Nice local sports bar with good food. The grilled wings are amazing. Also, good happy hour specials. I recommend tailgaters.

Our waitress Jada was absolutely terrible. Every time she brought something to the table she'd slam it down real loudly. Our food that was supposed to be hot was delivered cold and our salad was warm. I understand if she had a bunch of tables but she only had two. I would've said something to a manager but there was no one to be found on the way out. The place is just like all of the other Tailgaters....an absolute mess. Fingerprints on all of the dividers between the booths, bathrooms are nasty etc. Geez guys have some standards SOMEWHERE read more

Tailgaters has become a regular place for my family and I. This location has a great bar area, covered outdoor seating, a fairly large indoor dining area and good parking. I have eaten several items off the menu and never been disappointed. They make their own blue cheese and italian dressings which are great! The pizza is awesome and always consistent. You can order almost any of their sandwiches "baked" which is the way to go. They put all of the sandwich ingredients in a pocket of pizza dough and bake it, they're awesome. They have a really good selection of draft beers and it's always cold. I really enjoy their "beer club card" program which seems to be somewhat an insider's secret since I never really see them advertise it. If you plan on going to Tailgaters a lot ask them for a beer card. The card has about 40 different beers, bothe tap and bottle, on it and several "chose your own" boxes. If you drink all the beers they give you a free shirt and you get your name on the plaque. It's a fun way to try different beers. I give them 4 stars because they seem to have a fair ammount of turnover with the bartenders and servers which makes the service hit or miss. They also have a ton of TV's but I have been there a few times to watch Suns games and they don't even have it on. They always change the TV's when asked, so not that big of a deal but they definitely prefer to play music rather than the sound of some of the sporting events. The bartenders are somewhat friendly but definitely seem to cater more to the regulars which seem to be the older, retiree age gentlemen. I don't really mind since I don't sit at a bar by myself. However, my wife and I have sat at the bar together quite often and no matter how many times we get the same bartender it's like she is seeing us for the first time. I would, and have, recommend this place and bring friends or family here. read more

Tailgaters - Great bar area and lots of TV's for sports - Pizza Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

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I'm really getting pissed off at all the Hater's!! Why do people complain online?? It's because they are stupid and selfish and very slow and unhappy!! I LOVE THIS PLACE!! Ignore the idiot hater's, losers, & scum bags!! Go here & have a great time!! Happy New Year!! read more

What happened? We've been loyal since 2013, now you make salad with dirt all over the lettuce, burnt potato skins, wrong food. Double charges you never refund, say you'll give credit after 3td wrong order, and we never have a credit. Management does not seem to care that the quality of the food is degrading rapidly and the staff is rude, sure they are, they hear managements awful tone. Since the managers won't do anything maybe corporate will. Fix yourselves, I don't want free anything, just reliability like you used to be. read more

Wings were good and pizza was ok. Good prices but slow service and waitress did not know what was on draft. Not sure if we went during a special happy hour thing or what, but lots of drunk vulgar people at 8 pm. Would go again maybe at lunch but not for dinner. read more

If you're looking for an affordable restaurant where your whole family is welcome...stop by tailgaters! Great food, huge beer selection, great happy hour prices and most importantly superb customer service. This is my "Cheers" bar. You'll always be greeted with a smile and the GM will stop by your table and make sure you have a great experience. Family friendly environment. read more

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The absolute WORSE service ever! Every time we go there is only ONE server or at best 2 for the entire place. This is the 3rd time now! Although I can understand a server's frustration that is no excuse to take it out on customers! The only talked blonde is absolute ass! She is ALWAYS very short and inattentive. She has the worse attitude for someone in the service industry. We've decided they'll never get another dime. Our party of 6-10 will be going to Booty's where they know how to treat people. The low happy hour prices is not worth the bs service. read more

Great place, never a bad experience. Cold drinks, good food and awesome service. The patio is my favorite spot. Highly recommend!

