Bannerman’s Sports Grill

Do NOT go here on a Monday night. The bartender is horrible and as rude as they get! I have NEVER seen her smile and if you ask one question, she flips out. My friends and I come here for a fun time watching games and leave irritated after being scolded like a child. We were just asking about a type of beer and a portion size of a meal. She acted like we were wasting her time. I’m not sure if she only works Monday nights but I will not be staying if I see her serving.

Decent bar when you want to enjoy some games, darts, and drinks in the Bartlett area. Nice staff too

Summary/​TLDR — Service was awful, food was average, and they excessively check your ID, the atmosphere made it seem like a townie bar.
I went in to see the band Turbo Shot on a Friday night (awesome band!!). The door guy checked my ID which is fine. I do hate having to pull it out of my wallet, but he had a machine that validated the authenticity of my ID which I didn’t mind having to take it out for that. That’s not the issue though. When we arrived at our table, our waitress came up and asked for our IDs. The kicker was, she then said anyone under 25 had to be checked my her manager. Uhm, really? And it took about 15 minutes for her to come back with 3 IDs. Seems a bit excessive. Its not my problem if they’ve gotten caught serving underage kids. I came to your establishment to rack up a bar tab, and you’re doing a pretty decent job at trying to stop me. Finally when she came back with our IDs, we could order a drink. But even that took her nearly 20 minutes to bring out. And one of the drink orders was wrong. Since it took her forever to bring out the drinks, I decided to order food and another drink when I wasn’t even half finished with my current one. Good thing I did, because I had plenty of time to finish my drink before I even got the second. I ordered the Italian Sausage as I wasn’t feeling adventurous that evening. It was decent, but nothing special. The waitress asked me if I wanted au jus with it and I said yes. I’m sure you can guess by now, but no au jus. And she didn’t bother to stop back at the table to see how we were doing until I had eaten half my chips and half my sandwich. I was trying to prolong eating the sandwich so I could get the au jus, until I realized my sandwich would be cold by the time she arrived at our table. And of course, I have 3 bites left, and she comes back to check on us. I wasn’t going to wait another 20 minutes for au jus, so I said screw it. The waitress MAYBE stopped by 3 more times, but each time would leave longer and longer intervals between checking up on us. I had 4 drinks that night, because that’s all I was able to order with the times she came around. I definitely would’ve ordered more, but seems like they have an issue with training/​choosing good wait staff. Don’t get me wrong, this girl was super nice. Waiting tables is not a skill of hers. The place is mediocre and might be alright to catch a Hawks game at, but I’d rather go to elsewhere that provides at least average service. The interior of the place almost feels like you don’t want to touch anything either. Good for live music though.

We celebrated my sister’s birthday here. They did a great job! They have tvs all over, live music and cold beer. Fun place!

Since my last review of this establishment the owner made things right with me and I have become i guess you would call a regular. I go there with my friends minimum once a week and have been there maximum three nights in a row. LOL! Still not crazy about some items on the menu. I believe it could use an overhaul but i have had worse. There are some things that are not bad and they do try to work with you on your special requests. The Manger is awesome and the waitresses work hard. I will not lie, when certain bands play it can get realy busy and you may wait, but if you are patient and keep in mind these waitresses do their best, all will be better. Cover charges are competitive and I have never paid more than $ 8. If you have a problem they are quick to solve it. Oh, the desserts they have are huge, if you like milkshakes and ice cream sundaes you will be in heaven. Half price pizza on Thursday who can beat that?

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a bar to see live music, and if you’ve been to one sports bar in the suburbs, you’ve pretty much been to them all! This one is no different, nothing special, in a strip mall, etc. I will admit though, the food was pretty damn good, and reasonably priced AND they had cheese curds which is a huge bonus on my book, and the good kind too! Another awesome perk was $ 3 24oz cans of Coors Light & Miller Light, on a Saturday! I love when bars have weekend drink specials too… this place has specials 7 days a week. The band we came out to see had a $ 7 cover, and played from 9:30-ish/10pm-ish till a tad after midnight which I prefer over a long break and going till last call. We scored a good table when we got in early to eat ahead of time. Decent experience… I don’t live near the area so I don’t see a reason to come back here unless it’s to see a band I like.

