After our last disappointment I wrote to Teakwoods and they invited us back; dinner on them. Again, we ordered a couple of burgers. This time the burgers were cooked exactly how we wanted them, seasoned nicely, the cheese was melted and the bacon was perfect. The meal was very good this time. Now, keep in mind the manager knew we were coming in and which table we were. So now we have to come back again to see how the service and food is without management babysitting our table. We both hope our next time in will be just as good as the last because we both really want to like this place.
Review Source:Burger was not as juicy as other places. It just felt dry. It filled me up but I think that was because the bun was so big.
Good news is that you get an options on fries! Either big fries, skinny fries, or tots.
The place has alot of TV so it's perfect for sports events. I was watching the Boston Marathon bombers being caught so I will never forget it :-)
Best. Wings. Ever.
I think they're fried and then grilled? I don't know. I just know they're ridiculously good. I'm a picky wing eater. I like them cooked a very specific way and that's how they make them, and it's probably why they win awards. Also, they allow me to order all flats, which makes me extra happy. If you're a chicken wing lover, you've probably already tried this place. If not, you ought to. Immediately.
my fiance and i probably frequent teakwood about once a month, and they have the best wings in town. they are grilled after cooking which is almost a bonus in my book, they have many different variations of flavors etc and on tuesdays they run a special on wings. everyday they have a specials menu which in my opinion is the menu to eat from once. i had the some burro most recently and it was probably the best thing ive had there. definitely a must visit.
Review Source:Out of a dozen visits, its still a tossup if I'd recommend it. The service, food, and ambiance varies greatly from day to day and also lunch to dinner.
The good:
- This is where I come for wings. They have a great selection of flavors & sauces, and after having wings elsewhere, I came back to Teakwoods. Generally, the wings are big, juicy, and slathered with sauce.
-Daily specials, always something new
-Peanuts at your table while you wait
-TV screens everywhere
-Live music on the weekends
-Occasionally they offer Groupon deals- $15 for $30 of food? Yes please!
-Happy hour specials (though I've never once made it here during their selected times)
The bad:
-Drinks. Both alcohol and nonalcoholic drinks here leave much to be desired.
 * The bartender has a very weak pour on their daily specials, so what looks like a good deal at $3.50 a glass will end up taking you 2x as many drink orders as normal.
 * I think they use tap water for their teas and drinking water. It taste so horrible, I've had to send drinks back several times and I just don't order them now. If you are thirsty, get a soda.
-Food quality during lunch hour. You'll have better luck around dinnertime, but slower service. Lunches here have been disappointing about 50% of the time.
-During sports games, you do NOT want to bring your family here, even if its right after church. It will be super crowded and don't be surprised if you are seated next to a boisterous, foulmouthed gang of disrespectful adults who scream their heads off every goal.
-Prices jumped 15% after they got voted 'Best of Phoenix' for their wings.
In one sentence: Â If you're looking for peanuts-on-the-floor casual, lots of TV's covering every major sport (quietly) with home-cooked bar-type food that obviously didn't come out of a box off the Sysco truck, this is your place.
Mashed potatoes: Â Real. Â Gravy: Â home made. Â Onion rings: Â Freshly battered. Â French dip sandwich: Â Best we've had in years. Â Beer: Â Cold, fresh, and local. Â Service: Â Friendly and attentive. Â Prices: Â Reasonable. Â Atmosphere: Â Casual, borderline boisterous for dinnertime on a Thursday. Â Kid-friendly: Â Yes, but you'll probably be seated in the side room if you have them with you. Â I'm fine with that.
This is a good place and doesn't reek of "chain". Â We'll be back for sure.
I have lived down the street for a couple of years, but a good friend from college just moved to town so we needed a place to grab a beer. Â Enter the Teakwoods. Since they won 2012 Best Wings ( If you are into that) and it fits the bill nicely. The wait staff are all really friendly from the hostesses to the bus people. Â It's a pretty typical neighborhood bar although they do have a separate section of the restaurant for families to hang out so you have less of the "Sweet Home Alabama" looks. Â It's a very comfy place with lots of TV's and always a people around.
