My Place & Company

I have to say I am a bit biased as I have been coming here since I was young, but to be fair the food always tastes good, the staff is friendly, and they have a great selection! A great spot in a town that doesn’t have much going for it besides some chain restaurants!

For cheap good fast food type… cant go wrong… quick draw… huge shots… decent people

My Place continues to be a great place to go for a solidly tasty, inexpensive meal. My BLT platter is just as delicious as it ever was, and service is just as fast and friendly. It’s not haute cuisine; it’s comfort food. At this comfortable, casual spot you’ll fill your belly without emptying your wallet. I can’t recommend it more!

My Place is not the prettiest bar around. It doesn’t have the best beer selection, and the food isn’t crazy fancy and innovative. I am all for fancier food and crazy cocktails, but at the end of the night when I want a beer and cheap, greasy bar food, My Place is perfect. The staff is so friendly and kind, and the wings and mozzarella sticks are delicious. Everything is very cheap and the food is reliably good.

I have been patronizing My Place since it opened in the mid 1980’s. It looks very much the same. That is not a good thing. It’s dirty, no two ways about it. I understand it’s a bar but a bar can have some pride. The kitchen staff is hard-​working and always pleasant to me. Picking up food at the Express Window is an experience. I’ve watched waitstaff purposely knock food off of plates so they could pick it up and eat it. I’ve listened to waitstaff criticize customers. And I’ve watched the cooks work very hard in a very limited and unclean looking space.
Lately I’ve had the opportunity to eat in the restaurant instead of doing takeout. The service is sloooooooooow. The tables feel dirty, it’s very noisy. The French fries are hot and good but that’s the only positive thing I can really say. Much of the food is fried and I’m sure it comes frozen. Burgers are hit and miss. Wings are ok. My Place needs a good, deep cleaning and waitstaff who are more efficient and knowledgeable. Regardless, I’m taking a break from eating there.

Local must for good wings, cold beer and an extremely homey environment. We go every Christmas when we come visit the family in Delmar. Couldnt ask for a better place to have a nice enjoyable night out.

Been coming here once in a while but I’ve begun to like it more and more as a very friendly place with dependable and decent pub food that serves 365 days a year and very long hours. OK, it’s not like I’m giving up going downtown to Jack’s, but since I live in Delmar, this is becoming «my place.» The friendly staff are the stars here. They can take away the doldrums and that’s important.

stopped in after round of golf– good solid food– good bartender– good experience…

2 of us Stopped in for a quick bite. We ordered mozz sticks as an appetizer and a burger & grilled cheese for lunch. It took the waitress a while to acknowledge us but when we ordered everything came out at the same time. When we said we ordered the mozz sticks as an appetizer She said oh they all came up the same time and left. She was so frazzled… Running from table to table in distress. Also, She was not the only waitress. My burger was not cooked medium as I asked it was well done and really greasy. Yes it’s a burger but this was beyond what I’m accustomed too. When we were done we waited for a good 10 minutes for her to ask us if we wanted a check or a box to take the food home. She was still running all over. Finally she brought over boxes and threw down the check and shuffled away. It was easily another 10 minutes and the other less frazzled waitress very kindly took the check and brought back our receipt. Wouldn’t go back again. Perhaps if we had a diff waitress from the start our experience would have been better I’m sure.

Nickle and dimin for everything… What’s next? salt? No free refills (at least let the customer know)…if you like sob stories one waitress is always letting us know her tragedies #YouGoGirlHesMissinOut

Tried on a Monday evening for some take out wings. We ordered hot extra crispy & got SOGGY & SAUCELESS?
I know it busy but damn My Place, what is going on with you guys? Its always up & down…
Overly disappointing. I will NOT order take out ever again from My Place.

Great burgers, soup. Just an all out great neighborhood restaurant. Used to eat here almost every day since work used to be real close. Happily went back recently to see that it is an even better place.

