When it came to this restaurant, they actually do perfectly fine despite some mistakes they've made. Their service was actually outstanding as I was originally going to order a regular Cherry Coke until I saw that they've had Coca Cola Zero so I went ahead and ordered a cherry coke zero instead. Their inside of the restaurant is amazing as it's actually a wonderful looking sports bar as this restaurant is dedicated to sports. Their food is also amazing despite being out of their cheesecake egg rolls which I definitely wanted to try, so I went to order their fried pickles for dessert, their onion rings are much better than the onion rings served at The Anchor (Which is long gone due to not paying their rents) and their chicken strips and fries don't disappoint as well, however I was kinda disappointed when they got rid of their grilled cheese which was actually my favourite part of going there which definitely could have gave the restaurant 5 stars. Also, it isn't kid friendly at all as I went to use the bathroom as the bathroom door is carved with loads of profanity and racial slurs (I didn't take a picture of it due to the fact that if I actually did, Yelp would probably take the review down). But aside from the mistakes it made, this is a fine restaurant for what it is, I would have gave them five stars if they would fix the mistakes it did though. read more

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Great place for pub food and good vibes! They're always busy, maybe a little too busy, but that's how you know it's good. They have giant TVs playing Sports, pool tables in the back, and bartenders that will whip up whatever you're in the mood for. I like to stop here for a quick bite on my way home from work. read more

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Terrible service. Waited 30 minutes for our drinks. When the tab came we were over charged. Go there at your own risk. Poor management, treats customers like they don't matter. Should be zero stars option for places that perform like this! read more

Never have I been so frustrated and disappointed in a bar or restaurant. We went in for a watch party of the finale of love island. We got there an hour early to save seats and order food ahead of time, we didn't even see a waitress until we had been sitting there for 20 minutes. We ordered a soft serve marg, didn't get it for 25 minutes. We ordered chips and salsa, waited probably close to 40 minutes for that. Once 8:00 hits, love island had not started on the two TVs that we always watch love island on when they have the Monday watch parties. It is a blank screen, but the other TVs around are playing the show. We were trying to talk to our waitress about it, but she was no where in sight. It wasn't until 8:22 that they finally started playing the show on our TVs, we asked if they would be willing to start the show over since it was 20 minutes in already and they refused saying that then they would have to restart it on all of the TVs. I think that most of the watchers there would have preferred that since they didn't even get to hear the first 20 minutes. We decided to leave and just watch it at home, I asked to close my tab two different times and when she finally got around to it she didn't even give me the discounts promised. It is advertised that we get half off our drinks and $7 appetizers. My total should have been $12, I was charged $18 with no discounts. I would have argued over the price if our waitress could have heard over the karaoke. We were there for an hour and a half, for a show we didn't even get to watch and bad service. I will also add that the whole time we are there they have karaoke going on, which didn't bother us any until 8:00 rolled around and they were playing the karaoke over the show. read more

Terrible service. Rude and unprofessional waitress. Waited about 30 minutes before we had a chance to order food and decided to leave instead. Waitress responded "oh fuck yeah" when we told her we weren't ordering food and would like our check. read more

Great place for a quick lunch! Pretty abundant menu, lots of entree choices. In and out pretty quick. Very good service, Mikayla is super sweet and very efficient. read more

Local sports pub located in old town. We were greeted by the bartender Shelby, who was very nice. We are visitors to Wichita and she was able to recommend some other local spots to visit afterwards. We tried some local beers and had the pickle chips for a snack, which were delicious. There is an abundance of televisions to watch sports, and every Sunday football game was on. read more

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Came in for wings and some drinks with a friend after the gym. I'd say the buffalo sauce was pretty good but it didn't wow me. Probably Frank's so can't complain there. Wish the wings were a bit crispier and hotter. The wings came out lukewarm. The bluecheese added a cooling and creamy component to the flavor profile. Cheers! read more

If you are looking for good food DO NOT eat here! Even after speaking with the waitress, who said she spoke with the manager, there was no adjustment on our bill, which was pricey: Burgers are like cardboard. But drinks/chips and salsa are somewhat edible. read more

The food is good here, but don't come here if you want to watch sports. They will not turn on the sound for a game and will play sad music.... How is this a sports bar? We asked both our server and the manager, Alex, and he said he wouldn't turn on the sound for any game besides the KU K State game. You might as well take yourself to another sports bar if you're looking for a better experience. Side note- our server, Sarah, was really nice and accommodating. read more

