Bottlenecks Saloon & Eatery

I was here for the first time in a long time. I had naked (non breaded) wings with honey/​Old Bay sauce. They were delicious, and very meaty.

Terrible staff. Overpriced basic food. Good environment though. Try placing a pick up order. They don’t have wings. Call 10 minutes later speak to someone else they have wings. My point no one in the restaurant has a clue. Go there in person bad attitude by the waitress. The staff is so unhappy and clueless it ruins the experience.

The reason we frequent Bottlenecks are 2: Every other Friday night Dom and Mr Sax play during Happy Hour. That is by far the best part of my week. If you want to start your weekend on a great note (pun intended), this is the place to be! The 2^nd reason is their wings. Some of the best in the area. The wings are meaty and perfectly fried. The sauce comes on the side, which I prefer. Many great sauce options to choose from. Also, during happy hour the apps are half price. The rest of the food is good, not great. Prices are reasonable and the portions are fair. Drink prices are in line with other bars in the area. So if you’re stopping in for a bite to eat, you can’t go wrong with the wings. If you want some great entertainment, stop in on a Friday night when Dom and Mr Sax are playing!

We came here on a recommendation that turned to b 2 years old and definitely not accurate anymore! 1 bite of the crab stuffed steak turned my stomach. The appetizer, cowboy fries was half decent but wouldn’t brag on it as the pulled pork on it was dry and flavorless which pretty much left us with a $ 9 plate of fries. The shrimp topped steak that was ordered was too tough to chew and the shrimp was dirty tasting. The onion rings were the exact same as what u get at any grocery stores frozen foods section (can u say Aldi’s version of ore-​Ida. The green bean fries nasty, the garlic mashed tasted like dirty water instant. The crispy chicken pram was sitting in water and had store bought preformed chicken patties on it cut like fries and way over fried. Honestly, even the Pepsi was bad. Never again!

place is nice, great food! only thing we ordered some burgers and fries had to wait forever for them… other then that not to bad

Establishment is right on the corner of two streets — so parking shouldn’t be an issue. If you go after the bank closes — you can also use the nearby banking parking lot as well.
This is your typical bar/​resturant place — nothing much different. You have a large bar, a larger area for table seating, a few TV’s here and there, typical bar type décor, and I believe a pool table, dart board and perhaps a shuffle board too!
There is a decent selection of draft and bottled beer — obviously a full bar and their menu has enough variety that anyone should find something they’d like — but it is typical bar food! However, today was wing night and though they don’t toss the wings in the sauce — they provide plenty for dipping. This isn’t typically the way I like my wings, but at least they were chicken wings and not some pigeon wings I’ve had at many other place. They were crispy on the outside and plenty juicy on the inside. I also enjoyed the french onion soup — glad you can still get this great soup out because making it at home stinks up the whole house — and this soup was pretty darn good!
The overall cleanliness, including bathrooms was good. Not excellent, but again — this is a bar and was pretty clean for a bar — only one noticeably sticky spot on the floor.
Though there was someone in the bar with a small child — this wouldn’t be a place I’d bring kids — it’s a place for you to go, kick back and relax while chatting with friends, grabbing a cold one — or like me — chowing down some wings — not a place for a baby or child — let’s reserve the place for perhaps teens and up or better yet — 21 and over!

The food wasn’t too bad. My wife and I had burgers. But it took over 40 minutes to get a burger and there was hardly anyone in the place. My wife paid an extra dollar for the fries and she only got about 10 fries. Service was okay but I don’t understand why a sports bar had public tv’s ballroom dancing on.

The food here isn’t that bad, it’s pretty good for its size and the town it is in. I enjoyed there wings and steak. The service is mediocre, but it is nothing that stands out, but the staff is nice.
I had a decent time here. Good place to grab a beer an watch a baseball or football game. It’s pretty cheap to.

I also wish I could give it 3, but the kitchen is so slow it’s absurd. An hour for two orders of chicken wings (big, crispy and juicy –make sure to order it tossed– with good choice of sauces) and a salad. Come on! I don’t tend to give bad reviews for tardy service because you never know if it was just a bad day, but there are plenty of reviews to indicate this is normal. Service was friendly, although it you’re going to delay an order, at least give us updates, a free beverage or peanuts.

If you are willing to wait for mediocre food then stop and eat here. The bar tenders are great, wait staff Is good but the kitchen staff needs to get out of the kitchen if they can take the heat. An hour for a steak and a burger is unheard of.

Hope you like frozen food

In the city of Hazleton, you will find a lack of many things. Industry, thriving downtown, latinos (check out Lou Barletta on the internet for why) But one thing you can count on when visiting cities that have lost their luster is bars.
Bottlenecks is a good spot, just off the main drag (Broad St), where everyone there is a regular, except for the consultants from out of town who are just looking for some suds. Nonetheless, I didn’t hear a needle skip when I walked in, so it was fine by me. The place was mostly unremarkable, asides from the quesadilla that Frank mentioned. Steak and pulled pork in one cheese filled crispy shell really is a delightful thing. While I’m not sure when I’ll be back here, I can encourage you to eat and drink here when in town.

Good food at a reasonable price.
I wish I can give it 3.5 stars. It was a pretty good surprise to find a decent place without any looking. I went here for dinner on Sunday 19-​July on a last minute get together. Its a corner bar at a fairy busy intersection in Hazleton so getting there is pretty easy and recognizable. The interior reminded me of the old bars I used to go to when I grew up in Wilkes-​Barre PA, but it was very clean and modern. Its almost like the faux-​vintage style of Abercrombie. A classic but inviting atmosphere. There is also a full length shuffle board in the backroom. I havent seen one of those in ages because no one has the room and they’re expensive!
The beer menu was decent for an out of the way place. They had about 30 bottles and 10 drafts of above average beers, but nothing rare or unique such as Avery-​The Beast!
The food was surprisingly good. The wings were enormous and incredibly crunchy. When I bit into them, it was almost like a sound effect from a movie. The sauce was ok but it was on the side (aka, the wings were dry). The coating was delicious though and I ate them regardless. The club quesadilla had pulled pork and steak in it that had just the right amount of seasoning. It wasn’t very greasy either. The chicken ceasar salad was good but its hard to ruin something so simple.
Overall, I had a good experience here. I didn’t find anything to be terrible or repulsive but nothing was stimulating or novel. I would go back in a second!