Category Archives: Sports Bar

Now open: Shoeless Joe’s Old Fashioned Burgers and Phillys

Nov. 18, 201110:55 a.m.

David Chaffin, who just opened Sholess Joe's Old Fashioned Burgers and Phillys.

Restaurateur David Chaffin, known for founding Player’s, opened Shoeless Joe’s Old Fashioned Burgers and Phillys on Tuesday at 2315 W 21st St. in the space that most recently held a Jimmy’s Egg.

I drove past the restaurant, and it looks sorta like a mini-Player’s, full of wood and sports memorabilia. The menu looks familiar, too. It’s full of old Player’s dishes and was created using the same font from the old Player’s menu.

The most popular menu item so far, Chaffin said, is the Philly cheese steak sandwich. He’s also serving salads, burgers, wings, nachos and more.

Food is served from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The bar stays open until people go home or 2 a.m., whichever comes first

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Buffets, Just opened, Menus, Sports Bar | Comments

Question of the week: Best sports bar food?

Aug. 24, 201111:56 a.m.

Tis the season when football fires back up, followed closely by all sorts of basketball action. That means that sports fans across Wichita will be jockeying for seats in local sports bars where they can watch their favorite teams surrounded by fellow fans.

This week’s question, which is inspired by my review of Fat Tony’s Grill & Sports Bar: Which local sports bar serves the best food to enjoy while you watch the game? What do you order?

Answer in the comments section below.

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Question of the week, Sports Bar | Comments

Twin Peaks opens today

May 17, 201111:54 a.m.

Ladies and gentelman, er, gentelman: Your wait staff.

Twin Peaks, a new bar and grill going into the former Timberline spot at 8310 E. 21st St., joins Hooters and Emerson Biggin’s on Wichita’s growing list of double-entendre, male-focused, scantily-clad waitress restaurants when it opens today.

Its specialties (besides waitresses in super low-cut short-shorts and Daisy Duke, chest-baring crop tops) appear to be standard bar food fare such as chicken fried steak, burgers and sandwiches.

A first glance at the menu reveals a few unusual, tantalizing options: BBQ pulled pork nachos, a flat iron steak, venison chili and blackened fish tacos among them. Entrees average about $11 or $12.

The restaurant will open from5 p.m. to midnight today. It’ll keep those hours until Monday, when its regular hours will take over: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

By Denise Neil | Tags: , , Filed under About-to-open, Burgers, Sports Bar | Comments

First impression: Fat Tony’s Grill & Sports Bar

March 17, 20113:22 p.m.

Fat Tony of Fat Tony's.

I’ve been meaning for weeks to check out Fat Tony’s Grill & Sports Bar, the new restaurant that opened about a month ago at 417 E. Douglas, just a few blocks from the Eagle.

I was a little skeptical, mainly because lots and lots of restaurants have opened in the old Marple Theatre on Douglas. And all of them have closed pretty quickly.

A blurry interior shot, but you get the picture.

But after today’s visit, I think this one might have a chance.

Fat Tony’s is set up as a sports bar, and a super giant projection screen where the theater’s movie screen once hung shows sports. This afternoon, the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament drew a healthy crowd.

The menu consists of standard bar fare — burgers, sandwiches, wings, deep fried goodness such as fried pickles, fried mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, etc.

And there’s also a pretty large pizza menu. We tried the Philly Cheese steak pizza, which was deadly delicious thanks to the healthy layer of Cheez Whiz lurking under the surface. It also was topped with shredded beef, green peppers, onions and mozzerella. A medium (the smallest size) was more than enough for my dining companion and myself, and it cost only $12.99.

Fat Tony’s is open from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 10:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 316-303-9316.

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under New restaurant, Pizza, Sports Bar | Comments

New(ish) places to dine

Jan. 4, 20114:32 p.m.

While we were all busy shopping and prepping for Christmas, a few restaurants opened in Wichita that you might not know about.

One of them is La Fiesta, a Mexican restaurant that opened about a month ago in the former El Rancho space at 4722 S. Broadway. La Fiesta is part of a small regional chain that also has restaurants in Salina and McPherson, and specializes in dishes such as enchiladas suizas and one of my personal favorites, molcajetes, pictured above.

La Fiesta is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 316-440-3228 for more information.

Also just opened: Full Moon Pub and Grub, which opened recently in the former Yogi’s space at 2804 S. Seneca. It’s owned by Charlie Badeen and David Allan of Dudley’s Sports Bar and Grill, Mulligan’s Pub and O’Brien’s Irish Pub and is a sports bar serving a full menu of burgers, bar food and pizza.

By Denise Neil | Tags: , Filed under Just opened, Mexican food, Sports Bar | Comments

Coming soon: Fat Tony’s

Jan. 3, 20118:54 p.m.

The sign went up a few weeks ago promising Fat Tony’s Pizza in the former Marple Theatre building at 417 E. Douglas, and I’ve been curious ever since.

So today, I laced up my walking shoes, trekked the four blocks west and banged on the papered-over doors.

Inside I found a large group of people working on the new restaurant and sports bar, which should open around Jan. 15. Owned by Bryan Shapiro (who also has Doc Howard’s in Old Town), Fat Tony’s will be a sports-oriented restaurant and bar that will have a full menu but will focus on New York-style pizza. It’ll be open from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The manager was pretty mysterious about other details, but I’ll check back soon.

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Opening soon, Pizza, Sports Bar | Comments