Thirsty’s Tavern

Stopped in to Thirsty’s for lunch the day after Christmas. There were four of us. The waitress was dealing with probably 4 or 5 other tables, one of which was a table of about 6 or 7. She came up to us all frazzled talking about how «busy» it was. It was not that busy. And I just hate when servers start with that. Are you saying that upfront to warn us that your service is going to be bad? Overall, the service ended up being fine. She wasn’t the most attentive, but she also wasn’t the least attentive server I’ve ever had. It was pretty cold in the restaurant the day that we were there — like leave your jacket on at the table cold. They could definitely have turned up the heat for the customers.
Anyways, all four of us got burgers. The burgers here are absolutely awesome. You can tell that they are not frozen patties and have tons of flavor. The fries are a strange hybrid of crinkle cut/​steak fry/​seasoned fry. They were actually pretty awesome and cooked perfectly!
Also, they have Quickdraw if you like to play while you’re enjoying a drink and/​or food!

I came here for a celebratory dinner for one of my coworker’s on a Friday night. Service was kinda slow, they seemed understaffed that night. there was one girl taking care of all the tables… poor girl. We ordered appetizers, drinks and our meal. We got chicken wings and nachos for as an appetizer. I don’t know about you, but I fucking love chicken wings! Their wings here were the perfect balance of crispy, juicy, and saucy! Everything a girl can want in a chicken wing. The nachos were mediocre. I mean, it’s nachos. For my main entrée, I ordered the chicken philly sub with Mac salad as my side and holy crap this sandwich was HUGE. It came with peppers, onions and mushrooms… DEEELISH! I would highly recommend! And those of you wondering, Mac salad was good too

A low key but spacious bar on the south side. The food menu is somewhat limited, but some items are pretty good. Try the philly cheese steak. I love it. Their Mac and cheese is also legendary. They have some pool tables of you are into bar games. Overall, a great neighborhood bar.

Good place to hang out and watch the game. Very good wings, and the reuben is killer. Good cheap beer specials.

Mixed feelings.
BEER: They have many taps, but mostly just swill. Unfortunately, the one or two nods to craft beer are always the most typical stuff (a couple Sam Adams and maybe a Blue Moon).
FOOD: Traditional bar food which is usually tasty and plentiful.
DECOR: A large single room facility in a small strip mall with pleny of parking in the adjacent lot. Brick walls, one large square bar in the center, with both low and high tables placed throughout. Lots of TV’s (they do the NFL Sunday Package on game days). Nothing fancy but neither is it divey or run down. At night, the lighting is pretty dim, but during the day it is fine due to the many windows.
PATRONS: Mostly local blue and white collar regulars. Very ‘Binghamton’ crowd. Pretty festive, especially during the NFL games on Sunday.
OVERALL: A pretty good place to catch a game on Sunday, otherwise no special reason to go here unless you are one of the locals.

i’ve only been here to drink once but i recently got food from them a few times. i’ve lived pretty close to this place for a while but never really thought to get food here. the place is nice on the inside, the brickwork is awesome. i’m not really a fan of the crowd here though. when i went there some heavy metal band was playing, i think their name was Bloodshed. definitely not a fan, and it took forever to order a beer.
onto the food. i went during lunch hours and it was a few older people and a couple of overweight girls talking about their issues with men. i decided to get takeout. i got a cheesesteak because one of my co-​workers said this was the best one in the area. it was good but nothing i couldn’t make better at home. they used quality meat but it could have used some seasoning. the mac salad was pretty good as a side. i also got an order of wings. their website says they sell by the pound but i got an order of 10. i got the medium sauce and it was pretty good but i think they season the wings with poultry seasoning and i’m not really a fan of that flavor on wings. after that first visit i went a few more times and had the pork BBQ and beef BBQ sandwiches. their menu claims that they are smoked and sauced with their house bourbon BBQ sauce. i tasted neither smoke nor bourbon, which are both pretty strong flavors. it tasted like the Lloyds BBQ you can get in the tubs at the grocery store. i also had the pork spiedies with fries. those were awful. the fries were ok but the spiedies were burned pretty bad and there wasn’t much meat on the sandwich. the menu said the sandwich was an 8″ roll but i actually measured and it was only 5″.
there were a few other things on the menu i wanted to try but i think i’m going to pass. some of the food is ok but don’t expect everything to be homemade. prices were reasonable though. there are a lot of better places to eat and drink at in the area.

Went here with a couple guys on a Sunday afternoon and the food and service was great. My pulled-​pork sandwich came out in about 10 minutes and was delicious! Sat outside because it was gorgeous day; not exactly a 4-​star restaurant but perfect for hanging out with a couple friends. Big local-​BInghamton crowd.

I’d venture to say that this bar has been around longer than I’ve been alive. It’s pretty much a staple in the area and this was my first time going.
It’s absolutely a dive bar, but it was decent.
I didn’t have any food but I was pleased with the fact that the bartender took care of me. I askd for a Sam Boston and he told me he’d have to tap a new keg. Ok, no problem. A few moments later he came back and was level with me that it wasn’t pouring right and he believed it was a bad seal, etc. I said it wasn’t a problem and went with Summer Ale instead.
I used my card and was told there’s a $ 10 minimum (also fine) and proceeded to drink and laugh with my group. We ended up leaving before I ordered a 2^nd drink so I went to pay and asked him to just run it for 2 beers since we were leaving and joked that I’d take a to-​go cup though. Lucky for me and awesome of him, he only ran my card for $ 8.
I’m only in the area once a month or so but I’d make it a point to stop in here again. Based on the experience I had, I had to give 5 stars. There was no reason not to!

Pretty good for a dive/​sports bar. Good selection of beers on tap, and the lunches are really good. The pulled pork BBQ was terrific, and the mac salad that came with it was certainly NOT from a food-​service company (most bars that sell food today just buy crap mac salad). The spedies were also quite good, but a bit dry.

I really enjoy Thirsty’s whenever I go. Maybe I’m a little biased because my band plays there (shameless plug — Rhythm & Brews —
) but it seems like there’s a little something for everyone at Thirsty’s. They feature live bands on most Friday and Saturday nights complete with a stage nestled in the corner of the bar. For the sports fanatics, Thirsty’s has plenty of flat-​screen HD TVs all over the place. They also have a full food menu and about 10 tasty beers on tap. I’ve only had their food once and it was very tasty. Thirsty’s also has a pool table and a digital jukebox. It’s a great place to go with a big group of friends or just to grab a quick meal and a pint.