The wings according to all my friends are very good. Â Since I am a vegetarian I highly recommend the ultimate grilled cheese sans bacon. Â It's not the healthiest thing you could ever have, but it goes great with a Snake-Bite. Â I also appreciate that any of their burgers can be ordered with a veggie patty so you can switch up from the grilled cheese every once in awhile. The food is really good and way above what you would expect from you standard bar food.
This is a great bar if you want a friendly atmosphere and good food.
Try:
* Onion Rings
* Ultimate Grilled Cheese w/ Snake-Bite
* Pretzel Appetizer
* $2.99 Jager shots
Ive never been a fan of Teakwoods food, but they usually have good drinks specials.
All I ask is that if you have a specific drink special, like say, Four Peak Fridays list the beers that you have for them. Somewhere. Anywhere. On the printed "special" menu for the day, on a chalkboard, SOMEWHERE. Also, we had someone at our table that asked the waitress for a hefe that wasnt Blue Moon and she said "We have Shock Top", but failed to mention that the Shock Top that they have was the October seasonal- not the usual hefe.
Other than a few issues, which usually involve uninformed waitresses, this place is a great place to watch a game. Lots of TVs, pitcher specials, free peanuts, and after the game, good live music.
I've been to Teakwoods a few times for happy hour and for lunch / dinner. The service is always great the food isn't anything to really rave about. The atmosphere is kind of uninviting it's dark and has peanut shells all over the place and I almost slipped on some once and I imagine after a couple drinks even though you may not feel the fall it's still not something I want to worry about. Anyway the service is nice and the food is reasonably priced  and it's in a pretty good location.
Review Source:I got the Jack Not Jill sandwich. Â Maybe it was my fault for changing the hamburger bun out to wheat toast but, this sandwich was very lackluster. Â The fries were soggy and not crisp at all. Â I won't be rushing back and, if I did go back I would definitely order something different.
Review Source:meh, got dragged here by some people for the sport bar effect , guess who isn't  into sports?........Any way  the place was dead and the freaking sound was up so loud I almost has to yell to have a conversation with the people across from me. Woke up the next day with a sore throat....the food looks like cheesy bar food and the Waite staff had to be told who ordered what , and who ordered how many drinks, unreal. Then we were given some one else s bill..........enough said
Review Source:I am from the East Coast and am used to dive bars being a certain way, but this one is truly unique in that there are peanut shells littering the floors. Â As I sat there, eating the roasted peanuts, and waiting for my food to arrive, I felt uneasy dumping my shells onto the floor. Â I said to my friend, OMG, littering is okay here and I do not know how I feel about this. Â
So after my initial shock of dropped peanut shells and the first bite of my Sue-Ruben, and the country music performers on stage creating a nice atmosphere, I started to get into the groove of things. Â Throwing your shells on the floor can actually be quite liberating! lol
I am a foodie and I must say that I was impressed with their take on the turkey ruben. Â It was not as yummy as some of the places that make turkey rubens in NJ or NYC, but it truly did come in second for my taste buds. Â
My friends wings were a little bland and the hot sauce that he ordered on the side was not that appealing. Â Maybe I need to try more of their wings another time, since everyone seems to love them; but I am a stickler at times.
The service was amazing and they had great drink specials, although I did not partake because I had been drinking earlier at RnR in Scottsdale and my stomach needed a rest.
Go here for: A great country-like setting, great sandwiches, good service, and nice drink specials. Â I will be back.
Definitely a dive bar. Â It was really dark in there when we got there around 5:30pm. Â There is a "restaurant" side to it where they seat families with children, which I can appreciate, even having a small child myself. Â Service was decent. Â Had to wait a little bit for our waters and other drinks, and had to ask twice for a cup of water for our son. Â Food was actually a little bit better than I anticipated, though my expectations were low just based on appearances. Â I ordered the Chicken Jack, which was a chicken burger with avocado, bacon, & pepperjack cheese. Â The ranch beans was a pretty good side too.
