Northside Drafthouse & Eatery

Love their carnivore pizza and huge beer selection. Great college bar vibe and good folks working there. The Quenching Curiosity chemistry of coffee event they hosted was a lot of fun.

An upscale bar/restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. The food is tasty with a nice presentation. The service we received was excellent! The burger & salad were tasty. Next time, we'll try the pizza which looked yummy.

Cool spot near UTD and they have a Nintendo 64 that still works! Great beer selection and they have specials each day. Happy Hour too!

Initially I liked this place but I went some time ago and found out that the prices on their menu can be different than the actual price of the food. I recently gave them another try and had a few beers there but a bartender (slim guy with a beard) purposefully didn't give me back my change after a purchase. It was such a small amount I didn't push the issue, but it was more the principle of the matter.

Food is pretty decent - Pizza was really good last week. Burger/Fries average. BUT - when taking may order - I should have been told that the curly fries were an extra $2 and ranch was and extra as well! Made the lunch menu price not so good.

College bar, but they have a good sized beer list, wouldn’t say cheap, but good variety. Chicken tenders are real good and all the food looks very reasonably priced.

The food here is great (especially the pizza and Nashville chicken sliders) and it's close to campus facilities like the freshman dorms and makerspace. There's a huge draft beer selection and there are many fun amenities like an arcade cabinet, pool tables, darts, and a Nintendo 64. They've even let me plug in my Steam Deck to the CRT and play retro games with friends.

Decent food, i can appreciate the fried mushrooms not being mushy. The elote dip was a bit too mayo-y, not enough corn. Beer menu was solid but it was a bit annoying the website list didn't match what they had up there. Pizza was tasty, however floppy as hell. If you guys can find a way for the bottom crust to match the crispyness of the edges it would be solid. This was for the omnivore so maybe the veggies i dunno. Staff was very friendly. Thanks guys.

great drinks and good service. The food and ambience is very causal and a great place to go with friends.

I have never eaten here but would consider it. Service is pretty good when it comes to ordering drinks. Ambiance is great. Do expect to see some college kids and sometimes little kids with their family, but at night would be a more different crowd. They also have board games and pool tables which is awesome! Lots of beer selection!

It was pretty crowded with a good mix of UTD students and us neighborhood locals. The family and I stopped in for a quick bite, beers a plenty, and bragging rights for the year for the darts winner. I went with the patty melt and it was okay, I went with Goose Island on tap and a game of darts. Great family fun. See you next year.

Looks like I found my new favorite local dive in Richardson. Buil in an ever-growing and diverse area, centrally located to catch up with friends in Plano, Carrolton, and beyond. The Birthday Cake Ale may not always be available, but when it is, order a round for your mates.

Surprisingly sophisticated drafthouse located close to a college. I'm used to college dive bars and college basic bars. Honestly, this was neither. Tons of taps - with grown-up beers. Not unmentionable barely beer beers favored by the broke college crowd. Lots of food choices, none of which was greasy or "bar food" like. Sure, you'll find Irish car bombs and $2 shot nights. It *is* a college bar. But it's also much much more. I'd go back for sure.

Nice and spacious atmosphere with plenty to drink and enough to eat. We got there and saw the specials and as well the menu, we were not too hungry and we ordered the Southwest salad (a lot of fresh jalapeños inside!) and the chicken tenders appetizer (they were overcooked), which the Thursday specials sign stated that was 25% off for appetizers. (Picture below) Matthew was a great bartender and friendly, he also suggested the appetizer specials. ~ We got the bill and noticed that they didn't give us the appetizer special, plus they charged us extra for a side of ranch that we never received. Also you have to ask for the detailed receipt. Di the lady who helped us to get the receipt with the details was very short and curt when we showed her the specials sign that we saw and asked for. ~ Dear Di you need a little more training for dealing with customer service issues and honoring your signs that later you decide to change! This place can be charming with better customer service for sure!

Good neighborhood bar. Lots of beers and decent cocktails. Only ding is the inconsistent food. I've had the nothside burger a few times. Every once in a while, you may get a perfectly cooked medium, but usually it is well done despite asking for medium.

Great service and extremely fast. Love the ambience there as it's very sports themed. We did not try the food but the beer selection was awesome.

Our favorite local watering hole! Northside is a restaubar or a baraurant. They have a well stocked bar with many cocktails as well as an impressive craft beer menu. They also have amazing pizza- the creative PIzzas of the Week never disappoint. They host their own trivia on Monday nights which is a lot of fun, and the patio is a great place to hang out (and is protected from the evening sun) It's a great place for happy hour with colleagues because everyone will find something they love.

