20/20 Sports Bar And Grill

Closed. Unfortunately this
Place has closed down. In the beginning it was an awesome place but that just goes to show you not going to take in money because it’s a sports bar. There food was in edible, drinks syrupy and not made well. And now it’s closed. Wish they woulda gotta it right.

²⁰⁄₂₀ is closed and will reopen in early December under new ownership.
The bar is being remodeled and a new menu is being developed.
It is regrettable that the transfer of the bar will be during the early part of football season. But new owners would rather have the bar done right before opening.
Jimmy’s Bar & Grill will be the new place to enjoy a great meal and watch all your sporting events. We look forward to seeing you at the opening.

Soo basically I never write reviews. But this place deserves my first bad review. I’ll sum it up so it can give you idea of what you will get.
— no napkins or utensils the entire dinner.
— lettuce on my burger was turning brown.
–my burger didn’t come with a lot of sweet potato fries and the few given were really greasy.
— waiter asked my friend for more water… never got it… Then the waiter ask him again like she never asked.
— there was a 4 foot speaker right in front of my seat. Luckily we left about 5 minutes before there started doing karaōke. Which would of blown out my ears forsure.
This place is just asking for more disasters.

I am SO SAD to have to write this. SO Sad. This is one of those «if I could give zero stars, I would» reviews.
After not going to ²⁰⁄₂₀ for couple of months (dieting does not call for alcohol), and finding out that they changed management, we decided to go check it out. We really loved the staff that they started out with when they first opened, so we weren’t expecting much. But I did not expect it to be that bad…
We get in around 10pm, there were maybe 4 other customers. There were two bartenders in the bar and country music was playing. When I walked in, I wanted to walk back out. Okay, we will give it a shot. We take a seat at the bar and ordered one Long Island and one Long Beach. I don’t know if they are experienced bartenders or not, but they didn’t know how to make a Long Beach. After telling them what it was and watching them pour grade D alcohol into the glasses, they tell us they didn’t have any sours. UM… you ARE a bar, right? So they suggested lemonade. Okay… lemonade is fine. and then they tell us they don’t have cranberry juice. At this point, sigh, whatever, make it a Long Island.
I should’ve just walked out after the first sip because that drink tasted like piss.
They also did NOT have any food. They kept advertising on Facebook that they had fresh, made from scratch food, yet when we went they said they didn’t have ANY food. The dude next to us kept telling us that he just went into the kitchen and there was NOTHING in there. So this pisses me off that they were advertising for food, even still today. So I’m sorry, its either frozen food that you deep fried or thrown into the oven.
I did not finish my nasty ass drink. I tried, really hard. My SO and I never let alcohol go to waste but it was THAT BAD.
Oh. So when I tried to pay, I watched them swipe my card about 5 times on the IPad, to no avail. After what seemed like 10 minutes, they finally got the transaction through but they couldn’t find a PEN. At this point, I’m like, PLEASE LET ME JUST PAY CASH SO I CAN GET OUT OF HERE!
So 30 minutes, half of a nasty drink, and $ 26 later, we got out as soon as we can and we are never coming back.
I’m so sad that what ²⁰⁄₂₀ used to be is not what is it anymore. We used to come to this place once a week, sometimes 3 times a week. I spent my very fun Halloween and New Years Eve there last year. It was one of my favorite local places to go. Good luck guys but please stop lying to us on social media. I’m also leaving my old 5-​star review because I want people to know how good it used to be, and how much potential they had.
Oh what the hell? I just realized that we paid $ 26 for 2 drinks? TWO NON-​PREMIUM DRINKS FOR $ 13 EACH? I wanted to get out of there so quickly I just paid the bill and left but $ 13 for ONE DRINK? New owners of 20/​20, get a clue!

I grew up around the corner so I know the property since it was a gas station long ago. Businesses, all restaurants, in that particular section of the structure (smaller suites upstairs) since the building was constructed have had very limited success. Would be interested to know if the same owner operated all the businesses, trying his hand at something new when the previous one failed.
I’m going to keep this simple and to the point. Go there to drink beer and wine at the bar and maybe watch a sporting event or play billiards with friends. Food and service both are lacking and cocktails can seem overly complicated to staff. If I still lived in the immediate neighborhood, it might be my local bar for a nightcap but I’m not going out of my way to stop in.

