Sports Corner @ 124

True to their name… this is definitely a sports bar. It was very loud and busy and the wait staff had their hands full.
A friend of mine wanted to try out someplace different for dinner on a Saturday night and neither of us had been to Sports Corner and had heard good things.
It was very busy when we got there and only had one table free… a hightop, which being short, isn’t my favorite place to sit, but was the only one available.
My friend ordered a «Campfire White Russian» and loved it, which is the only reason for giving 2 stars instead of one. Neither of us liked our food. She ordered some loaded nachos and only ate one chip and called it quits. They were stale and unseasoned and the cheese sauce tastes like something from a high school cafeteria. I ordered a small personal sized pizza and it looked like someone microwaved a frozen pizza. The cheese was rubbery and the crust was really thin and soggy.
There was a hockey match on that night also, so every so often, there would be a bunch or cheering and yelling that scared the crap out of me and started to cause a headache.
There waitress was very attentive when we first got there, but when we’d given up on our food and we’re ready for the bill… she was no where to be found. When she finally did give us our bills, she disappeared again and we had to wait another 15 for her to come back to take our cards.
If I come back, I’d like to give the place a shot during the day when it’s not so busy and loud.

Okay so this place hasn’t really changed. I did my undergrad here from 07 – 11 and it was two different places. Now it is new and different.
It’s a nice little place with extremely greasy food and all that you’d expect from a college pub. Lots of TV’s and sports on TV. Lots of atmosphere of a WIU vibe.
The service isn’t great, but could be worse. The kitchen is also quite slow. If they improved the service and kitchen efficacy, it would be much better.

Big selection of beer is the big plus for this place. Plenty of TV’s to watch the game you want. They also have some good salads and wraps.
Now to the not-​so-​good. What happened to the burgers? The menu used to have a page dedicated to giving you a way to design your burger with a large number of different types of cheese, toppings, and sauces. The burgers would come hot off the grill. The sauces would be hot and already on the burger. Condiments were fresh and the buns were toasted.
Now, the menu has half a page dedicated to pre-​designed burgers. This would be fine if the burgers were still good. Now, the burgers do not taste like they just came off the grill. The condiments tasted only sort-​of-​fresh, but they did blend in well at all with the rest of the burger. For example, I usually get bacon with my burger. The first few times I came here, it tasted like the burger and bacon and onion rings were all cooked at the same time. Now, the past 3 times I’ve been here, the burger and bacon tasted cold, with only the onion rings tasting like they were just cooked. And I loved their hot steaming teriyaki sauce on my burger. but now, each of the past 3 times, they serve it cold on the side in a cup. The bread was cold and soggy. Once I poured the sauce on my burger, it made the burgers even colder.
It’s very disappointing that these changes have resulted in burgers that I would say aren’t any better than a Quarter-​pounder at McDonalds. I don’t believe I’ll be coming again while I’m here at school.

Local sports bar. I was not that hungry so just got a bloody which came with celery cheese olive pickle sausage and shrimp with was pretty good. Had slaw as well. Pretty expensive. If I had more money I would have ordered food but I was not feeling like spending 20 dollars on a meal for one

Classy Sports Bar, clean as a pin, very good food. Much better choice than BWW.

My family and I went here for dinner when we moved our daughter into WIU. The food was great and the service was good. A small town local spot with lots of character. It was kid freindly too. I am sure we will go back.

Local sports bar with plenty of games on and a fanatic customer atmosphere. The service is pretty good, hiring many college-​aged servers which I like. The food is not my cup of tea as it is mostly fried or oily, mostly typical bar food. I must say that the salads are really great though and I love that they are big supporters in the community. I also find them really easy to work with for events I’ve planned in the past. A lot of people love it here and you will find many WIU fans, employees and students hanging out at any given time. Shop local.

Mixed experiences in dis place. I’ve gone several times and been very pleased leaving, but around busy times the staff seems to be untrained and extremely overwhelmed. Have a great beer and craft beer selection with a bunch of unique cocktails to match. Cannot go wrong with the create your own burger/​chicken breast/​pork cut… (Want it BBQ style, blackened, grilled, fried, mesquite, etc etc are all options to have it cooked).
Overall ³⁄₅ stars because it can be a little inconsistent, but truthfully a good place when all engines are running smoothly

Ive watched this place for a few years, and have to agree it has continued to get better at what it does, Others have been at this location and fallen off, but I think what has kept this place growing, besides the Sunday open hours, beers on tap, and abundance of alcohol, is the service level.
Food here is pretty standard bar fare, with straight up good food that compliments the beer. However the service is what matters. The servers, rather than being an assortment of people dressed differently and with jeans with holes in them, they are well dressed in matching gear. They are very polite and 99% of the time are on point and fix any problem you may have.

I have seen this place sprout up from a struggling new restaurant to a place you can barely get a table at during dinner hours. One thing has always remained consistent, they have the best and biggest selection of beer in town. If you like imports and micro-​brews, look no further. Other places in town just plain fail compared to Corner @ 124. The food is definitely good if its done right. They seem to go through cooks a lot and quality control gets a little wacky. For instance, their burgers use to be my and my girlfriend’s favorite thing to eat in town — hands down. They’re ¹⁄₃ lbs, they’re toppings list is immaculate, and the way they season the meat is just plain delicious. The last three times we went there, they’re having this problem with the bottom bun where half of it is just soggy and mushy with grease. It breaks my heart because it has actually caused us to pass up the Corner as our choice for dinner several times now. Other than that, their menu is progressive and substantial. It boasts lots of creative appetizer choices, well done spins on American favorites, and an extensive wine, beer and signature drink list. The service is always pretty good. Ben is our favorite server and the manager, Lindsey, is super-​attentive. All in all, it’s a great place. I’m glad people have finally started to figure that out.

Since there are no other places open on a Sunday night in Macomb we stopped at this place (also the football playoffs were on as well). The place is great to watch a game. The beer selection is awesome. I was not very impressed with my food but to me it was good as far as «bar» food goes. I would not say it would be a place that I would recommend for dinner. People were real nice. Seemed like a nice mix of students and locals. Overall I would go back for the beer and appetizers but would not order dinner.