Great place, I use to work their. Their was a problem with sanitary issues when I worked their. The owner «Murray» can be a total sweetheart or a Butt-​Head. I have seen him make many young girl servers cry at the table by screaming at them. He tends to freak out sometimes. I have also seen him do great things for others. The food was good and the staff was as well. I have seen some things that would make anyone freak out. For instance straining fruit flys and bees out of bottles. I hope he has turned things around and wish him the best.

They have improved their food, but they need to drop the stupid cover charge for UFC or other sporting events. Charging one for a band I understand, because the band may get paid by the door. But if I’m there for four hours watching ufc, the tab for my family is going to be well over $ 200. Otherwise I’ll go to Rookies or buffalo wild wings where they don’t charge a stupid cover. I like this place for the variety of pool, golf, darts, etc. But cover charge irks me on principal.

Katie V was our server the other night, and she did a great job! The service was quick! She was very friendly and attentive. We would definitely come back again!

This place has revamped their menu and it’s not too shabby! They have yummy $ 5 wing specials on Wednesday nights, even to-​go if you want to pick them up. I like that a lot about this place, and the portion sizes are good.
I don’t like dining or drinking in this establishment, though. The feel inside of this sports bar is kindof grimy to me. It’s not a very classy environment, and the lighting is fluorescent, bright, and strange to describe. I wouldn’t recommend this place if you’re looking for a dimly lit, modern tavern to hang out in.
They have slot machines by the bar if that’s your thing. The location is very crowded and happening when a big sports event is going on. On some nights they also have live music, mostly cover or tribute bands for the locals. It can be extremely empty on weeknights when nothing is going on.
This place is probably worth a trip to check out if your expectations aren’t through the roof and you enjoy trying out new spots.

Pleasantly surprised to find this close to home. When we first walked in I was amazed at how big this place is. There are more TVs then there is wall space so they have a dozen of them just hanging from the ceiling. They were happy to put on the game I requested on the TV I wanted. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. We were suggested to get the homemade potato chips which were fantastic. The beers were huge and inexpensive. This will be our new go to place for all of our sporting games we like to watch. The only thing that upsets me about this place is I did not find it sooner.

Walked in on a slow Friday evening and where sat pretty fast. However after over 5 minutes and multiple servers walking by U.S. And even looking at a empty table no one bothered to even ask if we where helped or want to order something. After a few more minutes we walked to the entrance and mentioned to the host that we where not helped… His response was «ohh really?» Instead of maybe apologizing. Will not be back there. To bad as it’s closer then BWs and I heard good things about this place.

Pros: Great beer list, incredible fresh made potato chips.
Cons: Few healthy options on the menu.
I chose this bar to watch the Hawks game purely because of the name, only to find that the Blackhawks goalie of the same name is not affiliated with the restaurant, though they do little to discourage that assumption.
SERVICE: server was friendly, if culturally insensitive, and food and drinks arrived fast.
SEATING: The restaurant is huge, and unless there’s a game on it’s pretty empty on a week night. Bar seating consists of stools around the bar, and a handful of two seat high top tables. There are a multiple screens around the bar/​restaurant showing a variety of sports games, but this place comes alive during Blackhawks hockey. More on that later.
DRINKS: The beer list was a pleasant surprise, with a good mix of craft beers on tap. They allowed me to sample my selection before I ordered a glass, which was nice.
FOOD: My server was knowledgeable about the menu, and recommended the fresh made potato chips as a must have. I agree with her assessment. They were incredible, and held their crunch after sitting in the fridge with my other leftovers.
The appetizer was disappointing. I asked about the spicy quesadillas and my server said that they are made with hot sauce by «the Mexicans who work in the kitchen. They know spicy.» It was a dripping mess.
My chicken parm sandwich also failed to meet my expectations. It looked delicious, perfect amount of red sauce and mozzarella and served on a garlic bread roll. Unfortunately, the chicken breast was overcooked (dry) which ruined the rest of the experience.
I liked that sides included an option for fresh vegetables, which besides the beer was probably the best part of my meal.
THE GAME EXPERIENCE: There may be no better place to watch a Hawks game. All of the big screens show the game, with sound broadcast through the bar sound system. When the Hawks score, they play Chelsea Dagger (just the tune, but still fun). The bar is packed with fans in Blackhawks Red and it’s almost as much fun as being at the game.