The wings were actually pretty good, but the portions were super small. For the most part, the food in general tasted pretty good all around the board. Service was great. Had the dude with the bald head and the curly q mustache. read more

Tailgaters - Great wings, small portion. Smaller than nuggets. - Pizza Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

The food was delicious this afternoon, as always. However, our young waitress left much to be desired. She failed to check on us frequently to see if we had any further needs or if everything was OK, When she brought our beverages and later our food, it was simply placed on our table by her, with no eye contact or inquiry. The soda water, has always been free of charge, but today we were charged for it. The restaurant was not very busy and their was 2 waitresses on duty, as well as a bartender. read more

Service is slow but the waitresses are always friendly. Tonight service was better. I only had one drink, it was fair price. My friend kept raving about how great beer drink was. Our waitress was training another girl. That trainee is going to make a lot of money bc she was so sweet. Just loved her personality. I didn't eat tonight but I do enjoy the food. Especially the philly sandwich. I recommend this place for food & decent beer selection. read more

Tailgaters - Yummy... My friend loved her redheaded slut. - Pizza Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

This is my first coming here. This was the worst food ! My burger had no flavor. My boyfriend Philly sandwich same thing. The fries were super try to the point you can tell they've been sitting there for a while. My bacon in my burger was burnt. Server kept forgetting little thing I order. My time not enjoyable at all! Definitely don't plan on coming back read more

This is one of our must go back to places! Spinach salad, burgers , nachos... all sooo good Never had their pizza yet, but I see a lot of pizzas being brought out ( soon to be tried!) Their happy hour is one of the best! See you soon Thank you MO and the other servers we have had over the months read more

This place is amazing. The staff Jen, Kendall, Sacha, shay, Ben, Andrew, Gina, too many to compliment. They keep us safe during these times. The drinks and food are always on point and we love coming here, if you want to be treated like family this is the place to go. Keep up the great job guys !we appreciate all of you!. Chad and Michele Curtis read more

Yikes one of my favorite places has fallen way short. Ordered Ziti and got it meat free. $11 bucks for bowl of pasta is kinda BS. SENT BACK. Then 20 minutes later they brought me a new plate. Now the pasta was rancid. Tasted pretty bad. I know the pre cook and bag the pasta. I know cause I've owned a restaurant. Not sure if the cook was punishing me or they aren't pulling old stuff from their frig. At any rate was an ugly experience. Probably my last time at the rancid food factory. read more

Went with my husband yesterday....sit anywhere they said....we sat at the bar for 10 minutes...no service..bartender was having a conversation....we then moved to a table....same thing....customer service is just not there...I cant review the food because after waiting way too long...we left...employees could care less....last time we go there... read more

I would give this place 0 stars if l could, every worker that I had met was very rude and our server came to us every 20 minutes maybe and when we needed water, she would take forever to bring it. i don't usually leave bad reviews but i was very disappointed with the service we got. Save yourself a trip and don't go here. read more

Been to tailgaters quit a few times for many years at tailgaters Surprise AZ, the bar tender from buffalo that took care of us on Sunday 9/11 was awesome had some drinks and ordered a ex large pizza and 30 wings to take back home, the bill was about $80 dollars left a good tip of about $30 we enjoyed our time there . I decided to take my girl friend the next Sunday 9/18 to watch the bills game i arrived 9:45 to get a good seat to watch the game there was only 2 people sitting at the bar, I asked the bar tender which tv will have the bills on so i could watch the game she had me move 3 times then a rude heavy set lady with a tv clicker went behind the bar and said i couldn't sit there because its reserved and told me I had to move again . I TOLD HER I HAD ENOUGH AND LEFT. went next door to booty's read more

The manager Joey Cash is not concerned of the regular customer and consistently is rude to the patron. The staff is amazing however Joey's influence is negative towards customers and frequently causes a poor experience for his customers. I will not return to his restaurant due to poor customer service and failure to care about the regular customers. read more

Take out order: Something happened within the past couple of months, because this has changed, and not for the better! Our order was: Ultimate Nachos with Beef: We received a tin full of chips with little toppings drizzled over the top, very little beef. (this used to be a great meal, that the kids loved, full of toppings and flavor, but not any more) Fried Zucchini: Large portion (great!), sent with sour cream (why?), double battered (why?) and no seasoning. It was so bland! and so much batter! Pretty terrible. Child Spaghetti: This was the only decent dish in the order, but Babbo's is better. So we won't be going back to this place that we used to enjoy. read more

