Okay, so one of our many pit stops this weekend was Blondies Sports Bar.
I have seen it mentioned in the forums here a bit, but I thought a more in depth description might be needed because there are some good things about this place, as well as a few bad, that members should be aware of.
Blondies is located in the shops adjacent to Planet Hollywood. It is very easy to get to. Your best bet is to come in via the garage and take the escalator to the third floor. From the information booth, you make a right and you can't miss it.
You will notice this place 100ft away at least. As I walk up with my crew I can hear this place screaming "football" and "cheap beer". It is a sight for sure.
Prior to coming out to Vegas, I had arranged a table with the owner (Von) to have a beer pong table reserved. One of our goals for this trip was to hit the best beer pong spot in town and I gambled on Blondies. To his credit, Von is there on Saturday. He is clearly a big Ohio State fan and the bar is currently serving 100 plus of his fellow buckeyes. He says our table isn’t quite ready, but he gets us smaller one and two free pitchers of beer for the wait.
(Score 2 points for Blondies)
I asked the owner prior to coming out if our group would have a problem seeing the games as some sports bars just don't have enough TV love to go around. He said that this would not be a problem.
Well let me tell you that this is NOT an issue. This place is swimming with TV's. 40 inch there, 50 inch there, 60 inch there, and a projector over there. This place is practically bursting with TV's. I am sure it is against some sort of fire code, otherwise I would not have been surprised to find some LCD's on the ceiling.There are so many games going on, on so many different sets, that you WILL NOT have a problem seeing all your favorite games, and you can do this from pretty much anywhere in the "main room"
(Mega TV's, score another 1 Point for Blondies)
Minus the hangovers, we are feeling good about this place. After about 10 minutes, we get our beer pong table. I am told that we can't get our game started until the Ohio State crowd moves out (they are all drunk since there team has racked up 72 points on some nobody team)
“Fine” I say. We can wait another 15 minutes (since we have free beer)
At this point, I decide my crew needs sustenance. They look weary and slightly haggard from the night/morning before and some fatty finger foods are in order.
I ask for my server
Note: all waitresses in Blondies wear cheerleading outfits, so they are easy to spot.
She FINALLY comes over after a 10 minute wait and I can tell right off the bat that she is going to be unhelpful.
There is a vibe that servers give off whether it be at a nightclub, restaurant or bar. The great ones have this wonderful mixture of smiles and energy that says “I am going to earn your tips tonight”.
The bad ones, like this she harpie currently glowering at me scream “I hate all men ages 21-45, I don’t like my job, and your food WILL take a long time to get here”
I ask her if it would be possible to get 2 plates of fries, 2 plates of curly fries, 2 plates of wings and a plate of mozzarella sticks while we wait.
She has the gall to ask “aren’t you going to order lunch or drinks”. I say we are waiting to play beer pong and we will eat lunch later and we will get more drinks as soon as our free beer runs dry.
She says she doubts we will get to play beer pong and walks off. Nice customer service there. We watch a game for a little while and ask where our food is. She eventually brings out the finger foods (the Mozzy sticks have NO dipping sauce) I ask if we could please have some marinara sauce and some water (our crew is hungover after all)
She actually throws an effing groan my way and walks off. This chick is pissing me off at this point.
She comes back with the sauce and 6 bottles of water which she sort of slams on the table while informing me that “water isn’t free here”. I reply that I would be happy to pay for the water.
That’s three strikes for the fake blond harpee.
(and minus 6 for Blondies) This place has tanked in 20 mintues because we can’t get a good server. I ask another cheerleader if we could get some more fries since they are really good (and this place does have really good finger foods).
(good finger foods +1 for Blondies)
She says ya, albeit rudely and walks off.