If you're looking for a nice, clean, peaceful place to take your family to enjoy a nice dinner, this isn't the place for you. Â If you want a place to hang out, throw down a few beers, watch some UFC, and throw peanut shells on the ground as you eat them, then you found your spot. Â I won't be a regular there, but I am not opposed to going back in the future.
Side note: Â They accept the Passport card. Â You get a free entree of equal or lesser value. Â That's really why I tried this place out.
I'm glad that they have a Teakwoods in the East Valley, because it became my first favorite wing place after moving here. After finding other worthy wing options in the greater Phoenix metro area, I would qualify these wings as completely respectable. I can testify that the wings here are properly sauced, reasonably crispy, and meatier than most. I know some of you gals out there are very particular about the ever-important meat-to-bone ratio, so this is why I mention it. (There's a dirty joke in there somewhere... I just KNOW it!)
Anyhow, I'm a big fan of the unlimited peanuts/throw-your-shells-on-the-floor thing, so kudos for that. Here, however, is my main gripe: You really oughta chill your salads! I come here for the wings and I often order a side salad (perhaps to feel better about my chicken-meat gluttony or just to be right with that whole Atkins-on-crack approach). Every time I've been here, the salad has been a bit less than palatable because it sat somewhere warm before being brought to me. Chilled salad, good -- warm salad, bad!
So although my heart now belongs to other wing-serving establishments, I'll never forget you, Teakwoods. I respect you for your frosty beers and your bountiful nuts. And every now and then I may have to come back and sample your goodies. Just a nibble or two... to remind me of the love we once shared. (O.K.--Not to anthropomorphize a restaurant, but that last passage had dirty jokes resplendent!)
Fun place to hang out after watching my son play softball.  Love that you can  eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor.  It's crunchy and messy looking but it's a funky divey bar.
The sandwiches looked good and the wings my son had were extremely hot. Â The celery I ate was crunchy. Â The funny thing here is the lime you put in the beer is cut too big and it's hard to push it in the bottle without without squirting everyone around you.
It was a fun evening. Â Enjoyed the company . I needed nothing more.
All right. Â It's come-to-Jesus time. Â It's hard to watch a thriving business implode, but that's what is happening here. Â I've been a regular at this Teakwoods for about 7 years now. Â My husband and I liked the atmosphere, food and friendliness so much that it's safe to say we even considered this when we bought our house (within walking distance) back in 2007. Â Everyone who worked there was welcoming and hard-working, from the bartenders to the servers to the bussers. Â The wings (and other dishes) were great (especially as sports-bar food goes), beer selection was good, prices were reasonable. Â We've seen staff (and management) come and go, but we've remained loyal, and actually have stayed good friends with many current and ex-employees, who have become like family to us.
But things have been steadily going downhill, and now I think they've nearly reached rock bottom. Â
It started with cosmetic stuff. Â Leaky ceilings, scruffy empty shelves behind the bar for a long time, mismatched and shabby (and some downright uncomfortable) furnishings, tatty bathrooms.
Then, the food. Â We used to look forward to the daily specials; now it seems management is finding ways to "repurpose" leftovers or overstocks in new and unappealing ways and, frankly, in weird combinations. Â Sliced hot dogs on a lavosh? Really? Â Even one of my previously favorite appetizers, the caprese (oh--now spelled "caprice" on the menu) tastes bland and worn out. Â I used to LOVE the creamy, cheesy, meaty cheeseburger soup when it appeared on the menu, but I had it just a couple of days ago and was disappointed to find it watery, virtually tasteless, and sorely lacking in the meat department.