Was told that we we're not allowed due to "dress code" cause of sweat pants on a freezing temperature night by the two guy's at the door. (note that girls we're getting in free tonight as well). The guys at the door we're dressed like a bum to begin with, and there was people inside there wearing sweats as well, the place had at least the front area (roughly 7-8 tables) that we're empty, and they still said we weren't allowed in (with a charge of 10$/guy). I can understand it being busy, but turning down free $20 to just get in, plus probably another 30-40$ + tip for food/drinks on an dead night, what kind of business practice is this. Also turning us away due to sweatpants even though other guests we're dressed the same, and whats with the double standard of the employees dressed like a bum, but "certain" guests cant Only reason I'm upset/frustrated about it was that it seemed like he was picking/choosing who gets in. Either everyone follows it including ALL guests & employees or this establishment cannot be taken seriously as a business. I understand they can choose who to let in, but i hope this review deters people from ever going. read more

Emerson Biggins - The full front area that was empty at our time of arrival except the long giant table in the middle, which had my friends at to celebrate - Sports Bars Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

The bouncer was insanely rude when we walked in. yelling and treating us like garbage as he asked for our ID's. I saw him make a girl cry, even. white guy, beard, hat, and glasses. pretty sure he's racist too. we avoided the pat downs, but he went to pat down two people of color once they walked in. don't recommend at all. do not come here. read more

This place is definitely worth going to at least once for happy hour- the food is good not great- but many items were tasty- and the drinks aren't bad- we ordered lots of appetizers- the mozzarella balls were amazing- the wings were also great- I would pass on the corn dogs next time and the pretzel- and the southwest type egg roll there was no chicken in it read more

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was wearing sweatshorts, bouncer wouldn't allow me in. hard to believe a sports bar wouldn't allow someone wearing athletic wear into the bar. "wish i was kidding" he says. read more

I've been here a total of 3 times and each time it gets worse. First two times we had to wait over 20 mins for a server to acknowledge us. This last time I came in on a Saturday night, absolutely dead inside, had to pay a 10 dollar cover. I sat down and got a drink, the server was great. As soon as my friends come in I walk over while they're getting pat down. Suddenly my hat being backwards isn't okay. I thought that was dumb so I walked over to my server to tab out, the bouncer followed me and and started threatening that I'm going to be kicked out (my hat was forward) and stood behind me the whole time a way paying like the clock was ticking. This place is a joke, if there's a dress code it's only prominent for certain people and only when the bouncer wants to come up with something to kick you out for. They severely needed the business too. This will be the last time I give this place another try read more

Extremely disappointed. The bartender falsely accused me of having a fake ID and illegally confiscated my property (my ID). Refused to have a discussion with me, and told me I needed to call the police in order for him to give it back to me. I LITERALLY had to call the Wichita police department to come mediate the situation. After waiting about 45 minutes for the police to arrive, another manager arrived at the restaurant and basically checked the ID, noticed it wasn't fake and came over and apologized for the situation. He then offered for me to come get 1/2 price drinks Friday, but absolutely no compensation for wasting my time or our city resources. The next time you have a minor emergency, and the police take forever, thank Emerson Biggins. I'm looking at filing an official complaint with the city and Better Business Bureau. I visited the location on August 22, 2023 at around 6 PM. read more

My friend and I went to try out this place and have some drinks. Each time we had a round we didn't know if that was our last so we paid each time, but some for some reason the guy bar tender got annoyed with us and cut us off early?!. I asked nicely for some water before we head out, and he responded " nah go F off, go find other bar" when we did nothing wrong? I don't judge people but he seem like a bad bean. Alex was his name I believe and I appreciate if y'all would rate this place poorly for this common bad experience. -Apr 2022 read more

does nothing about vaping inside. A whole group of people were vaping. There were children in the restaurant. The waitress said it always happens at Emerson's. read more

This is our (me, the hubs, our friends) go-to hangout spot. We like how this restaurant/bar has shuffle board, pool tables, foosball, and beer pong. The drink specials are good and I love their cheese fries and fried beef tacos. read more

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Have eaten here five times in our last five visits to Wichita. We've had a late lunch, drinks and 1/2 price apps at Happy Hour, food and drinks for Game Day Sunday, just never been at night. We have always enjoyed our food, and all but the last time, our drinks. Their club sandwich is a favorite and the best I've ever had. Onion rings and cheese balls are excellent. The fried noodles, odd as they might seem for bar fare, are very tasty. Other assorted sandwiches, tacos, and even the French fries are very good. Mostly we've had good servers/bartenders but the last time we had one that couldn't have been more indifferent. Not suprisingly, she also made a piss poor drink! In spite of that we will stop again, and probably every time, we are in town. read more

If you enjoy cold food, slow service, and staff that make up excuses for their lack of preparedness then this is the place for you! Came in after watching the kids preform at Rock island. Our appetizer never came until our food came out. The server explained the kitchen was slammed. When our food did come out my appetizer "fried pickles" was luke warm along with the burger. My friend ordered the cheesy fries. The cheese was so cold that it had hardened. I asked for mayo with my burger. Took her five minutes to bring it back to the table. Our burgers were not cooked to order. not much flavor either. I can understand that things happen sometimes but the staff knew they were having an event and should have planned accordingly. The server made excuses and complained that she had been there all day. I won't go back unless I have to. read more

