G-Daddy’s BBC Bar & Grill

I’ve been here a couple of times, mostly for shows upstairs.
My most recent visit was two days ago. Nothing stands out to me more than how utterly freezing it was inside. I think the fan was meant to keep the musicians comfortable… I know it can get hot, moving around the stage, under bright lights. But it was so cold inside I couldn’t think about anything else. I was wearing a t-​shirt, under a flannel, under a fuzzy North Face jacket, and was still freezing cold. It was 48 degrees outside, and still, the air conditioning was just blasting at everyone upstairs. I certainly wasn’t interested in drinking a beer or anything, with how cold it was.
Previous visits have been… Meh. The bar seems like a pretty typical college bar to me. Do people actually like pool and darts? I guess so. I’ve ordered food, from the bartender who asked what I want to eat, only to be told that THAT particular item had to be ordered at a window… ???
The stage is alright. It’s definitely kind of run down, and there’s a support beam that comes down right in the middle of the stage. Visually, it’s kind of hard to see the whole band.
The venue does a great job with sound, though. Very careful setup and sound check. And they do a better job than most venues at booking and promoting, too.
I really just wish it was nicer inside. :(

I usually like this bar but the bartender was very rude tonight. He was too busy trying to go home. The bar manager (or whoever took the drawer) was also excrement ride to us.

Pretty standard sports bar type atmosphere. G Daddys also has a pretty good menu, I tried the BLT and it was a massive triple stack that came with some pasta salad for a side, both were scrumptious!

Stopped in during the sucky winter weather for a bite to eat and a pint to warm up. Our server was Nicole and she was pretty awesome.
I had the Western burger. I had to send it back because they forgot to dress it as a Western burger. The burger itself was okay, nothing stellar. Pre-​fab thin patty but it did have a decent char on it which was nice. The fries were tasty.
My dining partner had the Reuben. It was solid. The coleslaw was quite good.
The cheese curds rocked and came with both ranch and marinara.
Prices are pretty cheap compared to other places in the area and their nightly food specials seemed really cool so we plan on going back during one of those.
Nice tapper beer selection, but the Abita Turbo Dog was either old or the lines needed cleaning because it tasted off.

Positives: prime location, Pinball and shuffleboard, tv screens everywhere-​when I walked in they were playing the Tulane game so they really have screens to spare! (I went to Tulane so I can say that :) So-​sos: Food, beer prices, atmosphere, the name? If you’re meeting a group for a game or want to play some bar games without a lot of competition it might be worth swinging through, otherwise you might have more luck elsewhere.

Although Unilocal wants me to keep writing, I am going to limit this review to one simple word: Meh.

Place was a dump. Walked in and walked right back out. Wanted to play foosball and watch a little of the basketball game. Place was cluttered and uninviting.

Seriously, I really like this place. They have pretty much anything you want in a Milwaukee bar. Lots of TV’s to watch sports… Check. Great bar food… Check (Burger Hell on Wednesdays is always super fun!). Friday Fish Fries… Check. Relatively cheap drinks… Check. Pool tables, foosball, ski ball… check!
There is plentiful seating and an outdoor patio which is fun in the summer and full of the smokers in the winter. They have shuttle buses to Summerfest and Bradford Beach for the Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day.
They have a second floor where bands perform, awesome for local bands and fun to check out. This is a great spot to people watch, especially on Halloween :)
I recommend coming to Burger Hell on Wednesdays and the sweet potato fries. It’s all bar food but it is delicious and made-​to-​order.
Although I may not visit BBC as often as I use to, I always enjoy myself when I am here. Fish fry is decent and inexpensive, worth checking out. A fun place to be on a Friday or Saturday evening, or for a football (Packer/​Badgers) game.

Hockey fans: apparently this is a Red Wings bar; but don’t let that deter you, all the fans I met there were just having fun, tossing some back, and talking hockey.
Only con I have is that it can get a little douchey some times, but you are gonna have that almost anywhere.
Good place to watch a game.

Solid bar food. The reuben + sweet potato fries? Quite good. It’s just a shame this place is not at all my scene; I’m old,* out of touch and live in Bay View.
HOWEVER, don’t let that discourage you. BBC might be your scene if:
— you’re a bro
— you just turned 21
— you exclusively listen to Eminem and/​or hip hop from the early aughts
— you’re OK with mediocre service
An exception: I came here once last summer and drank a beer on the patio. It was midday on a Saturday and I didn’t get any barely-​legal-​bro vibes. In fact, it was a pleasant experience. So maybe this place just depends on the time and day.
When I came back a few weeks ago for food on a week night, I felt like I was transported backwards in time simultaneously to middle school (when the music blaring from the speakers was initially popular), and to college (a time when bartenders ID’d me. [Then again, since I moved to Wisconsin I’ve learned that hardly anybody gets carded around here].)
The service: It was lousy. Our server was monumentally irritated that we asked for a food menu. I even started to feel bad for ordering food, until I remembered I was at a place that sells food – a place that promotes its food offerings, even, with things like a menu and Groupons and Living Social deals. All said, service was slow and unfriendly.
I won’t be rushing back to BBC.
*Maybe I’m exaggerating my senility. I turned 21 in recent-​ish memory. If I were a UW-​M student, I’d probably hang at BBC – why not? But it just felt a little too young when I stopped in the other night. It’s like, when you live in a college town and you’re finally legal to drink, sometimes you (royal you) try a little too hard. You get a little too dressed up to go to a crappy sports bar, and then you get a little too loud after only two Miller Lites, because you’re 21 – 22 and that’s just what happens. We’ve all been there (or maybe we haven’t, but I have). If you’ve graduated from that life stage, I suggest taking your business to a different watering hole.