Go take a look at the bad reviews if that’s what your here for, Seems there are plenty. This big sports bar is feast or famine. With a Blackhawks game, a Bear game or a band the place is packed. Really packed. Other nights its a ghost town. I go here often and always find the food to be a three or better, the service a 4 – 5 stars.
Go to Bannerman’s, experience it yourself.

Have been to bannerman’s a few times with in the last few months. Normally we never have a problem, until yesterday.
We went to watch the Blackhawks game, since they claim to be an official Blackhawks bar. When we arrived, I requested a table for 5. As I was being seated the gentleman asked me very rudely were the rest of my party was. When I explained to him that one was at the video machines and the others were right behind me, he rudely said oh, well here and walked away. Once we were seated at our table he would walk by and make rude remarks and stare our table down like we were doing something wrong. When we explained this to our waitress, it turns out this was the owner and her was stressed about the game and the band they had coming in later in the night because of the crowd they normally have follow them. If you are that concerned do not book that kind of group to perform. The place is not large enough for the types of groups that they book. And if they are an official Blackhawks bar, which they are not as they are not on the list on the Blackhawks website, and do specials for the games, they shouldn’t book bands at all!
As we were leaving, I was finishing a drink and walking away from the table but not leaving the place yet, the manager and owner rudely grabbed the glass from my hand and stating that I couldn’t take the glass with me, which I wasn’t! I paid for the drink in the glass and I was finishing the drink in the glass. I was not happy about that. There is no reason to treat your paying customers like that.
I wish things would be different but they have lost my business because of the owner.

I only stopped in for lunch during the week so I don’t know how this place gets when a sporting event or live music is going on. (That’s why I’m only giving it 4 stars) The place is very big with lots of TVs. There is a bar in the back if you’re just coming in for a beer. I ordered just a plain hamburger with cheese and got a HUGE burger. (See picture). It was a double. I asked the guy if he made a mistake and he said, «No we want to set ourselves apart from other places so all our hamburgers are doubles.» The meat was top quality beef and the bun tasted like they just baked it. It was more than I needed to eat, but it was so good I had to finish it. I’d definitely come back.

If you’re looking to suck down beer while playing darts, this place is OK. Freaks me out the kids sit in around the bar at the high tables… And shoot baskets next to me while I’m having a night out. I went out to get a break from my kids ;-(. Besides that, the food is awful. I did take my 3 sons here for wings once, they love them some wings… Youch, they were even grossed out.
I’d recommend this place redefine itself… It’s trying to be a kid friendly place, have live music, have games kids like mixed with bar games and be a sports bar. They need to call John Taffer… The place can be salvaged, but needs a good clean up, a complete food overhaul, a remodel to put all that wasted space to use and a solid branding based on the changes.

Nice atmosphere and really big place, but it was like a smelly ghost town. We stopped in last Friday night and this place was absolutely dead, and stinky. Maybe 25 people there. Not sure if this is the trend or not but at that rate I can’t imagine this place staying in business. But as I mentioned, this place also smells! Like sewage. My guess is their drains aren’t filled. Check your p-​traps please!
Beer buckets were decently priced but when our waitress brought us «frosty» glasses there was a monstrous hair strewn across the top of one of them, and mine had a lemon seed permanently stuck to the bottom of the glass – on the inside. That was a nice little treat to discover upon my last sip. Our waitress was kind enough to deduct $ 5 off of our bill but it doesn’t make up for that being completely gross. And the frost wasn’t even real – like a fake coating to make them look cold. Nice.
All in all, it’s a sports bar. And if you’ve seen one you’ve pretty much seen them all. This place definitely needs something that sets them apart from the rest. And some air fresheners.

My wife and I are both originally from Bartlett, but have long since moved. Yet, every time we’ve been in the area or passing through, we stop at Bannerman’s out of sheer nostalgia about how good their wings are. That nostalgia, however, masks the fact that our orders are consistently, and unapologetically, botched.
I’ve never had a single meal served without error in one form or another, be it take-​out or sit-​down. It’s ranged from sauce missing, a size of an order being bigger or small than asked for to downright entire items missing! We’d long since stopped getting wings take-​out because I got tired of getting home to Schaumburg to realize my order had been screwed up, yet again.
The last straw was during a recent visit when my wife ordered bone-​in wings. About two wings in, she found hair wrapped around a wing as though it’d been there while spun in the sauce. I tried to give Bannerman’s the benefit of the doubt, but with her hair cut short and pulled back, there was little recourse. That, in combination with every messed up order over the course of about 3 years, finally and completely squelched any lingering fond memories either of us had for the place.
The server was extremely sweet and apologized, removing the order from the bill after we asked her to discard my wife’s wings, but when we asked to see the manager, he didn’t so much as look in our direction.
There are plenty of bars, pubs, wherever that one can get a cold beer and hot wings — Bannerman’s just isn’t one of them.

