On the fifth floor of The Bradley Hotel in Fort Wayne, Indiana is Birdie's. This place only allows…read more21 years older as this is more of a night spot for adults, serving snacks and bar food and of course, all these drinks on the menu. You are out in the open on the rooftop and it's a beautiful view of the city. Service here is a bit slow when it comes to the food so I'm gonna give them a three star. It took forever for my fried artichokes to come out almost an hour and a half long of a wait. The bar is quick with your drinks according to my friend the french fries are too salty. My guess is to get you to drink more alcohol beverages

Birdie's - unique dinning view of the Fort Wayne city scape…read more First off, Birdie's isn't for everyone. Birdie's has a narrow food menu and focuses more on adult beverages. The roof top view of Fort Wayne is very unique along with a pleasent outdoor dinning experience is what draws me back occasionally. I would encourage you to try Birdie's once if you like unique dinning experiences in Fort Wayne. Now on to the review. Birdie's is located a top the Bradley hotel downtown. You might find street parking. Or you can try one of the nearby parking garages. We like the City County Garage that is located across from the Landing. Upon entering the lobby you will find your way to the elevators. Everything is well marked. The Bradley hosts are glad to have you. The restaurant is comprised of two areas - the indoor bar and outdoor seating. They do not take reservations for small parties. Apparently they rent out the whole or part of the facility if you are interested. On this night half the restaurant was rented for a rehearsal dinner. The bar area is large and good for larger groups. It is well decorated like you would expect from an owner that was associated with Vera Bradley. The seating and lighting are very comfortable. The outdoor patio is well covered. In the evening hours it blocks the sun so it is relatively cool even in a 90 degree night. The tables are generally limited to four people and few in number. There is a fire pit for smaller groups. No reservations...just first come first serve. Overall...we have always felt very relaxed no matter if we sat inside or outside. The team seems very friendly and service oriented. Our waiter was very professional. He was very attentive with refills. Things were very clean and in order. Note: Birdie's has crispy Brussel sprouts on the menu. You may pick ip this odor quickly if a fellow nearby dinner has selected this item. That may or may not be a problem for you. As mentioned...the food menu is very small. It's a two page menu. 1.5 pages are drink selections. So you can see where the emphasis is placed. There are two salads, a short list of sharables and entrees. Your food and drink bill can get rather pricey depending on your beverage selection(s). We started with the sweet corn hushpuppies and fried green tomatoes. The hushpuppies are smaller in diameter and fried to a deeper crunch. The outside has that traditional corn bread meal flavor. It is slightly oily to taste. The inside in very soft and slightly sweet. You get a few kernels of sweet corn in each ball. The honey butter is a nice idea. Tonight the butter was very cold, hard and difficult to spread. The fried tomatoes start with a VERY thin slice of tomato. This was thin enough that it didn't really let the flavor of a green tomato pop through. It had a thin but predominant breading. The breading has some of that traditional southern seasoning and oily accents. The Sirachca sauce was very tasty without adding much heated spicy flavor. Both were nice selections. My wife had the Indiana Cobb salad. She substituted grilled chicken for the fried chicken. The chicken came out nicely grilled and moist. The salad was very fresh. Not a wide variety of add ons...but enough to make a good salad. The buttermilk ranch dressing was like and pulled all the flavors together well. I ordered the brisket grilled cheese handheld. Two large pieces of Texas toast grilled with a buttery flavor. The bread looked like it was going to be overly crispy. However, it had a nice crunchy crust to go with the soft interior. The brisket was very good. The meat was moist and tender - still a little difficult to cut with a non-steak knife. The brisket oozed a lovely seasoned light BBQ meat flavor. The au jus drippings would have made a fantastic dipping sauce if possible - extraordinary tasty!! The bold cheddar cheese slice was nicely melted. Though its flavor really got lost in the seasoned brisket and crunchy breading. Overall, Birdie's is a nice addition to the Fort Wayne dinning selections. The unique views and relaxing patio make it a must try. I would encourage you to put this on your list to try at least once!

Randomly came here with some buddies and we loved it and the food was amazing with quality service…read morefrom our waitress

The service is always good here. They make sure you have whatever you need…read more People are generally enjoying the atmosphere and karaoke. The onion rings were really crunchy and the ranch was creamy. The only downfall is that every Friday and Saturday they "don't" have draft beer. If they're not going to serve draft they should have a bottle special.

Stopped in for dinner and Jordan was quick to greet us. She was very personable, quick, and…read morefriendly. She was very good at her job. The food was hot, fresh, and me a tummy as we ordered it. It was pretty busy but everyone seemed to be in good spirits including the staff and customers. It was clean and decorated like a bar usually is. It was a good visit!

