The SportsZone Bar and Grill

My husband, a friend, and I came in last night hoping for a fun night out doin some karaoke and having some drinks (we ended up here from Where’s Rufus Sports Bar- other patrons there recommended SportsZone). Much to our surprise, they apparently don’t accept passports because they aren’t “valid” because they don’t scan?? As stated we visited another bar that scanned our friends passport no issue. I think either the bartenders need to retake their TABC license our they need management to train them differently. Because- what? Passports are valid ID… bartenders that have their TABC should know this??

This has always been a home away from home to me. Love the experience I get when I come to Sportszone. The drinks are cold and the food is always great. The wings are the best in town. Its a great addition to Downtown Tyler unlike anything else on the square.

I can’t believe that Lily doesn’t run this place by now. She is fabulous and always on point with the drinks and I have been coming here for 5 years. Addie is always on point with the customers and Summer is always making new friends and friendly and serving people as if they’re family. These three are absolutely stellar and I can’t thank them enough for all that they do.

Hands down best sports bar in Tyler!! My friends and I come every Tuesday night for Texas Tuesdays. The service is always fantastic, whether the place is packed or if it’s more low key. Addie, Jess, Lilly, and Maddy are always on the spot with quick service. And they frequently greet us by name! Also, both the fries and wings are fantastic.You have to check this place out if you haven’t already!

Last time I went to sportszone (years agoo) they denied me service cause they said my passport wasnt a valid ID. But this last time I went, Lilly and Addy were the best!! They kept making sure I was good and asking me if I wanted to order food!! great service ladies!!

I started going here because it was a clean and fresh smelling place. I went a few times then noticed that when the young lady with the green streaks in her hair served me, my card was charged for more than the tip I left. It was actually run twice one time. I really liked the place but I cant have people stealing from me. Update: she now has red streaks.

I drove around the block 3 times in the pouring rain to come to this place because it seemed like a nice, chill place to hang out. Well, whoever the bartender is, is clearly VERY irritated with ANY customers being here. My drink tastes like garbage, and in a normal bar I would tell them and most bartenders would make you a new drink at no charge, but with the weird irritable attitide she clearly has, I dont even feel comfortable asking. I will never, ever come here again. The place might be okay if it didnt have a rude bartender that hates everyone that walks in.

Update: To clarify... I was sitting at the bar, unattended, and the Bartender was sitting at a table.The bartender sat at a table with a few people, the only other people in the place. Opened 1 can of beer for me and then never checked again. It was a Tues at 5:00 after holiday weekend so wasnt expecting much.

Loved the bartenders. They were friendly and evolved. Download touch tunes before you go. The music is played from there. Overall, I enjoyed my time here.

As far as sports bars go this was kinda weak. They charged us $5 each to get inside and it wasnt even busy. Usually when a restaurant bar charges a cover its because theyre showing a PPV fight or something, but that wasnt the case.We were starving after being at a music fest all day, since it was 10:30 our only choice was bar food. They had a limited menu of fried foods only. The food was good, no complaints there. Just overall an underwhelming experience.

Literally the only reason I come in here is for when Summer is working. I swear, when I walk in and see her it is a BIG sigh of relief. She is the best, fastest bartender in there. LOVE her. Food is great when they have a cook.

Wouldnt accept a passport as a official ID because they are a private establishment 🙄

I NEVER write bad reviews but I truly hope this catches the eyes of the owner. First, this place has everything a good sports bar needs to be successful with one key ingredient missing - friendly and welcoming staff. The wings were the best I have ever had but the service was lacking (being kind). Sad to see such potential going to waste! Owners, please either train your current staff to be friendly and to wait on the customers or just regroup and find staff that knows that if noone comes to the establishment there will be no establshement. BTW. The manager was very rude and staff seemed like they were walking on eggshells.

Addie is awesome. Very friendly and knows how to make your day 100 times better. I love coming here because of the amazing drinks, atmosphere and good food.

Hadnt been in before just dropped in for a game of pool and a beer. Pretty good spot!