Gawd these women are bitter. I decide to go to the bar and see about getting some cups for beer pong. I ask if it would be possible to get some more water and some beer for a beer pong game. The bartender is awesome. She is all smiles and goes and checks to see if it is cool to play a game. She comes back and says we will have to wait until the place clears out a little. I am pissed at this point but decide to grab a drink at the bar and wait for the go ahead sign to play beer pong (my buddies have good eats, lots of beer and 50 inch TV’s to keep them company) so I don’t worry about them getting bored (just yet)
The bartender is really nice. We chat, I order a drink. We chat some more. I get another drink. We start BSing about college football. I get another drink I didn't ask for. I ask for the bill for the drinks. It is $5. (Holy S$%!)
I give her 30 dollars and tell her to keep it. She comes back with ANOTHER free pitcher of beer and a free pitcher of water (and a bunch of ice) I ask her how much, she says it’s all good.
I love women who have matured and can deal with the rigors of working in Vegas. This gal rocks!
(score +2 for blondies)
The harpee has returned and sees me carrying the beer, the water and the ice. I smile at her while saying "F%$^ you” with my eyes.
She stares daggers at the bartender and just takes our lunch menus without a word.
We drink, hydrate, eat and then polish off the rest of our ice and water. We could not finish all the free beer we recieved. The combination of a cool indoor bar, lots of water, fatty food and college football has reinvigorated my crew. We have been here for almost an hour now. I decide we are never going to get to play beer pong. This is BS because I came here specifically for this reason.
I ask for the check (it is $25 bucks) and I tip the waitress an Andrew Jackson that she REALLY doesn’t deserve but the owner and bartender hooked me up and I don’t want her to have some ammo for them later, so I suck it up.
We leave and thus ends my Blondies experience.
The Good
Cheap Beer
Lots of TV’s
Cool atmosphere
Solid food
Owner will let you call his cell for reservations.
The Bad
Some of the most bitchy waitress and servers I have EVER meet in my life.
Long wait times.
And you can’t play beer pong in a BEER PONG BAR, despite the advertisement of it for their happy hour promo.
Blondies ended up breaking even in my scorecard but I probably would not go back.
Maybe I will try O Shea’s next time.
I have seen it mentioned in the forums here a bit, but I thought a more in depth description might be needed because there are some good things about this place, as well as a few bad, that members should be aware of.
Blondies is located in the shops adjacent to Planet Hollywood. It is very easy to get to. Your best bet is to come in via the garage and take the escalator to the third floor. From the information booth, you make a right and you can't miss it.
You will notice this place 100ft away at least. As I walk up with my crew I can hear this place screaming "football" and "cheap beer". It is a sight for sure.
Prior to coming out to Vegas, I had arranged a table with the owner (Von) to have a beer pong table reserved. One of our goals for this trip was to hit the best beer pong spot in town and I gambled on Blondies. To his credit, Von is there on Saturday. He is clearly a big Ohio State fan and the bar is currently serving 100 plus of his fellow buckeyes. He says our table isn’t quite ready, but he gets us smaller one and two free pitchers of beer for the wait.
(Score 2 points for Blondies)
I asked the owner prior to coming out if our group would have a problem seeing the games as some sports bars just don't have enough TV love to go around. He said that this would not be a problem.
Well let me tell you that this is NOT an issue. This place is swimming with TV's. 40 inch there, 50 inch there, 60 inch there, and a projector over there. This place is practically bursting with TV's. I am sure it is against some sort of fire code, otherwise I would not have been surprised to find some LCD's on the ceiling.There are so many games going on, on so many different sets, that you WILL NOT have a problem seeing all your favorite games, and you can do this from pretty much anywhere in the "main room"
(Mega TV's, score another 1 Point for Blondies)
Minus the hangovers, we are feeling good about this place. After about 10 minutes, we get our beer pong table. I am told that we can't get our game started until the Ohio State crowd moves out (they are all drunk since there team has racked up 72 points on some nobody team)
“Fine” I say. We can wait another 15 minutes (since we have free beer)
At this point, I decide my crew needs sustenance. They look weary and slightly haggard from the night/morning before and some fatty finger foods are in order.