Love coming here and having Morgan as our waitress. She is always so nice and comes by frequently. I have never been left unattended even while busy. She is definetly top! Come here quite often and make sure I get her top service!!! That girls needs a raise! read more

All I have to say is their 32 oz. blue mixed drink with a red bull pouring inside is one of my favs! This was only $8 and it did the job for two people. Not only did it pack a mini punch but it was flavorful and refreshing at the same time. I can taste the citrus from the red bull too which is delicious! read more

Emerson Biggins - Sports Bars Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Emerson Biggens excel at a few things. Providing an atmosphere for sports fans to enjoy watching games and place to eat unhealthy things while watching games. Drinks are reasonably priced and the staff is generally responsive. The drink I ordered was a Deschutes Freshly Squeezed IPA. I ordered the big beer version and it came in a big plastic mug. Mistake number 1. Plastic especially when you wash and scrub them will attract odors that transfer over to the drink. It completely ruined the beer. My recommendation is to toss them completely. Glass is a better alternative that looks better and doesn't transfer the gross previous stank into my beer. I requested a football game on a specific screen and she was able to fulfill my request. In terms of customer service, that hit the mark. Food I ordered the beef fried tacos. You get three which is great. Wish it came with a side of chips and salsa, but regardless the tacos tasted great. Menu was nice in terms of presentation. Easy to read and colorful. Selection of food could expand. Overall it's a good place to watch games and to chow down on grub. read more

Made a call in order at 11:15. Got their 15 minutes later when they said it would be done and it took another 15 minutes for the food to come out. The burger we ordered was wrong and the pizza was burnt and greasy. Had to ask them to remake the pizza and the second one was still gross, greasy, and over done. Didnt feel like waiting another 20 minutes. Wont be back. read more

First I will say that the food was good when my wife and I visited this afternoon for a later lunch. This has almost always been the case. I had the burger of the week and she had the Big Lou's Fried Taco Basket. We also ordered the queso and chips which was extremely well done. My issue with our visit is based on how the staff is taking the current public health crisis with the necessary urgency. True, there is no "mask mandate" but it seems the standard practice by the vast majority of food related businesses is that masks are required entering/exiting the business and ALL staff wear masks. That fits within the most current CDC guideline. Not one staff member was wearing a mask during our visit, not one. I understand some think, with a political bias, that masks aren't necessary. From a career science educator's point of view, they ARE necessary. I side with science over political opinion. What would think if a restaurant wanting to rebuild their customer base they might inspire consumer confidence by following CDC guidelines in regard to indoor dining. Both my wife and I had COVID over a year ago. We have both been fully vaccinated and our immediate family has as well. We don't particularly feel a risk but that's not the point. The point is that when I walk into a restaurant, at this point in time, I expect the business to be enforcing mask wearing per CDC guidelines if they want my discretionary income. We seriously considered leaving and taking our business elsewhere. That will be our response in the future if these practices continue. Many of us are gradually venturing out into more public settings to spend our money. Don't make us quit because people are tired of wearing a mask and choose to "wish away" this public health emergency. The pandemic is not over. read more

Hey your fried pickles are practically burnt get a better chef also all the food is sub par

20 minutes for a margarita, they were out of strawberry mix. Order a Rueben and tots. They came out burnt and couldn't even finish the food. read more

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I wanted to update my rating after getting my conflict resolved with a manager on 8/22. I was impressed how she handled the situation and wanted to reflect as much in the review. read more

Really good drinks! But that's about it. I've never experienced such terrible customer service anywhere. We waited 20-25 minutes just for our drinks, then an hour and 10 minutes for our food! I was shocked with how long the wait took. We tried looking for our server to see if the food was still coming but she was no where in sight. The food was cold when we got it and okay. I've been to this place 3 times now, hoping the servers get better but they keep getting worse and worse. After that visit, I'll never go back. read more

We went to Emerson Biggins on Friday for a graduation get together. Usually i would not care about how packed and full the bar is but... with the COVID19 breakout i was VERY disappointed in the lack of precaution the business took to try and keep everyone safe. No one was wearing masks, not one table was marked off or distanced at all and they were definitely not at 50 % capacity. I feel like the lack of concern for their customers shows that the business was just ready to open doors and make money no matter the consequences . read more

Stopped in to get a beer while playing Pokémon go in old town. I've always enjoy coming here on Friday and Saturday nights so figured what the hay, lets get a beer during the day. Service: 5/5 Drinks: 5/5 Selection: 4.8 Rounded up to 5 because of previous visits of course! read more

