Throwbacks Bar & Grill

Great place. I stopped in because I saw this little sign on the road advertising Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches. A couple of years ago my wife and I went to go see the Rolling Stones in Chicago, and since then we have been unable to find a place here that made them like the legendary Al’s Italian Beef. Until now. Throwbacks nailed it. It’s not listed on the menu, so you won’t see it on the website, but trust me, it was great.

LOVE this place! The food is OUTSTANDING! I can be a picky eater and everything I have tried on their menu is fabulous. I live in Atlanta, and frequent Nashville and this place is ALWAYS on my must to do list! For food I would suggest the wings. I have never had better. the sauce and the way they are cooked is incredible! The chicken salad wrap and the fried mushrooms were among my favorites to! They almost always have a live band on the weekends which is a plus. The owner Steve is always there, and pays special attention to making sure everyone is having a great time! A go to place if your in town looking for a relaxed bar. (the drink specials don’t hurt either :)

I went there on comedy night Thursday. The drinks were nice and strong, I’ve never really seen a bartender work so hard. The people there were nice, wasn’t too crowded, and the comedians were definitely funny.

We were really excited when Throwbacks first opened. We have given this place many second chances even though it is consistently plagued with food and service issues. This past Tuesday night was the last straw and needless to say, we will not be back. It started with the typical lack of service (neither server/​bartender knew the drink specials, our friends waited over 15 mins for ice water, the food came out incorrectly and my husband’s burger was cold). It ended when the male bartender/​server (who has been fired before but for some unapparent reason was rehired) came over, and in a confrontational tone and posture, wanted to know what the problem was. My husband told him the wait for the food, drinks, water and general lack of service was the problem. The bartender/​server apparently did not like the answer he received so he continued demanding to know what the problem was and what he needed to do. My husband, getting a bit agitated at this point, told him that what he needed to do was just leave him alone. This was not good enough for the bartender/​server. After more attitude from him my husband said leave me alone, we will never be back. To which the bartender/​server responded with «That’s what you said last time; feel free to leave now.» and that is exactly what we did. In the spirit of full disclosure, we did say the last time that we wouldn’t be back based on the same bartender/server’s confrontational attitude however we unfortunately wasted our time and gave Throwbacks one more try. Trust me when I say, that it was the last.
It’s also worth mentioning that the female bartender said it was her first night behind the bar, that everyone else called out so when she came in to have a drink on her night off, the male bartender/​server asked her to help him out. He was apparently the bartender, server and cook for the evening yet he found plenty of free time to sit at the bar and smoke while drinking white wine.
If you want to go somewhere where they are consistently out of menu items, their drink specials change but they don’t update their website, is a sports bar but will have comedy/​music/​poker rather than sports and has rude and inattentive servers/​bartenders then Throwbacks is the place for you. Otherwise, save yourself the unpleasant experience and check out Alley Pub (across the street) or Brewhouse West.

Stopped in for my first visit tonight based on the website. I was very disappointed!!! The website said 2−4−1 domestic drafts but not the case. Supposed to have $ 5 burger specials but no cook tonight. Bartender acted like I was bothering him by coming in. I won’t be back. Sad because it seems like a decent place but if you have a website you should keep it up to date.

Was in the mood for a burger and wanted to try this neighborhood joint. Got here just as they were opening up at noon. Place was empty but looks clean and fun. Service was great and the bar food was really good. There’s a lot of room with a great little stage. We will be back at night to catch som live music.