Ernest W.
Yelp
SUMMATION: Good, quick, inexpensive, local food; clean with friendly service; but not a "Sports Bar"
NAME: Willy's Sports Bar
SIZE: small
TITLE: "Good, Quick" [Yelp, Parguera Pirate review #553 [1], submitted 9 February 2016]
MY RATING: (3.4/5)
TELEPHONE: (787) 402-6746
RESERVATIONS: no; TAKE OUT: yes; DELIVERY: no; CATERING: no
HOURS OF OPERATION: 6 am-2:30 pm every day
LOCALITY: Barrio Sabana Grande, PR 116, Utuado, Puerto Rico 00641
DIFFICULTY LOCATING: easy
DIRECTIONS: From courthouse, walk 100 feet on PR-111 to traffic light, turn right on PR-116, and see it on your right.
OCCASION: Close to local courthouse for lunch [No. The Pirate was not on trial].
PARKING: on street
SUGGESTED ATTIRE: casual
OUTSIDE SEATING: open air, covered
LAYOUT: Very small cafeteria with hot dishes and fried items on display; 3 tables under cover to left of cafeteria with 12 chairs, 19 chairs and 5 tables chained along right wall
DÉCOR: Rustic, wood construction; 3 round tables with comfortable metal and plastic chairs, plastic table cloths, small, paper napkins; chained tables were small, square, and filigree metal with matching metal chairs
DRINKS: We had diet 7up in cans with straws
BAR: did not ask
CUISINE: Puerto Rican
FLATWARE: Stainless, serrated steak knife; light, stainless fork; tan plastic, oval plates and bowls; brown, standard cafeteria trays
MENU ITEMS: Chicken, meat balls, corned beef, white rice, yellow rice, beans, tostones and various fried meat and cheese pies, etc.
WAITSTAFF: behind counter only
ENTRÉE: Chicken breast pieces in a vinegar sauce was very good, if not generous. Meat in a fried potato roll was okay.
SIDES: Pigeon pies in yellow rice was ordinary, but good.
CONDIMENTS: ketchup and mayoketchup
SERVING TIME: good
COST: inexpensive
MADE IN USA: Stainless, serrated steak knife made in China, light, stainless fork, Brazil.
CONFUSION: Not "Willies Sports Bar" in Arecibo
PROBLEMS:
(I) "Sports Bar" with no TVs?
(II) "Sports Bar" closed at 2:30 pm?
BILL: pay at counter
MUSIC: light music
HEALTH: Everything fried or heavy, no salad, no vegetables
ENVIRONMENTAL: They recycle
HISTORY: Opened in 2013. Formerly called "Emily's Kaffe".
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Plus thousands of unnumbered, critical article and book reviews for hundreds of journals. TripAdvisor 21,000 points