I Think this is a great place to watch good football games . The staff and bartenders are very Nice . Summer is a hard worker and pays attention to her customers. If I ever own a Bar or sports Bar she would be the one I would want to manage it . Nothing but 4 stars for Summer

On Saturday night (October 22, 2022), the bartender, Summer, falsely accused my friends of having “liquor and a Gar” on them and proceeded to kick them out of the establishment. This was 100% false and if you review the cameras, you would have proof of that.We walked in right after them (because my bf and I were meeting them) and witnessed very rude and unprofessional behavior towards this situation. Summer proceeded to apologize to my bf who was not involved in this matter at all. Never once apologized for falsely accusing our friends. After speaking with several Tyler people and old regulars of this bar, they ALL had similar stories of the staff being rude to customers. After we left, a gentleman visiting from Houston also said how awful the employees handled this and said he would never recommend this bar. If you are in Tyler, TX I would not recommend going to Sports Zone.

Ive been in a few times and its always been a pleasant experience. Addie has been my bartender mainly is she gives amazing service. One of my favorite bars & bartenders in the area!

Super chill experience and tons of TVs with different stuff to watch, tons of choices for drinks. The bartender Addie was the best, So polite and prompt with the good service.

The bartender, Summer, falsely accused my husband of having “a fifth of liquor and a gar” on us when we arrived. I don’t know what this woman’s problem was with us, but I know we’ll never spend our money here. We planned to meet up with a group before my class reunion at Rick’s, which we happily did at ETX Brewing after being treated poorly at Sportzone.

I was very unsatisfied with the service we received from the male bartender last night. Every time we went to the bar to order he treated us like we were wasting his time and he couldnt properly answer our questions. He was too busy hitting on a girl at the end of the bar to give us decent service.Still a good atmosphere and decent place to hang out with friends.

We stood at the bar waiting for the bartender to acknowledge us to order. She was at the other end talking. We waited more than 5mins. We made the mistake of ordering another drink- she started our drinks and then when 4 locals came in she set our glasses down to wait on them. Very poor service on her part! ***After reading other reviews it seems like the bartenders dont care to serve out of towners *** It was last Wednesday, the bartender had braded dark hair, about 57.

Went to go watch an NBA playoff game and they didnt have the speaker on for the game and there was no food options besides pizza. Looks like a cool bar but it was dead on a weekend.

I went up here for the first time and it was alright. The bartender asked what I wanted to drink and I said a beer. She acknowledged it and then went down and started talking to the regulars. Made them drinks and I never got a drink for the entire time I waited at the bar. Waited for awhile and she never came back around. So I left.

This is possibly the worst bar in America. First, they charge a cover for a sub-par Dj. Second, I have never been so insulted when I attempted to complain about the poor service. I tried to complain to the manager In charge of the business section, and I was basically told the manager didn’t care I was dissatisfied. Basically to sum it up, this place isn’t that great but the drinks prices are average for town.

Bartender was bubbly and nice. Decent beer selection with full bar. Plenty of televisions to watch the game. Pool table and foosball for added entertainment. Smoking patio out back. Its on the main strip in downtown Tyler.

This is my favorite bar in Tyler. Its non-judgy and the bartenders are great. It has a strong base of regulars, and if you go here enough it becomes a Cheers. Theres a pool table, foosball, and darts. Wednesday is karaoke. It is a sports bar so its buzzing busy when a popular game is on. You can also catch a good soccer match here. Sports zone also has a surprisingly good food menu, too. The pizzas are great. They have salads and sandwiches, too, and one of the best veggie burgers in town.

Seems like I have to literally come by every day to get good service, yall should think about maybe having two bartenders. not happy about the jukebox not having any latin music available, yall should look into replacing that love country music but not trying to listen to that every time I go to that bar.

Great atmosphere to have an adult beverage and watch a game. Bartender had a great personality and was inviting. Will love to have outings there with my team in the future.

Amazing food and good atmosphere, the bar tenders are always fun and nice. Prices a little bit high, and certain tap beers taste different than their bottled counterparts, but I enjoy this place overall

Out of Stater. Tender was awesome, treated like a regular.