Bad service, mediocre food.
We weren’t seated upon arrival, it took 10 minutes to get us menus, another 10 to order, nearly an hour for average food. It wasn’t too busy either & they seemed understaffed.
There are tons of TVs so the games kept me occupied and made the wait bearable.
Created my own burger, got the biggest patty option and had mushrooms and grilled onions added. Burger was small and nothing special. Sweet potato fries were good, but for nearly $ 10, I could’ve got better and more food at fast food joint.
My friends nachos were pretty good though and the owner seems nice. Disappointed with the whole experience however and I’m pretty easy to please.

Drinks: The basics are ok but don’t get to crazy ordering or you’ll be stuck with cough syrup for $ 8
Music: They have a nice jukebox full of good stuff. Never been on weekends I think there is a DJ
Game: A few flat screens will hold whatever major game that’s on
Bartenders: See Above under «Drinks»
Atmosphere: Never crowded all ages. If your on a date and want to grab a quick drink, good place to stop. It’s not loud at all. You can actually talk over drinks.
Food: Poor. Clearly frozen. I picture the chef having some of their own recipes that would work, but forced to microwave breaded chicken strips. Cut the menu down and add quality. The area residents will gladly pay for better food.
Overall: The space is rather large. Half Restaurant? Half Bar? The layout doesn’t allow for the two areas to mingle at any hour. Utilize the back portion (restaurant) by removing many of the tables. Put in a Touch computer bar game. The space is so large a basketball shot game will work nice.

The servers need to up their skills. We had to wait a while before we were taken care of. Beer glasses are a little on the small side.
The only good thing I could say was they had the Pac 12 Network and the buffalo wings were great.

It’s a sports bar because of the TVs and beer. It’s in a location that has seen a lot of restaurants fail because of the space. It’s a gigantic space with really tall ceilings that feels cold and empty no matter how many people are there, The tired old décor doesn’t help either, nor does the fact that it’s so big the bar and the table area seem like two different places.
The food is frozen stuff warmed up. Don’t order anything fancy or expect anything good. The whole «20÷20» theme of 20 beers, 20 hot dogs, or something like that isn’t something they actually pay any attention to, and no one really seems to know what the last 20 stands for. It’s a shame, though, I could really imagine a nice compact menu of good food — but instead they went for a hodgepodge of frozen appetizers you can get at a random day at Costco. After trying the appetizers, we changed our mind about ordering dinner.
But on the good side, the staff is really trying hard. The waitress we had was so smiley and nice you just wanted to hug her to death. She was the one with the really short hair.

Okay.sad. I actually liked this place when I went before. Kind of changed my mind now.
Came here tonight to watch the Lake show with the parentals and a couple of guests.
Arrived around 7. and it’s pretty empty. I’d say about 4 waiters/​waitresses and the owner just walking around. The owner did help us pretty wel, l I can admit, but meh.
We asked for a table for 8 – 10.I like how they only provided 8 chairs. Lol.
Anyway. All of the 4 waiters/​waitresses were just walkin around. and we had to call someone over to get us some service. (My parents like this specific waitress. Short haired gal, but she wasn’t working tonight.) Dad ordered a pitcher of beer, mom ordered a Gin and Tonic, me a mudslide. Generally okay. Not bad.
Dad got some appetizers: fried zucchini, spinach dip, and the chipotle BBQ wings.
–Fried zucchini– sliced pieces of zucchini. and when bitten into, the whole piece comes out. –_​– it was the best appetizer out of the ones we chose. IMO
–Spinach dip– bleh. I did not enjoy it whatsoever. It was like, watery, and it definitely didn’t taste like your normal spinach dip.
Chipotle BBQ wings– my dad loves it. I’m not a fan. We’ll leave it at that.
I didn’t want my dinner to be just fried appetizers. so I ordered me a burger. I got what I got last time which was the turkey burger on ciabatta, grilled onions, American cheese, and guacamole. Got the seasoned fries.
Okay I have never said this about a restaurant.ever.or restaurant food (I’m sorry).it tasted and smelled like dog food. :X & trust me. I know what it smells like. Taste, well you know the smell is like the taste… you get the point. The guacamole was strangely very sour and pasty like. and the turkey patty itself was not appetizing. I actually couldn’t even eat it anymore. I just scraped the onion and cheese off and ate that itself. The fries were pretty good though haha.
It kind of put me in a bad mood LOL. And they charge 50 cents for ranch. wtf? What restaurant charges for ranch!!! That’s just uncool.
My sis ordered their fish and chips, which my mom and dad both warned her to cancel it after they heard what she ordered (10 min later), but it was too late.
She got 3 pieces of battered fish, and obv fries. The fish was FLAT. Like. flatter than a pancake.like.flatter than an oreo, and majority was the batter. There was so much space in between the fish and the batter…& super oily.
The positive.
The owner changed all the t. vs to the Laker show, and actually put the game on the speakers so we were able to hear it. & that’s about it LOL.
Idk, maybe they were having an off night or something. but it was just completely OFF.
Not sure if I want to make another trip here. :/​
–edit–
If you check in, you get 25% off any food item (which the manager mentioned it as for appetizers only).and they didn’t take it off the bill. I left early. and my parents didn’t notice until they got home. –_​_​_​_​_​_​– dropped a star.

