The Red Zone Sports Bar & Grill

Buffalo balls? It’s an ok place for happy hrs. The people there are very friendly. The services are great. The place is a little dark and dingy.

Greasy food, burgers the size of my butt lol but hey that’s what you get at a sports bar! Those are the good things about this place! When I ask for a strong drink, I get one ;) wish this place had more people coming through the doors it could flourish with a few changes :)

They went out of business.
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Bad service! Good food… If you go sit at the bar. We came a second time to give it another chance… nope. Not worth coming to ever again.

Tonight’s service was terrible! Waited 10 mins. before our order was taken, another 15 mins. & we got our food before our drinks! I asked about our beer & she says «oh there’s a problem with the keg» & walks off. I’m pretty sure if I wouldn’t have asked she wouldn’t have said anything. The beer did finally come & the wings were good. By the time she made it around to check on us, we were done eating. Won’t be back…

Good food and drink, but horrible tv size for a place claiming to be a sports bar. Time for an upgrade.

We were seated promptly and were told that someone would be right with us. We waited for 15 minutes and not one person came by to take our drink order. All the while every table around us had a different waiter/​waitress helping them. We’re definitely not coming back!

I went in to the Red Zone this past Saturday at around 10pm. This establishment doesn’t really have set hours, they close whenever business slows down so I called before I came in to make sure that they would still be open and they were. My husband, mother, myself, and a friend arrived and headed to the bar area to get a few drinks. Since there were four of us we did not want to sit at the bar but wanted to sit at a high top table in the bar area so we could conversate while we had our drinks. I began to take some of the available seating from the bar to the table adjacent to the bar when the bartender began to say «Don’t do that, don’t do that, please don’t do that» in a rude tone. I asked her what it was that she was referring to because this caught me off gaurd and then she again rudely said «the chairs». I told her that she did not need to speak to us in such a rude manner at which point she scoffed, said «oh, am I being rude, I didn’t think I was being rude, you all have a good night» and then walked away insinuating that she would not serve us. We immediately left and will not ever return. Lompoc is a very small community and I don’t understand how such an establishment that relies on the community to support it would tolerate such attitude from it’s employees. If this business wants to stay in business I suggest a conversation about customer service take place between the owners and their staff.

This is one of the only places we will go in Lompoc. We come mostly for the service, but the food and drinks are pretty good too if you know what to order. Patty is an excellent waitress — lunchtime during the week — we love her to pieces and come there often to enjoy her company. The owner is really great as well and hosts some fun events for charity.
They have Figueroa Mountain Brewing company on tap which is awesome. The cocktails are a little steep though.
I love the grilled fish tacos! They are excellent and I get them every time I come with a side of onion rings which are also really great! The buffalo balls, potato skins, and jalapeño poppers are good starters. The salads and pizza are terrible. The calzones are huge and delicous as an alternative to pizza. Friday’s they feature an amazing clam chowder.
It’s usually very quiet and enjoyable for a meal, clean tables, lots of tvs if you’re there for sports. There’s also a great room for private parties, and a huge back patio for events.

Ate here the other night with a big party.
The service is really great, for the most part. They forgot one persons food and he sat for an hour watching everyone eat. Finally they realized what happened and got his food out right away and comped him it. So at least they make it right when they mess up. Sadly, that’s rare. So props to them for that.
The food was decent. My meatball sub [everything has weird sports names… which is actually kind of annoying. I get that it has a theme but I don’t really want to have to literally read every single description to figure out what the heck something is.]
, it was alright.
The bread was disappointly plain though. I mean, you would think it could have been garlic bread or something toasted?
The meatballs were a little plain for me and I like plain food. It basically tasted like homemade hamburger spaghetti sauce put onto a white bread roll.
It wasn’t bad, per se, but it was kind of missing something, especially for how much they charge.
I wish the side with it was different as well. The curly fries were awesome. I would definitely get those again, just not with something «italian» flavored. It was just a strange combo to me.
I’d rather have had something else, although trying to think of what that is leaves me clueless. Maybe some kind of veggie?
But that was my fault for ordering the fries with it, even though they’re super good and totally worth it.
They also have good ranch! it’s not all watery or the gross dill kind. This is good ranch perfect for dipping the yummy curly fries!
Our refills were kept full which is another awesome thing.
I did not like the drink I ordered though. It was basically mint vodka and it was not good. Everything comes in big glasses.
All in all this place is a good hang out place and the food is good and the staff are all really nice and check on you.
It’s a litlte over priced for the quality of the food, but I would definitely go back and try something else. and maybe get some more fries!