Pretty cool laid back bar. pizza burger was way better than expected and awesome onion rings

Buy a drink and get a free summerfest shuttle ticket. G-Daddy’s, you got me at three stars.

Wednesday night = hamburger hell! $ 1.50 burgers and $ 1.00 fries. Not a bad deal for a precooked ¼ pound patty with cheese on it. It’s a bar with a good location if you’re hanging around the East Side.
Service is pretty good and the bar has a nice selection of options.

I have visited cheaper, cleaner and more friendly bars in the same area, yet week after week I find myself at BBC.
The only specials that I often use are the $ 4.50 for 10 chicken wing deal and $ 2 PBrs on Thursdays starting at 6 pm. This works out really well for us because we bowl in the neighborhood the same evening. (There are other weekday specials too).
The wings are a nice size and 10 fill me up every time.
The bar itself isn’t at all fancy, but has many pool tables, dart boards, air hockey and foosball games. A couple bar tenders are super nice, but a few times I have seen, and been a victim of, their occasionally enforced $ 15 minimum purchase if you use a debit/​credit card. It appears they only enforce this depending on what kind of mood they are in. It can be really inconvenient if you don’t know about it and are in a hurry (they always ask if you want to start a tab, but never tell you about the minimum purchase). I witnessed 1 woman, innocently, say she did not know about it and the bartender condescendingly told her «well, it’s posted!.» The same bartender is not at all helpful and she will talk with her friends and take for ever to get your order even when they are not busy. She seems to really hate her job.
Other than that I always enjoy my time here. It’s a cool place to meet up and watch sports. As mean as the one bartender is, there is a person who works at the other bar area who is incredibly nice and great at bar tending.

Whatever they did to their fish fry in the last couple months is A+. Their fish is delicious and their fries are tasty. It was good before, but it was great last night.
It’s also very reasonably priced. You have a choice of cod or perch. You get two huge pieces of fish, and one smaller piece. You get a lot of fries, coleslaw, and a piece of rye bread. It’s like $ 9 or something.
I have never been there for anything but fish fry dinner. I never go for late night drinking purposes, so if you do have to go, go for the fish.

Descriptive phrase: fun and loud with-​friends bar.
G-Daddy’s BBC Bar & Grill is one of those places you go with a bunch of friends after you’re a few drinks deep.
I did just that on a Friday night a few weeks back. Pretty packed inside by 11PM but not where you felt uncomfortable. Loud, but not obnoxious. Busy, but the bartenders were quick.
The beer choices were pretty good, and I respect any Milwaukee locale that still has Schlitz on tap.
They have 3 pool tables at $ 1 a piece. Can’t beat that. Plenty of seating at high-​top tables too.
If you’re going out around North Ave, G-Daddy’s will start (or end) your night off right.

What the hell happened here? I remember this place as the Bombay Bicycle Club, a sort of eclectic, quirky, interesting place to go. Dark and a bit run down, but in an appealing way. Sheesh, I leave the city, and 25 years later everything goes to hell.
Now, it’s the BBC (not to be confused with the actually interesting UK BBC). What, did it slim down, and is now going by an acronym?
Today, it’s filled with TVs, video games and other loud, clanging stuff. Blaring sports games. Now, I understand the appeal of a place for ADD people who need to be constantly entertained, I’m just not one of them. I can be perfectly happy with a $ 2 can of PBR and conversation with the person/​people I’m with.
On the plus side, the place was clean, and so were the bathrooms. Just not my cup of tea, and I come to Milwaukee so infrequently, I may not be back. Take my review in the spirit of this.

I’m going to start an air hockey league, you guys.

Friends and i were out on a weekend and decided to stop in to G-Daddy’s. I should have read reviews about this establishment before stopping in.
G-Daddy’s is not a bad place. For me, it was really loud and crowded and the food tasted like bar food. You know, greasy stomach filling and about a hour later stomach cramping and churning. At times this is exceptable and believe me this was not one of those times!
I ordered the chicken and the won ton cheese sticks. The food was ok maybe even sub par. The food was also reasonably priced cant complain there. G-Daddy’s is a good place to hang out watch a game etc. I felt like i walked into a frat party that night.
I have read that G-Daddy’s is different on the weekdays as oppposed to the weekend. So maybe catch some playoff basketball or monday and thursday night football next time with a couple of apps of something… until then?

After reading many of the reviews for BBC, I was prepared to walk into the seventh circle of hell. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I discovered a pro football fan’s dream on a Sunday afternoon!
BBC has several designated areas depending on your rooting interests. There was plenty of room set aside for fans of the Packers & Bears, and an upstairs area for those with a gluttony for punishment — otherwise known as Lions fans! I attended with a few folks who hail from Buffalo, so we spent most of our time downstairs in the Bills Backers «Pit» for a recent game. While the establishment may cater to a few pockets of fans, every early game was televised somewhere in the bar. I found the staff to be helpful in changing channels based on our preferences (which often changed from quarter to quarter).
The food was reasonably priced and featured a menu of the typical pub-​style food. While I enjoyed a grilled cheese sandwich, my companions tried the black and blue burger, fries, and salad options. Some time I will have to return and try the patty melt against the better wishes of my doc :-) Our waitress was polite, offered good recommendations for those of us first-​timers, and genuinely seemed to enjoy our presence.
I can see this place having a completely different atmosphere on a Friday or Saturday evening — thus leading to the many sub-​par reviews. I am sure a different crowd graces the bar stools and floor space. But for three hours on a Sunday afternoon, I enjoyed my visit and will probably return again during football season.