Pots Bar & Grill

This is my first review of Pots, but have been here about 6 or 7 times.
Pots is really an interesting place… You really never know what you’re going to get.
Of the 5 times I have been there, I will say the venue was everything from CRAZY CRAZY busy to You could set off a Nuke and no one would get hurt. Don’t know or understand why, the food is decent, I really like the pizza there, its almost on par with Royal Pizza in my opinion. The service has always been TOP NOTCH, to the point one evening the waitress asked if my date and I would like some privacy and we said yes, she just said wave if you need anything, it was wonderful.
Ok, so food: really good
Seating: Not bad, the booths are ok (tables not moveable within the booths), the regular seeing is hard wood chairs so long durations will give you a numb butt (can be remedied by copious amounts of alcohol ;))
The parking is really good, I have never had issue, there is a large parking lot next to the building and on the street as well as across the street is a mall parking lot.
Pots has put on specialty events before (like mothers day brunch), and the brunches have always been good food.
My only complaints fall to the seating, the hard chairs are not inviting for a long visit with friends, the booth tables not being moveable are not good for larger folk (like myself), outside of that I like Pots and will continue to support a great local business!

So, I’m now on a quest to see where the hidden gems in this tiny city really are, and Pots is definitely one of them.
Having lived in the University of Alberta campus area for a number of years, I’d venture to say this place is probably most reminiscent of Avenue Pizza, but with WAY better food. They’ve got a huge amount of parking, and a nice, large dining room layout that looks like it’d be fantastic for huge groups or parties (and judging by the softball teams drifting in during our meal, that assessment was spot on). Plenty of TVs around to watch whatever game is on, but not blaring so that you can still carry on a conversation.
I mentioned this in my tip, but they’ve got a number in their menu that if you text, you have the chance to win a free appetizer from their GIANT (borderline overwhelming) menu, obviously excluding the giant sampler platter. We opted for a free plate of nachos, which didn’t disappoint, and actually came with bacon on it — one of those little things that is so simple and great in a «why the hell didn’t I think of that» way.
As I mentioned, the menu is extensive, and I was stuck between a number of different items (oh well, that just mean’s I’ll have to come back again!), but went with my gut. My club sandwich was probably enough for two people, which meant I had post-​work leftovers for the next day, and our waitress was polite and kept our glasses filled consistently throughout the visit.
I can’t wait to come back and try something else — a couple other tables had those sampler platters, and they looked friggin’ spectacular!

Seriously the best wings around and their steak night is second to none.