In town on business. Looked like a good place for a relaxed lunch. It was very relaxed because after 10 minutes of not attention, I left. Staff refused to make eye contact with me. Too bad. I tip well.

This is an excellent spot. Plenty of parking. Plenty of seating. AND plenty of beers. Had a black bean and quinoa burger which was better than average and a right sized menu. This is a neighborhood gem with 50 drafts on tap.it's of TVs for football and other sports. Great staff and service. Highly recommend.

Pizza toppings were skimpy and service was worse. Very rude and impersonal bartenders/ wait staff during the Super Bowl when it wasn't crowded nonetheless! If you dont care about people or wont to serve, you shouldnt be in the restaurant industry.

The bartenders were extremely rude, please have some respect and empathy for your customers. Will not be coming back here because of the bartenders. Very sad to see. The drinks are good.

Went tonight to meet a friend. I am avid big trivia fan and they had a trivia event tonight. When I tell you the owner may have researched the hardest trivia questions I've ever come across and thats saying a lot. I really enjoyed my time here. The pizza was good, the draft beer was good, and Blake (owner) was a delight. I would totally go back even though I'm much over college age to go to this bar.

It's okay expensive for a college bar imo. But they started having lunch specials starting from 4$ up to $6 or $7 I believe but wasn't able to try. Loved the variety of beers that they have to offer I've tried a couple and the bartenders have been helpful with suggestions as well. The cocktails seemed juice down barely have any alcohol. My only complaint is the prices of drinks for being by a University I wish they had cheaper/stronger options. Having the variety of beers is a great idea but even the prices for that are expensive for college students on a budget.

always love going here with my friends - the cheese curds and pizza are great AND there are plenty of beer and drink options that make everyone happy. The bartenders are friendly and have always been willing to help me find a good beer.

Super close to UTD but we were there last night to meet a friend on that side of town. Love the open concept, industrialized look and that the patio is pet friendly. We already had dinner but had to try the eggplant fries. The fries were crispy, topped with fresh parm, cilantro and a special "Szechuan sauce." I couldn't eat them all but if you like eggplant you'll be a fan. The drinks at the bar were easy to get and it was trivia night! Nice selection of brews, great staff and very fun place to be!

Can't wait to come back! I came for a work HH, and this bar worked out perfect for us. It is great for big groups, we had about 15 people and no issue trying to find a space to sit. Since they do not have any waiters everyone just orders at the bar, I thought it was a little strange, since you order food with them also but it totally works. The bartenders are very nice, and extremely attentive. The bartender suggested the cheese curd, so good, spicy, but very good. Drink specials are great! They have happy hour from 4PM to 9PM Monday to Friday. Came on a Thursday for HH and my drafts where just $4.

I love the max daddy pizza from here. Whenever I am able and I'm hanging out with my buddies I will order this delicious pizza!

Pretty weak place. The service is non-existent and the drinks are embarrassingly weak. We ordered the chips and salsa with queso and while I'm sure they poured the correct amount (as they saw it) of the salsa and queso, they served it in a much larger measuring cup which made it feel cheap. We ate all the salsa and queso and more than half the chips were left. We asked for more and were told we needed to pay more. Unacceptable. Also, whiskey neat is poured in a 1 oz., not 1.5 oz. shot. In short the whole experience came off as obscenely cheap. This place is very weak sauce. Update: I hadn't planned on responding to the restaurants comments below, but their defensive response compels me to comment further. Let me start by saying that I very much appreciate the idea of a restaurant taking the time to respond to customer comments. That said I have a few issues with their response. First, I appreciate the restaurants intention to keep the prices low, but low prices without value are a mirage. My 1 ounce of whiskey cost $5.40, a double $10.80. Remember, these were happy hour prices. As a result I got 2 ounces for almost $11. This is by no means a value proposition. I repeat my comment earlier that it gives the impression of being cheap. Second, As a matter of fact, the restaurant's assertion that they serve 10 ounces of sauces with the chips is blatantly inaccurate. At most, each measuring cup contained less than 3 fluid ounces of each salsa and queso. Each sauce was roughly 1/2 inch deep in each measuring cup. Had we been served a total of 20 ounces, there is no way we could've consumed all of the salsa and queso yet still only eat half the chips. Last, we went to the restaurant tonight as a "scouting party" looking for a place for parents to pre-game before a local high school's football games. The thought of bringing 20-30 people a week into the restaurant with no value proposition and no service staff combined with management's defensive responses to reasonable customer issues will keep this place off our list.

