Sidelines Sports Eatery & Pub

Great food and service. Love the baked macaroni and the ribs. Great wings. I wish they would reopen a place downtown, I miss going there for lunch.

More precisely, probably a 2 ½ star rating.
My wife and I have talked a couple of times about trying this place out. This past Wednesday, we were right up the road taking our daughter to the Optometrist. SWMBO asked if I wanted to eat dinner out since we were all together. I said yes and suggested we head up the street to try this place. It was early. Like 4:30pm. To be honest though, that is normal dinner time for my wife and little SWMABO. They get home from school at 4 and have dinner before 5. So, the place was nearly empty at this time. Two other tables. Server left us a print kids menu and two menus on small notepad computers. Very 21^st Century, but not really user friendly. At least for first-​timers. Jackie ordered Wings and waffle fries. Little Molly didn’t want anything off the kids menu. (she can be picky) She decided she just wanted fries and applesauce. I will say one positive thing about their «Little All-​stars Menu» — there is a good selection of choices. Entrée, 2 sides and a drink for $ 4.99. As I was looking at the menu, I saw a list of daily specials. It said Wednesday was Kids Eat Free. When I said something to Jackie, she said that it had said outside that that began at 5pm. I told her I was curious to see if the server would give that to us, being that by the time we ordered it was about 15 minutes shy of that. She did not, but more on that later…
I try to order something unique to the place when I have my first visit to an establishment. I figure they should be doing that right. I also can judge the item strictly on its merits without comparing to any other place. I ordered their Pit Boss Sandwich. EXACT menu description: PIT BOSS — Ham, pulled pork and bacon with bbq sauce, melted cheddar cheese, topped with crispy onion straws served on a grilled Kaiser roll. Sounds great. Now, lets talk about the food that came. First my daughter’s food. A small cup of applesauce a HUGE basket of waffle fries and her kids drink. The fries were a ridiculous portion for a kid. My wife got the same exact basket with her Wings. They could have shared one basket and not finished it. A good server would have mentioned that upon receiving the order. She KNEW it was our first visit, because I mentioned it when we said we needed a little extra time with the menu. Now, yes we did get charged for Molly’s food. $ 2.29 for the fries (good deal by the way for the huge serving), $ 1.35 for the applesauce and $ 1.25 for the kids drink. Add it up… $ 4.89. So a dime less than a kids meal. But, we could have done without the fries and paid $ 2.60 or better yet NOT PAID on kids eat free day. I just think that the server dropped the ball there on more than one occasion. Good customer service says give the free meal (I would — I accept expired coupons on good faith). Or say «Hey, that’s way too many fries for a 5-​year-​old kid. Maybe you might consider sharing the portion that is really too big even for an adult». OR, say it only costs a dime more to get the two sides she’s having and the drink and one of the entrees and you could just take the entrée to go. Maybe its just me…
Jackie’s wings were not to her liking and we were told there was no mild sauce. WTF? The fries were hot, crispy and moist inside. Even my Pitt Boss tasted great. BUT, (there’s SO often a but) the sandwich looked great but, upon trying to pick it up, the bottom bun was super soggy. I mean, it was like I slid my fingers under a pile of pulled pork with NO bun. I flipped the sammie over with a fork and peeled the bun bottom off and it was like it had been dunked in a glass of water like a hot dog roll at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. I called the server over and explained to her. She says «i’m sorry» and then just stands there. Awkward pause… then she asks if I want her to get a new bun. Uh yes. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, sometimes I suffer from imagining that the item will be prepared as I would do it with my 30 years in the biz and attention to detail. This is a greasy (in the best possible way) sammie. Look at the ingredients. When I see its on a grilled Kaiser Roll, I envision what I would do. Put that sucker dry, open side down on a broiler until it is toasted and forms a good barrier against greasy ingredients. I had noticed no grill marks on the first debacle of a bun. When the server brought back the new bun (bottom only) i discovered that they had drenched the bun in butter and had «grilled» it on the flat-​top griddle like a grilled cheese. So that bun was almost as soggy as the one I returned. They didn’t even have any color on the bun from any appreciable time on the griddle. It was still firmer so I put it on the sandwich and ate.
As I said, very good sandwich. Just more messy than it needed to be. We may go back. I just need to maybe clarify if there is possible ambiguity. LOL

