Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill

I came here with my husband to watch the OSU game… we were looking to try someplace new and different. Cigarette smoke is something that both of us will cross the street to avoid, so we had some reservations about the place right off the bat when we had to walk through the haze of smoke from the smoker’s patio to get to the front door. Because the patio is so close to the front door, every time someone opens it when you’re sitting at the bar you get to enjoy all of that smoke again. There was also a door in the back of the bar area and a few other people kept going out there to smoke as well. That door was just open so it smelled like an ash tray pretty much the entire time we were there.
Beer selection isn’t great. It’s a dive bar, so you’re not going for the ambiance, either. So maybe it’s one of those cool local bars that just has its own thing going on and that’s why anyone would bother going here? I’m not sure. Maybe. It certainly didn’t give that vibe the night we were there. There is this episode of the Simpson’s in which Homer decides to give up drinking for a month. At the end of the month he triumphantly returns to Moe’s to celebrate his abstinence, and as he looks around with sober eyes he realizes that everyone sitting around the bar is semi-​drunk and depressed, and the whole place is just shabby and depressing. It is entirely possible that Sidelines was the template for this episode. They do have really great TVs, though.

Visited for the first time yesterday for lunch. Kinda dark inside after being in the sun but my eyes adjusted. Decent menu… Lots of choices. I ordered the fried chicken wrap. It was probably one of the freshest wraps I have ever had. Yum! Not being a beer lover, I ordered a shot of SoCo and it seemed kinda short to me compared to other places I’ve been. All in all, though, I enjoyed my lunch and I’d definitely return.

I went here for the first time to watch an NFL playoff game with 2 friends. Including the 3 of us, there was a total of about 8 – 10 people in the bar with one bartender and a cook. Most people appeared to be regulars.
Being a craft beer fan, I was horribly disappointed in the beer selection. The extent of their ‘craft beer’ selection was Great Lakes Xmas Ale and Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Xmas. I went with a dfraft 12 Dogs, and I can honestly say I have never had a WORSE beer in my life. This was not the beer’s fault. I am not convinced they have ever cleaned the lines in their tap system. For one thing, it was nearly flat, and for another, it had the skunkiest, stale flavor to it. I couldn’t even make it through the full beer and sent it back at half full. I was forced to either drop down to the ever-​flowing Coors light or water.
The 3 of us ordered our food at the same time. Nachos for appetizers, some wings, a sandwich and a burger. After 25 minutes, the nachos came out looking like something my 3 year old could make. It was a plate of Tostitos Chips, a cup of cheese and a cup of jalepenos… not even mixed together! 20 minutes later, the bartender brought the sandwich and the wings out together (minus the ranch that was asked for) and said my burger would be right out. 10 minutes later I made a comment to a buddy (which clearly the bartender overheard) about how long it takes to cook a burger. She came over and confessed that the cook forgot to put the burger on, but it should be right up in a few minutes. 10 minutes later she overheard another comment from me saying I hope something gets taken off my bill, and told me she’d buy me a Coors Light. I told her she could take the 12 Dogs off my bill if she was going to do anything like that since it was incredibly awful.
I WILL NOT go back here. Which is a shame because the food wasn’t too bad (for being bar food) and it’s right near my house. I’d rather go nearly anywhere else to watch a game.

Best wings around.
But how long is too long to wait for them? Good luck with the service, it can be hit or miss. Sitting at the bar is usually helpful in these cases. But I’ve had a few instances here where it just doesn’t matter. You’ll notice I haven’t sworn the place off yet though.
Even after the one day where the bartender skipped every song I played on the jukebox. She must have been unaware of the My Touchtunes app. She thought the thing was just playing those songs on it’s own, and she wanted to hear her songs, so she just skipped right past. (I ended up getting my money back.)
Despite slow service, I continue to go back. This place has the bar food you are craving.

this place has changed hands a few times since we’ve lived in brunswick, never had a good experience so we thought we would give it another shot, huge mistake. They were not busy at all, it was an early thurs. evening. Menu is standard bar food, all we wanted was a burger and a salad so that seemed ok. The burger was overly seasoned, the buffalo chicken salad came with iceberg lettuce but the menu listed romaine, when I asked the waitress about this she talked to the cook who said it was romaine– I KNOW the difference between the two, at that point just say they were out of romaine, don’t lie. We had to get up from our table and go to the bar twice to ask for things, waitress pretty much ignored us. There are too many choices for dining out, we will never go back.

Kid-​friendly sports bar? Kind of a dive. The food is not bad for a dive bar. Cheap beer.
The family owned bar is a big local supporter of youth sports. Also has a free party room for fundraisers and parties.
I’ll support this place because it’s locally owned, not because it’s great. Hopefully they’ll improve along the way.

Have you been there? Wife and I were looking for a little food and drink one Saturday evening and drove past this place. Looked inviting with the patio out front and plenty of parking around back. Sports oriented themed bar, plenty of tables around for those who don’t wish to belly up.
Food was decent, typical bar style stuff, burgers and fries.
Kid friendly, oddly enough, apparently kid focused with a free meal to those wearing a uniform? Hm, I dig that.
The time we went, wasn’t that busy but they had a downstairs that I think you can rent. Looked like a graduation that night, band playing. Patio as well, would assume smoking available there.