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| - So. Many. TVs. If you want to watch a game (or many games all at once), this is the place. Alas, my review will solely be for the ambience at this point, as I was too engrossed in the nail-biter of a game to eat more than a few pieces of broccoli from the vegetable tray.
I recently visited Santisi Brothers to catch the U of A vs. Washington basketball game (Go Cats!) and was simply amazed by the number of flashing screens upon walking in. A row of large flatscreens run along the walls with smaller screens above them. When they switched all the big screens to the U of A game, it was magical. My friend and I were happy to find some other Wildcats (tough to come by in ASU/enemy territory) to form our own mini-McKale. Something that I noticed that is extremely important for ideal television viewing in this scenario is the layout of the tables. They have regular-height tables along the walls, with bar tops and stools set behind them. This creates almost a stadium-style set up for viewing the screens. Maybe not important for everyone, but if you're 5'3" and accustomed to hopping up and down or peering through armpits to get a glimpse of the action in front, you'll appreciate the thought put into this.
Service was pretty good. We were there through the shift change and both waitresses made sure to periodically check in to make sure things were okay. (And possibly to see if we'd like to order some freaking food already. Sorry ladies, it was late in the afternoon and I wasn't about to gorge myself on bar food before a tasty dinner with the in-laws. Maybe next time.) The ladies room was pretty clean but had one of the shortest toilets I've seen in a long time. Goodness, it was like it was child-sized it was so low to the ground. Glad I'm not so old and broken down that I needed help getting back up.
If you are a newbie, as I was, you may have some difficulty finding the place at first. It's located in a giant strip center on the northwest corner of I-17 and Bell. Once upon a time, the center used to be pretty full. Now it's kind of a ghost town with Hooters and Native New Yorker along Bell and the dollar theaters and Santisi as the big names set in the back. Sometimes they have a Halloween store too. Do not let the blight deter you though. Power through the empty parking lots and enjoy the flickering goodness of a plethora of televisions.
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