PT’s at SOHO

My husband and I have been exploring around Homewood, and we love PT’s so far. It is walking distance from our home which is a huge plus, and the 2 times we have been we have had great service, drinks and food! The first time Sammy was so friendly and welcoming, and I loved my honeysuckle vodka drink made with some great MS vodka! I also ordered the greek salad, and I loved it (great quantity and delicious home made dressing). The second time we had about 10 – 12 people there for my husband’s birthday. We all had a great time drinking, eating and hanging out. Only thing — I wish they were open a little later over the weekends. Other than that we love it — clean, friendly staff, great food options, and delicious drinks!

I went with a group on a Friday evening. I had a cocktail, then the Buffalo Chicken sandwich. The chicken was quite tasty. The fries were pretty good and the onion rings were fairly good. Our server was nice and attentive.

For bar food it is great and they have a great draft menu. Buffalo chicken nachos are Devine and chicken fingers are home made.

The food was pretty good. I had a Greek salad and fries. While the waitress was able to get our order right without writing it down, she completely rushed us out. It was a couple of hours until close, but she clearly was getting off soon. Instead of offering to transfer is to another server, she brought our ticket after each beer. Very rude. I will never go back.

PTs is just okay. It mainly scores high with me because of its location and ability to put on the Browns or Ohio State at a TV near us. The staff has always been friendly and attentive.
They have a lot of the local beers on tap, but at higher than usual prices. They also don’t always have pitchers. I think it’s only on Saturdays.
The food defiantly leaves something to be desired. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s missing, but I’ve never been wowed. With so many local restaurants with outstanding food it’s hard to pick PTs

Food and service was hit and miss. Won’t be going back. Fried green tomatoes were tasty, Reuben was standard fare, sweet potato chips were cold, but flavor was good. Only a few people in the place and service was lacking. I guess I can cross this one off the list.

Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. Mediocre food, indifferent service. Plain bar food. Nothing more. Third and last time here. Clearly no ownership or management present.

I had the chili cheese fries and a bud light for $ 7… Really! And they were the BEST chili chz fries I have ever had! We had a large part of 20 people and one server who did a great job very nice young man! Very accommodating and patient. We were not a very demanding group :)

We just moved to the area and have been impressed by the service received in homework… until PTs. I know I’m a nark but I am pretty sure we walked in on a little puff puff give in the back and our service reflected an entitled, aggravated, distant burnout… And she reeked of the goods. Now the food, I can sum that up with some classic tmi. Diarrhea x2, throat swells x1 and the night is still young. Do not eat here, there are significantly better choices across the street no matter which direction you walk.

I went to PT’s The other night with Limited expectations. When we arrived, we were able to sit outside and enjoy the weather. Unfortunately, just as our food was arriving so did storm clouds. The staff effortlessly transitioned us to table inside the restaurant. Although we were not there to watch a sporting event, the restaurant has huge televisions playing multiple games placed all around the restaurant. I found the food to be very good for bar fare, and the beer selection was outstanding.
My only criticism, and this is reaching a little, is that they’re mixed drinks are watered down. In the end, this is a place you go to grab a beer and a burger. I think it would be a perfect place to go watch a game, especially during football season.

Welcome back PT’s, where have you been? The original was on Hollywood Boulevard, and was one of the few sports bars in the city (20 years ago). This place is considerably more upscale than the original (from what I recall).
I had the buffalo chicken sandwich for dinner. I thought this was a pretty good choice, and would recommend it. A fried chicken breast topped with provolone cheese and served on a Kaiser roll. It is dressed with lettuce and tomato. The buffalo sauce was to my liking. It was not too tangy or spicy, and our waiter said it could be ordered with a spicier buffalo sauce. A side comes with the sandwich, and there is a good variety to choose from. I ordered the half and half (fries and onion rings). The rings were good, and served with a dipping sauce that complemented them well.
I recommend giving PT’s a try. The SOHO area is unique and a cool area to walk around.

Came to watch march madness games and have a few drinks with friends. Sat at the bar. Had to ask several times to get the right channel put on but once that occurred service was better. It was busy so it was consistently hard to get the bartenders attention to order another drink but that’s understandable. The well drinks were on special so that’s what I ordered but my friend is a beer drinker and was not impressed with their prices. Both draft and bottle beers were very overpriced when considering the price of liquor drinks and food. Didn’t eat any food but everything around me looked good. Food was well priced too.

I have been before for happy hour, and the prices and service were good. So we decided to try and go for dinner. The whole experience this time was just OK. We decided to order some draft beer and they have a small and a large option. We both got the large. My wife’s came before mine, and it was rather small. By the time mine came, I asked about the size. The waiter apologized and said it wasn’t an option on the computer, so he just brought a small. But he wasn’t going to say until I asked. And to be perfectly honest, mine wasn’t much bigger than hers (regular pint size) and still cost twice as much! So the mistake ended up being better. Even though the small was overpriced itself. So if you go, stick with bottles. Which is disappointing, because we prefer draft beer.
As for the food, it was OK. I got the buffalo chicken sandwich and it was decent… but not great. I had half/​half on onion rings and fries. The fries were pretty good. But the onion rings were cold. My wife’s chicken wrap looked real good so I asked how it was. To my surprise she said, «it is OK». She compared it to a fast food wrap, but obviously more expensive. The prices weren’t too bad on the food. But there was nothing fantastic about it.
The restaurant ambiance was actually very nice and upscale. We hit it on trivia night (not their fault) so it was a little loud for us to converse consistently. But the game room looked nice along with everything in there. I think they could make a few small changes and make this place nice. But for now, it is just average. I may go back and try again. But I hope at least the bad beer menu will be changed.