Personally, I thought that three stars was generous, but then realized that only 16 people had reviewed this place.
Like a lot of restaurants in Lompoc, this place is a converted-​used-​to-​be-​something-​else establishment. If they marketed it as a «dive by that also happens to sell food for those late night munchies,» then I think they’d gain a star. However, as a sports bar, not so much.
We kept it simple and ordered standard bar food: french fries, jalapeño poppers, fish tacos and beer. The friend apps were pretty standard freezer variety and the fish tacos were fairly average. The couple I was with said that the tacos are normally better, so perhaps this place deserves a second chance.
The service was slow and the waitress somewhat inattentive. In fact, after having waited for what seemed like half a decade, we decided to take our check to the front counter so that we could pay and move on with our evening.
2 stars: «Meh, I’ve experienced better.»

Love the hotwings and bbq wings, fish taco was «ok»… Waitress was nice gave us free food for waiting. Took our food forever to come but, we were busy watching the football game and didn’t even notice.

I agree that Lompoc needs more places like this one. It’s got the best vibe in the town and their sports theme is great.
The food and service is always hit or miss. Headed out on a Saturday night for drinks and dinner (full bar service) and was disappointed by the lack of attentiveness given to my friends and I, who joined me to celebrate my birthday. Our drinks were strong and we had a good time, but my dinner was subpar. It was busy and I don’t fault the bartender at all, though the rest of the house wasn’t packed so a waitress helping out would have been nice.
When I’ve been here with my daughter the staff is helpful and kind, so the kid friendliness of the place is nice considering there are usually sports fans having fun. I’ll be back because of the vibe and the convenience of the restaurant.

Come here for the service, not the food.
I’ve eaten here 3 times, and everytime the food has been pretty sub par. The time I ordered an individual pizza, it was so floppy with grease I couldn’t bring myself to eat it.
Their regular fries and garlic fries are good, and they’ve got nommy chicken wings. I’m kind of afraid to try anything else, though apparently their burgers are rockin’.
That being said, the staff here is great. Everyone is friendly and really on top of things. I love coming here just to hang out, drink (get the Daryl Strawberry!), and munch on some fries.
They have tv’s all over the place so no matter where you sit, you can watch the game.
Hopefully one day I’ll be able to give this place some more stars.

We keep trying to support this place, but it really isn’t that great. Last time I went the draft beer was out except for the undrinkables, my Cesar salad had brown lettuce and my pizza looked like a four year old put it together.
I should say though this is a better place once they realized they should not be an Italian joint. And the staff is good.

TERRIBLE CHICKEN TACOS! The chicken was so rubbery; the tomatoes were flavorless. Pulled pork sandwich was sliced meat not what one would expect. Burgers are good. Sweet potato fries were acceptable but not impressive by any means. Beer selection was decent and there are enough screens to watch the game. If you can get over the dirty walls, slow service, and peculiar odor its an ok place to watch the game and throw back some beers.

We love this place! Food is real good. They even tolerate our energized 3 ½ year old son. Drinks are fab. Good sports bar atmosphere, everyone enjoys themselves. Great service! Food is fast and delicious, great burgers and sandwiches, I always get the fettuccine Alfredo though! We go on a regular basis.

It’s decent, but definitely not perfect. Most of the TV’s are small and cheap. The food quality has definitely gone downhill since the change to the sports bar, buts its still good.
Service at the bar is terrible — we’ve seen the bartender taking shots while on the job, which is not acceptable.

I actually hadn’t been here since the switch from upscale Italian to casual sports bar, came in with some friends and met up with my roommate. I was craving a burger and theirs did not disappoint. Juicy and delicious. Onion rings & fries were kinda blah though I was starving and ended up eating a ton of them anyway! Service was quick and friendly. Overall a good place to grab casual food with friends.

I went to this place yesterday for their $.50 wings. The server was very rude and abrupt, did not make us feel welcome. It seemed like he was having a long day and taking it out on us. He was unwilling to answer a question about how hot the wings were, and impatiently left when we were still deciding, which only took longer because his answer didn’t help. I asked for a water with lime and he brought a water, no lime, and CHARGED me about $ 1.25 for it. For a cup of water. Not a bottle– just a cup of water.
This is the second time I’ve been to this place and will definitely not be returning.