So this place is off the beaten path for real. The staff was friendly and the food was honestly…read morefantastic. They did the okra with flour instead of cornmeal and it was crispy on outside and soft and sweet on inside.. phenomenal. Raw plywood floors and dirt/gravel parking lot but reasonable and good af. You will have to wait for your food so don't be in a hurry but if you got the time, have you a drink and relax. It's all cooked fresh so it's honestly worth it. Take it from a Yankee. The place is great. I'd go for eating during the day. At night it's gonna get packed and rowdy.

We wanted to check this place out so we decided to take the motorcycles out for a spin…read more This is a True dive bar No frills and clean. Complete with Pool tables, electronic dart boards and plywood floors. We ordered a cheese burger, ham sandwich and fries. The Alabama Vs Kentucky football game was on two TV's and there were a couple tables of Alabama fans who were very enthusiastic. Heard a couple F bombs. We are in Alger so, whatever. Apparently, if Alabama scores, the waitress brings around a pitcher of something red and shot glasses. Everyone yells Roll Tide and takes a shot. Fun. We did not participate since we were on the motorcycles. Not a single mask was worn by anyone. We kept ours on as much as possible. All tables had ash trays. I think all the other tables were smoking. Which is a big turn off for me There is a sign in sheet when you come in the door. It appears this is more of a club than a public bar. See pictures. Food was good. I would come back, but not during the pandemic

While we were making the move from Texas to North Carolina we stopped in Tuscaloosa for the night…read more I wanted to try a restaurant downtown since it was our first time in this town and the Avenue pub came highly rated. Parking is manageable, but you'll need to find parking either in front or to the side of the restaurant. When you walk in it has the feel of a polished, upscale pub. We were seated and immediately ordered the bacon burger (which comes with a 1/2 a pound of ground beef with provolone and bacon). I also would recommend adding grilled onions to the burger and upgrading the fries to pub fries (seasoned fries topped with shaven Parmesan, mozzarella, and chopped bacon). The peppercorn ranch that is especially good and tied everything together. If you are looking for a craft burger spot in the heart of Tuscaloosa, I can't say enough good things about this place and it's absolutely worth checking out.

Me and wife came here for lunch after seeing reviews…read more I'll start with staff. They were very friendly and we were seated right away. For food I ordered the chicken club and wife got the fish and chips. The club was good not amazing. Both the sandwich and fries were a little too salt heavy. The fish and chips were ok. Not the best but not bad. Again fries little to salt heavy. I'd go back if someone really wanted to eat there but wouldn't choose this place.

The good: they have a parking lot with a decent number of spots and a very nice covered patio with…read morelots of TVs. Oh and they have several NA beer options that aren't badly priced. The not good: the service. We had 2 servers on a Sunday afternoon. The first was very good. The second was non existent. The manager had to come take our orders and refill water. The menu has limited vegetarian options - extremely limited. I got the quesadilla and asked them to hold the meat. But it was insanely filled with cheese like to the point I thought I was going to choke on a blob of cheese. Just not a place to come if you're hungry and don't eat meat. I'd come back for a beer and to watch a game. But I wouldn't plan to eat here. A veggie burger option would go a long way here.

Came here for lunch with wife and kids after reading reviews…read more Came in a Saturday and were able to find parking and was seated right away even though was pretty busy. The staff were all very friendly and attentive. The restaurant is very nice with indoor and outdoor seating. We all were very impressed with our meals. We got the chicken tenders, blackened fish sandwich, the club sandwich and wings as a main. Also got an order of mozzarella sticks. All were amazing with the only one negative is the wings were not very crispy but still very tasty. Would definitely go back.

This cute little place was a gem. Great drinks, great service and the French dip sandwich was…read moreincredible. Highly recommend.

I wish I could give The Refinery a proper review, but unfortunately they made that pretty…read moredifficult. When I walked in they handed me the full menu... and then immediately told me I couldn't order from it. Apparently they're running on a very limited menu right now, which consisted of maybe three or four things. Bit of a letdown since I came specifically because I saw pictures of their smash burger and had dreams about it on the drive over. Instead I settled for the tacos, which were actually pretty tasty. No real complaints there. The drinks leaned pretty sweet, which makes me think there's a heavy hand with the syrups. The space itself is very small. It's decorated nicely, but you'll definitely feel like you're accidentally best friends with the people sitting next to you. The staff was fine overall, but very close and boisterous with each other. In a room that small, if one of the servers has the cackle of a woman who skins Dalmatians on the weekends... maybe don't pair her up with the funniest coworkers on the planet. All in all, a fine experience but not ideal. Call ahead if you actually want access to the full menu.

