Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

Extreme Santa Monica sports bar is perfect for watching a game, or playing one.

(424) 354-2836

1410 Third Street Promenade (Santa Monica Boulevard)
Santa Monica, CA 90401 34.0154 -118.496

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, West LA

YANKEEDOODLES.COM

Hours:

Daily 11am-2am

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Billiards & Pool Halls, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Liquor Stores, Billiards Bars

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Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

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Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

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Hailed by Citysearch users as, "The most unique sports bar in North America," Yankee Doodles features all major amateur and professional sporting events 365 days a year. They also feature two tiers of 28 pool tables, games, an arcade, and a patio on the 3rd Street Promenade. We're open 365 and feature all the major amateur and professional sporting events on over 49 TVs including 11 Hi-Def Plasma TV's. The kitchen serves an American/Italian full menu as well as a breakfast for the early birds. Yankee Doodles is also available to host your party from 25-500. They can custom build a party to fit any need.

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The Scene – This huge two-floor establishment is loaded with pool tables, air hockey, video games and too many TVs to count. Moderate prices team with tasty sandwiches, burgers and appetizers for a satisfying game-watching or game-playing experience. Start with some wings or a quesadilla, then go for either the Yankee Club or the bacon cheeseburger. The monster mai tai packs a wallop, but for show and value, order a draft beer in one of the frosty 34-ounce mugs. – – The Draw – On weekdays, pool players and hard-core sports fans populate this classic American…

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Street spots and meters are scarce in the area; try one of the pay lots on Second Street.
Happy Hour:
Happy hour is from 4pm to 7pm, featuring 1/2 off well drinks, beer and appetizers.
ambiance
71.4300012588501% positive
  1. The atmosphere is great.
  2. Nice amount of tvs for viewing all manner of sporting events, good location, fun for watching a game and getting plastered.
  3. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
  4. The food is good and the atmosphere is even better.
  5. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  6. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  7. The food is bad, the atmosphere is dingy, and the lay out is horrible.
drinks
81.4799976348877% positive
  1. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  2. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  3. have been coming to Yankee Doodle for the past couple of years, and I was always able to count on this place to be a great neighborhood bar.
  4. This is THE perfect place to throw back some drinks with your crew, and watch the BIG games.
  5. The drinks are good too, and overall, I can't complain about anything.
  6. Tons of big screens and beer specials.
  7. This is the most unique sports bar we have ever been to while visiting California in February last year.
  8. understand that its a sports bar as well, but I hate dim lighting.
  9. It's a great place to have some beer and watch the game!
  10. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
  11. love this bar!
  12. The food and drinks really were fantastic!
  13. can't say much as to the rest of the restaurant (the place is huge) but the actual bar is fabulous.
  14. Yankee Doodles is great for a night out full of food, drinks and sports.
  15. Waiter had forgotten my request for a normal mug of coffee, when it finally arrived, the coffee was room-temperature cold.
  16. My drink was always topped off, and my food was delicious.
  17. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  18. It's a nice place to go relax and have a few drinks after work.
  19. Great sports bar
  20. Excellent bar.
  21. Like the bar, waiter was nice.
  22. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  23. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  24. Great tables and cold beers!
  25. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  26. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
  27. Overall it is a pretty cool sports bar.
food quality
73.16999912261963% positive
  1. We had to send nachos back because once they arrived the "cheese sauce" had hardened into a cold, gummy, gelatin.
  2. The waitresses were nice and very attentive, and the food was good too.
  3. The food is bad, the atmosphere is dingy, and the lay out is horrible.
  4. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
  5. Many pool tables are available, and their food is pretty decent, considering.
  6. The food and drinks really were fantastic!
  7. Yankee Doodles is great for a night out full of food, drinks and sports.
  8. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  9. Slow service and stunningly bad, cold food.
  10. We had great food, great service - I'm not sure what the lady below is talking about, as Yankees was an all around cool local hang out.
  11. recommend the hamburger and fries!
  12. The food is great!
  13. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  14. This place is a 15000 square foot dive with rude staff and lousy food.
  15. assertively told him that I would like the chicken burger instead of the salad.
  16. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  17. The food is pretty good too.
  18. My drink was always topped off, and my food was delicious.
  19. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  20. The food was also very tasty.
  21. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
  22. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  23. The food is good and you get a lot for your hard earned cash.
  24. The food was great, and the portions were HUGE!
  25. great food and awesome arcade.
  26. This past weekend my girlfriend and I went and she didn't like her salad( Field Greens YUK!
  27. Some people forgive the service if the food was okay - but the food is NOT great and it made it worse because of the HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  28. The food is good and the atmosphere is even better.
  29. Our server was pleasant, For dinner I ordered the pizza and a rib dinner.
  30. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  31. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  32. (BTW: I wasn't particularly impressed with my nachos, but my wife thought her sandwich and fries were pretty good, so I feel okay giving this place one star for that.)
  33. The food was good!
  34. only ate two of my cold wings.
  35. again explained in a nice manner that for the money the salad was not worth the $15.00.
  36. Let's see, I liked the burger I ordered.
  37. The fettuccine is delicious!
  38. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  39. We finally ordered, I got the wings which were cold.
  40. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  41. This place seriously has the best pizza in L.A. I went with a bunch of girlfriends last night and we were seated right away.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  2. The crowd is usually mixed and plays a good variety of music.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Great game and great place to watch.
  2. Yankee Doodles is a great place for entertainment!
  3. best place to watch the colts win great new plasma tv's
  4. It's a great place to have some beer and watch the game!
  5. hope that they haven't changed ownership, because it would be ashame for a great place like this to turn into something like a Denny's with big screens!
  6. It's a nice place to go relax and have a few drinks after work.
  7. (BTW: I wasn't particularly impressed with my nachos, but my wife thought her sandwich and fries were pretty good, so I feel okay giving this place one star for that.)
  8. What a great place to kick back and watch football!
  9. Near the beach and a great place to eat after a long dat at the beach.
  10. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
service
65.78999996185303% positive
  1. Slow service and stunningly bad, cold food.
  2. the service is great and the music is
  3. went to Yankee Doodles on 3rd street promenade last weekend and was amazed at how many beautiful SINGLE people there were!
  4. Our server was pleasant, For dinner I ordered the pizza and a rib dinner.
  5. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  6. The servers were attentive and fast, and they really made the experience that much better.
  7. The service is good and the
  8. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  9. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  10. The waitresses were nice and very attentive, and the food was good too.
  11. did not get the bad service many people wrote about, and I really have nothing but good things to say about Yankee Doodles.
  12. chalked it up to bad service that night and an even worse manager.
  13. The service was pretty fast and pleasant, despite the large crowd.
  14. The service was great, everyone that worked there just seemed like they were having a great time.
  15. TV's (big screens, plasmas, etc) everywhere for the sports fan; video games for the kids 7 gamers; nice patio for the people watchers & smokers; pool tables for entertainment; etc.
  16. The service was fast, and the servers were spot-on, despite the crowd.
  17. The couple next to me had bad service as well.
  18. The staff is always very friendly and nice to talk with.
  19. This restaurant has the most horrible service I have even experienced.
  20. We had great food, great service - I'm not sure what the lady below is talking about, as Yankees was an all around cool local hang out.
  21. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  22. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
  23. This place is a 15000 square foot dive with rude staff and lousy food.
  24. Our original waiter actually left while we were eating and introduced us to the young man who would take over our table, and this second young man was a much more helpful and enthusiastic employee, hopefully our tip went to him.
  25. My mom spent 15 minutes explaining that he was in the wrong and that this is poor customer service.
  26. Its the onoly spot where you have a shot at some decent service.
  27. Like the bar, waiter was nice.
  28. Our poor server was so upset by what the manager Tony was doing.
  29. expected lousy service because of the game, but I was mistaken.
  30. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
  31. The server was pleasant.
  32. Despite being packed, the servers were very attentive and nice.
  33. Our server was very pleasant, wishing us a Merry Christmas first thing.
  34. It was so crowded, but the service was still pretty good.
  35. Some people forgive the service if the food was okay - but the food is NOT great and it made it worse because of the HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  36. horrible service.
  37. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  38. bad attitude bordering on racism by the staff.
value
61.539998054504395% positive
  1. can't say much as to the rest of the restaurant (the place is huge) but the actual bar is fabulous.
  2. The promenade is expensive, yes, but each of our 10-15 dollar entrees was lower in quality, quantity, and taste than a Denny's.
  3. After all, the promenade IS pretty pricey.
  4. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  5. The food was great, and the portions were HUGE!
  6. We watched the USC game there, cool place but the pool tables were expensive and so were the vodka tonics.
  7. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  8. Drinks were pricey.
  9. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  10. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  11. again explained in a nice manner that for the money the salad was not worth the $15.00.
  12. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  13. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  2. My mom spent 15 minutes explaining that he was in the wrong and that this is poor customer service.
  3. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  4. Near the beach and a great place to eat after a long dat at the beach.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/03/11

