The Press Box Entertainment Cafe

Bartender distracted by baby shower for her niece and the fact that the other bartender had yet to show up. My wife and I ordered dinner at the bar, my Tuna Tacos came as a tuna entrée twice the price. Honest mistake but had to wait extra time for it. It took 4 requests to have the TVs turned to a in-​state basketball game versus somewhere in Oklahoma. My wife ordered a medium-​rare hamburger, it came back well-​done (no pink whatsoever).
Won’t be coming back; it’s a far cry from the Press Box that use to be located near Park Road Shopping Center.

Bought a lunch Groupon and went to check this place out… sign on the door said they were «closed for remodeling». Then the next time we went an employee said” they were usually open for lunch but closed today”. So I waited for the weekend to use by Groupon drove up there again and they were wonding people down with metal detector, checking for weapons as they went in the door.
Needless to say we did not go in and forfeited my Groupon– so I cannot comment on the food.
I personally would stay away from this place.

Horrible service. Took 20 minutes for a drink order. Server didn’t know any of the beers on tap and thought I was making up one of the beer names. I ordered some boneless wings and asked her if the certain rub was spicy and she said «no, not at all», so I ordered them. «Not spicy at all» turned out to be eye-​watering spicy. I was going to tough it out and dip them in some sauce to cut the heat and then swig some water, but the waiter kept avoiding our table, clearly looking right over at us and then walking away. This went on for 30 minutes without her checking back with us, so i gave up. She finally came back after my boyfriend was finished with his food and I asked for the check and a box, which took another 15 minutes. I shouldn’t have tipped her anything more than the $ 1 I did, but I hope she got that I was upset by our service that night.

Watered down ciroc shots… f
this place they would not a serve me after accusing them of doing so!

I’m usually all for press box on Thursday nights. It’s a cool atmosphere and cheap cover and cheaper drinks. Usually pretty crowded with lots of people to mingle with. DJ is always on point and able to get everyone Dancing. If you go to the bar, Daraies and the cute, short dark headed girl are ALWAYS on point. There is one bartender i would steer clear of. Seems to have an attitude and acts like he hates his job. Good place to watch games!!! Oh, did I mention they have a pool hall?! Definitely a place to check out.

Went there on Thursday night for college night and it was the WORST experience I have EVER had in my life!!! The bouncer at the door checking IDs was the most unprofessional person I have ever seen. He told me he name was Jay but I’m sure he was lying because he knew how unsatisfied we were and didn’t want to be associated. He then told me people call him polo cause he was wearing a red polo sweater. He was a black guy probably 6’3 and 280 pounds, bald, and said he went to chapel hill. I really hope management sees this so he can get fired. He is making your business lose money! He made probably 30 people wait in line outside and wouldn’t let them in because he said they were at capacity but we watch at least 20 people leave and he never let anyone in. Then he let people in that walked up from the back of the line and told me that he knew them and that «it’s who you know» that’s why they got in. I also saw him let a few guys in that didn’t have their IDs because they told him they play football for UNCC. I saw many people leave the line and go somewhere else and so did we! I was with a big group of friends and we would have spent a good bit of money at this place and would have come back im sure but none of us will ever be back because of the customer service and the way this bouncer treated us. I really hope the owner sees this and does something to fix it because you are losing a lot of business!

I would not recommend ever going there. I am 24 years old and the bouncer wouldn’t let me in because I did not know my DRIVERS LICENSE number?! Their staff and bouncers are so incredibly rude. And their food is terrible anyway.

It’s a fine little bar. I’ve been hearing a lot more about this place recently, so when a friend invited me for drinks I was excited to give it a try. It is not particularly special, it was dark and a little louder than I was expecting. There were people of all ages, and I was surprised at the lack of college students since it is within walking distance of most student housing.
Drinks are well priced, served quickly, and taste just fine. There is a pool hall connected that looked really fun. They had a large area in the back that looked like it would be nice for parties. There was some sort of «cowboy» themed party going on while we were visiting.
In short, it’s a nice little bar if you are nearby, but I don’t think I’d go out of my way to visit.

Went there to see Simplified, otherwise I would not have gone there! Spoke with the owner, a very nice, friendly man. I think they were expecting a big crowd because there were staff/​security guys everywhere (guys with ear pieces). The construction makes it difficult to get in, but that’s not their fault and it will end soon! Looked like a nice place to play pool, nice tables, well lit, etc… I was on restaurant side to listen to Simplified. Set up is nice, plenty of parking, I would go back if Simplified were playing, but not otherwise. My two recommendations are: 1. The bar service is VERY slow. The young one guy is friendly, but 3 different times, I stood at the almost empty bar and waited 3 – 5 minutes for another beer. Those three times, one bartender was looking up watching TV and never acknowledged me and the other bartenders were visiting with each other! No bar staff should ever make a customer wait for another drink because they are watching TV or chatting with each other! Especially when the bar had maybe 3 – 4 people sitting at it! Two of those times, I had to physically walk over to where those bartenders were visiting (to make it obvious) to get my beer? 2. I know is early but the food really wasn’t good. Not even for bar food. Sorry, I wish this review was better, but it’s just honest. I would only go back if Simplified was playing, but I wouldn’t get food! I’d also hope to get much better bar service!

Went with a large group on a Friday evening. The group reserved the entire back area so we could be together. The restaurant only had two people assigned our area (we had at least 100 people and over 15 tables). We personally waited 15 minutes just to get our drink order then we placed our food order and waited well over an hour for our food. By the time we received our food several of the tables in our group decided to leave and go to the Cook Out to get better service and actually have their dinner after finding out that the order they had placed over an hour earlier hadn’t even been started yet in the kitchen!!! The management knew we were coming well in advance yet chose to schedule a light staff in the dining room and in the kitchen. The food was mediocre at best and I only gave it one star because zero stars was not an option.

Went there on a Thursday night. Pool room was filled but restaurant area was empty. Try to get a drink at both bars and had to wait very very long each time. It even took 10 minutes just to close out. Probably not coming back anytime soon

I was excited to see a new place opening in the Flying Saucer shopping center as I call it. My excitement dwindled shortly after walking into the door. This place has zero atmosphere. No music just TVs all over the place with no volume. Good place to read a book if that is your fancy. So then I hoped the food would be awesome since it was their training week and you think they would want to make a good impression on their new customers. Asking for no lemon in your water was too much to ask. My pregnant wife had to ask twice for no lemon in her water. The food was horrible. We ordered they messed it up on my order and hers. At that point, I asked if we could just leave the dump and they obliged. STAY FAR FAR AWAY!!!

Awesome new place in the university area! Pool tables, great drink places, friendly & attentive staff. First bar I went to that each and every staff member came up to me introduced their self and shook my hand. I highly recommended this place.

First time coming here & I must say– it is great! They just opened less than a month ago. The review saying they took a while to get their check, I’m sure it was bc they were familiarizing themselves to the new system. Awesome atmosphere. Good music, GREAT drink specials, & great service. All bartenders/​managers introduced themselves to us & told us about their upcoming events. It feels good to know they valued us as a customer. I will definitely be coming back & telling EVERYONE about this place. I’m sure they will have a large crowd once school resumes.

This place is very nice. There are multiple pool tables, great drink specials. $ 2 beer specials. Great service. Clean, fun and great music even on a Monday. Definitely worth 5 stars!