THis place is OVERPRICED, and the service and food sucked! Â I was really expecting a really good experience, due to the crowd, we waited for almost 1/2 hour to get seated, boy were we disappointed. Â The waitress barely spoke/understand english and brought my husband 'catfish' instead of 'cat fries' two totally different things....lol, I thought 'man how did they get those things so stretched out' lol. Â The food was not only cold, but overall just tasted BAD.
Review Source:It is what it is.... pretty meh all around. Â The music was great, but the lack luster apps and just alright service make it alright but there are so many other better places around that have quality food and better service. Â Go for the music and bands, but find food and drinks elsewhere in bricktown.
Review Source:1st: Free Burger and a beer for Active Duty (one time use only).
2nd: The burger and beer actually taste REALLY good.
3rd: Staff here is always on point, friendly, and not in your face overbearing. Our server Candace was exactly this.
Despite what many say, I enjoy coming to this place. As a country music fan I like the atmosphere. As someone who hates country music with a passion, my wife still tolerates it because she absolutely loves their meatloaf. The quality of food and staff seems to spread throughout the chain as I've been to 3 different cities and they were just as good as this restaurant.
I absolutely adore Toby Keith! Only in Oklahoma, nay America, could a great and humble man like Toby Keith rise from abject poverty and obscurity to achieve stardom as a "musician" and make a shrine to himself in a wonderful restaurant setting bearing his name and  likeness!
As if it isn't evident, I loveToby Keith, his music and everything he stands for. If you love the GOP (like me) and hate the French (who doesn't?) and are in need of some "Freedom Fries" and  American bravado and potato patriotism then this is your place - it sure is mine!  Its like a much nicer Graceland with food. With that glowing caveat to one of the greatest Oklahomans to have ever lived, I will say that the waitstaff is accommodating and exceedingly friendly. The food is a miasma of great taste - in name only. Need some of the aforementioned "Freedom Fries" to go with your "How Big A Boy Are Ya?" (These cultured folks sure do love their Roy D. Mercer references!) prime rib? Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill has you covered. I can't decide if this place is an homage to greatness or a legitimate five star restaurant. The fact that there are now multiple locations of this establishment make me weep with pride for Toby and the American people. And I can't thank Mr. Toby Keith enought for his free parking lot!  Thank you very much kind sir! Paying to park in OKC? Absurd! It is OKC folks not midtown Manhattan and it makes me sick when I see giant parking chains like Century Parking cropping up, and quite frankly is there anything in Bricktown worth paying for parking (besides Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, but he's a man of the people and offers it freely)? So, I have taken Toby up on his free parking a few times and am thankful that he is helping out middle Americans by standing his ground against these parking giants and greedy shade tree parking ventures littering Bricktown.  I will say the food was horrible and barely edible and nothing as memorable as any of Toby's iconic songs. I've had both salads and burgers - complete with the "Freedom Fries," and while I had to hold my nose to get it down my gullet I still did it for love of Toby and country but still I can't wait to return! Those larger than life photos of Toby plastered over the walls really attract me like an insect to a light.
Toby Keith it is you (and your restaurant) that need to be on the National Register of Historic Places and/or any walks of fame from Los Angeles to New York! Hopefully you will continue your prolific artistry that I so adore and keep the hits and food coming.  I tear up every time I drink from a Red Solo Cup  You sir are a National Treasure and what you do for Oklahoma and Bricktown, well..it's the American way!
I ate here once years ago and haven't been back since. I got a burger and fries which were ok but nothing great. The staff was kind and the prices weren't cheap but comparable to other downtown restaurants. I thought this place was a rip off of Hard Rock Cafe.There were a ton of Toby Keith memorabilia but I don't listen to country music so it wasn't of any significance to me. The restaurant was clean, both inside and outside. I'm in Bricktown every week and the only reason why I'm at this location every time is because they have a huge parking lot and it's free. Can't say that about all the other restaurants in Bricktown!