I thought me and the family would try this place a second time after a failure of a first service, but to no avail, we encountered the following: Chicken over cooked and dry on the nachos, Buffalo chicken wrap and chicken Parmesan sub. Nachos are flavorless and soggy with their subpar chili that someone like myself wouldn't even call "chili" more like beans lade-led over chips. Pretzels are floppy with a flavorless nacho cheese sauce you can buy at Walmart. Fries underdone, wings frozen and heated up in what I can only imagine be a microwave. I'm no connoisseur myself but, I should have just stayed home tonight, make myself a bowl of top Raumen instead. Call it a 4 star meal compared to tonight's 1 star service. read more

Food OK, but the place is filthy. Food all over the floor. We saw a chicken wing on the floor and put it further out so they could see and they all just walked over it including the manager. We finally asked one to pick it up. They wipe the tables and the food goes on the floor. I told one waitress there was a lot of goop on a chair and the other chair had stuff on it too. She just pushed the chairs in and said she would do them later. If anyone would come in I would have said something before they sat in that stuff. They should train one man to do just the cleaning. The floors need to be cleaned all the time it appears. Last time we will ever go there. I just think of all the germs.........hugh. read more

This place sucks . Service sucks , food is poor . Go to the Tailgaters Peoria AZ . Better Service.

Pizza and wings for dinner. food was ok/good but what was better is was the service from Hidey(spell check) she was on top of her game. From getting refills to cleaning up as she went. Didn't bug us much as some other restaurants would. She is legit, raise time! read more

Very disappointed in the fact servers were NOT WEARING masks. Every other restaurant we have gone to has the servers wearing masks, and in some cases gloves. All but Tailgaters had hand sanitizer available. I guess as a compromised senior who has enjoyed this establishment in the past I will not be going back anytime soon. Sorry Tailgaters, you dropped the ball. read more

This is my first time there my son lives out in Surprise we tried this place he said the pizza was known to be pretty good well I've been to many pizza places probably over 50 in my lifetime the pizza here I'll give it a 4 it's Doughy and dry doesn't have too much taste, now as far as the chicken wings I don't know I haven't tasted that but I probably won't go back the service is great! read more

This review is for a mid-afternoon visit on 2/27/13... Disappointing. This pretty much sums up our experience. It was our first time at Tailgaters and short of something monumental happening, it will be our last. The decor is ok, it screams pizza joint turned sports bar. This works out and will be great come summer when trying to find a cool, dark place to get out of the heat. The restroom was clean and interestingly, the only place where I learned of the daily specials (they were posted on the wall by the sinks) after we ordered (the waitress never said a word about them and we didn't see them anywhere in the actual bar/restaurant area). It's all a downhill review from here so if you are looking for reasons to go, stop reading now! We entered the place to find two people standing at the front desk and a sign reading "please seat yourself." While the two holding the desk up appeared to acknowledge our presence, we were not greeted. We selected a table away from the crowd in the bar because all the high tops appeared to be for larger groups and we were there to have a late lunch not get sh*t-faced on happy hour specials... The first person to approach us might have been a manager and seemed concerned about how long we had been sitting without attention. The main man asked about the on-tap selection as he thought a beer would taste good on the lovely spring day (remember we were primarily there for lunch not booze). This guy didn't know the beer selection at all and went to the bar to bring us a list conjured up in some word processing program (not a formal menu). He dumps this paper on us then disappears. A few seconds later a different guy, clearly staff, appears and asks if we are ready to order. We ask for menus and water and he disappears. Within seconds we get a waitress who asks if she can get our drink order. The main man orders a Kiltlifter and she zooms away from the table; I have to holler at her that I'd like whatever diet soda they have... This is the first time she seems to even notice I'm there. My husband is a very handsome man but he isn't Brad Pitt! She brings the drinks, in two separate trips, and we have to stop her from zipping off again to order. She seems pretty put out by the fact that we want food off the menu and not just stuff from the Happy Hour app menu. We get the HH quesadilla, the turkey bacon melt, and the bacon cheeseburger (ordering the cheeseburger should have been a moment where she could have offered the two-for-one burger special but she didn't). The quesadilla arrives, it looks nice, the tortilla is perfectly grilled, but it's just plain cheese inside. No seasoning, nothing special. It is exactly as it reads in the menu and exactly what my 7 year old niece would make if I asked her for a cheese quesadilla. Our waitress cruises the table and inquires about the quesadilla. When the man says "it's ok" she responds by asking if he wants another beer (he's not even halfway through the original 16 oz). When he says no, she zips away agin (I'm out of water and could use a soda refill but she apparently can't be bothered with such trivial matters). The food arrives and our immediate reaction is WTF???? The turkey bacon melt is made with bacon bits and chopped turkey that falls right out of it the minute he picks it up. It tastes ok but again, my niece could pull this off... The burger is damn near slider sized and literally hiding in a bun twice the size of the meat patty. It had two actual slices of bacon and tasted decent but again no seasoning and it was within my the abilities of my niece. The fries weren't worth eating, pretty sure they came from a bag in the freezer. As we are eating, the waitress speeds past and asks how things are and again, the man says "it's ok" and she responds with "want another beer?" When he says no, she's gone again (still no refills of water or soda). We finish and pile our dishes and the waitress comes and removes them only now asking if I'd like any refills. When I respond no, she takes all but one plate and disappears. And we wait.... And wait... Has anything about our visit indicated we want to spend one more minute in this place? Our beverages are gone and we have declined more, the food that was edible is gone and we haven't ordered more, by my count, this is when the bill usually arrives. Nope, we have to wave her down and ask for the bill and she seems genuinely surprised that we want out... She never smiled, she never greeted us, she never refilled beverages (only asking when the man clearly hadn't had enough alcohol for the food to be better than ok and after the meal was over), she never gave us a reason to stay. Not one thing about our visit gives us a reason to go back. Save yourself the frustration of lackluster service by personnel that look more like biker-bar parolees than professional servers and marginal food. Go elsewhere, anywhere, but not there. read more