I ask for my server
Note: all waitresses in Blondies wear cheerleading outfits, so they are easy to spot.
She FINALLY comes over after a 10 minute wait and I can tell right off the bat that she is going to be unhelpful.
There is a vibe that servers give off whether it be at a nightclub, restaurant or bar. The great ones have this wonderful mixture of smiles and energy that says “I am going to earn your tips tonight”.
The bad ones, like this she harpie currently glowering at me scream “I hate all men ages 21-45, I don’t like my job, and your food WILL take a long time to get here”
I ask her if it would be possible to get 2 plates of fries, 2 plates of curly fries, 2 plates of wings and a plate of mozzarella sticks while we wait.
She has the gall to ask “aren’t you going to order lunch or drinks”. I say we are waiting to play beer pong and we will eat lunch later and we will get more drinks as soon as our free beer runs dry.
She says she doubts we will get to play beer pong and walks off. Nice customer service there. We watch a game for a little while and ask where our food is. She eventually brings out the finger foods (the Mozzy sticks have NO dipping sauce) I ask if we could please have some marinara sauce and some water (our crew is hungover after all)
She actually throws an effing groan my way and walks off. This chick is pissing me off at this point.
She comes back with the sauce and 6 bottles of water which she sort of slams on the table while informing me that “water isn’t free here”. I reply that I would be happy to pay for the water.
That’s three strikes for the fake blond harpee.
(and minus 6 for Blondies) This place has tanked in 20 mintues because we can’t get a good server. I ask another cheerleader if we could get some more fries since they are really good (and this place does have really good finger foods).
(good finger foods +1 for Blondies)
She says ya, albeit rudely and walks off.
Gawd these women are bitter. I decide to go to the bar and see about getting some cups for beer pong. I ask if it would be possible to get some more water and some beer for a beer pong game. The bartender is awesome. She is all smiles and goes and checks to see if it is cool to play a game. She comes back and says we will have to wait until the place clears out a little. I am pissed at this point but decide to grab a drink at the bar and wait for the go ahead sign to play beer pong (my buddies have good eats, lots of beer and 50 inch TV’s to keep them company) so I don’t worry about them getting bored (just yet)
The bartender is really nice. We chat, I order a drink. We chat some more. I get another drink. We start BSing about college football. I get another drink I didn't ask for. I ask for the bill for the drinks. It is $5. (Holy S$%!)
I give her 30 dollars and tell her to keep it. She comes back with ANOTHER free pitcher of beer and a free pitcher of water (and a bunch of ice) I ask her how much, she says it’s all good.
I love women who have matured and can deal with the rigors of working in Vegas. This gal rocks!
(score +2 for blondies)
The harpee has returned and sees me carrying the beer, the water and the ice. I smile at her while saying "F%$^ you” with my eyes.
She stares daggers at the bartender and just takes our lunch menus without a word.
We drink, hydrate, eat and then polish off the rest of our ice and water. We could not finish all the free beer we recieved. The combination of a cool indoor bar, lots of water, fatty food and college football has reinvigorated my crew. We have been here for almost an hour now. I decide we are never going to get to play beer pong. This is BS because I came here specifically for this reason.
I ask for the check (it is $25 bucks) and I tip the waitress an Andrew Jackson that she REALLY doesn’t deserve but the owner and bartender hooked me up and I don’t want her to have some ammo for them later, so I suck it up.
We leave and thus ends my Blondies experience.
The Good
Cheap Beer
Lots of TV’s
Cool atmosphere
Solid food
Owner will let you call his cell for reservations.
The Bad
Some of the most bitchy waitress and servers I have EVER meet in my life.
Long wait times.
And you can’t play beer pong in a BEER PONG BAR, despite the advertisement of it for their happy hour promo.
Blondies ended up breaking even in my scorecard but I probably would not go back.
Maybe I will try O Shea’s next time.
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