I have a confession.... I managed to line up a full weeks worth of dates my first 9 days in Wichita...8 of them being with a different guy. Don't worry...No hanky panky...Just a strong attempt at avoiding depression and up-keeping my social life in a mid west city I've never lived in. I have another confession... 6 of those dates suggested we go here for either dinner, drinks or pool. I had to pretend to be surprised every time we walked thru the doors because they thought they were showing "the new girl in town" what the hot spots were in Wichita. Oh well. One last confession... The first pool table you see when you walk into the gaming area is the table where all of these poor dudes lost their pride and experienced hardcore defeat to yours truly. It's your typical "bar box" 7 footer which, for me, is a cake walk given I worked at a pool hall for 5 years and played on nothing but 9 footers. Does that make me a bad person? Oh wellsies. I've managed to win my dinner and drinks off of it. I guess I should talk about the actual place now, right? Service is a little on the pushy side. They've got decent looking chicks working there who try their best to keep your glass full but the timing of their intervals is off. They'll come 5 times in 15 minutes but then leave you hanging for 20. Tables are in decent shape. I've seen worse. The house cues are in surprisingly good condition. Some of them are glue on cap tips, others are actual tips. At least these cues HAVE tips. Looks like they've got a nice shuffleboard. It's always occupied though. The other night, my date and I were in there late and they started playing Mitch Hedberg over the PA system and the bigscreen. I think they won me over with that. I'll be returning! read more

Nice sport bar style in Old Town Wichita with WiFi connection. We came at lunch time on a Tuesday and the were not real busy but service was a little slow. Coffee was very plain and didn't offer creamer. The pizza was thin and crispy and tasted ok. Ordered a order of fries and they were homemade fries, came in a basket but was only half full. The fries were cooked crispy but were also ok. Over all I wasn't impressed with the service or food. The night life may be the big plus but I'm not checking that out have to say average and nothing special. read more

Everything about Emerson Biggin's screams Midwest sports bar...for accomplishing its purpose, EB gets an A. There are giant TVs that remind you that somewhere in America, people are playing sports (baseball, football, basketball whatever happens to be in season) and being healthy while you're busy killing your liver. There are pool tables if you wish to show off your mad hand-eye coordination after imbibing in Wednesday night drink specials, which offer a quick way to get tanked...giant draft beers (of basically any variety) for $3-ish. read more

When they dress the waitresses in referee-themed shirts, you know the restaurant is serious in its dedication towards being a sports bar. And while Frodo Baggin's seems like a fine place to spend with a large group of people, or enjoy the big game, as a burger place they have some work to do. Not that the place makes a bad burger, per se. In fact, I enjoyed the commitment to styles that the place shared, and the freshly-made fries is always a plus. Unfortunately, the burgers could use some work - the E.B. Burger - not named for the Charlotte's Web author - featured two 1/4 lb patties - the smaller patties used because of the claim that smaller patties can create the crispy caramelized corners, though such was not seen on my burger - topped with The Works, including a fried egg, but in the end the bun couldn't hold up to the sliding burger, forcing me to go fork and knife all over it, before finally giving up altogether. Another Wichita joint understands the importance of freshly-made fries, but unfortunately another Wichita joint fries them incorrectly, resulting in a soggy and limp fry that could have been a whole lot better. Emerson Biggin's is a kind of place that I could see myself spending a lot more time within, but between the mistakes in burger preparation and the lack of significant beer choices on tap, I don't know how enthusiastically I would return. read more

Biggin's Punch for $3 on Saturday? French Fries that rival the ones they serve at Ty's Diner? Chicken Strips that are good sober or drunk? Biggin's is the place to go for all these things! Oh and since the remodel, the bathrooms are no longer frightening. The beer on tap is ice cold, just like it should be. In fact, the girl working at the bar entertained us with stories of cracked mugs and frozen fingers from serving it like this. read more

Atmosphere was fun and service was decent but the food was disgusting. By disgusting, I mean DRENCHED in grease. Left this place bloated and sick as hell to my stomach. I expected non-healthy when walking in but not to this extent. Will not be going back anytime soon. read more

Yummy red beers and DELICIOUS deep fried tacos? Welcome to Biggins. They have a downtown location and a west side. Super down to earth and friendly bar staff, also. Next door (attached) is Rock Island Live. Be sure to try the nachos and the deep fried tacos!! read more

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Searching for a place to get some food after 10pm on a weekday and Emerson Biggin's was one of the few choices. This sports bar does a good job of offering food late-night with a full menu of appetizers, burgers and chicken sandwiches. Our server was friendly and came around often with water to accompany our spicy nachos and the chicken sandwich with avocado was pretty tasty. While I typically prefer restaurants with a little more character, the bar atmosphere and karaoke stage in the back made this an okay hangout in the evening. read more