I really wanted this place to work, especially compared to the old PT’s in the 90’s. This place has none of the charm of the original. This new place has a lot of problems and zero atmosphere. I don’t they understand what they want it to be, but it definitely isn’t a sports bar. It’s not a comfortable place and the food and service are nothing to make it a destination spot. Overall it’s disappointing.

My friends and I have waited for a much needed sports bar in Homewood. We have been several times and really want to like this place, but we have given up.
We like the game room for the kids, but that really is the only redeeming quality.
The service is always slow and the food is nothing special. There always seems to be something missing from our plates and it takes several trips by the waiter to get everything corrected.
They have the most expensive beer prices in the city. Where else do you pay $ 8.50 for a 16oz beer?
I will be surprised if it is still open for next football season.

Some friends and I had a happy hour gathering here last Monday (about 25 people). We called and asked PT’s about it at the last minute, around 2pm that day. Lauren the bar manager was extremely kind and accommodating. Lauren’s bar service was excellent and fast. Afterward about 10 or so people stuck around for supper. Dylon (or Dyllion– not certain of spelling) was our server and he too was attentive and nice, doing a great job for us. The food was tasty (I had the burger and it was great) and everyone in our group was happy with the location, atmosphere, offerings, and certainly the service. Later in the week I received a follow up call from the manager Scott making sure everything went well and inviting us back. I’ve already been back once. Recommended.

My husband and I visited some friends in Homewood this past weekend, and we decided to stop in to PT’s for a quick beer and maybe an appetizer to break up the shopping trip in downtown Homewood. Our friends (who live in the Homewood neighborhood) said that there are not many sports bars in that general area and would love for this place to work out, but after our visit they have some serious doubts about the longevity of PT’s. Here are our thoughts:
1. The beer menu is a disaster. The small/​large options are confusing, and the pricing is absolutely ridiculous. As someone who drinks craft beer frequently, the price for the small (i.e. 12 oz) was legitimate, but the price for a large (i.e. 16 oz) was absurd. In most cases, the restaurant was charging you 50% more for 33% more beer. This math is totally illogical, because typically a customer is rewarded with price savings when ordering something in larger quantities, not penalized. When we asked the manager he said that the large used to be 18 oz. but they reduced the size to 16 oz. because customers weren’t finishing their beers. He also said that the small beer prices were actually lower than they should be charging. Um, what? Sounded like he was talking in circles trying to confuse us. Math doesn’t lie.
2. The food menu was lackluster and only had a few options. At a sport’s bar, people want a lot of appetizer options to munch on while enjoying a beer, but there were only about 6 on the menu. The food prices were also very low, which might explain why they are trying to price gauge the customer on drinks. Nothing on the menu looked appetizing, so we didn’t order any food.
3. The décor was bizarre. They had a modern bar/​arcade/​pool hall/​dive bar situation going on. We saw lots of families and kids, but there were also football fanatics screaming profanities at the bar (which you would expect at a sports bar). The restaurant seems to be sending mixed messages as to who its customer base is.
Final thoughts: Look for PT’s on a future episode of Restaurant Impossible. Major changes need to be made for any hope of this place sticking around.

Granted I am very nostalgic when it comes to PT’s but I think what they are doing there is right on track. Having opened a few months ago there were bound to be some kinks to work out. It is industry standard to give a new restaurant 3 months before truly grading it. I have been there several times since the beginning and can already see the improvement. The service is leaps and bounds better than when I first went. Still some kitchen timing issues but this is getting better as well. The last few times I have been the server has been on top of explaining any kitchen hold ups which is all you can ask for… communication. The serving staff is always very friendly and on point.
What has been a staple since the beginning is the quality of the food. The wings are excellent and I most recently had the Turkey Burger which was perfect while watching football and drinking a beer. PT’s offers a great beer menu as well.
PT’s always has a great atmosphere. From the outside seating to the bar area the place is constantly packed and lively. If you had a rough experience the first month, I suggest you go back and give it a second chance. Just as it was 15 years ago, PT’s is quickly becoming one of my favorite watering holes in Birmingham!

The best thing about PT’s is the large outdoor seating area. Other than that, everything about this place is completely average. I would rather give it 2.5 stars – right in the middle. It is not horrible but it is not great. The service was just average. The food was just average. Thus, my review is just average length because there isn’t much to say.
This location has had a string of failed restaurants so I hope PT’s can make it work but I think they will need to make some changes.

We returned during an Alabama football game and the place was packed. We opted for an outside table away from the televisions and the crowd. The first thing I noticed was they were allowing smokers to stand on the patio near diners. I would prefer that the smoking area not be by my table.
Given the crowd, the service was still good and reasonably punctual.
I went for the wings which come in mild, hot and memorable. The server assured me that memorable was very spicy so I got those. While the wings were good, the sauce was pretty mild. It’s a thick, sweet sauce with flecks of pepper but no heat. While they looked promising, everyone at the table, including a non pepper-​head agreed that they were far more kid friendly than we would expect.
I got onion rings as the side and was pretty disappointed with those. They tasted like powdery flour — yeah that’s an odd description but that’s really what they tasted like, fried onion dusted with raw flour.
The other diners ordered two different burgers –one medium well, the other, medium. The kitchen mixed up the temperatures so that each diner got the right condiments but the wrong piece of beef.
Given the crowd, we all agreed to give PT’s a pass on the slip-​ups and all agreed that we would return.