I came here with a bunch of friends on a Fri night. Not very busy, but I guess maybe that’s because it’s pretty new.
When we came in, we were seated, and a group of people came over, offering samples of red velvet vodka. Not bad.
We ordered drinks and food. The appetizers were pretty good – wings, ravioli, especially the samosas. The build your own ²⁰⁄₂₀ burger was pretty bad though. All the toppings were decent. But I’ve had better frozen burgers from the grocery store.
Plenty of big tvs. There was a guy playing live music who was entertaining as well. Oh, and free popcorn!

My friends suggested we come here for the Lakers game last night so we cruised in 30 minutes before game time and the place was pretty empty. The staff was very friendly and we had a ton of tables to choose from. We settled in the back and ordered our drinks… rum and cokes. To eat we ordered Chicken Nachos, Zucchini, Potato Skins and a Pizza. The Nachos and the Potato Skins were the best. The Zucchini was kind of flavorless and the Pizza was greasy and they probably used a pre-​made frozen dough.
With four drinks and the appetizers the bill came to over $ 60.00. The drinks were $ 7.00 each which I thought was a little steep and they even charged .50 cents for extra ranch and salsa. That’s really nickel and diming the customer a bit much.

My new sports bar of choice!
Their onion rings are bomb!!! Well… the first time I went they were better for some reason… maybe different chefs? The crab cakes were too mayonnaise-​y, but I didn’t really order that lol
I like the less dive-​y environment for a sports bar and the food selection is pretty awesome. You can build your own burgers and hot dogs and whatnot.
My friend likes their happy hour, but I haven’t been there for HH yet, so I don’t know what the deals are like.
If you buy a drink you can get a game of pool for $ 1, which I think is nice. They have some pretty nice beer selection on tap… but I don’t drink much, so I’ll trust my friends when they say it’s good.
It isn’t too crowded, so I’m kind of worried about the lifespan of this place. But I hope it stays open forever because my friends and I love this place and we’ll definitely be back a lot!

