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| - I'm a sports bar regular, particularly during football season, and am not super picky about ambience, but this place needs a serious facelift.
My wife and I visited Baseline twice recently, and while it's a great place to catch a game, it's not going to be a regular stop. The food is quite good for a sports bar, but the look of the place is old and in need of repair.
Details: Stick with traditional bar food if you're going to eat here. I generally go with wings and burgers in this kind of place, and found both to be excellent. My wife, however, is a more adventurous diner, and tried the Thai chicken wrap which was more soup than solid food, and not much taste, either. The spicy quesadilla she tried was too spicy for her to get down, though that may be a matter of individual taste. Prices were average, and the size of the servings is adequate.
Service was friendly and efficient; servers are very nice and attentive.
The biggest problem is the overall appearance of the bar. It's poorly lit (not unusual for a sports bar, but this was darker than most bars), which is probably an advantage, because the place looks, well, OLD. Definitely in need of a makeover, it looks like it hasn't been updated since 1985. Both bathrooms are well-worn, and while not disgusting, they need a complete upgrade. The "patio", small and primarily for smokers, has worn out furniture and umbrellas.
Plenty of TV screens for sports, and we were pleasantly surprised when the server actually knew how to change a channel on the satellite TV. This seems to be rare in local sports bars.
Bottom line is the Baseline is toward the bottom of the scale among some much better alternatives in this neighborhood. A "Bar Rescue"-type makeover is sorely needed. Otherwise, food's fine and the service is above average. If the ambience were to be improved, this place would probably be packed. As it is, it's a little above the level of a biker bar.
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