Wasted Grain

This is a cool place. I really enjoyed the fact that this was a mixed age group crowd so I didn’t feel out of place being an older woman. The band was really good. Don’t recall the name but the music as well was oldies and new hits being played so that there was something do for everyone. We hung out in the back patio area. There were heating lamps just in case it got chilly out but it was a comfortable nice and nice to be outside and listening to some good music. The bar staff were great. My bartender gave us shots for our party because it was my friends birthday. This kind of great service will keep me coming back. Overall awesome experience. I’ll be back.

A visit to see the kickoff of Cardinals vs Greenbay and the beer was great but the wings – not so much and we were really counting on great wings for the game. Interesting seating and layout, but bathrooms were not clean. Not just a place for the youngsters. Music choices were great, sort of too loud for ball game conversation though.

Love going to wasted grain, saw metal head for the first time. Great security staff.

Total ROCK OUT kinda place! Great service, great food great atmosphere! Brings life to the area! Please keep the bartenders sexy AF!

I really love Wasted Grain on Stetson in Old Town Scottsdale. But seriously, what’s not to love?
Wasted Grain has everything you would expect from a super trendy Old Town nightclub including open concert areas, a dance floor, upscale lounge and 3 bars.
Every night has a cool theme with fantastic specials: Taco Tuesday, Wired Wednesday, Thursday Rewind, Drink Exchange, Saturday Mōs Jef, and Industry Sunday.
They even have a make your own Blood Mary bar Saturday/​Sunday starting at 9am.
The menu is super yum!
Appetizers:
Bacon Popcorn
Cheeseburger Sliders
Mini Pigs in Blanket
Bacon Slab (a MUST try)
Hummus
Poutine
Grilled Chicken Drumettes
Filet Sliders
Buffalo Chicken Eggrolls
Fried Pickles or Zucchini
Grilled Asparagus
They also have amazing salads, burgers, flatbreads, sandwiches, wraps and skewers.
Even the dessert is super fun with table side s’mores.
Wasted Grain is the kind of place you can come over and over and always have a blast!
Hours:
Mon — Fri 3pm — 2am
Sat/​Sun 10am — 2am
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I ⁵⁄₅ highly recommend Wasted Grain!

This place is in the old Martini Ranch location. It is still huge and during this weekday before Thanksgiving, it was rather quiet, which was nice for our group.
the happy hour is kinda like a stock market… the drinks are priced based on demand. So being thrifty, i opted for the lower priced beers. I didn’t eat but some of the others in our group did and they seemed to enjoy their food.
service was always on top of things, filling water glasses and beers consistently. our server was friendly and prompt, and even separated the checks… always a plus, even for a large group.

I was at Wasted Grain for a few rounds of drinks with coworkers that just flew in for the evening. I’m from the Bay Area, California myself. Our waitress Arianna was very accommodating especially since it was my first time in the Scottsdale area. Thank you Arianna for the excellent service. I didn’t get to personally thank Arianna’s boss, Michael, but please know I enjoyed my time at WG for a random Wednesday evening. Thank you Arianna!

Fun bar, great for happy hours, food is surprisingly yummy and the staff is always a blast. I am a huge fan of rated grain because it’s a one size fits all type of place; you want to rage you go upstairs to the 100 proof lounge and get your groove on, you want live music you hang in the downstairs bar and if you want to enjoy the fabulous Arizona weather they have a huge outdoor space that is even dog friendly. You cannot go wrong with a day or night at wasted!

The best things about Scottsdale are here. Great people, plentiful booze choices, and beautiful waitstaff. One of the only venues to have live music that isn’t uhh tiss uhh tiss uhh tiss. However, they do have that upstairs if you want. Something for everyone!

Started off our weekend getaway here. We went thinking we’ll have one drink and explore out. But this place kept us entertained for hours. We almost missed our dinner reservations.
The atmosphere is super relaxing and chill. Nice outdoor area as well. The most entertaining part is the prices of drinks. There is an electronic board which adjust the prices according to demand.

