This is where a sports bar separates itself from other so called "Sports Bar ". The space is wonderfully stretched out for large to small groups to watch TV sports from the many televisions. No bad seat. Full menu and bar seatings available. Excellent service, food and cocktails. Reasonable prices read more

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Come for the half price pizza and stay for the FRINE!!! (Fries and wine!) The service here is outstanding and the food is great for the price! Busy atmosphere but yet somehow the servers make you feel like you are their only customer. Fair price, lots of specials! read more

Shortstop Fridley - Pizza Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shortstop is a perfect dive bar for happy hour, pull tabs, and great bar food. The service is friendly and genuine. The place is your classic hole in the wall with all the best dive bar things: darts, bingo, plenty of TVs, etc. Great spot! read more

Shortstop Fridley - Weekly specials - Pizza Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I want to start off by saying the service we received was excellent. Our server let us know the drink specials right away since there was only about 30 minutes from the specials ending. She was so nice and attentive. The bar is big and has a good vibe. It was clean and so were the bathrooms. We ordered the Cowboy Queso and Nashville Hot chicken sandwich. Unfortunately the food was just ok. The queso was not very warm and was not super flavorful. The Nashville, hot chicken sandwich and fries with the seasoned sour cream were also lacking in spice and flavor. I will say the chicken was very tender. It was a decent fried chicken sandwich, but it needed more spice in the batter and in the Nashville hot department. We did come in at a time when the bar was slow but if this place elevated its food just a little bit I would definitely be sure to return. read more

We went here for lunch today. We met some friends and had a good visit. There was a vikings game so it was quite loud in there, Our server was good. I ordered the rueben sandwich with fries. My wife got the walleye sandwich and tots. The food was good. we had a nice time. read more

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Met friends here for lunch today. I ordered the walleye sandwich with tots. The food wasn't very hot when we got it. I did like the fish wish it could have been hotter. I guess I could have sent it back but decided to just eat it. My husband got the Rueben he said it was good. We had a nice time visiting. It was quite loud but there was a Vikings game on. read more

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This sports bar is filled with activities and fun. The drinks are good and the food is yummy. When we got there they had a meat raffle going on and lots of music. My hubby and I ordered a taco pizza which was so good and unique. Rest of our party had make your own pizza and garlic Parmesan wings. Everyone was happy and full. The service was top notch. Hope to be back on our next visit read more

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After golf, we decide to stop at shortstop for a quick bite to eat and a beer. on Saturday night, it was extremely busy because of bingo night. I guess who doesn't like bingo? But you may want to avoid Sat night if you want to have a meal. Appetizers; bang bang shrimp Look: kind of looked like my niece made these so I expected the worst outcome 2/5 Taste; these were surprisingly good. Maybe not the best shrimp I've eaten but pretty darn good. 4/5 consensus; I would get these again even if I wasn't in a seafood craving. Entree: Bacon, ranch crisper (Fried chicken in a house sauce recipe on a brioche bun). Look: It looks like a fried chicken sandwich on the outside. 4/5 Breading: the breading falls off like a cat shedding hair after you pet it. You just touch the chicken and the breading falls off. I have to assume the oil wasn't hot enough Or warmed to 375°. 1/5. Taste: It tasted actually pretty good. Maybe that was the bacon? Maybe that was the breading flavor? Maybe it was the touch of salt after it came out of the fryer. Who knows. 4/5 Size : I'm not gonna nitpick, but I thought it was a little bit on the smaller side. Maybe, I just wanted more? 3/5 consensus: this is probably the combo I would get every time at shortstop not because it is the greatest meal I have ever ate. I have had some questionable meals at short stop and this one was good enough to get a repeat order. 4/5 read more

