Dawn G.
Yelp
The atmosphere here is Pretty typical. Almost reminds me of Twin Peaks, minus the cute girls in themed outfits. There are TVs everywhere, as well as a projection TV up on the wall.
Jon G. and I stopped by to watch the game and have some beers. Bar stools are nice and cushion-y, bartender was polite and very no nonsense. She was on top of everything! From beers to food and checking in. Great customer service!
After checking out the menu, we decide to get a sampler platter to split. We considered the list of options and decided on the fried cheese curds, Mac and cheese balls and lemon pepper wings. Food was out pretty quick, about 10 mins., and came served on a bed of fried onions, which I thought was kinda cool.
I was a bit disappointed in the cheese curds, tasted more like regular smoked cheddar cut into cubes and deep fried. Not terrible, but not what I was expecting. Lemon Pepper wings were yummy, juicy and nicely cooked. Mac and cheese balls were salty and also pretty mushy in the center. Definitely could have been better.
We decide to split one more sampler (savages, I know!) and this time we got two different flavors of wings, the 24kt Gold and regular Hot, as well as fried pickles.
Again everything was served on a bed of crispy, fried onions. 24kt fell short of the mark for me. The flavor of the sauce was ok, sweet, tangy with a hint of heat. But the sauce itself was too thin for my liking, it didn't really glaze the wings at all, more so just barely clung on and what was on the wings, dripped off. The Hot flavor was average, nothing to rave about. Sadly, fried pickles were also wayyy too salty! I get the whole "salty food in a sports bar" thing, but my mouth was burning from the salt! The fried pickles were the only thing out of everything we got that we didn't finish.
I stopped by the bathroom on the way out. Super spacious and clean in there! I've been to some places where the bathrooms have haunted me. Not here! They also provide little paper cups and a mouthwash container with a pump, big thumbs up here! I really enjoy places that do that because who wants to kiss their significant other after a meal and taste what they just ate?
Despite my overly salted food and practically sauceless wings, I'd definitely return to Flips for beers and to watch games. Although next time, I think I'll stick with my lemon pepper wings!