I somehow stumbled into a college bar and for the first time in my life felt like I was too old to be in a bar. Luckily, I waited it out and had a pleasant experience. They have an excellent beer menu. I wanted options and didn't feel like driving all the way to a brewery. They have 50 beers on tap, most local. I did not have an issue finding something to drink. The bartenders seemed helpful and didn't make you feel like you were a bother to them when asking for a drink. My favorite part about this bar was the open-air patio section. I would have spent more time on that side if the wind weren't messing up my hair. They also have pool tables and plenty of chairs for you to lounge on. I did not see anyone order food, which was a little surprising for it being only around 9pm when I arrived. Don't college kids get hungry? I guess they have their priorities in check. You go, college kids! Anyway, the menu looked good, I'd given it a try if I hadn't already eaten. Come to Northside Drafthouse if you're looking for a large beer selection, or if you want to feel young without actually being young. Parking doesn't look like it would really be an issue as there is plenty nearby.

I really didn't want to leave a bad review or low stars bc it was specifically one person not the entire business that made me convicted to leave a review. I've been an occasional visitor to this bar since 2017 but the attitude and lack of patience I experienced from a bar tender really turned me off to Northside. I get people can have bad days so it's fine if I'm not getting a friendly demeanor but this was worse than that. She was very rude and it took me off guard so I didn't say anything to her. My friend was trying to figure out what she wanted to drink that day and if the bar tender felt like we were taking too long to decide she could've politely excused herself to help other people who knew what they wanted but she went off on her and pushed her to make a decision after 2 mins of walking into a bar. Like what? Give us a minute and help someone else?? I've bartended and worked the management side of the SI and have no respect for people who are so ready to ruin a guests experience bc they are impatient and become snippy. I could expect poor customer service from a busy bar but at the time the bar was not very busy and there was no reason that I could find besides that the bar tender is not very good at her job.

Fun bar with really fantastic fresh pizza. Huge patio to enjoy drinks on. Right across from UTD.

As a UTD student I loved meeting my friends and classmates on the patio in the evenings for different deals on weeknights. 50 beers on tap to choose from and generous mixed drinks. Board games, darts, pool. Customer service is ok.

Awesome "college" bar with great food and amazing prices right on the UTD campus. Blake and the rest of the staff are the best and you should definitely check it out. The onion rings are delicious, BLT is incredible, and the wings are absolutely worth your time. I'll be back!

This bar sucks. I asked how much a shot was, and they told me $5. I get my tab back it says $30. Wow. How could this make sense???? 6 X times the amount I was supposed to get??? They have horrible service and I can not explain how rude they are. They do not greet regulars who have been coming to the establishment for 2 years now. They are rude and inconsiderate and I would never recommend coming here.

The food is just really not very good, but I loved the beer selection and the pool tables / dart boards. The reason we will not be back is because of the Sunday we went in a few months to go and the staff opened up the pool tables for free to about a half dozen loud kids who took the place over while their parents got drunk. Not really into the kids over running a bar scene

Convenient to UTD is this fun pizza joint. Lots of big TV's to watch you favorite sports games. They have 2 pool tables, dart boards, golden tee and power putt video games inside and patio games outside. I do wish the patio was covered. But the tables do have umbrellas. Their beer selection is fantastic! Brunch is really good and pizzas are great! Even the crust on the pizza is good. I had the $5 lunch BLT w onion rings. Onion rings are a $4 upcharge. The onion rings are pretty large so the batter was pretty rough on the roof of my mouth. The bacon was in every bite but might have been just a little too over cooked. I did still enjoyed the sandwich. Restrooms are clean. Full service bar. Please note this is "self service" bar. You have to go to the bar and order both drinks and food. I say check this place out.

This is gonna be a long one so buckle your fucking seatbelts. Absolutely awesome food. The menu is the best bar food you'll find and goes great with a night of drinking. Cheese Curds and the New York White Pizza are by far my favorites. If you're feeling extra fat I recommend fully loaded cheese curds. It's beautifully colorful. They do have salads and cauliflower crust in case you're watching your figure that are pretty good too. Cocktails are inspired!! So delicious. There's a new weekly cocktail and I must say Andrew does an amazing job of pairing ingredients. He can give awesome beer recommendations and is by far the coolest man I have ever met. Great man to get obliterated with. Tip well and he might even dance. (I'm totally just kidding. Don't ask him to dance.) The staff is awesome, the bar is beautiful, and the regulars are stellar. I love this bar. It's the bar I turned 21 in and it might be the bar I die in. I love you, Northside.