I should preface this by saying my review is based entirely on Seahawks game day experiences here at Wasted Grain the official bar of the Scottsdale Seahawkers. The reason I say this is I am looking at this through the lense of being at a jammed packed bar that is trying to handle people who roam around and order food and drinks at a rapid pace.
That said they handle the events as well as any bar I have ever seen if not better. Service is usually prompt and polite with drinks getting refreshed when needed. The food is not spectacular but it is pretty solid. Somewhat disappointed to see that this year they have cut down the menu to a game day specific short list. It still has some good stuff but I liked having all the options. I am guessing it was tough to get things out quickly that way although I usually thought times matched what I expected based on how busy they were.
I was here for numerous games last season and the super bowl and thought they did a great job every time and look forward to more games this season.

For anyone who goes to Old Town Scottsdale, please avoid Wasted Grain at all costs. I had a terrible experience tonight and I hope that this never happens to anyone at this place ever again. My sister and I arrived here on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at 10:15 pm to meet up with some friends. We stayed for about 30 minutes, drinking only water because we weren’t planning on staying out late. When we decided to leave at 10:45 pm, I began to walk out of the bar with my plastic clear water cup when one of bouncers at the front door, whom I will call Bouncer #1, a bald Caucasian male in his early forties, abruptly snatched the cup out of my hand without any explanation and yelled repeatedly at me, «You can’t do that!!» I tried to take my cup back and began to explain that my drink had no alcohol in it, that it was simply water. He continued to yell loudly at me that I needed to drink it inside.
So I followed his instructions and began to walk back inside the bar with my water cup but all he did was yell and try to take my cup back again as he yelled over and over, «INSIDE!!» Then he charged towards me so hard and fast that he knocked over the black line dividers, and was inches away from my face, still yelling at me. I was scared that he was going to physically attack me and I began tearing up because I never understood what was being asked of me. At this point, another bouncer, Bouncer #2, came up to us and tried to explain in a professional manner, as it should be, that I was not allowed to take my water cup outside. I found it shocking that such a small matter was escalated to the point where I was fearful that this employee was going to attack me. All that Bouncer #1 had to do was to calmly let me know I wasn’t allowed to take my water cup outside of the bar and instead, he lost his cool and behaved in an unprofessional manner as he verbally attacked me in front of other customers.
As I walked away crying, the bouncer that had lunged towards me began talking to the other customers waiting in line. He proceeded to make fun of me and even said aloud, «It’s not rocket science». I am only bringing attention to this awful experience so that hopefully, this will never happen to another customer at this place ever again. As for my friends and I, we will be staying far away from this establishment. I will be reaching out to management to make sure that they are aware of the type of employees that are representing their company.

Bounced around all night looking for a good band and venue. This place overdelivered, the band was amazing, the bartender was the best I have ever scene. The big lebowski on tv, comfy seats and after the band the DJ rocked! Thank you for mixing it up and not playing hip hop like everywhere else.

I love this place! They have a fantastic array of beers and lots of great games to play. Great for friends or a holiday party. Often times they also have live entertainment and you can get a table but it is not necessary.

Still the closest bar to where I live where everyone knows who you are and my beer is at my fingertips before I even get to the bar. I am sure to find people I know here in some form or another. If not, this is a great place to chill for sporting events or rock out on Sunday to whatever garbage/​industrial punk rock group they have playing.
Food is also very good here as well. Congrats to the remake of the menu. Perfect!
Gotta check it out at least once. If it’s not for you, you might be in the wrong part of Scottsdale altogether!
Also the bartender in the back, goes by Mckenzie, is one of the best bartenders I have ever had the privilege of being served by.

After a festival in Scottsdale, my partner and I wandered over to Wasted Grain and we had a great time. This place is so open that we vowed to return the next time it rains. We loved the choices of seating and the fun little outdoor space with games.
We were full from the festival, so we only tried the drinks. I asked for a mojito, even though I didn’t see it on the menu. It was decent. Hubby liked his beers.

