back with our two draft beers. Â We then ordered only a plate of nachos. Half hour later still no nachos. Â Finally I saw her come out of the kitchen with a plate of nachos that she sat on the bar for ten minutes while she took others orders and served others drinks. Â When she finally brought over our now cold nachos I asked for the check because we only had fifteen minutes before we had to meet our friends. Â It took another 10 minutes for her to pick up our cash. Â (I guess she didn't get the hint.) Never, did she apologize for any of the long waits. Â (She did however leave someone else's burgers and fries on the empty table next to ours while she went around picking up more checks and delivering more drinks. Â This unaccompanied food sat for ten minutes in the open getting cold for the next guy.) Â The sad thing is, the place is nice and the nachos were decent, but if you can't handle a 1/3 full sized crowd, you need to hire more waitstaff if you want to stay open!
Review Source:All we wanted was a couple beers and to watch the NCAA tournament. Â There weren't any seats at the bar so we were seated in a booth. Â The dining room was half full, but most of them looked like they were done eating. Â After sitting there for 15 minutes without as much as a glance from a server we left. Â The beer selection was poor and the wait staff sucked! Â I would never go back to this place!!! OVERRATED!!!!
Review Source:After sitting through a long interview process, I really needed some food. Â I stopped at Somewhere in Augusta just because I liked the name. Â It was around 1 o'clock, and the place was nearly deserted...yet the service still seemed pretty slow. Â I ordered a burger topped with mushrooms and swiss and fries as my side. Â It was okay, but the most remarkable thing about the place to me was the menu, which was covered in material to look like basketball leather....the good old kind that had been dribbled in a few games, not that new, way too orange color.
Review Source:This is another standard Augusta bar with the rude bouncer/cop that greets you at the door, harassing you for your ID. Unless you sit outside, it's usually too loud to hear what people are saying. Don't get me wrong, they have an excellent and fully stocked bar, however my overall experience has always been drab.
Review Source:My husband and I are from the west coast and are also big college football fans. Being in Augusta we have a very difficult time finding our games on television. Somewhere is Augusta always has our game. While this is a major perk, the service is almost always less than satisfactory. The servers are too busy and their tables seem to be so far apart, that it takes a while to get a fresh beer. We always arrive early and inform the staff which game we are there to see, and more often than not it still takes them until after kick-off to get our game on. For the past two seasons we have come for almost every OSU Beaver football game and the staff has yet to acknowledge us as returning customers, which I find fairly disappointing. The chairs are also uncomfortable for sitting three or four hours for the game. My last gripe is that there are very few vegetarian options on their menu, I know it's kind of to-be-expected, but just thought I'd throw it out there. Overall Somewhere in Augusta is a decent establishment and they do get just about every game, but the service is below par.
Review Source:Are you looking for a fully-stocked bar with a good bar menu? Do you mind hanging out with the most artfully inconsiderate idiots in Augusta? Have you recently turned 21 or know anyone who has?
If you've answered "yes" to any combination of the above questions, I've found the perfect place for you.
From the full bar to the full menu, this place has just about something for everyone. While you aren't going to find your favorite crazy-named import lager here, what you will find makes up for that. There are over a million flat-screen TV's all over the place to watch any and all types of sports/ESPN/Versus that you could think of. There are three separate areas for smokers, one of them being the moderately sized patio near the street. There's a flat screen above the urinals in the men's room, and I even heard there might be one coming to the mirror in the lady's room soon. Get this: both the men's and the lady's rooms are surgically sterile. That's right kids, you could operate in one of the stalls.
For decent bacon and cheddar fries, excellent wings, and finger licking fried ravioli, there's nothing better to wash it down with than your favorite light beer.
The occasional live comedy act or band plays through like a golfer at the National, located about a mile up the road. This will usually make it busier, which actually makes this place more fun to be in. One of the few restaurants around that can actually keep up with a high volume night.
The wait staff has always been friendly and considerate, and there's even a sheriff posted at the front door should one of the aforementioned idiots not remember how to leave the restaurant without attempting to start a fight.
Go here. Bring friends, (or don't and sit at the bar.) Have a good time. Repeat.
Somewhere in Augusta is first and foremost a bar, but don't let that stop you from going there. They have some of the best "bar" food to be had in the CSRA.
They have some of *the best* chicken wings I've ever had. Seriously, the Cajun-seasoned wings are awesome, and that's just one of 20+ flavors they have available. Their menu is very well rounded with burgers, chicken, shrimp, salads, wraps, and more.
I typically go to Somewhere in Augusta for lunch. The lunch crowd is typically fairly light, so you can get a seat right away.
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