Corner Pocket Pub (St. Joe Center Road) - bar eating/drinking on a relaxed outdoor patio…read more Spent a beautiful summer evening relaxing and dinning/hanging with friends of the Corner Pocket Pub patio. They have a very spacious patio. It's clean and well maintained. Chairs and tables are a comfortable wire construction - nothing fancy. And yes...it still feels like a bar as a bouncer will check your ID at the door. You can balance the bar feel with the opportunity to hang out on a warm summer evening...on a patio. Our waitress was very friendly. She hustled as much as she could though she had a lot of tables. The bouncers were all business. The menu is pretty large with pizza, salads, wraps, wings sandwiches and lots of appetizers. Prices are fair. And, to me, the overall food quality is better than your standard bar food. Here is a run down on the things we ordered: -Quesadillas: extraordinarily cheesy. Soft shell. Easy to pull apart. Comes with salsa and sour creme for dipping - nothing special here. -Chef salad: very fresh and piled high with meats and sides. Two breadsticks were also tasty. -Chicken Ranch wrap: fresh tasting. Tender chicken and wrap. Fries were good. -Onion rings: lots of rings in the basket located on the premium side menu. Rings were inconsistent. Some pieces had a very thick onion piece with a softer batter. Others had a thin onion piece and a very crispy outside. In general the rings were fried to a heavier crisp and a bit oily. Not my favorite. -Cole slaw: very smooth, sweet and creamy Mayo based dish. Small slaw pieces. Not soupy. Tastes almost exactly like KFC's cole slaw. Very good taste! -Wings: I ordered grilled teriyaki and spicy buttery ranch wings. About 50% of my wings were tough and chewy. The other 50% were moist, tender and perfect. All white insides and slightly crispy skins. Love the grill marks. I would recommend double dipped as the grilled skin was thinner on flavor. The teriyaki sauce was thin and had a mild teriyaki taste. The spicy buttery ranch sauce had a slight buttery oil taste with a moderately heavier spice taste. No spicy after taste or burn. The ranch flavor seemed to get buried in the spicy flavor. This review focuses on the patio dinning option. Corner Pocket does have a fun and spacious interior, with lots of pool tables, if you want to shoot some billiards with friends.

The sidecar is perfect tonight. Good vibes, good weather, good drinks. A Fort Wayne staple…read morehopefully for a long time to come. Quick service at the bar! Updated menu!

The menu offers a lot, the bartenders were not rude or pretentious despite their skills. Tables and…read moreambiance were cute and summery. Our drinks were all tasty, and strong. The only downside, was the weather that day was HOT. So you have to be hardcore to go there in summer when they have no indoor option. I suggest sprinklers which really do a lot to cool it off on a patio. Or a big outdoor fan.

I came here for a nightcap and quick bite to eat. The bartender was well versed on the menu and how…read moreto make the drinks. She greeted everyone who walked in warmly. The burger was delicious, as were the fries, albeit a bit over-salted. I had asked for mayo with my fries, and they forgot. No biggie. I requested it again, and the kitchen brought me an entire second burger to go for the "trouble". These people know customer service.

By boyfriend was told this place had great burgers and we decided to go. It's one of the only…read moreplaces downtown open late night. The staff did not acknowledge us when we came in. We sat at a booth and no one came to take our order. I went to the bar to ask the bartender about our waitress. She said there is no waitress and we needed to order at the bar. We moved to the bar and ordered. Their burgers are called sliders , but they are regular sized smash burgers. They have single, double and triples. Their crinkle fries were really good. The burgers are juicy and messy. I do like all toppings are free.

Best full service bar in the city, hands down! They have a wide selection of domestic and import…read morebeers on tap. New owners are awesome!

Well as many have stated before me it's not the same any longer I'm a lifelong resident of Fort…read moreWayne and have been going to curley's for many a year but no more. Went Saturday night for karaoke and that was mediocre the audio is horrible... Went with a friend we neither one had any alcohol we had food and a pop and our bill was $35 we got no refills on the pop no offers and then we were informed that we have to go up to the bar after 8:00 to get any drinks or food orders they no longer have anybody on the floor taking your order.... Weirdest thing I've ever heard it's never been that way before at curley's... And no Josh wasn't there because he takes care of his people... But it's all good I can find somewhere else to go Fort Wayne is a pretty big city.... And then the karaoke host already had his list made up of people and didn't even ask us if we were going to sing and he knew one of us was just there Friday night.. Anyhow I'm from the days of Dudley and Mary and it's just not the same and I know things do change doesn't mean I have to like it...

