Tailgaters and Il Primo Pizza & Wings

I know there are some who say on here this place has slow service especially on a Friday night — we went and it was crowded as usual for a Friday night but we only waited 25 mins for a table and our service was great. Our server Jennifer was excellent and food was also. This is a great place to hang… decent prices and great selections. We’ll be back for sure!

We Love Tailgaters! It’s our go-​to place! The food is always great and the people are super friendly! Perfect for watching the game, date night, and it’s family friendly too! We love it!!!

We started using tailgaters again most recently. I have to say Services got considerably better. We’ve tried their pizza and wings and both are very very good. And the good thing is that they have a wide menu and deliver until late hours.

Went in to see Cubs/​Mets play off game. Very comfortable atmosphere. Chicken wings were excellent. The pizza was just OK. The service with Brashad was excellent.

Wife and I have eaten here a few times now. First time was take out and was decent. Went in for lunch one day and got the wings and ap sampler. Wings were better than average, appetizer sampler was pretty weak. Seemed frozen mostly. Went back for sandwiches and those were great. Went back in for wings and a burger and can’t believe it was the same place. Wings were awful! The BBQ burger was so bad I could not eat it. Sauce is all wrong, burger was green inside (literally, the meat was green colored) and the onion rings on top were complete mush. Fries were inedible as well. Not sure what happened but not sure I’ll go back. The Italian sub is good (really small though) but I will never get wings or a burger again. With the competition in the same parking lot you can’t afford to serve food that is that bad!

Ok, the food is good. I got a meatball sub, it was really good. The husband got pizza and we all liked it. My girls got Mac and cheese which was standard Kraft Mac and cheese. The service is horrendous. They’ve got 16 year old girls at the front of house with no management or direction whatsoever. Totally unfriendly. When we walked it the two girls at the front didn’t even attempt to look up and greet us. We were with another couple so there was a total of 4 adults and 3 kiddos. We waited 30 minutes to be seated. Once we ordered everyone’s food came at different times. I usually wouldn’t really mind this as we lived in Japan 3 ½ years and getting food as its prepared and not all at once is standard there… That’s not how this was though. First they gave us someone else’s kids meal… Both my girls ordered mac and cheese and they both came at different times & I mean different times by 20 minutes different. My food came next… My husbands pizza was last to come along with my friends meatball sub (yes we both ordered a meatball sub and mine came about 30 minutes prior to hers) By the time my friend and my husband got their food everyone was done eating. Four different staff members delivered our plates… Our waitress checked on us once during the visit at which time we complained. Of course after that she made sure to check on us and blame it all on kitchen staff. We mentioned the rudeness at front of house as well. Like I said horrible, horrible management.

Although I live within walking distance, I always passed on Tailgaters. Not sure I had a good reason, other than I was used to going to other local bars to watch the UFC fights, and didn’t have a good reason to switch it up. Until one night when one bar was full and the other wasn’t showing them. We stumbled on Tailgaters, which I didn’t even know showed the fights. No cover, seats readily available on the patio, discounts on food, reasonable drink prices. Win/​win/​win/​win. I have since been back, and it’s now my first choice to go watch fights.
1. Service: above average, even on really busy nights we never felt like we had to search for our waitress.
2. Food: Well, it’s bar food, so keep that in mind. We tried the baked ziti (bland, bleh), the buffalo wrap (tasted good, was horribly messy to eat) and the Chicken Parmesan baked sub (which I would get again). Being primarily a bar/​pizza place, I probably have to try the burgers and pizza first to give the final word on the food.
3. Atmosphere: Lots and lots and lots of TVs. Perfect for watching sports.
4. Pricing: Completely reasonable.
⁴⁄₅ so far. If the burgers and pizza are really good, that would probably earn another half star or so.

Best wings in town!!! LOVE Petra and Jenny!!! Wish I’d see more Jenny and less of others!!!

