Sidelines Grill & Sports Bar

Almost $ 9 for 6 tiny wings. No garnish, no celery. They can do better. Good friendly service, lots of fun games. Lots of TV’s.

Been here for drinks a few times in the last year and I have always found the Bartender’s and Security to be efficient and courteous. The pours and prices are reasonable as well.
Aside from being a sports bar, there are plenty of distractions for the inebriated. They have over-​size «Jenga» blocks as well has a 4ft tall «Connect 4» game, in addition to shuffleboard.
I recently had the opportunity to try a variety of the food as we had a small group there that ended up hungry after a night down town. It turns out this place has decent bar food too!
The Bacon and Blue cheese burger was excellent. The fries, tots, (both regular and cajun) as well as the chicken tenders were all great. The nachos were decent, and the portion is large and shareable. I was pleasantly surprised by the pulled-​pork topped mac-​and-​cheese. It was very good and not the type of thing one usually associates with «bar» food.
We will be back for sure!

Disgusting, trashy bar. I have been to bars all over the country and I have never seen the vulgar, aggressive conduct that I have seen at this place. The crowd was completely inappropriate and my female friend got punched in the neck by a woman who was clearly over-​served. This place should be investigated and I will certainly never be returning.

YOU DONT HAVE TO HOLD A BLIND WALKING STICK TO BE LEGALLY BLIND. GOOD GOING ON MAKING A PERSON FEEL MORE OF AN OUTCAST.
I will NEVER be coming here again. Your bouncer kicked me and my legally BLIND cousin out of your bar. She was completely sober, with only having 2 beers under her belt from more than an hour ago. Reason being… her eyes wonder (from eyestagmas) which I told him. Other reason being was her leaning against a wall INSIDE the bathroom while I used the bathroom. I will not be coming back and also means my friends will not either. She was not behaving like an idiot like most belligerent individuals I’ve seen multiple times inside your establishment.

Sports bar and much more!
Giant Janga, Shuffleboard, Pool, long room but lots of good social areas. Have had sliders they were good! Lots of TVs great for football season. A great addition to downtown Eugene.

The giant Connect Four board caught our eye when we walked by and we figured there could only be more entertainment from where that came from.
As we ventured to the heart of the bar, we strolled past foosball, darts, and lots of seating. They had banners of all the Pac-​12 schools hung from the ceiling and we were excited to see a Cal flag in Oregon territory.
Drinks were reasonably priced and there was no card minimum.
We sat a booth across from the bar that could easily seat 6 comfortably. Each booth also had its own tv and high back dividers to reduce the noise from all the other people around.
Overall, it was a lively experience and I would love to go back to play some games!

Open 9am for the best pancakes made by Cassie and the bomb Bloody Mary by Joe!!! Sunday football destination. Pick a tv sit back and enjoy!

Thank you for not waiting on our 4 top tonight. We are respectable and we tip good. your loss

Okay Unilocal reviews contradict my opinion. I don’t know the history of the location. I didn’t come here for pool, although it would be a great place for this. I didn’t come to drink as I was in the middle of a work day, but they definitely have what I want to drink and good specials.
I came because I had a groupon and I was hungry. The groupon doesn’t work on food specials but came to find out it does on alcohol… WOAH next time I will plan better.
So the bartender was the server and he was fantastic… tall guy — told me his name and I already forgot it – thats terrible!
He was very attentive — got me some fresh brewed iced tea. Then talked to me about food options. He recommended the pulled pork as it was home made… I took him up on that and got the picnic wrap (pulled pork, cole slaw, lettuce and tomato) sans the lettuce and tomato since there was already slaw on it – at his recommendation. DEFINITELY a winner. YUM this was fantastic! I ordered a side salad and it was HUGE and filled up the rest of the plate.
I got the cajun tots and they were cooked perfectly and a HUGE portion was given. They were yummy and I took over ¾ of them home! In a little toaster over they were fantastic.
I also go the southwest egg rolls because he said that they were like Chili’s which is gone now boo… THEY WERE FANTASTIC.
Overall for my $ 20 groupon I got a TON of food and it was all good — I don’t know what others ate when they said it was bad but dang try some of what I had.
Taco tuesdays are a REAL thing here like they are in San Diego … YES!
I will definitely be back! I think it would be a great place to come and watch some sports too!

As I purchased a drink at this location someone within the establishment scanned and compromised my bank card. Fraudulent charges were instantly attempted to post to my account and my bank noticed them and canceled the card completely. This is not the first time I have had issues with billing at this establishment. Myself and others have been over charged, double charged, and we have been met with resistance when disputing these charges with the establishment.

Not very impressed with the drink I ordered and the atmosphere was too crowded and loud. The games were fun but that’s about it.

