Description: For a sports fan, there is no better place to watch an athletic event than in a local bar in the community. Baseball on the big screen is the next best thing to being at the ball park. This, however, wasn’t just any baseball game; it was the Boston Red Sox. Add to that, the hype of a legendary rivalry like the Boston Red Sox versus the NY Yankees, and you have the opportunity to really experience the rapid pulse of the city.
Champions is not your typical hotel lobby bar. With 30 TVs and two wide screens, there isn’t a bad seat in the house. You have your choice of “in the bar” or their dining area. In for dinner, I opted for a nice table right in the middle of the action. The place was hoping and jammed full. My wait for a table on this Friday night was about 10 minutes, not bad given that game two of the day’s doubleheader had already started.
I arrived at the bottom of the first inning. The second inning was action-packed, with eight runs scored between the two teams. Still close at 5-4 (Sox), it appeared that it would be a good game for Boston fans. Every time the Yankees got a hit, their fans erupted into loud cheers. And when the Red Sox tagged the runner out at the plate, their fans clapped and hooped it up! It was a fun place to enjoy the game, especially since the patrons were well behaved and respectful of the other fans. High fives all around for the Yankee and Red Soxs fans on this evening.
As for dinner, the menu featured a lot of what you’d expect for a sports bar: hot dogs, grilled chicken, tuna salad, quesadillas, nachos, onion rings, and fried mozzarella sticks. There were also several dinner entrees available, including ribs and blackened fish. I kept it simple, with a juicy 3-pound hamburger and fries. It was better than the average bar fare, with a nice charbroiled flavor throughout. I capped off my meal with strawberry-topped cheesecake, although the brownie delight was quite enticing.
While I didn’t indulge in an adult beverage, I can report that they had a nice selection of beers to include the obligatory Samuel Adams, as well as fully stocked bar.
As busy as the place was, service was exceptional! I was in and out in just about 45 minutes, or roughly an inning and a half.
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