(tl;dr version: Food was OK-​to-​solid, atmosphere was good-​not-​great, service was great.)
Confession: I love cheap bar food. Burgers, fries, club sandwiches, wings (especially wings), mozzarella sticks, hot dogs… I love them all. That said, however, I do think there are «5 star» bar foods I love and «3 star» bar foods I love. My Place happens to fall in that latter category. Allow me to explain why.
My wife and I moved to Delmar about 5 months ago and we were told we should try My Place, as it is one of the local watering holes (Swifty’s being the other). We finally got around to trying it and, while I love cheap bar food, I wasn’t wowed with the results.
When we walked in, I was glad to see a layout I’ve always liked — the island bar. Island bars allow for more seating around the entire periphery of the bar and it’s a great setup for watching TV or interacting with the bartenders. In short, My Place is a neighborhood bar with what appeared to be lots of regulars. That’s a good sign and an atmosphere I like.
The rest of the restaurant is seat-​yourself, so we took a table next to some bench seats. We were greeted nearly instantly by a waitress. That’s one thing I’ll never complain about with My Place — their service was impeccable both times we’ve been.
We ordered drinks. Now, I’m a beer drinker. I would even say I’m a beer snob. That said, there aren’t a lot of options at My Place. Rather than go with the BMCs (Bud-​Miller-​Coors), I went for a Yuengling, though they also have Sam Adams. Beer and waters were brought out quickly, despite a fairly densely populated bar area. The beer was cold (too cold for really good beer, but this was Yuengling, so that’s no problem). All in all, no complaints with beer.
The menu at My Place is a bit jarring — like a lot of similar neighborhood bars, they do just about everything. Burgers? Seafood? Pasta? Fries? Sandwiches? Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Being in a burger mood, I ordered the ½ lb. Bacon Cheeseburger as a platter with fries.
The cheeseburger arrived quickly. The fries were hot and were of the shoestring variety — no complaints there. The burger, though, was clearly a lower-​grade cut without nearly enough fat content. The ideal burger (in my own opinion) needs about 20% fat. If grinding your own, chuck works, but you can also use other, better cuts with bits of fat thrown in. The difference is clear — lower-​fat cuts lead to tasteless burgers.
Some places compensate by over-​seasoning the inside or outside of their patties, but My Place didn’t do that (which I actually appreciate). Rather, the burger itself was rendered mostly flavorless. It was also cooked medium-​well, when I asked for medium. I don’t get too upset when my $ 6 burger is slightly overcooked, though. The bacon was just OK (again, a lower quality, but for that price it’s understandable). I added some more mustard to get some flavor and enjoyed the rest of my meal.
The wife had chicken tenders that appeared to be pre-​formed and frozen. Whatever. They were cheap and chicken tenders are chicken tenders — hard to screw up, nearly impossible to impress.
In all, that experience was pretty solid — a three-​star kind of neighborhood restaurant. Since then we’ve gotten some of their wings delivered. If you like crispy wings, theirs are quite crispy (when ordered so). The heat on the «hot» variety was minimal (compared to Swifty’s, whose «hot» is downright nuclear). The «mild» (which the wife got) weren’t very flavorful at all, but that’s OK. Delivery was prompt, but I wouldn’t stray too far from wings or chicken tenders for delivery — everything else will probably steam in the package and get a bit too soggy).
On our last visit, I tried the burger again — this time a ¹⁄₃ lb. cheeseburger with Russian dressing — and had much the same issue. The sauce helped a bit. My wife got the club and seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, so that’s definitely an option in the future.
In summary, I like My Place for what it is — a good, cheap, neighborhood bar with decent bar food. I won’t go in and expect to be blown away and I also won’t leave upset with the service. Most nights I’d rather eat somewhere with great service and decent food than somewhere with mind-​blowing food and terrible service (though I realize others will certainly disagree). I also love the blue-​collar, homey atmosphere — I can certainly envision myself parking at the bar and watching a ball game or two in the future.
Some will quibble and say, «Three stars for a good experience? Sounds like four stars!» That’s not how I operate, though. Three stars is a place I’ll visit again but won’t rave about. Four stars is rave-​worthy with minor issues. Five stars is a rare combination of terrific service, atmosphere, and food.
Would I recommend My Place? Sure, if you don’t mind decent food and a good atmosphere. If you’re looking for a culinary experience, you can safely direct your attention elsewhere.