Prices were raised (during the recent Arizona Beer Week; talk about opportunistic!), and a rash of regulars left in protest, and have stayed away. Â But I and a dozen or so other regulars remained, largely because of the friendly and efficient service of a few remaining long-time servers there, along with a few awesome bartenders and wonderful bussers. Â The service in general had also gone down over time, but management seems to want to drive it right into the dirt, as they decided this week to get rid of two of their best servers. Â That was the last straw for pretty much all of the regulars who had remained.
I feel like I'm going through a divorce. Â It's sad and depressing to watch, slowly but surely, a decent business and a fun place run into the ground (going much the same direction, apparently, as the recently closed Maricopa and Phoenix locations of Teakwoods have gone) by bad management and poor decisions, who put "profits" over people.
Why did I even give this place TWO stars? For the handful of wonderful staff who remain--AND for the wings, which are still great. Â But if you MUST have them, I'd advise you to get them to go!
Teakwoods has a great bar atmosphere, and is great for watching sporting events.
We frequent this place because it is so close, but also because they have great specials and delicious food. Their menu is huge but I usually stick to the El Hefe wings and sweet potato fries w/ jalapeno ranch. their burgers are really big and very yummy also.
Went here with a big group last night to watch the ASU/UA game and was really surprised at what great service we received. Despite it being a busy night and our group being large and loud, our waitress was totally on top of everything. We ate and drank a LOT and were there for about five hours.
The wings were great...HOT does mean hot here :-) And I was surprised at how well my veggie burger came out.
I would totally suggest coming here with a group to watch a game or hang, great atmosphere.
I walked in and I was immediately digusted by this place. Want a crap load of peanuts? No seriously, when you walk in there is a huge bushel of peanuts, and you can get as much as you want! Done with the shells? Just leave them on the table then brush them aside. The end result? A restaurant with peanut shells all over the place. Actually, to be quite honest, I'm being a little harsh here. I thought it was cool that they did this unlimited free peanuts thing, but it was like they were trying to compensate for something else.
Well, when I got my food I figured out what they were trying to compensate for. The salad and 'breadsticks' were just plain bad. However, I didn't really expect much. I was actually hoping my wings would be good and that the salad was just a side. The wings are nothing special at all. I thought the 'El Hefe' wings were somewhat decent, but I don't think I could have more than a half-dozen of those. Hot wings? What hot wings? I thought I ordered some, but maybe the waiter got confused. I got some cold wings with red sauce on them, they tasted 'vinegary' and that's about all.
To be fair, the service was pretty good and the server was friendly. She was helping us make decisions since it was our first time, but the food was cold on multiple occasions. A previous reviewer mentioned gorgeous staff... Not quite sure why you would prefer that instead of good food, go to a strip club? Maybe if the food was hot it could be different, but I really doubt it since the recipes here are just way off the mark.
There is really nothing special about this place. The wings are over priced for what you get, and there is better stuff available 5 minutes away from here. I love wings, and I've been trying so hard to find a good wing place in Phoenix, but I think my search continues for the time being.
My boyfriend asked me to be his girlfriend here over two years ago. Automatic 5 stars...
No, but really, Teakwoods (both this and the Phoenix location) has the BEST wings in Phoenix. For a sports bar, it's pretty neat. Tons of space, great food, drink specials, and tons of peanuts (which you can just toss on the ground as you please). Their hot wings are very hot-- I like to go for the El Hefe style wings finished on the grill (with the suicide sauce on the side). Mmmm mmm.
Initially, my thought was to give Teakwoods four starts. Â Then I started writing my review . . .
I can't speak to the other locations, as I have never been, but this Teakwoods is pretty awesome. Â
The atmosphere here is chill. The food is great! Good, strong drinks and good beer selection. Casual friendly service. The list goes on and on. Â I've been coming here for years. Â I even think this was the first stop on my 21st birthday celebration many moons ago . . . YIKES! Â
They have lots of TVs for the sports fans. Â I will happily come here to "watch the game" because I know that I'm not going to have to sacrifice getting a good meal. Â There are even healthy options if that's my goal for the day.