They have this new bartender that just left a bad taste in my mouth....took my friend with me and he said the same thing. Made us pay right when we ordered our drinks. Never had that happen before, anywhere.Came again with a girlfriend the next time and he made her uncomfortable by the way he was rushing her and made her feel bad for ordering a martini because it is busy in here and that takes too long. Bummed her mood out, ugh. She was ready to go after that and so was I. Which is bad because EVERYONE else that works there is the best.I look to see if he is in there now before i go in. Lol, its like he is the Tyler Soup Nazi off Seinfield.

Nice bar. Plenty of TVs, friendly staff, food is pretty good for a bar. Had pizza and wings. Pizza was decent and wings were excellent. Drinks cold. Food, sports, and booze all done well.

Great atmosphere and Lily is the best. She keeps up with refills and I really liked that she remembered us when we returned a different night after only coming one other time.

The staff had possibly the worst conduct I have ever seen from anybody in this industry. People from Tyler are famous for being self-righteous, arrogant snobs. If you want to see Tylerites in their full glory, there may be no better place to go than this bar.

Great hangout, local bar with great service and atmosphere. Drink prices very reasonable. Great for people watching and actually meeting people. Will definitely be a regular.

Just dont. Bartender was SO rude. She never even asked us what we wanted to drink. We stood at the bar top waiting to order for 10 minutes even though there was MAYBE 7 people in the bar. Its a no for me.

Went here to watch Dallas Stars! Good drinks & good service! Did not try food here.

We walked in to grab a drink and decided not to stay. The bartender was rude and acted annoyed to have people sit down even though they were mostly empty. Disappointed won’t be going back.

Jessica was an amazing bartender- she had us all singing to Sweet Caroline! Definitely will be back!

Summer was a great bartender and took care of me in a timely and welcoming manner. Will definitely be coming back here in the future.

No frills bar. Good food. Good service. Nice little dive my wife and I like to visit when our schedules permit us to do so.

Jessica is the best bartender! She had the whole bar dancing and singing to classic jukebox songs!

Not busy pretty laid back bartenders are nice and playful overall great environment to relax and enjoy your time there.

Love the atmosphere. First timer here so was really excited when we attended the toys for tot run with the long riders.

This place was awesome..when I arrived it was empty just before the game..it filled up fast..the food was great but Lilys service was exceptional..I will be back

Dont go here the place is a scam they have no posted prices for drinks and no drinks menu with prices asked for specials they have no specials asked for prices on drinks the bartender response was what is your price range they charge what ever they feel like they dont know how to make mixed drinks this place is one of the worst bars in the area they dont make the mixed drinks in front of you they have to Google how to make a common drink and still make it wrong dont waste your time here the place is a scam and prices depend on how they feel its not a real sports bar its far from it its a joke here I was there on Saturday during prime time hours and there was no customers there except me rest where workers all the other places on the square had people lined up out the door but this place was empty and grill what grill everything seems to be frozen then either microwaved or deep Fried this place is certainly not a grill and definitely the sorriest bar around dont waste your time here its just disappointing dirty and bad service what kind of place doesnt have any specials at all anytime during the week

Horrible service very rude manager overly strict with ids cant even use passport to CHECK AGE which i thought was the main thing to check not for the scanner to approve

Terrific food and amazing service. Great atmosphere and the crowd was friendly and not overbearing. Lots of TVs as well to watch the action.

Great atmosphere, good food, and most importantly good service. Bar tenders were attentive and friendly. Thanks for a great experience!

Great place to grab a burger and a beer. The waitstaff were fun and attentive!

This is a great place with excellent burgers!

Awesome atmosphere, friendly service. All around great place to unwind or talk shop. Whatever you need, the sports zone will accommodate:)

The bartenders are awesome!!] Friendly atmosphere. Tvs everywhere you can watch what you like.

Summer makes UH-MAZING drinks and is SUPER, OOBER friendly!!

Great place to eat, have great drinks, play a few games and just unwind after a long day

Great staff, reasonable drink prices and a fun time. They have pool, darts and beer pong game!

