Sticks Tavern

Went there on a Wednesday night and they were having some kind of trivia game going so it was very loud.
We ordered poutine and greek feta fries for appetizers.
The poutine was not very good.
The gravy looked like gelatin and was overly salty.
The cheese curds were pretty good.
The Greek fries were a little disappointing but better than the poutine.
Then we ordered the southwest burger and the fried chicken sandwich.
The burger was very good if you like really spicy, but somewhat over priced in my opinion.
The chicken sandwich was not as good.
Not bad, but again for the price, I've had much better. The service was good, our server was friendly.
The menus we were given were dirty with catchup smears, etc...as were the salt and pepper shakers.
We just felt the place could use a clean up.
All the tables are around the bar and there are signs posted that say, "No smoking or vaping." A woman sitting at the bar was vaping while talking to the bartender, so it's clearly not enforced.
I'm pretty sure the woman vaping also worked there.
It wasn't terrible but probably won't be back given all the other choices on Water street now.

Owner response

Came to visit the “Hawaiian Dancing Queen”Bartender, Lala at her new spot on an early Saturday night.
I was presently surprised that this was a family friendly gaming restaurant so the hubby and I could enjoy perfectly crafted beverages coupled with good eats for us and our baby girl. She was crafted a raspberry temple that was perfectly refreshing and bottomless.
The hubby got his usual drink but then was introduced to a new, smoother whiskey that is his go to now.
I got my usual, Kansas City Ice Water. They got burgers with fries to eat while I got steak frites with fries as well.
The burgers were good and not burnt.
They loved the buns that were toasted but not hard and had a fresh taste.
My steak frites were cooked to perfection and so juicy- medium well; they were accompanied by chimichurri sauce that the frites were settled in along with a handful of fries.
None of our fries were greasy and all the food was full of flavor. Service was good.
Seating was open/first come, first serve.
Our waitress was great but appeared to be busy with most of the other tables.
Between her and Lala we were never without anything. The ambiance was good.
The crowd was mixed in ages, a live band was playing songs, the TVs were on as well.
There was bar seating, gaming at bar available, unisex bathrooms (2), table seating, and booth seating as well.
Parking close by off of Water street and FREE.

Owner response

Pros and cons :) Great simple little spot if you want a quick beer.
The place was clean, quite.
Our chicken strips were delicious and came with 4 different sauces.
They also had a gaming machine that was Free and loaded with hundreds of arcade games! The food menu overall, was a little short.
Payouts on machines were low.
They oddly had a quite small beer selection also which was surprising for a Tavern that’s on a street with a brewery.
The place looks like it’s missing something inside to tie it all together. We’ll still visit here again for a quick beer 🙂