I love the daily drink and quesadilla specials! There are usually 4-5 drinks on special every day, plus a beer of the month, and already great prices on everything else. Â The daily specials food menu ensures there is always something new on the menu for the regulars.
The Buffalo Chicken Lavosh is fantastic (see pic), however I don't advise eating it alone, even the "half" size is huge! Â The salads are good; and I am picky about my salads! Â Chicken sandwiches are great. Â Sliders are legit. Â Wings are some of the biggest and best around! Â Gyros are tasty with the nice soft pita bread. Â They have vegetarian options too! Â Oh, and breakfast! Â I wasn't kidding, the list does go "on and on!"
A few other details, Teak's has a great juke box and a semi-separate room next door for families or big groups, it's a little less bar-ish. Â Even if there isn't a game on (really, does that happen anymore?) there is always a good time to be had a Teakwoods.
The more I write about how solid this place is, I have know idea why I was only going to give it four stars. So, I figure, "What the heck?"
As far as sports bars go, Teakwoods is as good as it gets! In fact, it is really more than just a sports bar, it is a great restaurant and bar plus sports.
Five stars it is!
Good place to drink. Can't say the same about the food, though. Feeling hungry I asked our server if the veggie burger had dairy or eggs in it. So, he exhales and rolls his eyes like I just asked him to help me move or something. He comes back a few minutes later and says, "The veggie burger might have dairy and eggs in it." Well, if I wasn't concerned about it I wouldn't have asked. He tells me "You should just eat it". Like I'm going to eat something that nobody knows whats in it? I emailed Teakwoods, too and spoke with a woman who said she'd let me know about the contents of the veggie burger. After a week or so and no response I sent another email. No response.
+1 cheap drinks
+1 for peanuts
-2 for half-assed and rude service.
Despite any bad or lower rated reviews, of which there are a few, this place was bustling with business last night. Â
Occasionally (like all the time), I'm a tad opinionated on where I'd like to be seated. Â Never by the restroom, preferably a booth, and not crammed next to another group if there are more comfortable open spaces available. Â This has more to do with my personal preferences and less to do with this review but I just felt I'd throw it out there. Â
I asked to be seated up on the raised level just north of the bar when the waitress began to lead us to a table on the floor level. Â It was no big deal, she accommodated us easily.
Happy Hour up until 7pm, I believe. Â $2 domestic drafts. Â My wife got a Blue Moon for $2.50 and I had iced tea. Â We also had an order of a dozen hot wings and fried cheese curds.
This place is definitely a bar serving bar food. Â Every plate that I saw delivered to a customer looked pretty tasty and piled high with food. Â I saw some super looking Nachos, a huge burger with a pile of fries, somebody even had what looked like a burger patty with a side of cottage cheese and fruit. Â Even that looked good.
Our server wasn't the most attentive but he got our drinks out pretty fast and when our food hit the table (brought out by a different server) he was there to refill my iced tea and to bring my wife another beer. Â You can't really ask for much more in a bar.
The wings were great. Â We didn't order suicide but instead opted for hot and they were okay. Â Not super hot but not super mild. Â The cheese curds were new to both of us and they were okay. Â Sort of just like breaded, fried chewier cheese but none the less tasty.
In the end we paid $22 bucks for two beers, two apps and an iced tea. Â Not bad. Â
Oh yeah, you're supposed to just throw the peanut shells on the floor after eating them. Â This felt weird for some reason even considering that the floor was covered with peanut shells.
I typically love bars like this that aren't full of people just trying to impress one another. The kind of bars you don't dress up for, and just go to hang out with your friends and watch a game or play pool.