Review Source:So I guess we may have been a little misled by the name...its not really a "bar". I mean, there is a bar...but its really more a little corner of the restaurant. There was a one man "band" playing music on the massive stage, but no where for dancing. The beers were average restaurant prices and the guy singing wasnt terrible but wasnt great. We did not have any food. Lots of Toby Keith memorabilia, but otherwise nothing special about the atompsohere either.
Visited November 2012
This was the first time I tried this place. I ordered the sirloin steak and had my fries turned into their cheese fries. Omg you have to try their cheese fries!!! I couldn't stop eating til they were all gone! My steak was cooked perfectly and it was a real steak...not those butterfly cut steaks that lose all the natural juices. Felt like a mix drink and asked the waiter what they had. He recommended the Indigo Kiss (their signature drink). Wow!!! Now I don't drink much and usually when I do I don't even finish it, but this one a finished the whole thing and considered another. I would have ordered another too, but decided I wanted to be able to walk to my car! As far as the atmosphere...it's like an oversized sports bar. Massive big screen tv. Good to take your man to so he can watch the game while you enjoy a good drink and great food!
Review Source:I love this(sorry, had to be said!0
OK OK I gotta say more than that. My brother and I went on a Saturday afternoon and I had a chicken sandwich and the "freedom fries" and he had the catfish sandwich with beans. The food was tasty, and filling and it's fun to watch all of the TVs  tuned to ESPN.  I'm going back the next time I'm in the 405!
This place is like a liquored-up Cracker Barrel. The food is not that great, but not that bad, either.
We walked in and waited just long enough to get drinks at the bar ($1.80 Bud Lights, not bad) before a table opened up. Given that the place was crawling with OU fans hanging out watching the game, that wasn't too bad. We had a table in the back, right on the canal, which was nice. Unfortunately, the patio is kind of warm.
The service was great. Our server was very personable and attentive.
The food was okay. We had the "Tumbleweeds"---skinny fried onions with jalapenos and chipotle dressing---for an appetizer. Â My husband ordered the sirloin with fries and corn. Â I had the fried bologna sandwich with the Texas caviar (black eyed peas) instead of fries.
The corn is smothered in a cream cheese sauce, a pretty down home preparation that I've enjoyed at quite a few potlucks and Keith really liked it. Â The sandwich was all wrong---they've tried to tart it up with barbeque sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a hamburger bun. The result is like trying to put lipstick on a pig. Â A real fried bologna sandwich---read "the kind I grew up on"---would be thin fried baloney on white bread with a little mayonaise or mustard.
Bricktown is a fun place to walk around and people watch and the view from the patio was nice.
I'm torn between a 3.5 and a 4, so I'll round up because of the great service I receive when I visit. The food is always just okay. It has never been bad food. I also don't feel that it is overpriced. Other than the service, it has fun decor, almost touristy. I take visitors there, and they always seem to like it. It's also conveniently located in Bricktown and has free parking right outside. It's a fun, laid back place, with pretty good food.
Review Source:How about they call it "I love this free parking space."
It's not my cup of tea but to every thing there is a season & I can see the appeal for some folks. To be fair, here's what Toby Keith's does offer you:
Big tables: you don't have to worry about cramped quarters. They also serve buckets of Busch lite, which is a novelty I s'pose, and you have the chance to say you've eaten calf fries, which might turn out to be a pivotal moment for you or your dining companions.
and best of all A FREE PARKING SPACE!!!
This place was pretty darn lame if you ask me. Â My girlfriend was in town so I decided to take her to Bricktown for some lunch. Â For the food we were after, TK's seemed like the place to eat.
Boy were we wrong. Â This place was extremely expensive for the food you get! Â If you want a steak, go to Longhorn, they're cheaper and there's a better selection. Â If you want a burger, go to Five Guys. Â Basically, if you want anything to eat, there's somewhere close-by that does it better for cheaper.
The only reason we didn't give it one star is because the food we got (cheeseburger and quesadillas) weren't really all that bad; however, they were the cheapest things on the menu.