I've been going to Chevvy's for the last 2 months since 4th of July weekend. Wish I had went much,…read moremuch sooner. Karaoke nights are always so fun and hype and I've been enjoying myself. DJ Kenny G is the absolute best, and my favorite. The staff are all like family, and very friendly, and I love the overall atmosphere and vibes.

Chevvy's advertises that they are famous for their pizza. They have pizza as part of the business…read morename on the building. So the pizza MUST be good! This was my first time ordering from Chevvy's. I've driven by their strategically located building for years. I've seen the pizza sign and thought I've got to give it a try. So i did!! Finding the entrance to the parking lot is a challenge as you have to enter from the north side. The place appears to be small on the outside but feels rather large on the inside. The bar takes a prominent place when you walk in. The bar tending team was very friendly and helpful. Chevvy's has a decent sized menu of specialty 12, 14 and 16 inch pizzas. The prices seem like they might be on the plus side of average die a hand tossed-thin type pizza. We went with the Everything pizza on this visit. The pizza crust is on the plus side of thin crust but not quite as thick as a hand tossed. It was baked to a nice soft and moist bottom side. The top side crust browned and crisped up nicely. This thickness is somewhat unique for Fort Wayne. The crust didn't have any distinct seasoning flavor. The tomato sauce has a nice sweet tomato paste flavor. You won't find much of the flavor on the pizza except in areas where the sauce got pooled. You pick up the taste more on the edge of bare pizza crust where there aren't many toppings. I thought the sauce was so good that I would probably order it with extra sauce the next time to make sure the whole pizza was accented with this flavor. The Everything pizza had plenty of fresh toppings. The toppings tended to pile up into layers more toward the middle of the pizza. The meats had a nice bolder flavor. The tasty mozzarella was decently thick to hold all the topping together yet thin enough that it didn't have that beautiful stringy pull apart stretch. Is Chevvy's famous for their pizza? They could be more famous if people knew about their thin crust and tasty pizza flavors. I'm sure those that have had Chevvy's pizza are more likely to tell others about it! Give it a try if you have not had a famous Chevvy's pizza! While trying their famous pizza I decided to sample the wings. Chevvy's is definitely NOT a destination for wings. You can find their 8 medium-large wings for $15 offering on the appetizer menu. They only offer four flavors of wings. Do not a destination but not bad. The wing was perfectly cooked. All white inside that was very moist and tender. They are briefly fried such that only the ends of the rings had any crispiness. The order comes with medium to large sized wings. Chevvy's only offers hot, mild, BBQ and teriyaki sauces. I went with the teriyaki. The sauce was thin in consistency but did a nice job at sticking to the wing. They dipped the wings in sauce so there was plenty of flavor. While the teriyaki flavor was mild...it did have a distinct teriyaki appeal. The appetizer came with three celery stick and your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressings. The blue cheese dressing was very thin and some small clumps of blue cheese crumbles mixed in. Not very appealing in my book. Overall...wings probably aren't Chevvy's claim to fame. Chevvy's isn't a destination for wings. However, if you are there, and you want some different that is on the menu...their wings aren't a bad choice.

Best wings in Fort Wayne. I'd like to see them offer some additional sauces for their wings…read more Specifically some spicy.

Arena Bar & Grill - home for thin crust lovers. And if you need a deal...then order on Sundays…read morewhen a 16" is $14 all day. If love thin crust, then you need to make the trip out to Arena B&G at DuPont & Lima Roads. Arena does have a very good thin crust pizza. The crust is saltine cracker thick. The bottom is cooked so that it is flour white and soft...but stiff enough to pick up an individual square. The edges are cooked with a slight golden brown and crisp. The crust doesn't have any accents like butter, garlic or seasoning. Just plain pizza dough. The sauce the is slightly sweet and has a thicker consistency. Arena apllies a decent amount of sauce covers the pizza well and moistens it up a bit. I like the little bit stronger tomato flavor without a dominating spicy taste. There were enough toppings to create that single layer across the pizza. They aren't piled up such that you toppings on top of toppings on top of toppings. Just the right amount. The veggies were crisp and fresh. I would have liked to had more meat and more of an Italian favoring. Still good stuff! As for the cold pizza test...it was still moist enough to bite into the next day...the crispy crusts were still pleasantly crispy. The toppings tend to lose much of their zippy flavor. Though the veggies are still crisp. We ordered a side of cheese bread. The bread is a slice of Texas toast..so it is thick. They grill it so it has some nice buttery grill marks on the bottom. The edges are still soft. The inside breading has a nice buttery-garlic taste. The mozzarella is piled on nicely. Good cheesy taste overall! Overall, Arena Bar & Grill should be on your destination list if you are a thin crust lover. It's a busy place if you plan to dine in. Service is usually pretty friendly and spot on. They also have really good wings!