Shortstop Fridley - Bacon, ranch Shorty's Chicken Crisper - Pizza Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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I went here with a group of 20 we were there for bingo. The service was slow, getting drink orders and food orders. Keeping drinks filled and checking in after the initial order was done got much better. It is a decent size place, where the ambient noise level wasn't bad you could have a conversation. The food was so so for being a burger place. They default to medium well burgers, I asked for medium rare. I got well done. The cheese curds were nothing fancy same kind you pull from a freezer. Price for the app, burger with waffle fries, and 3 drinks was still under $50 after tip, of 23%. I would still give it a try for drinks and different food/apps. Bingo also had TV's that showed the numbers being called as well. read more

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The have a delicious burgers; ground beef tasting fresh and full of flavor. The Works Burger Sautéed mushrooms, white American cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, pickle, and mayo, pickles on the side They have specials everyday written on their board as you walk in. Also their dessert of the day. read more

Went here with my parents while they were in town and it had something for everyone. The pizza was delicious with thin crust. My husband got tater tots that were amazing and so crispy. The service was great, too. This place is much bigger than you expect it to be especially for a sports bar. If you want a casual meal, check it out. read more

Fantastic service despite being busy bingo night. Food all so good. Cheeseburger pizza tasty and perfectly done. Bingo night is loud but so fun! read more

Good portions, friendly staff, lots of seating, good sports coverage (they put on the MN Lynx for us)

Absolutely packed on a Friday night karaoke, great service and fantastic amount of people here having a good time read more

Shortstop Fridley - Absolutely packed on a party Friday night at Shirt shop great deals awesome customer service - Pizza Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good food. HORRIBLE SERVICE. We had to go up to the bar twice to get drinks,and it wasn't busy. Our waitress was too busy talking on her phone. read more

We were pleasantly surprised by the food. I have a friend who grew up in Fridley and who lives about 6 blocks away from Shortstop. He refuses to go to the Shortstop with me, and he always told me to not go because it's a dump. But I finally stopped in with my daughter for burgers last night and we were pleasantly surprised by the good food. FOOD: I'd say that the food is a 4. I had a Shorty's Burger with waffle fries - it was great! And my daughter had a Breakfast Burger with tater tots - she loved it and practically inhaled it! SERVICE: The service was a little sketchy. I'd say the service is a 2 1/2 or a 3. Our first server said one of the dumbest things I've heard a server say in the past few months. I asked her which beers, on-tap, had the most hops flavor. She said she didn't know because she doesn't drink hoppy beer. Really? Duh? What does your beer preference have to do with it? Ever heard of "product knowledge"? A little more showing me product knowledge and a little less showing off cleavage and tattoos would have been really nice. Our second server was a lot better than the first one. But she forgot 2 things. Again, really? We only had burgers. CUSTOMERS: I don't mean to sound arrogant because I'm not a fancy dude. But the redneck crowd was really distracting. There was a pile of ignorant sounding people with a lot of cursing and super loud talking. There were herds of these boneheads, both male and female. This kinda sucked when I was trying to have a peaceful burger with my kid at 5:00 on Sunday. -Daddy Maxx Retro read more

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Some of the biggest wings I have seen pre Covid. Wings were awesome and delivered warm. The issue was the crispy chicken sandwich. It had no flavor, warm and way overpriced. I also can't understand how the sandwich was warm and the waffle fries were cold. The seasoned sour cream was traditional however worthless with cold fries. If you are getting delivery, I would suggest the wings. The garlic parmesan is worth it. read more

Shortstop Fridley - Their chicken sandwich. May I suggest the wings? - Pizza Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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I had a great time with my friends playing bingo here at Shortstop. The food was pretty good, as was the service. I had a lot of fun, enjoyed the free popcorn, the Bloody Mary I had was also decent. I'd recommend them moving the tables around or reserve seating for those wanting to play as it was hard to hear them announce some of the numbers. read more

I've seen the pictures of their food. It looked really good. However, when I ordered for takeout, my food didn't even look like the actual pictures. My waffle fries were stale and rock solid. It was painful to eat it. read more

I love this place! I visit almost every Sunday for bingo and always enjoy myself. My friends enjoy coming as well (especially when we win)!

