My boyfriend and I found this place after a while living in Tempe and after a while it became our favorite spot.
The staff are all fun people who are easy to talk to, Cooper, the manager, works his ass off and does a great job keeping up with everything. Our favorite bartender there was Dave, he is hilarious.
As for the food, I am a vegetarian and they have some great options for me. I usually got the veg head sandwich or the carver burger and subbed in their amazing veggie patty that they make in house. My boyfriend loved the salmon BLT.
They always have rotating beers and you can always find something you'll love no matter what your taste, and a large number of them are local AZ breweries. They also have great Moscow Mules!
The restaurant is cute with the bike theme and very specious so it doesn't feel overcrowded. They have a lot of fun stuff like trivia nights and darts in the back, and in the daytime they are usually a bit slower so it's a good place to hang out. They also have a patio which is wonderful when the weather is nice and it sits right on the edge of a little business park/lake.
I recently moved out of Tempe and I can honestly say that Spokes is going to be one of the things that I miss most about it.