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| - Wolfley's is almost a perfect reflection of its radio personality owner/namesake. Ron Wolfley's deep voice, knowledge of sports (especially football) and random metaphors can be quite entertaining at first, but it doesn't take long before you're sick of it. However, he does seem like the kind of guy I'd like to be having a beer with during the game rather listening to during a Cardinals game. So maybe owning a sports bar is perfect for him.
His restaurant has a nice ambiance. Nothing really stands out, but there are dozens of well placed TV's playing plenty of games. It may have been a little too dark, and the music may have been a little too loud for some people. The staff was very friendly and attentive.
The menu is massive and filled mostly with foods you'd expect to find at an upscale sports bar. There's a great beer selection. However, the food is so mediocre, that I found myself wondering why of all the places I could watch a game and have a drink on a Saturday night, is this the bar I ended up at. I had the philly cheese steak. It was decent. But nothing that you can't get anywhere else. The beef was good but the bread was either over toasted or stale (most likely the latter). My brother and another person in our group had a fairly unique menu item; buffalo back ribs. a rack of pork ribs fried and sauced like a buffalo wing. I had to try one. It was different, not really great, I think I would just stick to chicken, but at least I could say it was something I'd never had before.
There is a late night menu with some good deals on Friday and Saturday nights, but the place cleared out before 10:00pm on the Saturday before Labor Day, which was the first full day of college football. Not the best of signs that this is a happening spot to grab a late Saturday bite. I wouldn't be against a return trip to Wolfley's, but there's such an abundance of sports bars in the valley, that it wouldn't necessarily be my first choice to watch a game and have a meal.
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