Woody's Sports Cafe

I've heard of sports bars, but what is a sports cafe? This "sports café” called Woody's Sports Cafe recently opened up in my neck of the woods, in a shopping center that has a history of minimal traffic. I was and still am skeptical of how successful a sports café can be. The décor of the restaurant was like an upscale Weck’s with a bunch of TVs. To elaborate on the décor, it’s basically multiple colored tiles that are pretty neutral, bright lighting, and very basic clean walls.

I went in for an early lunch on a Saturday. There were a few patrons in the restaurant about 11 AM. Being what time of year it is and the time of day the “sports” event that kept my attention was poker. I strolled in and was greeted by a young waitress who you could tell that she was an unseasoned server. I bellied up to the counter and the staff at the time was about four from what I could tell: three servers and one cook. Their hours were pretty ambitious, 6 AM to 10 PM, being open for 16 hours a day is pretty crazy, especially for a café like this.

As I looked over the menu, a woman who placed a call in order stood by the front waiting for someone to get her food. She stood there for a few minutes before I turned my head to look or stare at her. I was attempting to subtly tell the staff that she was there. This when on for a few more minutes before the staff even went over to acknowledge her presence in the restaurant. This event occurred despite one of the employees was glued to the TV. My service was OK, but the staff was so used to being unoccupied they basically stood around not being attentive as I would have thought they would have been. There were a few times I ran out of coffee, not that it is a big deal, but being how busy the

I asked my server what was good; she recommended that I get the huevos rancheros or the breakfast burrito. I chose the breakfast burrito. The burrito was a good size, but the taste was nothing to write home about. The tortilla tasted store bought, the cheese was very runny for a burrito, and the amount of meat was very modest. So over all the burrito was OK. I also had a cup of coffee. My total tab was about eight dollars before tip. My brunch was over priced for what I got. Golden Pride would have sold me a much better burrito for a shade under four dollars. This place does not hold a candle to competitors like Weck’s, Frontier, Golden Pride, Albuquerque Tortilla Company, or Sandia Chile Grill.

Not to be a jerk or anything, but this place will be closed in the near future if they do not change their operating hours, prices, menu, or revamp everything. Anyone for an over/under on closing date? The kicker was the "Mission Statement At Woody's Sports Cafe, we create a fun, safe, and moral place for families and our youth to enjoy great food and sports entertainment." I’m all for all this stuff, but it seemed like I was eating a burrito in a prayer group. I would give this place one star out of five.


http://www.woodyssportscafe.com/index.html