Sorry Deak's but this one is not a star for the playbook. We were in for the Badger game (vs OSU 10/2016) and we were really let down.
Not Deak's fault: bar was loud. It's game day. I get that. The crowd was a little rowdy and not much fun to be around. We were there for the game, but this was worse than expected for any sports bar. Lots of bar pounding and yelling. I know, sounds like whining, but it wasn't fun. We were there to cheer on the Badgers and found it to be a real distraction.
Deak's: the douche next to be was vaping. Is that even legal inside? Whatever. It added to an unpleasant evening. The food was good. The beer was cold. The service was much lower than we were used to. Brian was there and good as ever, but they needed another bartender, or at least one who worked the bar to help Brian out. It was a crowd that could be handled by two Brians or, one and two shmoes instead of the one shmoe that was trying to help.