I've spent many an hour at Shortstop (previously Joe DiMaggios when I started coming and lived and worked in this area). This is a comfortable place for dinner, excellent for just hanging out with friends after work, or watching a game with a bar full of people you don't know, but feel comfortable with anyway. It's not trendy, but it's nice. They have a decent menu, usually have some great food specials, and they make some good drinks. The service is always friendly, welcoming, and attentive. I don't think I've ever had bad service here honestly. Many of the servers have worked here for years and that adds to the experience when you see the same employees over time. It's a nice neighborhood sports bar and I make it a point to stop every once in a while when I'm in the area even if it's just a drink and appetizers. read more

Nice Bar staff. Had a Patron Margarita, half order of dry rub wings and a personal hamburger pizza. Pizza was just ok but the wings were great. Would try again read more

I wish I could rate this place zero stars. I came here with my 7 year old son, I shouldn't have. The food was actually pretty good much to my surprise. The restaurant smelt like someone had smoked 6 packs of cigarets right before I entered. It said seat yourself so we did and no one came to our table for 20 minutes. So I asked for a manager. Some guy with food all over his shirt came out and said he was the manager.... manager of what, washing dishes?? He said he couldn't do anything for us because it was our fault we didn't "announce" ourselves. He also wasn't wearing a mask? He said it was his right not to. We ended up leaving. I still don't think he was a manger, more like a random guy off the street. I cant quite recall his name. Something like Brad or Chad. Im not sure. Nevertheless I will not be returning. Absolutely terrible customer service. Highly recommend eating at home or off the street. Tons of other great places to eat in the area. read more

It's a bar atmosphere with bar grade food. What else would you expect from a townie bar? Service is decent, food is ok, but most importantly...prices are cheap. There are a ton of TVs for games and that's the main reason why we have gone there. It beats going to Applebee's though. read more

Whoa. This was pretty bad. We dined here today and my family was unanimously disappointed in our experience. It was a slow Sunday because the Vikings had played on Thursday for Thanksgiving, so the restaurant was pretty dismal compared to past visits. Our server was really defensive for no reason and would do things that exhibited an aloofness that I don't often see. A few notes: -forgot my beer when bringing out the first round of drinks (excusable), brought it 5 minutes later and said "there, it's like it was always there." -misheard one of us when handing out food: "American breakfast?" "Right here." "I must have grabbed the wrong thing." (Probably heard her wrong. Excusable...) She brings the entree back to the kitchen and brings it back to the table saying "this is what I wrote down for you." "It's the American Breakfast, right?" "Yes." (Sets in front of her) End of transaction. We had just left Mercy Hospital together and we weren't a very lively group. After we got our food, we didn't see much of our server. Food was fine. That got you two stars. She left us alone for about 15 minutes as my Dad and I finished our beers, then came by our table (of 8 people) and handed my Dad the folded check, all on one tab. She said nothing as she walked away. $137 tab. No "thanks," no offering to split the check, no "pay whenever you're ready." Just a gesture that said: "I delivered you things, now pay." We're happy to do the math in most circumstances but nothing drives me more crazy as a diner than when it's assumed that a large group (especially four couples) isn't approached with the inquiry. Ask the question. This server had the opportunity to make a lot of money, but instead, I feel as though we were treated dismissively because it wasn't busy. We love great service and we tip for it. You could have had 20-25% on four separate checks, but instead you treated a group of 8 like an inconvenience. Sorry we chose Shortstop for some comfort on a really difficult day. Sorry. read more

Management is absolutely terrible. I have been here a few times and every time I go here, I am disappointed. I am always getting disrespected by the staff. If you are going to run a food business, customers come first. Disrespecting and blatantly ignoring customers will result in customers not returning and that is exactly what I'm going to do. The food was not bad. But when you have an environment that is negative and you can tell the management unhappy, the customers will be unhappy. If I could rate this restaurant negative stars, I would. I believe the manager is a male that is usually there, and he is very unprofessional. I was waiting to be seated for 20 min and no one came to seat me. I asked for a manager and a guy came up to me and asked what we needed in a very very rude way. Change needs to happen. read more