No Good! Â Keep the pickup trucks and keep the guitar, sorry Toby, you can take your Red Solo Cups and shove them if you expect $25 for a 12 oz ribeye. Â Maybe Garth Brooks will open a better restaurant.
Honestly, and it pains me to say this, but, Toby Keith's was a huge disappointment to a life-long Toby Keith fan. The only reason I can't rate it 1 Star is because they give Military members a free burger...which, and I feel kind of bad for saying this (because it was free), was dry, tasteless, and really, kind of gross. Sorry Toby!!
Our food was bad, even by Chili's or Friday's standards, and that's saying something. My wife's Chicken Fried Steak and sides were some of the worst we've ever tasted, and that's really hard to do with a place that consists of 90% fried items (the fries were bad too...sorry again, Toby!). They're definitely banking on Toby Keith's name, and are forgetting all about the food. To me, that's not a winning strategy...I really hope they turn it around, and would be willing to give them another chance if we hear that the management is taking feedback to heart!
The decor is fun, the food is terrible, and the atmosphere is pretty OK. 2 stars...pass it on by folks.
I did not partake in any food consumption here. Â This was a bar-hopping mission and I had to hit as many places that were open on a Saturday night.
This was the second Toby Keith's I had been to (don't hold it against me). Â This place is by far the largest I have ever seen. Â It has the typical country flair all over the place which I guess is there plan. Â I had a rum and coke and they seemed to be a little watered down and expensive. Â I think this is the place where I shifted to beer and rode the beer bandwaggon the rest of the evening.
We sat at the bar and people watched. Â The place was packed with a lot of people eating fried food. Â An ambulance company could park next door and transport people to the hospital all night and make a fortune.
All in all, if this place is your thing, go for it. Â But if you are just looking for a watering hole in Bricktown, there are other places to hit.
While we had a friend in town, my wife and I took them to Bricktown for a day, and we decided to eat here as our friend likes country music. We were seated very quickly, and the server took our drink order quickly. Everything we going along well until they sat another big party next to us, and the server became very busy. I won't fault her or the management more than one another, as she could have asked us if we needed anything once our food arrived before taking the other tables order, but we had to wait about 4 to 5 mins before she was done with them before we could ask for mustard and drink refills. Not a huge deal but with 5 kids at the table it was a little frustrating. The creamed corn for a side was very good, and everything else was generally ok, nothing to write home to momma about, but good enough for the tourist trap that it is.
Review Source:Why must everything be fried around here?!
The decor was everything I had imagined it to be--tacky. I get the whole American cowboys drinking American beer in the back of a pick up truck but ugh come on now!
The food was edible--drinks are cheap but drinks are cheap all over the city so I can't give them credit for that one.
My suggestion for you...
try somewhere else.
I have to admit, it wasn't my choice to go here and I went in a total hater to begin with. So I'll freely admit I had a predjudice from the start.
But seriously, REALLY? How cheesy can you get? A larger-than-life wall painting of a buffed-out Tobey Keith that looks like it was painted by a drunk 12 year old pretty much says it all.
$1.50 PBRs earned them the one star. The beer selection sucked anyway so at least I could focus my attention on my trusty PBR and try to ignore the obnoxiousness of it all, bad service, shitty music and lame food.
Oh, and BTW - the 'freedom' fries really are just french fries.
I didn't want to like this place, but I actually did. Â I'm not a Toby Keith fan, nor am I a fan of all the red white and blue/Lee Greenwood/NRA/NASCAR "stuff" that I associate with Toby Keith and everything that goes along with it. Â
The decor was all red/white/blue, country, honky tonk, blah blah....but it really wasn't that bad. Â There was a long wait for a table on a Saturday night but my wife and I were able to walk right up to a small two top at the bar. Â We got prompt, friendly service from our waitress.
We decided to "live a little" and try the calf fries which were actually really good. Â The rest of our meal was delicious! Â Everything we had was very good and of high quality. Â
Again, I didn't want to like this place but I sure did!