Our friends invited us out to watch the Hawks game tonight. I went to Bannerman’s a few years back for a few cocktails and was unimpressed but I learned tonight that our friends really like to come here for Hawks games.
They have a lot of TVs throughout the entire bar. In fact, I don’t think there is anywhere in this bar that you can sit or stand and not see a television. The games are projected on 6 large screens. The clarity isn’t great but they do the job. The volume of the music is turned down and the sound of the game is turned up during the game. When the Hawks score, they have some red siren type lights that run, they blow a loud horn three times and they play a few seconds of Chelsea Dagger. Whomever is running this whole set up, it’s a lot of fun but try fading out the music when the replays stop and the game resumes. It’s ok if we miss a few seconds of the commentary. The abrupt stop of Chelsea Dagger is not fun and if we’re singing along, it kinda sucks when you just shut it off. It appeared, by scanning the bar, that I was not the only one annoyed by this.
Now, I did peek on Unilocal before coming here tonight and even though the 2.5 star rating didn’t impress me, I went with an open mind as our friends chose the place and I wanted to make up my own mind about it.
We were greeted promptly when we walked through the front door, found our friends and joined them a high top table in the center area of the dining area. I noticed several children here so I’m guessing they are going for a family feel if they allow kids but the place does not look family friendly. It’s bar. Kids don’t really belong in here and if they want to cater to families, then I would suggest a major remodel and layout change. It’s a sports bar, people.
So we were off to a great start with our server. She took our drink order practically while we were sitting down. I was impressed immediately! We grabbed a menu and started to flip through. I asked the server what was good. She recommended the chicken Cesar wrap (something she eats regularly), the broasted chicken and their pizza. I asked if they had soup and she told me they had Chicken Noodle soup tonight. I asked if it was homemade and she informed me it is not. I asked if the pizza is made fresh in house and she said no. So we ended up with the Cesar wrap and the broasted chicken. Our friends split a pizza and they had already had a nacho app before we had arrived. I noticed what was left on the plate from their nachos was a lot of lettuce and the chips you would find at Wrigley Field with that cheese sauce.
I thoroughly enjoyed my broasted chicken and my hubby enjoyed his wrap. My complaint about my meal was the waffle fries were over cooked so they were hard and difficult to eat (side note: there is an upcharge for these fries). He mentioned that his wrap was light on the chicken and heavy on the lettuce. Which, as you know, he RARELY complains, so I’m very certain he was right on the money. Now this stuff isn’t a huge deal but now it gets worse.
After our server dropped off the food, she disappeared for 47 minutes. We know this because the food hit the table at exactly 7pm when the game started and at 7:47, after we looked around for her (or anyone for that matter) she was nowhere to be found. We grabbed an older gentleman who was chatting with some (obviously regular) patrons and asked him if he could help us out since our server is MIA. He asked what we needed and took a drink order from us. She magically appeared as if from nowhere moments after he took our order. I’m guessing he was the manager or possibly the owner because from this moment on, we had 3 different servers (no ours) stop and check on us approximately every 4 – 5 minutes until we left. It was almost annoying now.
Ultimately, our server never cleared ONE dish or glass from our table but everyone else did, I had to have another server get her for us at one point to ask her for refills on water and soda and someone else delivered them. Oh, did I mention that I had my plate sit in front of me with a napkin over it for about 15 minutes and ended up taking it and putting it on an empty table nearby to get rid of it?
Later, we learned that she was serving tables on the complete other side of the bar. Why? We don’t know. I was a server for many years and we always had sections. If you got pulled for a larger party or something, you tell your table that you’re switching to a different section and inform them of who will be their server from that point forward.
Management, please section your serving areas so servers are always nearby all their tables if needed. Ease up on the filler (ie. lettuce) a smaller diameter wrap would have fine but you try to make it appear larger by packing it with iceberg, is unnecessary. Consider looking into food prep as over cooked fries on two plates should have never left your kitchen.
I think this place could actually be something if they worked out the little details!