Y-Knot Sports Bar

OK. before I tell you incredibly awesome my sandwich was that will from this point forward be called "Karen's Way" , I have to set the stage for how this culinary discovery was made.  
1.  Here is a place that is basically a cool sports bar because it starts from a nautical theme and has very high ceilings, but in general one doesn't expect a lot from the food....just be "not-disgusting".
2.  I like fried pickles "OK", but not something I think..."gotta have it" when it is on the menu.
3.  They have this burger, think it is called fireside or something, that has a jalapeno mayonnaise, pepper jack cheese and fried pickles on a burger.  Given that I sort of like pickles, love pepper jack cheese and any kind of hot mayonnaise;...I'm like "that sounds gooooood."
4.  I try to eat actual hamburgers infrequently because of the inherent fat and cholesterol thing.  So I thought, how bout instead of their regular grilled chicken sandwich, they prepare this hamburger, but with chicken tenderloins they use in the other sandwich instead.  
WAAALAAAA.
I swear to my maker, it was almost like the BIG O for my mouth.  You look for those moments when something you eat just is so awesome you can't stand yourself.  My husband, who absolutely does not like pickles. with much pleading agreed to taste it.  He said "it was OK, not something I'd try to eat".  So to me, the very fact he wasn't repulsed being a non-pickle guy, means it was pretty darn good.  
I had to pace myself eating this awesome "Karen's Way" creation, by eating their very yummy home sliced and fried potato chips;  
So go to Y Knots to eat, drink, watch sports and be merry....and try the Burger that isn't a burger... Grilled chicken tenderloins with jalapeno mayonnaise, pepper jack cheese and fried pickles.....Karen's Way.

I'm trying to be truthful about this review. I personally like this place a lot, but to most people it's not gonna be that special.
The menu isn't that spectacular, but their wings are among my favorite ever. Nothing special or crazy...just straightforward great-tasting wings. In fact, one of my close friends eats wings two or more times a week at different places and he'll tell you that Y-Knot is among the best he's had! I'm not as picky so I defer to his opinion.
The beer is cheap enough...go by the pitcher.
The service is so-so. You can be fairly regular and recognizable and still get the same old average service. Oh well.
Still...go for the wings!

We tried this restaurant for lunch for the first time today. It had a great sports bar atmosphere and the food was reasonable and plentiful. Definately above average bar-type food. Burgers come with a choice of three toppings (in addition to onion, tomato and lettuce) which was pretty neat. Chicken nachos were awesome. They also have Keno if you're into that.

Only issue is the smoke. There were only a couple other people there when we went but it is one of those places that has been smoked in for so long that it's always smokey. It wasn't bad while we were in ther, but came out smelling like smoke and ultimately had to hit my inhaler. For this reason alone we probably won't go back. Bummer, though, because the food was really quite good!