The Parma Pit Stop

Sat at the bar — server was nice. We both order a burger… seemed to take awhile. Burger had a charred taste — I did not like that. We split an order of fries as they do not come with the burger. I doubt I’d come back. Its a typical local bar — but they need to up the food quality to get me back in the door.

New management really getting things better. John D, how does Tap beer get «watered down»? must have been hung over ! Food is Great and has awesome selection of beers. I went Wed when had Josh doing an acoustic jam, so talented. Prices are cheap too. They have big wings for .45, cant go wrong

Visitied this establishment a couple times before and there are few great things to say. Wings are probably the only thing decent to order from this bar. I have tried the Philly cheese steak (which is served on the greasiest soggiest hot dog bun you could imagine… but the menu says hoggie bun) and the fries were oily and greasy and soggy as well. Tonight on Monday February 9^th was probably the most irritating experience of all. Noticed they had a rather larger menu so we decided to get not only their wings but their mussels as well. Well conveniently enough after 3 dollar dozen wings on sunday they were out of wings on Monday. Really? That definitely could have been avoided with better kitchen management because you have to know to order extra wings to get you through the next day or till the next truck comes in. Mistakes do happen however. So with that mishap we decided to still get the mussels but to also get the buffalo chicken wrap (which comes with fried chicken) and the chicken ceasar wrap. Our bartender then had to inform us that there was also not any fried chicken strips in the house. So not only is there no wings but no fried chicken strips plus no one who knows how to cut some chicken into strips and bread them and fry them. So of course we agreed the grilled strips will do. So having already placed the appetizer order of the mussels the wraps came out before the mussels did. The wraps were weak and thin. The ceasar dressing tastes like 3 cups of mayonnaise to 1 cup ranch dressing. Plus there’s not any shredded Parmesan cheese in the chicken ceasar wrap. So then the mussels come out. The «pita bread» is a tortilla shell cut into triangles and drenched in butter or oil. Half of the mussels werent even cooked to the open position they should have been in they were closed. I was very excited to see a bigger menu however more disappointed that it isn’t executed correctly. Our bartender was the sweetest and the beer is on point however if your hungry only get the wings (if they have them of course) bc its the only thing that’s impossible to mess up. Hire more knowledgeable kitchen staff and this place could go a long way.

Wings on wednesday #WOW. For 40 cents you can’t go wrong. And its never too crowded there at lunch time. Service friendly and fast. I had the garlic parmasean and buffulo ranch. Many other flavors to choose from.

The Parma Pit Stop is the former Playmakers across from Walgreens at Ridge and Pearl. They redecorated with an auto-​racing theme (not specifically NASCAR or F1 or anything), which struck me as odd since I don’t know anyone into autosports.
Service is still very friendly and they still trivia nights (Thurs). The jukebox is one of those modern digital models (TouchTunes?) so you can look up pretty much whatever you want for just a little more cash. The bar is fairly long and L-​shaped but there are wide high-​tops for groups too.
The menu is typical bar fare, but it’s been tasty and well-​priced. I’ve gotten a burger, fries, and a half-​dozen wings for under $ 10, or ~$ 12 with a tall beer, which AFAIK is a much better deal than most places in the area.
The wings are superb. I’ve gotten them at least 5 times now and they were utterly delicious every time. I don’t think you can go wrong with any flavors, but Sweet Chili is a standout. It’s seriously good! Order your wings EXTRA CRISPY. Yummm. Oh and can get a dozen for $ 3 on Sundays. Even if you’re not drinking, go for the wings.
The burgers and fries are nothing special but they’ll satisfy. You can ask for wing sauce on them which ends up pretty tasty.
They also feature «Pitstop Lager» (which is probably just something else rebranded) which is really not bad and a nice change from the typical Bud/​Miller/​Coors options. Usually like $ 2 for a tall. Hell yeah.
Unfortunately I have to subtract a star, because the men’s room is dark and smells strongly of bad mildew and urine. If they fixed that the place would be great.
Parma is full of bars for either obnoxious country music fans or miserable middle-​aged drunkards. So the Pit Stop benefits from being relatively normal.