I came here for happy hour last Tuesday and wasn't impressed with the drinks or customer service. I typically order wine or beer but wasn't in the mood for either. I had a bad day and wanted hard liquor. The well drinks were cheap so I ordered a vodka and cranberry and ended up with a glass of cranberry juice. I know that there was no vodka in it, so I did what I almost never do - I sent it back. I ordered a margarita pitcher instead and that was much better. Not the best margarita, but it was good enough. I split it with my friend of course because my days of drinking entire pitchers of alcohol are long over and not missed. It came with these very stale chips and salsa. I didn't want to be that a-hole customer and send 2 things back in one night, so I just shut up and ate them. $16 for a pitcher and chips and salsa wasn't a bad deal.
Our waitress took forever to check up on us and bring us the chips. At least she didn't charge me for my cranberry juice. Besides my not so great first experience here, I can't comment on how good the food is, but I did like the atmosphere and might give this place another chance.
Went here with a friend since Teakwood was hosting a free poker tournament. It's a typical neighborhood bar except the theme of this place is that they offer large buckets of shelled peanuts to snack on while you wait for your order and you discard the shells on the ground giving it this dirty shell shavings kinda look. Just a note - if you have a peanut allergy, avoid this place!
anywho since it was lunch when we were there, i ordered myself a Turkey Dip and my friend an Open the Hatch Burger. Side item choices were fries, side salad, fruit, tater tots, onion rings, or sweet potato fries. I got tater tots with mine, and her's with fries.
Service was quick, and the portions huge. The turkey dip was nothing special, quite regular bar food not exceptional and not bad either. Tater tots were crispy and seemed store bought. The burgers are huge and a real mouthful, from what I hear it's ok. Prices are moderate as well. So, anyways if you're looking for a neigborhood bar to watch the game, and looking for a place for a bite to eat, Teakwoods is fine but it's nothing special.
Scale of 1-10 (multiple visits):
10 Food
10 *Drinks*
9 Service
10 Atmosphere
10 Value
This is the best bar atmosphere in The Valley and the best barfood I've ever had. Â It's actually an insult to even call it barfood. Â The service is great too - Kim's my favorite but this other guy that looks like Jesus is also really good.
If you don't try the pretzels (share) and check out the daily-specials menu, you're missing out. Â 2 meals + 7 drinks = $41. Â Nice.
Teakwoods is part of our regular rotation. Sometimes, you just want some bar food, and few places I've been to serve it up as well as they do here.
Whether it's wings, a burger or my wife's favorite buffalo chicken sandwich, we've been consistently able to count on a quality meal from this place.
Even though we generally get our orders to go, we have made the time on occasion to dine in and have always been happy with the atmosphere and service.
This is your neighborhood bar, not some place that the socialites frequent as part of their weekend bar hopping routine and that is just fine with me. There are plenty of other places to go if you're more interested in the crowd than the bar.
Teakwoods is the place to go when you want something cold on tap, peanuts on the floor, some good wings and an hour or two just hanging out with good friends.
This place is amazing and I'm going back this coming weekend.
They are known for their delicious wings and I have to admit, they are the best wings I've ever had! Â The staff was extremely nice and the service was fast which was surprising considering how packed they were. Â I only wish there was a location closer to my house! Â People of Teakwoods, if you're reading this, please bring a location to East Mesa!! Â ;)
I went to Teakwoods this evening with my parents (who live down the street and LOVE this place). We had spent the day at the pool and didn't want to cook, and Teakwoods is the perfect place to pop in and not worry that you're wearing a bathing suit and no makeup.
I really like the atmosphere of this place- it's very versatile. I came here while attending ASU and it was a great place for beer and wings on the cheap. But its also a great place for a casual dinner and they have pretty damn good food for a bar with peanuts on the ground.
I had the Chicken Jack sandwich, which I always get, and it was good. The sweet potato fries I had with it very overwhelmingly spicy, which I didn't like, but I'm sure some people do. Both my parents had burgers and liked them as well. We also had bloody mary's, since they are on special on Sundays. They were fine, but nothing spectacular. I should have stuck to beer in a place like Teakwoods.
Teaks prides itself on not being the "pub grub" kind of place. Well, that and serving a beer called Moose Drool, which I hear has real moose saliva!