I called in a delivery for a large pizza and 20 wings at 11 am. I was told delivery driver doesn’t show up til 12, and it would be out the door at 12. Driver shows up at 12:50. Time stamp on pizza box shows pizza was finished and ready at 11:55 am. So my food sat in the delivery truck for almost an hour and it looked and tasted just like it. This was my first and last time eating here.
P. S. If your driver has so many deliveries that it takes an hour for food to show up to someone down the list, break up the orders so everyone gets their food while its remotely warm.
UPDATE: Gave them one last chance since my dad liked all the options on the menu. Food again showed up late and was sort of warm. Theres this amazing place called Barros who does great pizza and wings, and they actually know how to get food to you while its hot. Id try them.

Worst service ever. Short brunette was such a #?@#! and got off work and got so trashed we watched her do this to some customers after. Two out of two times we had her I guess were just unlucky like that. Think her name was Kimma. Our food was messed up both times and the manager seemed to not really care. Ugh this place is not somewhere my husband or I will ever visit again.

If you’re looking for a great place to get drunk and watch the game, this is a perfect option. However, if you’re looking for a place to eat, I’d pass in tailgaters. I had the turkey avocado wrap, which honestly tasted like mayonnaise, while my family shared their appetizer sampler, which looked less than impressive quality wise. I would label their cuisine as «drunk food» in the sense that it’s so heavy and fried that it will soak up whatever you’ve put in

I have enjoyed the pizza from Tailgaters on a few occasions now and have been pleased with the quality and taste. Tonight, however, we were in the mood for something a little different, but still didn’t want to leave the house. We placed a delivery order for one spaghetti pasta bowl with meatballs, one house special calzone, 10 hot wings, and a piece of cheesecake. The order was placed at 4:20 and the estimated delivery was 5:00. Our food did not show up until 5:48, which was pretty disappointing. The calzone was not even warm at this point, and they had forgotten the meatballs for the spaghetti. We called and spoke to the manager who offered to send out the meatballs… (And wait another 1.5 hours? No thanks!) In the end he apologized for the inconvenience, and made a note in their system to comp our next order. From here on out we will be sticking to pizza. Oh… And skip the cheesecake… I’m pretty sure it is just a defrosted piece of the one they sell in the freezer aisle at Walmart.

First visit was a pleasant surprise. Food was well above average and the bar was great. Prices were very reasonable. Our servers were good and friendly. Sets way back off Bell road and Reems on Southwest corner but worth a look.

The baked Italian sandwich was basically a hot pocket in quality except my crust was burnt. Decent but not worth the price. Great service though.

Awesome food and great service. New to the area and we have already found a place to take the family on Wednesday’s. My kids loved the karaōke AND ate all of their food!

If you’re looking for an affordable restaurant where your whole family is welcome… stop by tailgaters!
Great food, huge beer selection, great happy hour prices and most importantly superb customer service. This is my «Cheers» bar.
You’ll always be greeted with a smile and the GM will stop by your table and make sure you have a great experience. Family friendly environment

I was a regular when I lived in Litchfield Park, and was pleased to see Tailgaters open in Surprise. Consistently good pizza, and the kitchen staff pays attention to details like ordering a pie well-​done or «crispy.» Wings are good, & so are the salads. They serve pizza & wings until 02:00 on Fri & Sat, so keep them in mind. Few places are open late, this close to Sun City.
They play country music most of the time and, unlike the Litchfield Park location, it’s not just to persuade you to put money in the jukebox. It’s what the regulars like. I like to put Dead Weather on the jukebox, to instill a better vibe. Or Dead Kennedys. It’s an Internet-​connected jukebox, so lots of choices. Also, they had a really good DJ on a recent Saturday night (late), playing some very creative mixes. Stayed almost til closing, just for the tunes.

Finally!!! After almost 4 years, have found an excellent white pizza! No big globs of ricotta, well blended and crust was just right. Nice and garlicky, the way it should be!

We are so happy that tailgaters can choose Surprise az,
Love the food, love the pizzas, and wings, but sometimes we feel like we’re invisible. The daytime service is not fast enough. We eat there several times a month.
If the servers could pay just a little more attention to those who want to get their checks and leave that would be great. We will be back!

Good Pizza! Good Wings! Good Sandwiches! Good Service! Full Bar! Lot’s of TVs! Need I say more? We will continue to vist 2 – 3 times a month.
My only complaint is; when it gets busy, service slows down considerably.