Local business with great service and most definitely a townie vibe. Other reviewers are absolutely right when they say it's blue collar and a high school reunion, but this is part of the charm!! They have nothing to hide - the food, drinks and service are all on point, so no need for the clientele to be fru-fru! Bring on that half-drunken rant over there at the bar, or belt out that Rush song if it moves you - you're in good company! :) I always get the Shorty's Burger - it's consistently delicious and the portion, along with the fries or tots, is absolutely worth every penny. And no charging for extra bleu cheese or ranch on the side - booya! We always get great service, no matter if the place is packed or not. Free popcorn is nice too, and there are tons of TVs for sports-watchers. Haven't ventured into the back where I believe there's pool, darts, that kind of thing - but appears to be a good time. Oh, and a meat raffle and bingo are some other events that happen nightly - not sure the nights, but good times! All around, good food, friendly and prompt service, great value - and a place where you don't feel as though you're throwing your money away to greedy corporate execs who only care about profits. It is clear SS cares about it's employees and it's customers based on their continued, and consistent success! read more

We have eaten here for years. The last two times - raw burger burned on the outside. This week-burned pizza with a drizzle of cheese. I ask for more cheese and waited 20 more minutes for a new pizza-dinner partner long done with his meal. Another burned pizza. The waitress was apologetic and very nice and took the pizza off. Didn't not solve my issue - I was starving. Went home and ate cereal. I will never ever go back. read more

In looking for a place that delivers I stumbled upon this place. I order broccoli cheddar bites and a buffalo chicken with fries. Both were awesome! Delivery was hot and fast. Will order from them again when in town! read more

Neighborhood sports bar that has pretty decent food for a sports bar. Their burgers take a while to cook, and even at a half pound, I'm not really sure why, but they're pretty good. Decent beer selection and pretty good service. The music can be awfully loud however. There is no reason to come here unless you're in the area, but if my choice is here or Applebee's down the road, I'll be here. read more

Used to come here all the time was fabulous, came in tonight and there food was dry buns were dry and gross portions were small compared to when we came before. New changes made suck. read more

Good bar food and some of the best waitresses around Very good bar and just enough TV's read more

The best Long Island Tea in the neighborhood. Food is great. Only suggestion, offer some other vegetable than string beans.

Good greasy bar food, nice variety and fun weekly specials. Tasty drinks, fairly strong. Mostly amazing servers as well!!!

Foods good. Service is hit and miss. Bingo is fun, but extremely slow, never starting on time. So if you're patient (unlike me), it's cool

Stopped by for a quick lunch. The service was very friendly, the menu is diverse but really bar fare with burgers and sandwiches, with salads emetic but nothing crazy. Overall the food was good. The clientele was a little tipsy for a lunch time. There was at least two gentlemen we saw walk up and grab popcorn from the popcorn machine used to supply it to tables with their bare hands so that was not appetizing. Overall good food and service but maybe a better bar with food type experience then a restaurant with a bar. read more

Was surprised by the large crowd and found that I had arrived for 5 p.m. Bingo. Though the place was full, we were served in a timely manner. The food was good pub fare. So were the prices. We didn't play Bingo, but the games were spaces far enough that we could converse. We will go back. read more

Stopped in for breakfast on Saturday and ordered the breakfast pizza ..... It was fabulous. The service was great and the food was delicious. read more

It's a sports bar. And for a sports bar, it's fantastic. It's everything you want in a sports bar. TVs everywhere, awesome burgers and pizzas and sandwiches, & strong, cheap drinks. I'm always comfortable bringing people here because the food and service is great. I am a regular here and no one has ever been disappointed in their food. Is it for a fancy date night? Absolutely not. Is it for a fun casual outing? Yes! read more

Love this place! It's got a little bit of that townie vibe. Whoever created the menu did a great job of having a variety rather than just your usual bar food. Prices are very reasonable for the area too! read more