Went last Friday around 8pm. They were very busy as it is trivia night. We were seated in about 15 minutes which I didn’t feel was a bad wait time. Upon being seated we were promptly greeted and drink order was taken. Got our drinks and appetizer very quickly but it was downhill after that.
First, the mojo dip appetizer is my favorite thing there but the portion is very small for the price. It is somewhere between $ 8-​$ 10 and you get a large amount of pita chips with a small portion of dip. Do yourself a favor and just go next door to GFS and get a tub of it for $ 15 and have it at home when you have a craving.
Next, our drinks were not refilled. Our waitress came back to the table a few times but never offered a refill and when we would attempt to ask, she was already gone.
Finally, I live just a few minutes away and barely made it home before my dinner made a grand exit. I had the mojo dip appetizer, and half of a turkey reuben with hard waffle fries. No alcohol was consumed either but something in the food hit me like a ton of bricks. My friends daughter also complained that she was not feeling well after eating.

If half a star was an option I would’ve chose that. Slow service, food came out cold and was awful. The manager tried fixing our bill but screwed that up then it took forever to get the bill. Don’t waist your time or money. I don’t complain hardly ever and that’s why I’m just going to leave this right here, good luck!

Great food, great service.
This is in regards to the coupon in «Flip & Clip» I was unable to redeem my $ 5 off $ 30. No where on the coupon or the main document it was separated from does it say «food only» or «pre tax». My bill came to $ 31 and some change but since there were 2 drinks included I want able to use this.
Coupons are usually attached to a document, such as a promissory note, bond, share of stock, or a bearer instrument. A coupon is a written contract for the payment of a definite amount on a specified date according to the terms of the main document from which it must be separated for presentation for payment. Each coupon represents a separate promise by its issuer to pay its holder on the due date. Failure to do so will support a Cause of Action for breach of contract.
My quick 5 second source
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Went on a Friday nite. Half the dinners at our table of 8 were cold. My fish was warm, so I kept my meal, but my waffle fries were hard as a rock. Fish dinner was overpriced for amount of fish received. Waitress was clearly overwhelmed with her section. Manager never came over to talk about food as promised, just gave each dinner 15% off. I would have rather had better customer service in the form of an apology.

Best ribs I ever had!!! My favorite drink other than the big bud light is the sideline slammer! A must have!!!

Bad food, flat beer, & horrible service. Can you find any other way to screw up? Yes, charge too much! If there was an option of zero stars I’d give them that rating. My wife and I met there for lunch. I got there a few minutes earlier than her so I ordered a tall domestic draft and her a water with lemon. I explained that I was expecting my wife to join me. Waitress brought out 1 tablet (menu) that when my wife showed up we had to share which was difficult because they are tiny and you can only look at one section at a time. She brought my beer and it was flat, no head, no bubbles, and barely cold. I asked for another tablet when I informed her that the beer was flat. We should’ve got up and walked out at that point! But she only had an hour for lunch. So we continued to share the tiny tablet menu, decided, I a chicken breast sandwich her a chicken wrap. Oh and when she took our order she mentioned, «oh I forgot the other tablet». She brought a replacement beer that had a little head but that head was gone in less than 30 seconds and was still extremely flat. A little colder but not by much. As we’re waiting for food two gentleman come in and sit down a few tables from us. Noticed them to see if they were given two tablets, they were. After about 20 minutes she walks by with their food! I was floored! She goes into the back in the kitchen and comes out with ours. I said to her «how did they get food before us they arrived and ordered after us?» She said «I don’t know, they just came up at the same time”(yea right!). I took a bite out of the sandwich and the chicken breast was hard and chewy like jerky. I took a bite out of the other (larger) end and it was the same. Didn’t eat any more, just ate the fries which were good by the way. Wife said her chicken wrap was cold, but edible. I took a bite, tasted like a cold salad in a wrap. Waitress came back and said how is everything? I told her about the food and she asked (no apology, btw) if they can make another, or something else, I said no we’re pressed for time (at this point we’d been there for 50 minutes). She brought the bill out, set it on the table and said «they didn’t charge you for your sandwich». I said «I would hope not, it was disgusting». Paid the bill, which I couldn’t believe that they charged us for either sandwich and left. We’ll never go back again!

