Rivals Sports Grille - Cleveland

They had an awesome bison burger with onion rings. Everyone else had something else.

Came here twice in the past weekend and neither was a good experience. Service was distant and rude. The first waitress seemed confused and annoyed we were there. We had to walk around the restaurant to find someone to help us get our bill paid because she only brought a few checks out before she disappeared for about 15 minutes. Sweet potato fries were good. The second visit wasn’t any better… had the same vibe they didn’t want us there. She just seemed to lack personal skills and didn’t interact well with our table. Wasn’t able to order because it would interfere with the kitchen. Maybe that’s not her fault, but still is an issue with the restaurant as a whole. And when I got the food, I couldn’t eat it because it was incredibly salty. Bad experience overall. But… the sweet potato fries were good.

Portions are huge, which matches the higher prices on the menus, but the food is good.

I was in with my grandma yesterday for lunch, she’s from Berea and I’m from the Youngstown OH area. Wish Youngstown had a sports bar like rivals. For a Saturday Lunch rush the pace was packed with all different age groups of people. I got the Bison Burger when she got the Philly steak. Sports bars in Youngstown try to be the same to one another. If Rivals could have a location in Boardman , Canfield or Austintown , It would work for you guys. We could use a sports bar with a different food perspective.

Food is always great here. The outdoor patio is fantastic during good weather. HUGE selection of great craft beer. Nothing really bad to say about this place. Only minor complaint is the abundance of fruit flies at the inside bar. If you don’t mind some extra protein with your beer food, then it’s a non-issue.