Anyway, you gotta love a place where there's peanuts in the shell on every table and you can order breakfast any time of day...or night.
How many sports bars serve breakfast anyway?
Despite the numerous plasma/LCD televisions, sometimes Teaks gives off more of a family restaurant vibe than that of a sports bar.
There are a lot of little kids in there on days and nights and it seems to be a popular post-game venue for parents following Corona del Sol home games.
Food is good, portions are large and the variety is awesome. That alone will bring in people of any age.
One thing I cannot understand is why, with so many great televisions, the place would rather play the stereo than put the volume on when there are games on.
During an NFL game recently it took them about a quarter to get the volume restored on the second half of the Giants/Eagles game (rather than switching to the local feed) and on one busy college football Saturday a spaghetti western popped on one screen.
Still, I can live with Sergio Leone, football and eggs.
I've been to Teakwoods a couple different times and have enjoyed myself each and every time. My last visit was one of the most memorable. We were there in large group and they ran out of the larger draft glasses on the last 2 of us (me and my boyfriend). So, they brought us each out a mini-pitcher full of beer and charged us for the glass. Amazing!
The service is great- quick and friendly and with peanuts on the table, you can't go wrong. Inside, it's your standard local bar (with peanut shells all over the floor). And, on the outside, it's tucked inside a strip mall with ample parking.
I've only been here once, and that's a real shame, because this place completely ruled. We stopped here by chance one day after a long night of painful, yelling-at-the-top-of-your-lungs drinking and sobered up quick. The food is a little pricey, I think, but it's definitely made with high quality ingredients. I had a ham and cheese sandwich and it was massive. No Wonder Bread at this bar, my friends; this sammy came on fantastic, fresh-baked cracked wheat with big slabs of ham and thick-sliced swiss. My loins tingle just thinking about it. My friend and I shared a giant hot pretzel with melted cheese and spicy mustard. My face pretty much melted at that point.
The service was a little slow for a Thursday afternoon, but our charming Eddie Vedder look-alike waiter chatted us up sweetly while we waited, and was very good about keeping us hydrated. I definitely did not dig the abundance of peanut shell remains that littered the ground. As the only women in there at the time, it was also a little uncomfortable.
I used to go here to play No Limit Hold 'Em. Â When that was eventually ousted from their roster, I never really found a reason to go back. Â Its a prototypical generic bar filled with generic people eating generic protein legumes ... but the fact that you can throw those peanut shells on the floor without a care seems to make the Burbans feel super. Â
Decent bottled beer selection for average prices.  I'm going to fall asleep writing th i s   r  e   v    i  . . . . .
I had to speak up when I saw the negative reviews this place got for the shooting. Totally unfair. And I wouldn't say that if this place were in any way shady or even mediocre.
I've come here with various groups of friends many times over the years. I've met my lawyer buddies here. I had a friend who worked at Intel and I met her and her Intel buddies here (Intel is actually close by so you'll often run into Intel folks). The typical crowd here is the exact opposite of what comes with the stigma of a freak shooting incident like this.
It gets five stars from me because it delivers on all accounts: good service, good beer specials, good food, and most importantly just a great place to kick back after a long day's work with friends and just have a good time.
Ray and Kyrene is not a bad part of town, folks. Freak shootings can happen anywhere and everywhere. If you're scared of coming here you should definitely stay far far away from downtown Phoenix, Mill Avenue, and every well-known Scottsdale nightclub. Loren Wade anyone?
As a virgin to the tavern scene here in AZ, i'd have to go with this one being top notch for knocking the crap out of that virginity. Shister buckets of peanuts ** FREE ** for everyone to enjoy while dousing yourself with ounces of beer & liquor. $3.00 Stoli's on Mondays, Mystery Drink $2.00 & something else was $2.00 but after 3 dirty dirty martinis' i couldn't really recall much but that i made a MESS even a high school janitor would be jealous of !! :=)
This place ROCKS & I'll definetly be back...