Sports Fanatics Grille - Willowick

When we finally received our food, it was mediocre at best. The nachos, priced at $11, came with no cheese sauce—just a sparse sprinkle of shredded cheese that quickly hardened and left the dish dry. The Carolina gold wings didn't taste anything like Carolina gold, and the honey mustard and honey barbecue wings were also bland. The tater tots were the only highlight of the meal. Throughout this experience, there was no attempt made by the management or our server to compensate us for these issues, although we were not charged for the two sides of ranch we requested with our wings. Overall, I have no intention of returning.

I absolutely love this place! The environment is very clean, and the service provided by the staff is excellent. The sports decor gives it a vibe similar to a local Buffalo Wild Wings. The bar is great as well! The food is delicious, making it an ideal spot for hosting fundraisers or parties too.

To clarify for any Cleveland locals reading this, I’m not coming from a place of bias—I grew up near Cleveland. I’ve been to numerous Indians games and even had the chance to meet Mark Price back in the day. I also spent a lot of time at Richfield Coliseum supporting the Force and the Crunch, so I’m not just some outsider from Cincinnati critiquing the city. However, if you’re going to name your establishment Sports Fanatics, it would make sense to feature more sporting events on the televisions. Almost all the TVs were tuned to the Indians game, where they were losing badly to Seattle, and the only other screen showed a replay of the previous night’s Cavs game. There are plenty of other sports happening right now, like the Stanley Cup Finals! I also agree with a previous commenter about the servers wearing cheerleader outfits—it feels a bit outdated. On the bright side, it did allow them to showcase some impressive tattoos.

There is nothing, I repeat nothing 'fanatical ' about TRYING to watch an Indians game here. This was my second attempt to watch baseball at sports fanatics . Sure, they have team stuff on the walls and the bar staff wear ref shirts but let me tell you: you will not hear a game here. Instead you 'll get hip hop, Top 40 music blasting from the jukebox. The songs include such sport themed lyrics about I wanna **** her , smack it on the dance floor and other game time pep songs. If you want to be a bar that plays top 40 music has TVs on in the background go ahead, people enjoy that, but don 't refer to yourself as a Sports Bar when you can 't hear any commentary about local sports games. The bar tenders might want to drink a cup of coffee or 2 before their shifts: apathy indifference to non regular customers isn 't a way to get more than a 10% tip.

We came to see the Cavs game with fellow Cleveland fans. We were not disappointed. Great beer and appetizers.