In fairness after some pretty lousy service over the past couple of visits I must say our visit last evening was perfect. Table was ready when we got there, waitress (Kelsey) was outstanding, food was great (try the baked Macaroni, it’s fantastic) and we had a great time with our group of 8 people. Thank you Sidelines for renewing my faith in your ability to provide good service.

A group of us ordered take out. We were looking for something simple and quick yet not fast food pasted thru a window. The food was prepared as ordered and was hot. The Chef «R.J.» made sure the special orders were on point and mistake free.
Excellent job to all the folks at Sidelines. I really enjoyed your service & food.

I received a birthday card in the mail from Sidelines with a $ 13 gift card inside. Thought it would be a good idea to check them out when the moment was right. Couple of days ago drove over to Buffalo Wild Wings and found them packed, so seeing my opportunity, drove over to Sidelines. When I got there, strolled up to the bar, notifying the hostess of my destination. Sat there for over 15 minutes while the disinterested bartender literally delivered food to customers on both sides of me. She was the only bartender, despite the large customer base, so I had to wait. Once she noticed my presence, she asked for my drink then left before I could mention that I wanted food. When my drink arrived over 5 minutes later, I notified her of my hunger, so she produced a tablet, then proceeded to tell me how to scroll with it, doing this while I scrolled on my iPad with my left hand on top of the bar. (Great observational skills by her.). Took a look at the prices and realized that my $ 13 gift card would be lucky to get me half of an entrée. Finished my drink, tipped her a dollar, and went to Buffalo Wild Wings. Threw away my gift card when I got home.

not bad at all! portions are decent. and the bleu burger was very flavorful! the wait staff is wonderful there.
the dip with the pita chips is heavenly.
only bad part was the drunken karaōke.

Because I’m awesome (actually I have no idea as to how), I received a gift card in the mail for Sidelines Maumee to use because it’s my birthday this month and, wouldn’t you know it, they want to help me celebrate! The card was for $ 13 to use with «No Strings Attached» and «No obligation to buy anything else». Well, since I knew I’d be out and about running errands today by my lonesome, I figured, «Sure, let’s give it a shot.» It wasn’t busy at all, which was fine by me — I’ve seen the place slammed before and seemed like an obvious place to avoid. I walked in around 4:30, apparently it was Happy Hour. Since I was alone, I decided to sit at the bar. While the bar server was quick, she was also not very friendly or maybe smiles just make her face hurt. I think she was much more interested in the juicy gossip among her co-​workers. I asked about her Happy Hour specials. It includes «domestic drafts» — oh, hey, excluding GOOD beer like Great Lakes or Maumee Bay. Don’t get me started on what ought to be considered a domestic draft. No thanks, I’ll take a soda. She hands me a tablet pc with the menu loaded on it. This was actually pretty cool, because I could click on each item and it would show a photo and description. That’s about where my excitement ran dry. I ordered my food. My cup of chili came out REALLY fast. Now, it’s hard to come down tough on chili, because there’s so much interpretation from place to place, but I never once bit into a tomato. It was all meat and beans and chili paste. And it was burnt. I actually had like a burnt little crunchy thing in my mouth that tasted awful. I didn’t return it, because I was in a good mood so far, and aside from Mr. burnt crunchy, it wasn’t the worst chili I’ve had. (But I’ve had better at Big Boy, for real.) Out came my «spicy garlic» chunks. They were cooked well, the portion was great, and the breading was light and crunchy. But the sauce was REALLY runny and had tons of black pepper in it. It was like eating chunks dipped in black pepper ketchup water. Where was the garlic? Where was that cayenne kick? Disappointing. Still, with a determination to use my card and fill my tummy, I doused my chunks in ranch and ate them. I sipped the last of my soda, and apparently I had a new server at this point. Perhaps the last one went on break, or maybe she was abducted by Sasquatch. I’ll never know, because she never told me. I got my check, and it was $ 15 and some change. That was cool with me — I wanted to pay a little with my debit card so I could leave a tip (I rarely carry cash). So I handed her my $ 13 gift card and my debit card. She came back with my receipt that $ 6.34 was charged to my card, instead of the $ 2-​something I was expecting. Apparently, I looked as puzzled as I was, because she came over and started explaining how my card was only for an entrée. That my soda, ranch, and chili were all extra and not covered by this card that had no strings attached. So now I see on the flyer that came with the card, they call it an «entrée» card. Tricky. Had I known that, I would’ve ordered the ribs and a water. Instead, I ended up paying $ 6 for a «free» meal that was much less than thrilling. Happy Birthday to me, I guess. I never was one to enjoy sitting on the sidelines, anyway.