I have been to Tailgaters a few different times now and I foresee it becoming one of my regular spots. Their service is a little slow, the servers are friendly and polite. They seem to have a special written on the white board in front of the hostess table every day. I went on a Wed once and it was buy one burger get one free. The burger was pretty good too! They also had a pizza special that night. Pizza is my favorite entree on their menu. I normally don't eat the crust, but in this case, I couldn't let it go to waste. read more

Brought my boys in for lunch today. It has been a while since i've seen such excruciatingly slow service...to the point where we almost left several times during the course of our visit. I wanted to give this place a fair shake though so I sat it out. I'm not sure how this place is for dinner but lunch is not the time to give this place a visit. The food was just meh. My older son had an 8in pizza that was alright. I had a buffalo chicken salad that was meh. My youngest had the cheeseburger sliders that were actually a good size and seemed pretty good. But boy was the service s....l....o.....w. Drinks took a while to get refilled. Food took forever to come out. It was like watching paint dry. I might go back for an evening with friends just to see what it's like in the evening but I can tell you that I WILL NOT go back at lunch time. read more

Shea is the best bartender in surprise hands down. Not a more hard working bartender in surprise, pregnant, short staffed and still on her feet with a month to go until delivery. This place has a fantastic happy hour, military discount on ALCOHOL! The food is so so, but the drinks are the best deal in the area. I wouldn't come here if shea wasn't here regardless of the deals, she's a fantastic bartender. Always remembers you regulars. read more

Tailgaters - Shea in da background - Pizza Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Not the best service. Food wasn't the best wings were a hot mess like they were swimming in a sea of bad sauce and they only came with one carrot and one celery. The veggies on my supreme pizza were till raw even after we asked them to put it back in the oven for a few mins! and even when we spoke to the manager he made up excuses with no apology whatsoever. read more

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The pizza is great and the beer is cheap! This is not a place I would go on a date or business meal but for drinking and eating with friends I like. Their pizza is flavorful and people seems to be happy with their meals. Some of the items can be hit or miss but the prices are fair. read more

