Super Bowl Sunday. I'm in a strange town and I want to watch the game. My indecision about where to go was quickly decided for me by my concierge who pointed me toward Zipps.
I got there with plenty of time to spare and was greeted at the door by the nicest guy who was very accommodating to make sure I had a seat. He offered me outdoors (too bright to see the TV's) , inside (the stool was higher than the table- not good for long periods of sitting) or at the bar (Perfect).
After getting though my Goldilocks phase, I settled in at the bar and got some great service from Shauna, the bartender who never lost her smile no matter how many directions she was being pulled in. In fact- she is the reason for the 4th star as she made me right at home at her bar from the first beer ordered. And there was none of that "catering to the men" thing that makes me nuts when the bartender is a cute female. She was on her game for all!
Plenty of TV's in this place. Three alone over the bar, more outside and even more scattered through out the bar. There is also a pool table and other bar games.
The food was just okay. I had a burger which came with a novel idea of half and half fries and onion rings. The food came up fast and hit the spot but it wasn't anything special. The fries were soggy and the onion rings were over done but the burger was pretty good with the meat seasoned perfectly. The menu is quite diverse, though, ranging from burgers to pizza to salads.
Nice clientele too. I had read some Yelp reviews about what kind of person frequents this place but I have to say- there was a good mix of tourists and locals and if the two guys sitting by me were any indication of people who normally frequent this place- I'd go back if I lived in the area (but maybe it was a different crowd given it was Superbowl Sunday) as they were friendly and fun to hang with for the afternoon.
Yay Zipps! You made my Super Bowl Sunday fun versus sitting at a hotel bar. And that's saying alot.