Loved it

by roifield

Went here years ago and loved it. The staff were friendly and very helpful.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

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3 Star Rating: Average

07/05/11

Fun place to meet friends!!

by SuzanneKatch

Ok, this place is nuts, casual busy, loud and a great time. Two floors of people having a great time. You don’t go to this place to have a business meeting, you go to have a beer and shoot some pool. The service was good, and our waitress was fun. I had a cheeseburger, and about 5 beers.. good thing I wasn’t driving. Parking is free for the first two hours in a public lot close by.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/31/11

Good everything!

by reneafulgham

I like coming here for the big events. Good everything!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/27/11

had a good time

by marcellpanduro

I had a good time for the Lakers/Nuggets game. Good bar fare, and SHOCKER, pricey drinks. Hey, at least they were strong. Tis good!

The Details on Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • bad customer service
  • great service
  • cold atrocious food
  • pleasant girl servers
  • big screens
  • pricey drinks
  • great yankee doodles
  • fabulous actual bar
  • not recommend cool place
  • not very expensive location
  • pretty pricey promenade
  • great bartenders
  • nice waiter
  • enthusiastic employee
  • pretty cool sports bar
  • great game
  • very attentive waitresses
  • huge portions
  • like chicken burger
  • cold wings
  • great food
  • rude staff
  • bad attitude
  • very reasonable draft beer prices

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Message from Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

  • 11 Big Screens
  • 11 Hi-Def Plasma Flat Screens
  • 23 Pool Tables and an Arcade

Hailed by Citysearch users as, "The most unique sports bar in North America," Yankee Doodles features all major amateur and professional sporting events 365 days a year. They also feature two tiers of 28 pool tables, games, an arcade, and a patio on the 3rd Street Promenade. We're open 365 and feature all the major amateur and professional sporting events on over 49 TVs including 11 Hi-Def Plasma TV's. The kitchen serves an American/Italian full menu as well as a breakfast for the early birds. Yankee Doodles is also available to host your party from 25-500. They can custom build a party to fit any need.

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