March 14, 2012
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Best restaurant bar food
We’ve heard from folks who like going out to watch a game but find sports bars too rowdy, or too downscale food wise. These are our six favorite places to have dinner while watching a game. All are bars in restaurants where only the bars have TV. All have quality HD TV.
Fleming’s
The first three items here have been on the rotating 5-6-7 menu at Fleming’s, meaning they sold for just $6 in the bar. The fourth cost considerably more.
Beef tartare
Seared tuna
Crab cakes
Irina’s
Irina’s has the best vodka selection Iowa and a full line of Baltika beers. Pair them with:
mussels,
clams,
lamb chops, or
or kebabs.
Smokey D’s
This BBQ is so busy the meat needs never be refrigerated for reheating. The bar has more HD TV’s than we could count. Ribs are a specialty of course
but you also need to try the pulled pork
brisket burnt ends
and smoked chicken.
Comfort food like chicken fried steak
and apple dumplings are also superb too.
The Palm
The Palm has HD TVs on its patio but five big screens keep the bar room up to date.
Old Calabrese style cuisine dominates with great marinara
on several dishes
and steaks dominating the rest of the menu
Johnny’s Italian Steak House
Johnny’s is filled with testoterone-seeking trappings – leather, polished brass and wood. There is no Happy Hour but lunch menu is a bonus, with lots of $10 specials, like crab cakes
with French onion soup.
Christopher’s
Christopher’s the best spot in Beaverdale to watch a game. Ron Giudecessi runs the bar with an old athlete’s appreciation for sports. The family recipes have been a legend for most of 50 years.
The prime rib, seeen here with a dish of spaghetti, is so popular it’s usually sold out by 6 p.m.