This place was not even full or exciting and they tried to charge a $60 cover. This is either poor…read moremanagement or someone trying to pocket money. We quickly declined and gave our business to other local venues. Definitely stay away.

The Houndstooth is a T-town landmark sports bar. We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon during a…read moreCrimson Tide football game on TV. It has ample seating indoors and on a large street side patio. We sat at the bar and had excellent service. There are dozens of large screen TV's throughout providing good viewing of the Alabama game. We ordered some adult beverages and some bar food (wings, rings, fries and quesadillas). We were surprised when the food arrived at the bar in cardboard "to go" style boxes. ??? (The bar food comes from a related take-out place next door.). The food was good but the wings were very small (sparrow wings?) and the onion rings were disappointing as rings go - over cooked, breading crumbly and greasy. Alabama won the game clinching yet another SEC-West title. The place erupted in cheers and the bar cranked up Sweet Home Alabama which got everyone singing. Five stars for the ambience and service but three for the food. Hey, it's a sports bar, so I wasn't expecting a super gastronomic experience. Lots of spirit and energy on game day. The Houndstooth rocks. Roll Tide!!

I wanted to love this place SO BAD!! There's an attached arcade!!…read moreAnd the staff was SO NICE and friendly and helpful and I loved the industrial, creative decor. But we'd spent the day at McWane Center and we were starving so we were there to EAT! The food looked gorgeous but it tasted very meh. The onion rings had too much breading on them, which I didn't think was possible, but here we are. The part of the breading next to the onion was mushy so that threw off the texture of the whole thing too. The burger was very much like a Whataburger. Even the lettuce smelled the same. I got The Standard and the bun of the burger was a little mushy (similar to Whataburger) and there was not much meat. For an $11 burger, I'm expecting more than a Whataburger. My middle kid likes everything on her burger and isn't picky at all and the loaded kid burger looked impressive but it was about the same as mine. Not awful, but not very good either. Very close to the same amount of meat. She's the queen of the Clean Plate Club and she only ate half. The fries were good but a somewhat too salty, the dip that came with the onion rings was excellent and we ended up using it for the fries. We had 2 adults and 3 kids and our meal was $63 before tip for 5 waters, 2 adult burgers, 2 kid burgers, a kid grilled cheese, and a basket of fries and onion rings (I thought I was ordering a "side" of fries, not realizing I actually ordered a basket and it was a lot of fries and onion rings). We don't mind spending money on good food, but the prices here don't align with what you get. No one was more disappointed than me, I've been wanting to eat here for FOREVER!!!

We sat at the bar. Nice selection of beers. We had the three hander and my wife had a gourmet hot…read moredog called West Virginia. The food was perfectly prepared and surprised us how good. The bar was very busy but the bartender was very attentive. Great service. The ambiance was perfect for a corner bar downtown.

This places name has changed several times but has stayed streaky (as far as I know) with quality…read more bartenders and food.

My husband and I dropped by to have a drink at this bar. The owner was friendly and very visible in…read morethe establishment. The crowd was a mix of younger and older people. We enjoyed hanging out for a little while. We will definitely go back.

Food was good the service was great …read more We will go back again the service was on time they took the care with the way they handled our food

My food (shrimp dinner and fried mushrooms) was really good and tasty. The homemade tartar sauce…read morewas delicious and I'm very thankful for my server letting me sample it first before ordering as I'm very picky. The friend shrimp was tasty and deveined. The fries were crunchy and soft at the same time so perfect. The fried mushrooms was delicious as well with the ranch sauce. I did not personally care for the Mac and cheese. The restaurant had a very nice industrial style interior and they kept the temperature perfect! Server went above and beyond to help us and we greatly appreciated her.

Coldest beer in town! The people are nice and the bartenders and great…read more It's truly a great sports bar.

Decent enough bar located in the Lagoon Park Shopping Village. The service is friendly and…read moreattentive and the drinks are cold. Overall, this is a cool bar to go grab a drink and unwind after a long day.

Best bar and grill around and they have the best girls working there now I love them all and the…read morefood is realy good and the owner is super friendly even dose an event every year for BAM With the Americans cruisesers si yeah 5hats my bar !!!

This is the Burger Man with Best Burgers in America Association, and I was invited there to score a…read moreburger for them. It was a good old-fashioned classic Cheeseburger. Fresh hand-patted out beef, grilled to perfection, fresh toppings, but a little heavy on the seasoning. Good eating, great friendly staff. Go get yourself a big burger and tell them the Burger Man sent you.