Emerson Biggin’s

Yummy red beers and DELICIOUS deep fried tacos? Welcome to Biggins. They have a downtown location and a west side. Super down to earth and friendly bar staff, also. Next door (attached) is Rock Island Live. Be sure to try the nachos and the deep fried tacos!

20 minutes for a margarita, they were out of strawberry mix.
Order a Rueben and tots. They came out burnt and couldn’t even finish the food.

Honestly there’s just nothing special about this place. Food is descent, I don’t think the drinks are worth the price, even on Fridays, not overly bad not overly good. I’d recommend the west side one over this. Better TV set up

Horrible service. Wanted to watch a specific football game and the waitress panders around until I order food. After I order the food she informed me that they didn’t have the channel the game is carried on! It’s a sports bar they should have all the channels!

Do not go! Horrible service, tacky waitress. I am surprised she wasn’t wearing slippers. Came in from out of town and went there to play pool. Tables didn’t work or have enough balls. Couldn’t even get our dollar back. Not a clean place. Did I mention don’t go?

Lol. So we are here on a Fri. Night at 1245 The doorman told us that they were at capacity and could only let half of our 9 people party in. We looked inside and saw that most of the tables were open and the bar was relatively dead. As we were getting ready to find a bar with open tables he told us we could come in. What a joke. Still dead and the service is slow considering it’s dead in here. Emersons still believes it’s 2005.

The girl at the bar recommended the Cajun chicken salad and it was AMAZING!!! Got it Togo & it is a must that I get it again!!! Very good choice!!! Fast service and nice chick at the bar with good taste!

It was ok, a pretty chill bar. The reason I gave it 1 star instead of 3 or 4 is because when I asked for a water the server said «no water, only alcohol.» I had ordered a couple beers and tipped a dollar per, wish I hadn’t tipped that server guy at all. Not only had my beer been empty for several minutes before he even came back to check on the table… but refusing to get me and another guy a glass of water? My friends like the place cause it’s convenient, but if I go back with them, I’ll definitely have low expectations.

OK I have to admit cool place good vibe lots of women bartenders and servers. SO… I am either too old or too ugly to sit at the bar and barley catch a beer… a smile goes a long way! Bartenders and servers seem to be too busy to be cordial all business no fun… better off a Chili’s or Longhorns bar. …just sayin”

This place used to be cool and fun but some of the staff are just inattentive and rude, like my presence is inconveniencing them. A few months ago we went in and sat at a table for over 15 minutes and had talked to 2 servers and 1 bartender about getting service and never got anything so we left. Don’t be in the service industry if you’re going to be a dumb ass bitch.

This is our (me, the hubs, our friends) go-​to hangout spot. We like how this restaurant/​bar has shuffle board, pool tables, foosball, and beer pong. The drink specials are good and I love their cheese fries and fried beef tacos.

All I have to say is their 32 oz. blue mixed drink with a red bull pouring inside is one of my favs! This was only $ 8 and it did the job for two people. Not only did it pack a mini punch but it was flavorful and refreshing at the same time. I can taste the citrus from the red bull too which is delicious!

We were downtown for final Friday and looking for someplace to grab dinner. Took the family here at 7pm. It is ok early for families but I wouldn’t want to be there past 9pm when all the drinkers are out in force in old town. The food was pretty good. I got the sliders and enjoyed them. Just the right size for a small appetite. Service was pretty good.

The experience was terrible… sat for over an hour and never got served, didn’t even get looked at by the staff. Completely unacceptable for such a «great» establishment!

Went here with family. Mom had the tacos which she enjoyed very much. I had the EB burger which was amazing. It’s a $ 10 burger but it’s huge and tasty. The wait staff are very friendly and eager to please. We left a nice tip for their attentiveness. I will go again!

Maaaan, I worked here about 8 years ago right before I moved to California, I was back visiting family and decided to stop in for a beer. This place use to be so fun, the bar use to wind all the way around the wall. Now the bar has completely changed, has totally lost its charm. The staff didn’t even acknowledge me when I walked in, just ended up walking out without even getting a beer. Smh.

I had never been to the Old Town location but decided to try it out for lunch this past week. This is now under the ownership of the same guy (Big Lou!) that has had Emerson Biggins West. The menu is exactly the same and so is the service.
That’s not a bad thing.
Plenty of TV’s to watch the big game and a swanky location in Old Town. I had the Roast Beast Sandwich — an excellent choice. Hot sandwich that was grilled on both sides and topped with fried red onions. I got mine with tater tots that happened to be some of the best I’d ever had.
Emerson Biggins is and ought to be on the top of every Wichitan’s favorite sports bars. If it isn’t yet, head out there for a football game this fall and I think you might find a new favorite spot.

Visited there on a Thursday evening. Lots of TV great service. Bartender was very friendly

I have a confession…
I managed to line up a full weeks worth of dates my first 9 days in Wichita…8 of them being with a different guy. Don’t worry… No hanky panky… Just a strong attempt at avoiding depression and up-​keeping my social life in a mid west city I’ve never lived in.
I have another confession…
6 of those dates suggested we go here for either dinner, drinks or pool. I had to pretend to be surprised every time we walked thru the doors because they thought they were showing «the new girl in town» what the hot spots were in Wichita. Oh well.
One last confession…
The first pool table you see when you walk into the gaming area is the table where all of these poor dudes lost their pride and experienced hardcore defeat to yours truly. It’s your typical «bar box» 7 footer which, for me, is a cake walk given I worked at a pool hall for 5 years and played on nothing but 9 footers. Does that make me a bad person? Oh wellsies. I’ve managed to win my dinner and drinks off of it. I guess I should talk about the actual place now, right?
Service is a little on the pushy side. They’ve got decent looking chicks working there who try their best to keep your glass full but the timing of their intervals is off. They’ll come 5 times in 15 minutes but then leave you hanging for 20.
Tables are in decent shape. I’ve seen worse. The house cues are in surprisingly good condition. Some of them are glue on cap tips, others are actual tips. At least these cues HAVE tips. Looks like they’ve got a nice shuffleboard. It’s always occupied though. The other night, my date and I were in there late and they started playing Mitch Hedberg over the PA system and the bigscreen. I think they won me over with that.
I’ll be returning!

Searching for a place to get some food after 10pm on a weekday and Emerson Biggin’s was one of the few choices. This sports bar does a good job of offering food late-​night with a full menu of appetizers, burgers and chicken sandwiches.
Our server was friendly and came around often with water to accompany our spicy nachos and the chicken sandwich with avocado was pretty tasty. While I typically prefer restaurants with a little more character, the bar atmosphere and karaōke stage in the back made this an okay hangout in the evening.