Omg the cheese curds! This is a great place. Hip college vibe with really good food and drinks. I had cheese curds and they are some of the best I ever had. The Drafthouse burger was really, really good with bacon and a nice smoked taste. Inside they have pool tables and you order food and drinks at the bar. The outside space has these gigantic picnic tables, TVs, bags and giant Jenga. The patio is pet friendly. I'm really digging this place. The beer is plentiful and the food is respectable. You won't be disappointed.

Maybe you guys could post on your website you don't open until 4pm now?? Good food. Good location.

The pizza is really good! They also have a lunch deal on the weekdays. $4 for 2 pieces of pizza + drink (cheese or pepperoni) $6 burger + drink And one more I can not remember. They have a large variety of drinks on tap and a large bar. Decently priced drinks. They don't have any servers, so you order at the bar. The bar tenders are very friendly.

I like this place! All food and drinks are ordered at the bar and someone will bring food to the table. Drink aren't as cheap as yours expect since this bar is on a college campus, but they do have some good deals. I've been here a couple of times with my college friends, and each time we're confused at why there are so many middle aged men At the bar when we go. It's located on UTD's campus so we thought it would have more of a college bar vibe to it but it doesn't :/ in any case, decent drinks, good service, and good food!

I can feel it wrap its black maw around my neck, filled with countless rows of knife edged teeth and fangs it bites. Pressure on the back of my neck, I feel the vertebrae pop and shift with the force. Around my shoulders and against my back its horrible gengrened claws dig in, spreading their infections and poisoning my body. I feel it begin to suck and drink, my essence and energy slwoly leaving my body as it begins to rot from the core outward. I am weak, I helpless against this. The Time Vampire. I know that probably odds are the world will be ending soon, so I like to come to this place to ignore that likely fact and instead waste money and time. People here like to take pictures of their food and drinks here, because sometime about 10 years ago it became popular to cherish the memories of consumables. I should start taking pictures of every pack of cigarettes I smoke and roll of toilet paper I use if that's the case. It's a campus bar, so its patrons are still happy and full of life and opportunity, they give themselves purpose and so the time vampire turns a blind eye to them. I indeed also have purposeful shit to do but it's never cool to be too busy, so I just roleplay a nihilist. Dani serves me energy drinks and pizza because she's a good enough bartender to know not to chastise me about my shitty diet. She's cautious and doesn't trust people easily and that's good because most people should be that way; especially with the collapse of mankind so soon around the corner. She'll even serve you if you show up in a denim vest (that very obviously is from forever 21) littered with pins of punk bands your dad listened to and order something douchey for lunch like a BLT and an Old Fashioned. So it's safe to say she's a much better person than I am and also has a really nice smile. If you catch her at the bar tell her a black cat came to you in a dream and told you your luck would increase twofold next sunday. You win a mystery prize. There's trivia on Monday at 7, I suck at it. Wednesday's they do a pint night which I can never attend at 9. There's some kinda 90's-ish night on Thursdays, catch me there if you wanna see me get so drunk I cry. Every solstice there's a bloodsport fight night, I don't make the rules but the pagans still do for some reason. All of these events are reasons to go here instead of sitting at home cleaning your rifles, double packing your bugout bags, and drinking alone. The food is good for bar food, there's lots of beer on tap that gets cycled through, and the service is pretty sick too (Dani is great and so is Kevin but I dont get to see him nearly enough). The boss man is also super badass, but like the old gods you only get to know his name once you've basked in his presence otherwise I'd be telling. Also the bathrooms are very well taken care of. If you want you can find my stool and sit at it, its the one that smells like pennies. The Time Vampire keeps bleeding all over it.

I am a resident of Northside! I find this place to be a touch too expensive! It is a good place to hang out with friends, but if you are looking to get some good food! I'm sorry you might get disappointed!

UTD business student The beer selection is vast and unique. I like IPA and I'll tell you I only recognized one of the 8 or so they offer. That's cool! If you like trying new brews, this is your stop. I had a burger. It was damn good. It was the one with Mac on it. If you don't like medium cooked burgers, beware and tell the staff you want it cooked well. I don't mind pink, so the surprise wasn't a biggie. My best friend would have sent it back tho.... the house made chips were pretty good too. Not over cooked and appears genuinely house made. Soo food and beer gets 5 stars. The staff is super easy going and I got my service quickly. No mistakes made. 5 stars for staff. The bathroom was clean and cute also. No paper towels, just hand dryers. The staff provides plenty napkins with utensils. So napkins are available to those who want it. Definitely needed for the Mac Burger, it's delicious but it is messsy. Oh well I'd do it all again Overall 5 stars in all the categories I can think of! Try it out

Great new local spot. Had the pizza today and it was AMAZING. Prices are great too- two slices and a coke for $5 ...or around that price. I had a frozen lime margarita that was delicious (and I'm a margarita expert). Love supporting great local spot so had to write a review. Not sure why yelp has 3$ because it's really well priced.

