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| - Before I begin, I have to say that five star reviews aren't something that I dole out like candy on October 31st, as I am very particular about granting an establishment the elusive five stars as there is nothing worse than going to a restaurant with five stars and soon thereafter you begin to wonder if you are actually in the right place (one of those "maybe there is another location somewhere?" type of moments).
Well, I am excited to say that Steamers has earned every single one of the five stars I am handing out and I can't believe I have actually found a sports bar to "call home"...
Last weekend, my 6 year old son and I were having some quality father/son time so we decided on the spur of the moment to find somewhere new to catch the Tarheels football game that was slated to kickoff at 12:30pm.
Now, we definitely enjoy the quality of life down in our neck of the woods in South Charlotte, but the sports bar options are mediocre at best and downright lame at worst, as sometimes it seems to take an act of congress to get a place to actually turn on a particular game (even if a place is practically empty), let alone play sound (why do they always seem to act shocked that people actually want to hear the game they are watching???). So, now I always make sure to call a place beforehand to ask if they will be playing sound (although I have found that the response given is almost always yes, but then when we get there the sound is almost never turned on) as it drives me crazy to sit staring at a game with no sound (or even closed captioning), or even worse, with music playing in the background on a Saturday afternoon in a "sports bar".
Ok...now that I have that out of the way, let's get to the review of Steamers...
First, let me say that the drive wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be. Smooth sailing all the way, no sitting in traffic, so the time flew by and we were there in no time. It is actually set back a bit off the main road so if you weren't looking for it, you probably wouldn't even notice it, but believe me when I tell you it is definitely a place worth going out of your way to check out!
Walking in we were greeted by one of the managers and we felt right at home from the moment we walked in the front door. I know this may sound cliché, but it had that Cheers vibe as everyone who worked there was very friendly and personable (without being intrusive or annoying). Kinda felt like we were over at a friends house to catch a game, except none of my friends have close to 100 TV's!!!
Yes, you heard me...100 TV's...it was crazy and my 6 year old son was amazed at the sight (this is a great place for kids by the way as they were awesome with my little guy the entire time we were there and he gave it two thumbs up at the end of the day). The coolest part was that they had different sections in the restaurant where you could have sound playing for one game and then in the section over there was sound playing for another game and you would never know it.
Yes, you heard me...THEY HAD SOUND!!! In fact, they asked me what game I wanted to watch, pumped up the sound to the level I wanted and asked what games I wanted on around me too, it was awesome! This place is everything a sports bar should be! The manager said it doesn't matter what part of the country you are from and what team you are rooting for, he has enough TV's to make sure your game will be put on for you and he will get you SOUND! This place has alumni viewing party central written all over it, as what more could you ask for???
And if that wasn't enough, they had plenty of pool tables, 3 Foosball tables, various video games (my son loves the putt putt golf game and actually scored a -2 for 18 holes!), lots of dart boards, and TV's...did I mention the 100 TVs??!!??!!
And believe it or not, they actually serve some pretty good food too! We tried the nachos, quesadilla, wings, Philly cheese steak, and the cheesecake (hey, it was a guys day so we did it Cliff Huxtable style - token obscure TV reference often found in my reviews...this one refers to the episodes when he would pig out on the hoagies and chocolate soda when Claire was out of town) and all the food was definitely above average and priced very reasonably with better than average quality both in taste, promptness of service and overall experience.
The servers did a fantastic job from start to finish, always making sure my water was refilled without me having to ask and I never had to do the "where is my server" neck workout that many of us are all too familiar with. The manager came by to check on us multiple times and even took the time to ask us for feedback which I thought was a nice touch.
This place was everything we could ask for in a sports bar...tons of TV's, family friendly atmosphere, great food, excellent service and a welcoming vibe that made us feel right at home...Welcome to the 5 star club Steamers..you definitely earned it!
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