The venue looks nice, new, shiny and the HDTV's are bright and plentiful.
The staff... it's not that they're unfriendly because they seem nice and everything but the attentiveness at times is lacking. Tonight I watched two different couples walk in and stand there for a while while before one of the staff left other staff members and greeted them and seated them. Me, I just walk into a hightop and sit but they were an older couple and I think waiting for some response.
They have wine for the chicks and a fairly good beer selection as well as a whole separate 1-pager dedicated to hotdogs. I can't stop eating the Big Unit one... I mean you put a good healthy strip of smoked bacon on a big beef hotdog and you're goin to win some friends - I'm just saying. I want to try other ones but I keep defaulting to that one - soo good.
Also I asked and they do show UFC fights - $5 cover which I think is reasonable but they don't offer any specials during events like that - hey it is a biz but it'd be cool to knock a buck off or something. I think any special, little or not has a positive effect on ones opinions of a place.
It's a decent place don't get me wrong but I don't feel that welcoming neighborhood feeling when I'm there... It's clean and there are people there just not feelin it. S.E. Gilbert needs some help on its own but hopefully Tailgaters Grill can get the ball rollin.