Tried this place for the first time for some lunch and it was absolutely awful. The food came out really quickly, luckily, but what came out was disgusting. I feel like this place should be a star restaurant for Kitchen Nightmares.
My friend and I ordered the Beef Brisket sandwich with Mac n’ Cheese.
Beef Brisket: first off, the menu said the bun was toasted and hot; the bun we received looked and tasted like they pulled it out of a plastic bag just before serving. The sandwich was cold, stale and tasted (for some reason) like fish. I really doubt they clean their own dishes. The beef was not tender at all. A major disappointment and absolutely no respect for what an actual Beef Brisket sandwich should taste like.
Mac n’ Cheese: How can a restaurant make a poor Mac n’ Cheese? Well, you can find your answer at this place. All they did was boil some noodles and spread some fake cheese on top, then let it sit and get cold, and then they served it to us.
Such a disappointment overall and we will never be getting food at this place ever again. I’m sure the drinks and night life are great but for food, do not try it.

I’m sad that John Henry’s is gone, but the giant Jenga is pretty cool, their $ 4 drinks for ladies night on Saturdays is awesome and if you like fish & chips, Sidelines’ are .com!

I had a great experience my first time there, but TERRIBLE service the second time will prevent me from going back. I was completely blown off by the bartender with the chin piercing while he chatted with friends. He refused to come to our table to take our order even though the bar area was clear. Never checked on us after that, I practically had to beg him to pay the tab so we could finally leave. Bummer. The young blonde that served us the first time was super sweet and attentive. Rude bartender dude ruined the place for me completely.
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Just updated my review. .
Added another star… management has chilled and are much friendlier.
Bri and Whitney are the absolute BEST.
No attitude, great tenders and friendly.

So as probably many of you know, Sidelines now resides in what was the old decades old John Henry’s. I know I was surprised too. But I have to say the renovations are quite a bit nicer than the former John Henry’s, but still a magnet for your college aged and post college aged kids.
From the huge flat screen tv’s, to the life sized Jenga games, and free pool what’s not to like? It seems the place to be before going to the place everyone else is at, if that makes any sense. I’ve been out a few times with my girlfriends and it’s a nice spot to grab a drink or two, mingle, run into people you haven’t seen in years or just people watch. The drinks are cheap and well poured, and the staff seem pretty cool.
I have not yet eaten here but I imagine it’s your run of the mill bar food. I should try it sometime… maybe. Anyway’s its a huge space, definitely room to mingle in and knock back a few and play some games.

The price point is really the biggest positive for this place. Drinks are cheap, and they have good happy hour and daily food specials. Don’t come here expecting top notch food, you’ll just get standard greasy bar food. Which can be good don’t get me wrong, i know it hit the spot when i stopped in here to watch a game on their plethora of TV’s. I just wouldn’t come here when going out for dinner.
Both bar tenders that were very prompt and friendly. They seemed to have good report with their regulars as well as striking up conversation with a new guy like me.
So the wrap on Sidelines is that its a great place to grab a beer and some grab to watch a game with the guys, just don’t make this a place for you Friday night date.

Awful experience… just awful. After waiting over an hour for food… we were told they were out of tortilla chips (we ordered nachos). So, we picked something else. We should have left. Another 25 minutes passed… When we decided it was time to give up and told our waitress. She came back with food and told us that it was comped. But, they only brought out half the food! The food that came out was completely cold. The manager came over and was only worried about getting payment for the drinks. He was a complete jerk and acted like we should be thankful that our cold food was free! There was hardly any one in the bar and really no one ordering food. Super bad experience and terrible management. We went elsewhere to eat… finally. Unilocalers beware!

Love me a good sports bar! Sidelines is one of the newest editions to downtown Eugene. Located in the Barmuda Triangle, I think it’s a nice addition to the area.
My wife and I came here for a few drinks and to check it out. We really had a great time. We were happy that it wasn’t «Bro-​fest 2014» (as I’m sure it has the potential to be), and we had the ability to do what we pleased.
Free Activities: Billiards (1 table)
Beer Pong (yes, you heard me correctly)
Foosball
Darts
Shuffleboard
Life Sized Connect 4
We did everything listed except for play beer pong and darts. I have to add that having a few brews and kicking ass in Connect 4 is pretty entertaining.
SIdelines is deep and has lots of room. I like the décor and atmosphere here. The bartender who was here was the same guy we used to see at Goodtimes years ago. He’s not the typical «let me kiss your ass» for a tip bartender. He sets you up with what you want and doesn’t try to float your boat. I prefer this. Not acting superficial is a major plus in my book. It’s pretty easy to see who the douche bags are that lay it on too thick.
5 stars may be a little premature right now, but we had a really fun time and they get all 5 for the time being.

I went once and probably won’t be back. The plus with this place is that the service is very quick due to the lack of customers. A great job was done cleaning up the place compared to the previous incarnation, but it just seems like such a waste to put a sports bar in this building in this location.
People going downtown don’t want a sports bar, that’s why on a Friday night every other bar in the triangle has a crowd and this one has maybe a handful of customers. It doesn’t seem to make much sense to purchase a bar that was jam-​packed several nights a week and then close that down and re-​open something that no one wants in downtown and that no one goes to. Maybe it’s a secret plot to save on taxes by writing off losses? I don’t see this pace lasting, the real estate is too valuable for what it is.