I have never been to a restaurant where the menu was on a tablet! But I found one. The food was pretty decent but it was incredibly slow to get the food. We were going to order a margarita because they were on special, but it took so long to get the food, we didn’t bother.

This is the typical sports bar/​pub, a million TV’s, smells like stale beer from the taps and beer soaked laminate flooring which shows swelling from the suddzy liquid.
We have been here 3 times. They offer the The Toledo Famed Chicken Chunks lightly breaded, not bad. The burgers are average most likely preformed patty which un-​natuaralized the texture of a true American burger making it chewy.
Now the Beef Philly. Not many places can get this right. Either the meat is horrible or the bread is cheap or tough to chew. Sidelines has it almost right! Add some mayo and this sandwich is perfect The beef is grilled just right and topped with caramelized onions and melted mozzarella cheese. It is huge and is too much to eat with the chewy waffle fries you get with it. Skip the fries and eat the sammich! If you desire the chewiness of waffle fries then eat half of the sandwich and take the other part home. I decided to write this review because I had the cold half this morning and was amazed of the flavor it had. This was absolutely the best left over hot sandwich I ate cold. (Try to make sense of that).
This last visit we were given a tablet with the menu on it. Not to order but to look at picture and read descriptions of the foods available. I clicked on;
KNOCK-​OUT — $ 10.99
Forget the bun. Our ½ lb burger in between TWO grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches!
The picture looked like something I wanted to eat and suffer from later with food coma. I order this medium rare, the whole time all I could do is think how I would enjoy every bite of this amazing looking sandwich. When it came to the table it was like finally meeting a blind date, the excitement went away. It was half the size of the picture and the meat was well done. The description was to the tee however excluding the part about the dry chewy meat patty. I ate it, rinsing it down with my tea while I watched my wife enjoy half of her amazing Philly. Note to self; Don’t get the chewy waffle fries!

Took two coworkers here for a quick drink and some food while in Toledo for business… well that was the goal… walked in and sign said «please seat yourself» so we did. Sat at a table right next to another that was occupied with the server at the table. She was chatting away with the customers at that table. She walked away, came back to that table to ask a question, brought them one drink, then wasn’t seen for 10 minutes. After 15 if her not even acknowledging us we walked out. The bartender even watched us get up and leave and didn’t even say a word… we left and went to Jed’s down the street and were greeted at the door, and had our drinks within 5 minutes. Heard the food was good… I will never know.

Enjoy the food, enjoy the trivia, but the service is horrible. You can literally sit at the bar for 15 minutes and not see a bartender. And don’t even try to cash out at the end of the night, no one to be found, u could probably just walk out and they wouldn’t even notice!

Great wings and a fun place to watch Ohio St games. Bartender was attentive and friendly.

The slowest bar staff. Food was cold. Ordered artichoke tomato pizza. It was artichoke dip spread onto a pizza shell and half baked. Did not have Riesling or moscato wine. Will not ever return ! Do not waste your time. My friend’s pulled pork bun was soggy and they forgot her fries. Wait staff did not return after food was delivered.