Due the location (and proximity to my house), I was really hoping that ²⁰⁄₂₀ would be a great local place to hang out but unfortunately the service and food did not deliver.
Right outta the gate — the name is whack. When I asked the server why they called it ²⁰⁄₂₀ she told me it was because they have 20 beers, 20 appetizers and 20 flat panel TVs. She then went on to tell me that they were currently out of 5 – 6 different beers and at least 2 – 3 items from the appetizer menu. WTF? I’m not sure who’s doing the purchasing but it’s obviously «amateur hour» or they don’t have enough cash flow to keep their inventory levels up. Regardless of the reason, it was super frustrating that a place that brags about having 20 beers and 20 appetizers can’t live up to the name of their own establishment. SUGGESTION: Retrain or fire the person responsible for purchasing or tweak your menu to reflect your current cash flow. Perhaps, you should call the place «Sometimes We Have it Bar and Grill?»
The Good: The beer they did have was ice-​cold and to their credit, they do have a lot of TVs playing sports, although I think it’s worth noting that the largest TV in the joint was playing reruns of «Two and Half Men!» Really? I didn’t realize Charlie Harper was an athlete, haha.
The Bad: The food is mediocre at best. It’s basically frozen, microwavable bar food. I would be willing to bet that nothing is made fresh or in-​house. My buddy and I ordered the appetizer platter with mozzarella sticks, fried zucchini, etc. and it was just over-​battered and bland. And, as crazy as this may sound… they literally do not have enough menus to go around — the servers guard them with their lives. The furniture is also cheap (reminds me of old school cafeteria furniture).
The Ugly: Around 8pm a DJ showed up (even though the place was dead) and started playing some techno/​house BS at max volume. I couldn’t even hear my buddy talk. We were literally yelling at each other while we finished our drinks and waited on the check. It was beyond annoying. What are you trying to be? A sports bar or a dance club? Nobody was dancing or seemed interested but the DJ just kept on spinning. Even our server said it was the most annoying part about working there.
The place obviously lacks a brand identity and I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the owners struggling to get customers in the door. Just my two cents, but I certainly do not think the answer is trying to have a hybrid sports bar /​dance club on 190^th and Inglewood in N. Redondo. If you look at the demographic of the neighborhood, they should be focusing their time and attention on running a proper sports bar with tasty food, ice-​cold beer and cocktails. SUGGESTION: Cut the menu down a bit until you get a foothold; this will not only take some pressure off of your kitchen staff but it will save you a few bucks as well. Remember, you can’t be all things to all people so drop the DJ and focus on doing a few things GREAT!
Like I said — due to the proximity, I want this place to be succeed! I would like nothing better than to have a place to hang out that is only blocks from my house versus having to go down to Pier Avenue to watch the big games. That said, ²⁰⁄₂₀ has a lot of work to do to earn my business consistently.

Not very packed and very chill. If you’re looking to go somewhere and meet someone, this is not the place. You can go and catchup on the football game, have a beer, and enjoy conversation with a friend.
The beer bottles are interesting… it’s a tiny bottle (maybe it’s Asian?). If you check-​in, you can get 15% off your entrée! Score! Thanks Unilocal

What’s not to love about this place? It’s a block from my house, which means that no DUI for moi. That means I can eat and drink to my heart’s content. Now I’m not an alcoholic or anything of the sort, but it’s nice to know that my options are open. If I get tired, too drunk or anything, I can just go home. It’s great though because there has never been a bar in this ever changing location. The Malaysian restaurant was there for a while, but one day it was gone and up came ²⁰⁄₂₀ Sports Bar.
Besides all the great location business, they’ve got pretty good drink specials. Beer pints are $ 5.50 and include microbrews. Schooners are $ 8.50 in case you’re looking for something a little extra. Pitchers of Fat Tire were $ 16 and they are very nicely sized. They give you cold cups that go with it to enhance your experience.
Food was pretty decent. I’ve tried their pizza… their dough is very doughy, which I respect. I’m not going to say it’s the best artisan pizza I’ve had, but I loved the dough. The sampler was great… I tried the jalepeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, samosas, and potato skins. If you didn’t notice, it’s very bar-​ish food then with random Indian dishes mixed in, which is because I think the owners are Indian. The nachos were pretty good too. I would say all their food is pretty decent. Nothing is particularly spectacular from what I’ve tried, but when looking at this place considering everything. It’s got pretty good food with decent priced drinks.
Enjoy the only bar in this area of Torrance/​Redondo Beach.

Monday night football. bar hopping, Stop #3.
I walk in with my date and almost walked back out when we saw the huge biker guys taking up half of the bar and just a few other people. After the games, everything is pretty much dead around here. So we decide to stay, since it’s my first time here.
We sit at the bar. the bartender looks so darn familiar so I ask, «Where do I know you from?» I couldn’t figure it out and got my date jealous in the process. Anyway, the bartender, made a very good spicy Margarita and was very friendly.
The place has potential. especially after the bartender told me they’re one of the few sports bars that will be able to play the Laker games. Plus, working on their license and soon will have entertainment every night. bands, karaōke, etc.
My date was on Sheriff mode and kept hearing the biker guys talking about us. like wanting to «fist pump» with my date. I guess he looked «Jersey Shore» to them. It must have been the muscles and the spiked up hair. haha. So we decided to head out of there before things got ugly.
BTW. figured out why the bartender looked familiar. online dating profile. I found him more interesting than my date. He’s a hottie!
I’ll be back. It is now added to my list of local bar hopping stops.

They got the Pac-​12 network. So while Direct TV and Verizon are jerking their customers around, I come here to watch my Bruins.
Next time? Next weekend.