Great Beer, Drinks, Food, Games & Service. Thanks for an awesome day Andrew, can't wait to come back, again!

Love this place!! I never get tired of their cheap lunch specials and specialty pizza of the week, the extensive rotation of beers on draft, and the great food served up by their friendly staff. Would definitely recommend!!

I am really disappointed in the service I received here during trivia night. Keep in mind I am a very loyal customer to the drafthouse. Especially during COVID19 I made sure to order to-go to support this local business. All this to say, I hate to leave this review but it needs to be brought to the owners attention. The food (ordered two pizzas and several drinks great). The bartender with red hair was super sweet and welcoming. Did a great job of making our cocktails. However, after we were done eating and finishing trivia, another bartender (brunette) came to our table and very sternly asked my friend to lift her head up off of the table. She was laying her head down because it was 9 p.m., and like most people, is tired after a long day at work. But on TOP of that, she has severe chronic back pain diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and it is difficult for her to sit her back up straight for long periods of time. She stated that it is against policy because it makes her look intoxicated. Because she is medicated for her condition, she had three glasses of water. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages. She wasn't bothering anyone. Intoxicated individuals are causing a ruckus and won't shut up, yet my friend is accused of acting intoxicated by this waitress. I politely stated the reason for her resting her head periodically to alleviate the pressure on the nerves in her back due to her disease. The waitress did not acknowledge this at all. In fact, she kept a blank face and walked off. Who does that? Have some compassion. I understand policy, but you are an adult- act like one. I hope this is brought to her attention as to why this is inappropriate. All in all, I'm incredibly disappointed in my experience here tonight. This girl is the only person who has ever made my experience at Northside drafthouse less than excellent.

the worst service i've ever had. one bartender (female) in particular was extremely rude to my group of friends and I for absolutely no reason. the food and drinks were decent, but the server absolutely ruined the experience.

Friendly, good food, lots of TV's, and a great Beer selection. You could not ask for anything more. Visited a couple of times and parking has not been an issue.

Employee was really rude. Cussed at my friends and constantly went to my table to check my ID even after I'd shown to him. Just overall really unpleasant experience with the bartenders accusing me of mooching off my friends or random things like that even though I bought 4 drinks. Good beer but crap service

Let me just start this by saying that I actually really like this place. However, it was very weird to me and bothered me a lot when I went over for the Champions League games and it was 15 of us watching the games and whatnot and 2 people sitting down eating. We asked if they could put the game's audio instead of background music and they said "no because not everyone is here for the game." Excuse me? That's such a stupid reply. Lost 15 customers in 5 minutes because of it and it bothered me enough to actually post a review.

Visited during the first week they were open and was very impressed. 50 different beers on draft, cocktails, a good vibe and tasty food. Standout to me was the queso that tastes homemade and the pizza with a nice, thin crust. The fried eggplant was a good side for my fiancé's sandwich. Some bars feel claustrophobic to me, but this one has a lot of windows and natural light so it feels open and airy. Lots of space to handle a big group but intimate areas to chat with a date. Could see myself coming back with friends for a night out or with coworkers for lunch! Great addition to the neighborhood.

We drove through UNT and happened to come upon this place. It's unique and has that local feel. Food was good and they have daily specials. Pool tables and music with outside seating. We will definitely come back since it's close to home.

This place has gotten even better! The owner is an amazingly friendly guy who cares even enough to be the one to bring out your food.

This would have been a great place when I was in college- cheap and lousy drinks, darts, and pool. The food isn't great. No wait staff- order at the bar only. For being a "draft house" the beer list isn't impressive. There's just no character to the place.

This place is a good late nice stop to grab a glass of wine (or whatever you please) and a giant pizza. Been here twice now, definitely coming back again! This has a nice, quaint ambiance and is located in a convenient area. As with any bar, you do have to be careful when leaving late at night.

Worst food I've ever had. Do not order the BLT. Nothing but fat on there. Luckily the bar was pretty good. Good options but do not come for the food.