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Moved to Richmond, VA - where to watch ?

IronGiants1973 : 8/19/2014 1:46 pm
Couldn't find anything online about a good spot. Buffalo Wild Wings is close to where I am living for the time being, but I'd rather not hang out there. Thanks.

Also, love this town. Can't believe I waited this long to get out of NY !
At Greg's house...  
RC02XX : 8/19/2014 1:49 pm : link
just make sure you aren't a VT fan.
welcome to the happiest city in America!  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 1:50 pm : link
Or so they say.....by Buffalo Wild Wings, so I'm guessing you're in Short Pump?
hah,,,,,not this year  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 1:51 pm : link
DTV had the temerity to actually charge me for the Ticket this year, so there will be no games at Casa Greg this season.
Britt's house...  
Chris in Philly : 8/19/2014 1:52 pm : link
He will serenade you between downs.
Well, he can still come over for the company...  
RC02XX : 8/19/2014 1:52 pm : link
I heard that you're the life of the party.
Short Pump...  
Chris in Philly : 8/19/2014 1:52 pm : link
or a Weekend at Randy's.
...  
26.2 : 8/19/2014 1:54 pm : link
yeah, which BWW? I guess there's one in SP, west Broad St (shopping cntr of hungry springs and Broad), and down in the bottom.

regardless, I'm not sure where to go for a dedicated giants bars. if there was more than one or two I'd be surprised.
There are several...  
rptl530 : 8/19/2014 1:55 pm : link
BWW in and around Richmond.

It's a good question though as I might be looking for a place to watch a few games.
there was a guy who used to post here in Westover Hills  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 1:59 pm : link
He used to talk up some dive bar near him that he said was a Giants bar, but I don't remember the name of the place.
just in general for sports bars  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:03 pm : link
Beyond BWW, there are a bunch of places southside like Uptown Alley and Champs.... Home Team Grill in the Fan, Big Al's in Short Pump
Yeah, I'm in the Bottom  
IronGiants1973 : 8/19/2014 2:09 pm : link
rented a place down here while our place in NY is for sale. Once sold, it's time to house shop. The place in Westover Hills is called The Forest. I found that online, but it sure looks like a dump and apparently they allow smoking inside. I don't care if people want to smoke...I just dont want to breathe it in. Anyway, I'll have to scout out some of these places. I'll certainly watch the Monday, Sunday and Thursday night games from home. Thanks for the input.

Oh, and I am a Hokies fan. My dad went to Tech.
Mulligan's  
NYBEN : 8/19/2014 2:10 pm : link
Southside ..we have about 30 Giants fans and every week we are on the big screen with sound
Hokie fan?  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:12 pm : link
I retract my welcome.

You're not going to want to go all the way out to Short Pump from the Bottom. Home Team Grill in the Fan is probably your best bet from there.

Didn't all of the Mulligans close up?  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:14 pm : link
I know the one on Main did
I take taxi's when I go out  
IronGiants1973 : 8/19/2014 2:24 pm : link
because I always drink, so Bottom to Short Pump is not a big deal. I'll scout Mulligan's too. I don't know what Southside is but I'll figure it out.
Southside means different things to different people  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:29 pm : link
Strictly speaking it means south of the river, but most people mean the Chesterfield County suburbs and not South Richmond, which is a hellhole.
The Bottom to Short Pump is actually a pretty long cab ride.  
vibe4giants : 8/19/2014 2:30 pm : link
And Short Pump is usually best avoided on Sunday afternoons. There's likely a better option.
A taxi...  
rptl530 : 8/19/2014 2:33 pm : link
to either Mulligan's southside or BWW Short Pump is gonna run you a few $$.

You'd be better off at BWW in the Bottom or HTT in the Fan.
RE: The Bottom to Short Pump is actually a pretty long cab ride.  
RC02XX : 8/19/2014 2:33 pm : link
In comment 11814723 vibe4giants said:
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And Short Pump is usually best avoided on Sunday afternoons. There's likely a better option.


Like vibe's living room.
We were talking about doing an RVA/CVA get-together...  
Dunedin81 : 8/19/2014 2:34 pm : link
and it ended up fizzling out. Maybe we could figure something out.
o/t, sort of  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:35 pm : link
Vibe, if you're ever in the Far West End looking for something to eat there's an awesome hole in the wall place on Patterson called European Taste. It's run by a older Romanian couple, and the food is very good and dirt cheap. They get the best reviews on Yelp I've ever seen.
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Cool  
IronGiants1973 : 8/19/2014 2:36 pm : link
Well it seems like there are a fair amount of board members in Richmond, so i'll post if I think or confirm that I have found a good spot to watch the Sunday @ 1 or 4 games. Thanks for the input all.
yep, after the 2011 Super Bowl  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:37 pm : link
I'm down, but I think the last attempt proved that I'm the last guy you want organizing something like this.
...  
26.2 : 8/19/2014 2:39 pm : link
yeah, if you're in the bottom you might as well stay there or head to the fan. SP is a chain store/chain restaurant/traffic mess on the weekends.

if you like really good craft beer check out Mekongs. a dude from my HS owns it. its near willow lawn (much shorter cab ride for you). this doesn't help you with the giants games though.

RE: o/t, sort of  
vibe4giants : 8/19/2014 2:42 pm : link
In comment 11814735 Greg from LI said:
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Vibe, if you're ever in the Far West End looking for something to eat there's an awesome hole in the wall place on Patterson called European Taste. It's run by a older Romanian couple, and the food is very good and dirt cheap. They get the best reviews on Yelp I've ever seen. Link - ( New Window )


Since we've gotten good Indian down here, we hardly go out that way to eat anymore. But I do love older Romanians….thank you.