A friend had invited me to watch the football game somewhere so I suggested this place because I noticed it earlier this week while driving by. It’s a new sports bar that replaced the old Malaysian restaurant that had seemed to be on this corner for years.
I think the place has a cool vibe to it. I instantly noticed the popcorn machine where you could get complimentary pop corn which was a nice touch. There are also two pool tables to play on.
The sound is really amplified in this place because of the acoustics due to the wood panel floors and high ceilings so don’t expect a nice quiet meal here, besides when is a sports bar ever quiet.
They have television sets on most of the walls. One draw back though is that the biggest screen is actually a projection screen so it wasn’t as crisp or bright as all the other smaller LCD flat screens strewn all over the place.
In terms of the menu, I was impressed with the extensive offerings of both typical bar food and some unique ones such as crab cakes, vegetable spring rolls, vegetable samosas and chicken/​beef skewers. They also had several salads, a kid menu at $ 5.95 a plate, entrée’s such as Cajun Salmon Filet, Kung Pao or Orange Chicken and even Chicken Marsala plates. You could also order Filet Mignon and New York steak plates as well which was interesting.
They also had a build your own ²⁰⁄₂₀ Burgers which is similar to Stacked or The Counter as well as build your own hot dogs, pizzas and quesadillas.
One think is I don’t think they have a happy hour because I didn’t see anything mentioned anywhere but for drinks, they had wines, martinis, bottled and draft beer.
The waitresses take orders on iPads which are sent wirelessly to the kitchen. I was impressed as another server brought out our drinks that we had just ordered while we were still finishing our food order.
I had the Quarter Angus Burger and fries which went for $ 7.95. I selected the sweet potato fries, a brioche bun, cheddar cheese and green leaf lettuce as my burger toppings. You also have a choice of either curly fries or seasoned fries. My server also said that I was also able to add 2 extra toppings so I chose sautéed mushrooms and bacon.
My friend ordered a lettuce wrap burger which for some odd reason cost him $ 9.95 and when we asked the waitress why, she didn’t seem to know the answer. I didn’t think this was a very good value so if you happen to be gluten-​intolerant, I’m sorry to say you’re out of luck.
One of the wait staff was walking around passing out samples of their special beer called Batch 19 which he said was a pre-​prohibition recipe and a house special. I took a swig of it and thought it had a smooth and slightly sweet taste to it which I liked.
The wait staff was really attentive always checking in with us. I even suspect the owner was walking around asking everyone how they were which was appreciated.
There’s parking on the lot and in addition, they have basement parking. The lot is kind of tricky though because it seems all the entrances and exits from and to the streets seem to be barely wide enough for two cars so you really have to be careful turning into the lot from the street to park or while you are exiting.
I’m glad the area finally has a sports bar that offers a nice variety of food in addition to typical bar food. I enjoyed watching the game while eating and would probably come back again.

Today was the first Monday Night Football game of the year.
«The Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers.»
We had a HUGE group meet up at ²⁰⁄₂₀ to cheer on the Raiders. Prior to arranging such an event, Nick L. and I considered several different elements. They included space, TVs, surround sound, food, air conditioning, internet speed, and most importantly drink specials.
²⁰⁄₂₀ nailed damn-​near all of these elements. First things first, ²⁰⁄₂₀ is a very nice sports bar. The high ceilings and projection wall screens make it an absolute competitor amongst sports bar.
This is how it went:
The GOOD:
The food, drink specials, bar, TVs, and surround sound were all 5 Star quality. They have 2 8′ projections screens inside as well as about ten 42′ plasmas. With respect to food, I had the Chicken Fried Rice. It was absolutely bomb! It had an Indian flavor to it. Trust me, it was 5-​Star grub. The owner, Sam came over and introduced himself to us which I thought was a great touch. I appreciate service.
The Bad:
The air conditioning sucked so it was hot. Although our waitress Arial worked her ass off, they were also understaffed; BIG TIME. My fried rice took over an hour. My fiancé’s beer took 45 minutes. I blamed that on managerial staff for being cheap and not bringing in more help for Monday Night Football.
On a side note, and this could be because the Raiders were playing– there were a ghetto element in there that never even ordered anything. They just took up a table and watched TV. Get a job!
That should do it for 20.20. Ill be going back. Good job Arial.