I wish I could give my own 3.5 stars to this place, but 4 will have to do - especially since I was so shocked to read such poor reviews after having a very different experience! (Btw, I have no particular view on Toby Keith as a musician or as a person. Â This is a restaurant review. Â Other reviewers should take note about the difference.)
You gotta know going in that Toby Keith's joint is comparable to a Hard Rock Cafe except it features country music and has better food. Â Random memorabilia graces the walls and giant mirrorball saddles hang suspended in the air. Â But heck, you're in OKC, so check your ego at the door and go in. Â We came in on a Saturday night and yes, there was a 45 minute wait, but the bar is open seating including booths and 2 top tables so we snagged a spot immediately and had a very attentive server. Â
Lets talk food: Once a year or so I order chicken fried steak and decided I might as well try it here. Â I was not warned that it was the size of a bicycle seat, and not the sport kind either, but the huge cushy ones! Â While I could tell that the beef wasn't super good quality, let's be real here - you're eating beef covered in chicken fried goodness smothered in tasty white gravy. Â Let's not get too judgmental. Â My sides were the best spicy creamed corn I've ever had and yummy sauteed mushrooms. Â
If you're an out of towner, the spectacle and better than average food makes I Heart This Bar worth a trip. Â Let me close with two words: people watching.
Do you get a rock hard boner every time you hear the national anthem? Do you bleed red, white, and blue? Do you think that George W. Bush was a gift from the sweet Lord Jesus Christ himself? Well then, Toby Keith's is the place for you!!!
Let me preface, I hate Toby Keith. But my BF and I decided that, if we were going to be spending time in OKC, we might as well go all out. We wanted to have the most American experience possible and BOY DID WE EVER!
They offer a diverse menu of meat, meat, meat, or grilled cheese. I think they serve some salt too. I think I got some meat, probably with some cheese on it.
I think it's fair to mention that the servers were very nice even though we were a couple of liberal yankees.
God Bless America!
Have you ever ate in a barn? Well welcome to Toby Kieth's resturant. The customer service sucked! We were 1 minute from walking out after waiting over 12 minutes for a waiter. Â After getting our meal, I didn't get one refill of my drink, the waiter came to the table and filled 1 of 3 Â drinks. How's that?
The ribs were cooked, maybe a little over cooked. some may call it blacked ribs but that wasn't on the menu. LOL
I heard great things about this place, maybe it was a bad night!
This was an interesting place, once you figured out how to get into the parking lot. The restaurant is a giant building with very high ceilings, lots of neon signs, a stage, a large bar some of which is in a loft, and loud country music playing. The lighting inside wasn't great.
The service was pretty good. Seating was fast, the server took drink orders immediately, and brought drinks and refills out often. The food was served fairly quickly.
The food was very good. They have all kinds of interesting items; a Chicken Strip Salad, Chicken Fried Steak, Burgers, Prime Rib, Catfish, Steaks, "Freedom Fries," and a lot of other items. Sort of like an overgrown Applebee's meets Outback, though arguably better size portions and better food. The sandwiches and salads were both great; tasty meat and good garnishes. The salads were also good, though beware the croutons are "cornbread" croutons and are sweet, which would go real well with perhaps some sort of a balsamic dressing but does not go so well with a saltier dressing like a ranch.
Overall a great meal, and a neat place to visit rather than the standard chains that are all over everywhere.
YIKES! I honestly do not get the hype about this place. The menu is small the drinks are poorly made and it just a big empty building with high ceilings and random decor all over the place.
Serves are friendly.
The food is blah...bland tasting or WAY salty...I honestly couldn't even finish it...neither could my friend.
The only thing this place has going for it is location and its fairly cheap.
I just read a dozen or so reviews on Toby Keith's and I hope you do the same. Â One person is rating a grilled cheese and the other is rating a happy hour. Â Now I am from the Midwest and places like this really don't exist. Â It might be the whole cowboy / country music thing but from an ambiance standpoint, I guess it would be like going to an Outback in Ohio.