If I’m going to go into Old Town, and I’m not in a divey mood (or I have a diverse crowd with me), Wasted Grain is my first choice! The place is distinctly divided into three separate sections.
Section 1 — Live music, front of the house. This area is where the bands perform, my favorite of which is called «Smashed». They do a lot of 80’s-00’s stuff, and everyone enjoys it! Drinks are pretty reasonable for Old Town, and if you’re not an asshole to the staff, they’ll get to you pretty quickly. There’s some dancing, but plenty of tables to pop down at, should you prefer to sit and watch.
Section 2 — Outdoor patio. Downstairs, the outdoor patio is much like the front of the house. Live music permeates the area, but with less volume. You can step out here for a more casual experience, if you’d like to get out of the mix for a few. If you’re looking for a conversation spot, the upstairs patio is ideal. When it’s cool, there are heaters and it makes for a mellow middle ground between the live music and the 100 proof lounge. (Note: Loads of smokers up here.)
Section 3 — The 100 proof lounge. This area is upstairs, across the sitting area/​patio from the live music venue, and it’s a PARTY. The lounge is a lot like the other clubs in Scottsdale, complete with it’s own bar, DJ and go go dancers. I’ve had mixed experiences up here, ranging from a fun time dancing to getting groped on my way to the bathroom. (NOT cool.) Generally, if I’m in this kind of mood, I’ve left WG and ventured further into Old Town, but it is cool to have everything in one place.
Overall, it’s one of the better Old Town spots, purely because of the diversity it offers. When three girls want to do shots party their faces off, two want to get beers and see the band, and one wants to cry into her Cosmo to you on a quiet patio about how shitty her (insert ANYTHING here) is, you don’t have to split up the party! There’s a venue for everyone within the one place, and once you’re all on the same level, you can venture further into Old Town.
Also, their gin and tonic with mint is great. Plus, Market Crash Mondays — it’s a stock market for your drinks! My advice? Hedge your risk. Buy 3 of whatever you want! ;)

I can’t really give a in depth review. I only had a few drinks here. I can say the beer is ice cold and it was clean. They have a stock market drink menu. I think it was wicked cool. The prices go up and down based off of what people are buying. And from what I understand it is tied to other bars across the city who use it.

We just happened to find this place while in downtown Scottsdale Sunday night on foot. So funny because one of the bands we loved were playing that night too. :) One of the local bands we enjoyed too. And no cover! We had caramel bacon popcorn for an after– dinner snack which was addictive-​ly amazing! Only problem was that Metalhead took an hour to change sets, but for a free concert was worth it. Also bartenders not very attentive and changed often, so a lack of communication.
But loved the bar too, partially inside and outside which is ideal in AZ in the winter. We will be back and recommend!

I’ve gone to The Wasted Grain a few times. The first time was an attempt to eat dinner with a few friends and catch up… We sat down on a Thursday night and the music was so loud at 5 pm that we had to scream to hear each other. We looked at the menu and didn’t see anything amazing. It was also freezing cold inside. We decided to leave after 10 mins of waiting for a server to greet our table. We ate at the Lodge instead and was very happy with our choice to leave.
Since then, we have come to the Grain to watch football and play games. We enjoy the outdoor games but the service is so terrible, it’s hard for us to waste our money on food/​drinks.
In the picture attached, you can see our bartender SITTING On the dishwasher playing with her hair. She was also continuously texting INSTEAD of making us drinks. At one point she was sitting on the bar in front of the tv we were watching a football game on while she text away…
So unprofessional and inconsiderate. I don’t think this place will be able to stay open much longer. In old town Scottsdale you need exceptional service, good food, and good drinks. I think wasted grain lacks all of these things.
Wish them luck but I give it another 6 months or so before the staff runs this place into the ground.