Loved it great atmosphere too just chill and hang. Staff was nice and friendly will go back!

Lilly and summer are awesome, can’t wait to come back.

Drinks are really pricey. Service was good, just cant say Im willing to spend that much when its cheaper elsewhere.

I gotta go back. Good food...had some really tasty vegan options. Chill. Good prices. I cant believe it wasnt packed.

Arguably one of the best burgers in Tyler, possibly THE best. Great place to grab some beers, watch a game and just hang out.

Love this place. Curious why Where’s Rufus can stay open and this place cant🤷‍♀️🤔 both are bars ??

Very relaxing spot. Friendly staff. Good vibes. Home away from home 😆

Great local watering hole. Not too busy, digital jukebox, plenty of TVs, outside smoking area

Always have a good time here, good place to get the night started and theyll put any game they have and you ask for

This is a great place!! The bartender Toni was fantastic!

It was good, bartender was nice.. hard to find a parking spot.

Great downtown bar! Great staff with a good selection of drinks!!

Went there for food and football. They had no cook at all, no food available. Overly loud music. Wont be back

Good place to have a drink if youre downtown.

Rude Bartender. Tried to ID me for water. The Monday August 9. Ehhh looks can be replaced.

Terrible Customer Service. The rudest bartenders I’ve ever met.

Plenty of games to keep the night interesting, great bar, and even a tv with online game streaming.(During covid)

Decent bar for pool and other games, okay pricing for beer and alcohol.

Definitely a dive bar. But the best burger in Tyler. Hands down.

Always a best place to chill. Great service, clean and lively!!

Best place in TylerSummer and Jessica just know how to get it

Awesome ownership. Really like the folks who work there and the patrons.

Great staff, food, and drinks! Had a blast!

Lilly was amazing! Excellent service and great atmosphere.

I Love This Bar even their tolerance for when I bring someone that gets over intoxicated

THANK YOU SPORTS ZONE!!!!

Good place to drink and relax, great staff!

Great service and great place to play pool and throw some darts

Awesome atmosphere. Never weak drinks

One of My Favorites. Love the service and atmosphere

Awesome chill bar with good food!

Great service, food and lots of TVs

Great service and they put the Dodger game on for this CA girl. 😎⚾️💙🎉

Sports Zone is a great spot, the prices are good, its always clean and the staff is great.

Friendly bar.. not overly crowed..personal attention

Slow service, I miss summer.

Staff is really nice and its a good time.

Great food and service, nice place

Friendly service and good, busy atmosphere.

Nice clean bar! Good music!

Great place awesome people.

Very loud and echoed. Service wasnt great!

Good atmosphere friendly bar tenders

Sportzone is awesome thanks to summer

Sarahs the bestest bartender in Tyler!

Great place for fun and drinks

Best service ever! Love Jenna best!

Great staff awesome food

Fun environment and great drinks.

Friendly enough, decent priced drinks.

One of Tylers best little bars!

No foosball players otherwise would have been a 5

Terrific pizza, ambiance, and service.

Fun sports bar. Good food.

Awesome atmosphere. Rock on!

The wings are freakin awesome as always!!!

Great Bar to hangout with friends!

It was a nice little sports bar

Good spot for fetch some booze

Good little place to drink

The bartender Sarah was amazing!

Cute bar tenter there

Whitney is the sweetest bartender!

The Cowboys win when I watch them here.

Beautiful staff! Attentive.

Racist

Awesome bar tender.

I won’t go there again

Ehhhh it has its ups and downs

Very nice wonderful staff

Fun place

Really cool atmosphere

Good place to drink

Im cook their

Loved it

Great atmosphere

Best place in tyler

Neat stuff

The best zone.

Nice spot!!

Polite staff.

Fun sports bar.

Great place

Love it

This has become one of my favorite places, I would definitely return. The atmosphere is perfect and the people here are super friendly. The drink prices are affordable, the mule was delicious, the wings are highly recommended.

Nice place, good atmosphere, and the beer is very cold and you can see your sporter on its different screens, I will return soon

Excellent place to enjoy in company or alone, an excellent atmosphere

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