I traveled to OKC on multiple occasions, each trip being a week long and on the company dime, so I have tried places like Paseo Grill, Rococo, Pearls, Bourbon St., Redrock, etc., so to compare TK's to OKC specific restaurants is really not that fair. Â Toby's is a tourist trap, why do you think its located where its at? Â Not many people Yelp their way through cities nor do some really care about having an all around nice dinner because most of Toby's business is probably professionals out to dinner with contractors, customers, or on their own. Â I saw lots of families there and YES the place is always packed. Â That's a good sign, people don't tend to line up for shi##y food.
Now I've been there 6-8 times over the last 2-3 years and never left hungry, never left pissy about the service, and never left thinking this place doesn't know how to season their food. Â I've personally had the Cowboy Ribeye 2-3 times, Porterhouse 2 times, 3-4 different appetizers, and the frosty BIG beers. Â Each time was great and agreed upon by my business associates, so much so that we end up going there at least once for dinner during the week.
So if you want something on the beaten path that will satisfy without doing the research for another restaurant with similar prices in one of the suburbs of OKC then feel free to hit Toby Keith's. Â Just be prepared to wait in line. Â I usually just pony up to the bar for a drink while I wait. Â I have never waited more then 20 minutes for a table.
Hint: Get the mushrooms with your steak. Â YUM!
What's with all the hating, I love this place, music is great, servers are friendly , bartenders actually serve alcohol and not watered down ethanol
Food is awesome, try the red meats, I don't choose between them, love the chicken ribs combo. Baked potato is yummy.
Cool place to hang out and nice music. Parking is all Around. One if those spots if you like you will love, if you don't , well then giddy up and out
Cheers!
What's with all the bad reviews? I get that some people really hate Toby Keith, but I don't think it should be factored in to a review (which I suspect it is.) I went here on March 26, 2010 with my husband.
Sitting in the parking lot of Outdoor world with my husband, we decided to look on Yelp on his iPhone to see what was a good place to eat, in the immediate area. The Lakers were in town and there was not a parking spot to be found anywhere in a 3 mile radius so we didn't feel like losing the spot we already had. I love this Bar & Grill was the closest restaurant to our parking spot. We saw that this place had pretty crap reviews and I was worried about it. My husband wanted to try it so we walked on over.
There was absolutely no wait at all, even though it was a Friday night. There was a live band and the place looked cute. We were seated in the back so we had a water front view of the canal - very pretty at night. Unfortunately, we were seated next to the fat 40-something's girl's night out drunkapalooza table. What is it with these women? I don't know why they think that if they scream and laugh at 100 dB and basically make a fool of themselves that some random man is going to walk up, be turned on and take them home for some crazy hot wild one night stand sex. Annoying. (-1 star)
To counteract the gaggle of drunks behind us, the service was fantastic. I believe our server's name was Brooklyn G. or Brittany G. - I don't remember - it was one of those two names. She had blonde hair. We constantly had filled drinks - take a sip, and she's back refilling our drink. YES! My husband ordered spicy beef Nachos E ($8.99) which were good, I had the kid's meal ribs with a side salad instead of fries and he also ordered a burger for himself that he didn't eat because he was so stuffed from the nachos (that's how it is when you are married to a habitual over-orderer :-P ) My salad was great and the ribs weren't that bad (I'm a fan of Memphis dry rub instead of wet ribs.)
I would go back - it wasn't terrible, but it was about Chili's quality in flavor. The food is expensive (hence the reason I ordered a kid's meal for $7.99 (there is a $2 charge if you're over the age of 12. - 1 star)
I like that they have a special if you're a soldier with an I.D. - you get a free hamburger, fries and a drink (one time only.)
Why anyone would want to waste their time here is beyond my comprehension. I hate to slam places but let's get real... I'm all for tourist traps if they at least have some heart but this place just seems soulless
(not to mention not worth paying for a name). The wait is eon-status as well.