This is by far the worst restaurant I've visited in years. Here's a list why: *The service was painfully slow *our waitress was short, didn't tell us her name, and was rude. *we ordered four entrees and an appetizer; the waitress FROGOT to put in our appetizer, they brought out two entrees, then 15 minutes later the other two, which were cold. Then after another 10 minutes our appetizer finally arrived. *it took 45 to get the first two entrees. *it took us 25 minutes to get our check, our waitress kept looking RIGHT AT US, then turning and walking the other direction, even when I said VERY loudly "excuse me". She totally ignored us. *We had to ask a totally different waitress for our check and when I went to get her attention she rolled her eyes and was REALLY snarky. Overall horrible experience and I wouldn't recommend this place to ANYONE. And the food was bad too. read more

The food has always been a great value for what you get. The service and quality of food is hit and miss at this location. We live around the corner and do still go here because when the food and service are good it's worth it and it's really close to our home. We've been to the Lake pleasant location and the food and service was much better but so much farther from our home. If they could figure out how to be as consistent as the other location we would definitely be there more often as the value compared to the sports bar next door (Bootys) is better. We more often than not end up at Bootys because of the consistent service and great food. read more

Have visited twice now and no complaints either visit. Dinner one evening with my teenage son for pizza and once for lunch with a friend. The dinner visit happened to have a great 1 topping pizza deal where we both got out of there with drinks for like $11 (what a deal!) The waitress was extremely attentive that evening to this "Mom & Son" and needless to say, she got a wonderful tip. For a "sports bar" Tailgaters seems to have a massive menu and there are a lot of items that look very yummy--will be back soon to give even more stuff a try. Unlike a typical "sports bar", the layout seems to allow a lot more ambiance than all of the others in close proximity--you can sit & enjoy your meal without the surrounding volume of people being too loud and obnoxious--even during "key" sports TV action times :) I, unfortunately, can relate to a few other complaints about "hostess service" at the front door....it does seem to be lacking (which is not good for a new business with new clientele entering not knowing where to go & what to do on their 1st visit). Would suggest this improves a bit. Wishing Tailgaters the best in Surprise!! We are glad you are here :) read more

Second time I have been, we arrived for a late lunch on 7/13/13. Place was pretty empty, but the bar area was very loud. There is no physical separation from the bar and the dining area, so it will alawys be noisey. The decor is VERY dark. It is not a bright place, and you feel more like you are in a dingy pub. By the time we ordered drinks, 2 other waitresses had come by asking if we had been served yet. While this restaurant appears to be suffering from really bad service, I saw the worst example of service ever. A waitress was hitting on a guy, and would sit in his booth for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. The manager? finally came over to let her know that her other customers were asking for her. Which is how I felt about our waiter. Inattentative, and unconcerned. There were almost as much staff as customers, but they couldn't check up on us. I ended up going to the wait station to get napkins and flagged down miscellaneous staff to get us refills. read more

My husband and I ordered through Grubhub. Spent a total of $78 dollars. All the food looked and sounded good in the descriptions of each item. I know pictures don't always line up on delivery service sites. However the description of what you are getting should be accurate. We recieved our food and were just in disbelief with what we recieved. The French dip I had ordered was on a bun that looked like some one sat on it before putting the meat in it. That's beside the point because in the description of this item it had said it was wrapped in their pizza dough and baked much like a Calzone. The pizza bites we got were good, but the bottom was black from being burnt. We ordered the cookie dessert as well and when I first saw them, I was surprised that they actually think that it was acceptable to give to a customer. When I originally was ordered I was so excited because everything just sounded and looked great. I have worked in the restaurant industry before as a take out hostess, an expeditor, server, and fill in manager. I don't complain or write reviews when things don't turn out the way I expected them too. I've been in this industry and know things happen and can look past discrepancies. But with 3 dishes out of the 5 we ordered and spending as much as we did to get was we recieved was just unbelievable with how our order got through there doors as acceptable. read more

Tailgaters - Pizza bite appetizer, French dip, and cookies dessert. - Pizza Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Really nice people working here very friendly & helpful. We ordered wings & they were fantastic. Fun atmosphere. We will definitely go back & try something different. read more

Do not come here! All the food was disgusting. Came here today and ordered a grilled cheeseburger medium done. I took a few bites out of it and noticed it was raw. They didn't give me a refund instead just offered to make me a new one. My stomach is now killing me, I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Service wasn't the best either. read more