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Where to watch the gamepick

Get out of the house and watch the game at one of these popular sports bars

Metromix staff

September 4, 2008

Where to watch the game

Don't be a pud by watching the game at home alone. Get out and catch your favorite team at one of these popular sports bars.

 

Matthew's East End Grill

pick Matthew's East End Grill

200 East Ave. - Rochester
585-454-4280

Matthew's is located perfectly in the heart of the East End. The mood here is relaxed and friendly. Enjoy chicken wings, burgers, and New York strip steaks while you watch the game and sip on your favorite beer. It's a great place to meet for happy hour or to hold your fantasy draft by plugging into Matthew'sWiFi connection.

Distillery

pick Distillery

3010 S. Winton Road - Rochester
585-339-3010

You'll find a casual dining experience paired with the sports bar atmosphere. The restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, offers take-out or eat-in service. The bar offers daily specials on draft and wine selections and a service/hospitality industry employees night. The Distillery has more than 30 large-screen TVs and on-premise micro-brewing.

The Distillery

pick The Distillery

300 Paddy Creek Circle - Rochester
585-621-1620

You'll find a casual dining experience paired with the sports bar atmosphere. The restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, offers take-out or eat-in service. The bar offers daily specials on draft and wine selections and a service/hospitality industry employees night. The Distillery has more than 30 large-screen TVs and on-premise micro-brewing.

The Distillery

pick The Distillery

1142 Mount Hope Ave. - Rochester
585-271-4105

The restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, offers take-out or sit down service and a kids menu. Senior citizens receive a 20-percent discount on Sunday and Monday until 8:00 p.m. The bar offers daily specials on draft and wine selections and a service/hospitality industry employees night. The Distillery also offers 30+ large screen TVs and on-premise micro-brewing. Hours are: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.(kitchen closes at 1:00 a.m.), Monday through Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (kitchen closes at 12:00 a.m.) on Sunday.

Bathtub Billy's Sports Bar

Bathtub Billy's Sports Bar

630 W. Ridge Road No. 10 - Rochester
585-865-6510

Bathtub Billy's has a "Wall of Fame" showcasing memorabilia, including some from famous sports figures who have visited. Those include local standouts such as speedskating champion Cathy Turner and boxing champion Carmen Basilio, and former Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas. Wings, chicken fingers, burgers, chili, pizza, beef on 'weck ? all your greasy mainstays. There's also a full restaurant menu with salads, pastas and chicken entrees, wraps and pita sandwiches.

T.C. Hooligan's

pick T.C. Hooligan's

809 Ridge Rd. - Webster
585-671-7180

Hooligans serves American cuisine including salads, wraps, quesadillas, burgers and some of the most popular chicken wings in Rochester.

T.C. Hooligans

pick T.C. Hooligans

134 Greece Ridge Center Dr. - Rochester
585-225-7180

TC Hooligans is a sports bar that offers 30 TVs, two pool tables and dart machines. The menu includes nachos, burgers, pizza, salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and more.

Nathaniel's Pub

pick Nathaniel's Pub

251 Exchange Blvd. - Rochester
585-232-8470

Nathaniel's Pub is located in the historic section of Corn Hill, where Nathaniel Rochester, the founder of Rochester, grew up. Nathaniel'sis open daily for lunch and dinner. The sports bar and restaurant also host pre- and post-game parties for the Amerks, Red Wings and Blue Cross Anrea events. Nathaniel'salso host major UFC, boxing and other sporting events on its projection and large screen TVs.

J.W. Prepp & Co

pick J.W. Prepp & Co

729 Park Ave. - Rochester
585-271-7925

Proclaimed as the "biggest small bar in town." The classy-looking Prepps - with its tin ceiling, old light fixtures and generous use of wood trim - appears to be turn-of-the-century. But it's only been a bar since 1981. Before that, it was a garage.Despite its gaudy name, J.W. Prepp Company Ltd. is discreetly hidden behind a laundromat. Take the alley to the left to find the door. The driveway to the right is the door to the Park Bench.

Acme Bar & Pizza

pick Acme Bar & Pizza

495 Monroe Ave. - Rochester
585-271-2263

Located on Monroe Ave, right next to Sports Page, Acme Bar and Pizza is home of the all-day happy hour. Open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon until 2 a.m. Acme has daily 2-for-1 drink specials until 7 p.m. With 13 rotating taps and hundreds of different bottled beers, Acme has a special on beer for every day of the week. Along with pizza (which is available to go), Acme also has other bar grub.

O'Callaghan's Pub

pick O'Callaghan's Pub

470 Monroe Ave. - Rochester
585-271-7190

O'Callaghan's is an Irish pub in the heart of Rochester's Monroe Avenue featuring a small bar menu and weeknight happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m., billiards, darts, internet jukebox, beer pongand multiple satellite TV's. Open 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through Friday and at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Tully's Good Times

Tully's Good Times

1225 Jefferson Road - Rochester
585-272-8900

Tullys is the place to watch the big games. A sports-themed, casual-dining restaurant, Tullys boasts more than 70 TVs tuned to a variety of sports. If the game is on, you can watch it here. While the menu covers all the bases, customer favorites are the Tullys Tenders, in the regular or Buffalo varieties. Youll also want to take a walk though the restaurant to look at the extensive collection of Rochester sports memorabilia.

J.G. Crummer's

pick J.G. Crummer's

1665 Penfield Road - Penfield
585-264-0310

The first thing you'll notice about J G Crummers is the sports memorabilia on the wall. There is a full bar and several big-screen TVs

Rohrbach Brewing Co.

pick Rohrbach Brewing Co.

3859 Buffalo Road - Rochester
585-594-9800

Rohrbach Brewing Company is a restaurant and bar that's open daily

Rookie's Neighborhood Sports

pick Rookie's Neighborhood Sports

2351 Buffalo Road - Rochester
585-429-4665

Feel free to sit by the bar and watch sports on the restaurant's projection screen TVs, or just relax with your meal. A newly added outdoor patio which is great for when the weather is nice. They're open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.

Merchants Grill LLC

Merchants Grill LLC

881 Merchants Rd - Rochester
585-482-2010

The kind of place you go for a cold draft beer and some of the best wings in town. Merchants also offers pool tables and live music on Thursdays and Fridays.

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