Sorry Toby :(
First of all, I Love This Bar & Grill is a dumb name for a restaurant. Yes, I know the song. We all know the song. But it's almost too ridiculous to believe. I would be less surprised to see this place on a parody show like  The Simpsons or 30 Rock. That would make way more sense!
So why, pray tell, did I even eat here? The BF and I were staying in Bricktown (going to see a concert the next evening in Oaklahoma City) and there weren't any non-chains to choose from that were open. So I Love This Bar & Grill seemed like the lesser of many evils. We'd never had it before and at the very least would be a funny story to tell.
It really wasn't very funny. The food was completely over-seasoned and incredibly salty. This is coming from the girl who takes an extra cup of salt with her buttered popcorn into a movie theater. It appears as if they use a dry rub on just about everything, including side items like corn on the cob. Bleh!
Our server was just so-so. Very Chotchkie's. In places like that, why are servers made to ask patrons, "Have you dined with us before?". Like we don't know how a restaurant works.
Anyhoo, the meal was not good and pretty pricey. We felt pretty guilty spending $85 at a Toby Keith restaurant, especially since neither one of us likes country music. Or that dumb song.
Go to Applebee's or TGI Friday's next time!
A friend and I were driving cross-country and were in the mood for a good steak when we set up camp for the night in Oklahoma City. Â We figured, cow country right? Â After inquiring as to our budget, the kind hotel staff recommended Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, as it was within walking distance and in our price range. Â I have to say, I'm a country music fan and I was quite excited as I had heard of the place in my research, but I assumed it would be a touristy place and therefore not that good.
The place had a fun vibe--it kinda reminded me of a Hard Rock Cafe with all the crazy decorations and memorabilia on the walls. Â We were immediately served beers, and shortly after our orders were taken. Â We knew we wanted steak, but looking at the menu, it was hard to decide among the various side dishes. Â Everything seemed fried with either cheese or bacon or both--heart attack central, just the way I like it. Â I ended up getting the 10 oz sirloin with fried okra and mashed potatoes and wasn't disappointed. Â The steak was cooked exactly medium well per my order, and the potatoes were filled with sour cream, butter and garlic. Â My friend and I could feel our arteries clogging with every bite, but man was it good.
I realize this place is pretty touristy and you can probably get a better steak somewhere else, but for the money Toby Keith's fits the bill as far as I'm concerned!
Regardless of what you think about Toby Keith, pro or con, this place BLOWS.
They have $5 domestic pitchers and the waitress tried to tell me "Shiner Bock"(brewed in Shiner, TX) was, in fact, an "import".
Then the food, I have never been somewhere that could manage to eff up a filet mignon, but Toby's had no problem doing so! Â Someone else got the sirloin, it also was bland and dry.
Oh, not to mention the wait times are horrid and when you finally DO get seated the service is terrible.
If you INSIST on going here, I suggest you take a few pictures of the outside. Â Walk in, take a few more shots. Â Then go eat steak somewhere else downtown, such as The Mantel (pricey but worth every penny)
P.S. As someone else pointed out this place is simply a Chilli's/Applebees with "Toby Keith" stamped on it and prices jacked up accordingly.
We met the in-laws @ TK's this weekend for a family dinner. Â Being only my second time to eat there, it's tough for me to speak to the quality of the whole menu, but the atmosphere is always fun for kids or friends from out-of-town. Â IMO, the food's priced pretty high for what you get, but it's a unique place with a unique atmosphere, not to mention it's being located in the midst of Bricktown and on the river.
I ordered the fried bologna sandwich this time around and it was good, but again, nothing to jump up & down about. Â If you're looking for a different type place to eat and take your friends, this is a good choice, but if you're looking for standout food, you'll probably want to keep looking.
Fun atmosphere, great service, good food. What more can you ask for from a place like this? Husband is military so he got a free burger, fries and drink. We ordered nachos and i got chicken fingers and fries. Our waitress forgot to bring our app out before our meal, so she comped it! Total for everything was under $10, although we of course tipped on the full value.
The barbecue sauce is great! I brought a couple bottles home and wish that I would've bought more.
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