I believe the poster Greg is referring to still posts here, just under a different handle. Maybe he'll see this.

Back when I did go the bars for Giants games, I always found some Giants fans stragglers, but we were rarely enough to warrant the sound up. I did stick pretty much to The Fan (mostly Mulligans…now Post Bellum), though, so thin sample size.
hah...who DOESN'T love older Romanians?  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 2:47 pm : link
I guess it was an odd detail, just that it's kind of interesting that the place is run by a couple and pretty much no one else. Occasionally there's another guy there waiting tables but usually it's just the two of them.
RE: welcome to the happiest city in America!  
EricNY33 : 8/19/2014 2:50 pm : link
In comment 11814611 Greg from LI said:
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Or so they say.....by Buffalo Wild Wings, so I'm guessing you're in Short Pump?


Wait... there's a town called Short Pump? No wonder it's the happiest city in America!
RE: hah...who DOESN'T love older Romanians?  
vibe4giants : 8/19/2014 2:52 pm : link
In comment 11814763 Greg from LI said:
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I guess it was an odd detail,


Heh. No worries. It didn't across anything like, say, the Israeli Computer shop owner. I just hadn't read the reviews yet, so it was all I had.

The reviews really are stellar. Interesting, to, that it takes a handful or so before you get someone from RVA reviewing it. But I guess it's a natural area for visitors to stay.
part of that is probably the location  
Greg from LI : 8/19/2014 3:01 pm : link
If you've ever been to Rare Olde Times, it's in that same rundown strip mall at the corner of Pump and Patterson. There have been a bunch of little restaurants that came and went in that same spot, never staying for long, so locals probably paid it no mind. Hell, *I* never would have looked twice at that place if someone I knew didn't rave about the place.
welcome!  
mattlawson : 8/19/2014 3:01 pm : link
The Forest on Forest Hill Ave is a Giants bar, the owners are from NYC. Great chicken philly's, wings, and tots.

Be warned, it is a regulars / dive bar -- but that's also what makes it great!
Also  
mattlawson : 8/19/2014 3:07 pm : link
Baileys Sports Bar

Home Team Grill in the Fan




Also in the Westover Hills area  
mattlawson : 8/19/2014 3:09 pm : link
O'Tooles Irish Pub has all the games on.

Another regulars place, but not a dive bar. There is usually at least one Giants fan there at the bar... cant remember his name.
Sweet  
IronGiants1973 : 8/19/2014 3:12 pm : link
As long as there is no smoking inside at the bar I am good.
RE: Sweet  
mattlawson : 8/19/2014 3:15 pm : link
In comment 11814825 IronGiants1973 said:
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As long as there is no smoking inside at the bar I am good.



There is at the forest. I'll see you there Monday night for the Lions game though.
RE: Didn't all of the Mulligans close up?  
NYBEN : 8/19/2014 4:22 pm : link
In comment 11814672 Greg from LI said:
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I know the one on Main did


Southside Mulligan's is still open ..I don't think it's owned by the same folks that owned the main st one.
RE: part of that is probably the location  
vibe4giants : 8/21/2014 11:08 am : link
In comment 11814793 Greg from LI said:
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If you've ever been to Rare Olde Times, it's in that same rundown strip mall at the corner of Pump and Patterson. There have been a bunch of little restaurants that came and went in that same spot, never staying for long, so locals probably paid it no mind. Hell, *I* never would have looked twice at that place if someone I knew didn't rave about the place.


I shared the reviews with the wife-ish and she was really impressed and interested. (Neither of which is easy to accomplish. She's friends with the woman who, until a couple of weeks ago, was the RTD restaurant critic. Meaning, has a high standard.) We may even get out there this weekend. Thanks again for the rec.
enjoy!  
Greg from LI : 8/21/2014 12:01 pm : link
The T-D restaurant critic you're friends with gave the place a very nice review, too.
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Thanks, man.  
vibe4giants : 8/21/2014 12:14 pm : link
I sent this along as well, just in case she didn't check it for herself.

It sounds like a really humble Stella's. (Give or take Greece.)
Greg  
jc in c-ville : 8/21/2014 12:30 pm : link
TY for that rest rec- Will check it out.

Back in the day, many moons ago after first moving to Richmond from NY, I worked at O'tooles. I can't say enough good things about John, Tom and old man Jim.

I was a frequent visitor of The Forest who were dually owned by Pittsburgh/Philly fans. Also, I can't say enough good things about them either. Back then, mid 90's, the food in that place was some of the best cheap food in the whole city. Homemade everything. Bread/rolls brought down bi- weekly from Philly. Homemade pierogies from Pittsburgh. Just a great place.

Now, this was before the expansion with the outside seating and it truly is a small, small venue. Not a great place to watch games as the TV's are small and it is impossible to watch more than two games at once- unless of course they placed some sets over the bar itself. I haven't been in there for over a decade and with the new owners, I don't know about the food.

Greg, my fav pizza in Richmond is Capriccio on W. Broad and for steak, Buckheads on Patterson. Ever go in there?

As to the OP, I live in Midlothian so if I have to go out, Sports Page ( great food), Baileys ( fing sucks), Diamond Billiards ( great TV's, nobody goes in there to watch games0 and a new place that opened up late last fall- Game On which is supposed to be decent, are all near by.

A cab ride from downtown to short pump will easily run you $20 each way. Don't bother with that. Stay close to home and a word to the wise, watch your back after drinking in Downtown Richmond. When the sun goes down, the hoodlums come out. Be very, very careful walking around down there.
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