Have been coming here for all of 20 years. Bartenders are good and old school. Chili dogs and wings are unbeatable. I grew up here, moved to NC, and whenever I come up to visit this is one of the first places I come. Great food, good service, that’s all there is to it!

I have ordered several things off of the menu over the many years I have been a loyal patron. I always enjoy their food! Their grilled ham and cheese is always delicious. Even if you are doing take out or delivery, the quality is always very good! Their portions are always plenty to share and prices are very reasonable! Staff are awesome!

Dollar burger night makes this local bar with food. The kitchen is open Very late hours making it a late night destination in Delmar. Great shoestring fries. Bartender is skilled old school. Buffalo wings are crispy. Don’t expect high end dining and you will love it. I don’t think they have many items on the menu that exceed ten dollars.

As a bar this place is okay. If you want a restaurant then it really needs some work. The place is becoming really run down and I say this as someone that has been going there for 20 years. Still same everything except TVs. Time for some remodeling! The tables/​carpet/​bathrooms are all old and starting to really look gross. The service is YOUNG for most part so I really don’t hold that against them. The thing I do hold against is the OWNER for allowing this young staff to wait on customers. I really think this place should invest in some older more experienced waitstaff as service is very bland and boring. LONG wait times for food I mean O-​M-​G. When people stop at a Bar/​Restaurant they expect food alot faster then you are going to get here. This place was famous for its wings but they really aren’t consistent anymore.

The young man waiter really was nice and tried his best.
Ordered a glass of wine… it was OLD and vinegar…
Ordered a Mic ultra… do you have it in a bottle? Yes… get a Mic Light… sorry we do not have that other beer you ordered… SO why did you not say so ?? Instead I get stuck with a beer I did not order.
PLACE IS FILTHY
Rest rooms FILTHY
Even the cash register is FILTHY
The food here was AWFUL
Chicken wings UGH
Sandwich on stale bread… you should have toasted it…
This place was one of the worst around
Give everyone a rag and start cleaning
All the plants were half dead with dust and spider webs
Ceiling brown with leaking grossness
I would hate to see the kitchen
AVOID

We went because we’ve heard good things but we were quite disappointed. We wound up only ordering wings because after being seated on the patio we realized we weren’t allowed to eat off the normal menu for some reason (waitress said nothing about it). We got garlic parm wings and after about 25 mins they finally came out but seemed to be buffalo parm. They gave us 2 carrots and 2 celery but they were only about an inch or two long. Service was terrible. Ordered a vodka & club soda with a lemon and lime, she brought out vodka and Pepsi. When she finally brought out the vodka soda there was no fruit. I’d be willing to go back on a Monday just to try their 1 $ cheeseburgers but have to remember there at the BAR ONLY!

DeAnna and I stopped in for a quick bite one afternoon. We wanted to try someplace new, but didn’t want to spend a lot. We passed it on the way through Delmar and decided to stop.
As you walk in the smell tells you exactly what you’re going to get. It smelled like a backyard cookout. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beer.
And that’s exactly what I ordered. Hamburger and a beer.
There was nothing earthshaking about the burger. It was just like a friend of mine makes in his back yard. Nearly overdone, just a bit of crispiness to the edges.
In reality, this is probably a two star place. However, it is exactly what it seems and it deserves some credit for filling that niche. The food was what I expected, and it was very reasonably priced. If I were to compare it to the other options to fill this need, it would be compared with a fast food burger place and My Place would win every time. The menu has a bunch of things that are outside of the burgers and dogs, but in my head that’s what this place is now and I am OK with it being a best in class for that role.