Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

08/28/2008 Posted by Goldfrappucino

Good place for sporting events. It gets very busy and chaotic. I've been here for NBA Finals and Super Bowls, and I've always had fun without spending way too much. The food is good and you get a lot for your hard earned cash. The drinks are cheap for the Promenade. Oh, and they have this massive burger called: THE MONSTER BURGER! The place erupted when it came out of the kitchen! MY GOD WAS IT MASSIVE! So in closing, GO!!!

Pros: THE MONSTER BURGER

Cons: Smelly people

08/13/2008 Posted by nooch3271

Now i have been here mabye 60 times over the past few years. All big games for every sport. One thing that hasefinitely stayed the same, is the lack of service. These girls, who have been only hired by the size of their chest, are completely useless. I actually had a waitress from here tell me to "Order anything you want right now, cause i am gonna go across the street for a job interview" I mean come on..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 nothing. Now i can undersatnd if this happens once or twice, but it is a everyday time occurence. There has been one waitress, this girl from Dearborn Heights Michigan, who did a good job and got tipped well for it. No one else there has anything on her. If you plan on going, try to sit at the bar. Its the onoly spot where you have a shot at some decent service.

Pros: Food and Televisions

Cons: Service, waitresses, attitudes

08/04/2008 Posted by gengenuscgal

I love this bar! We found it by accident a few months ago when we my roommate and I went to meet her boyfriend out for drinks. I wasn't all that excited because we ALWAYS meet him at a sportsbar but I was pleasantly surprised. I can't say much as to the rest of the restaurant (the place is huge) but the actual bar is fabulous. There's music, a happy hour that starts late at nite, and I don't know how the rest of the food is, my friends and all I always get the yummy spinach dip!!! Also because its a sportsbar there's usually plenty of cute guys or you can always flirt with the hottie bartender vance (?) who is usually there nights. Plus theres tons of other bars within walking distance. It does get a little crowded with a poolhall type crowd (they've got a gazillion pool tables) and the dance floor is downstairs and usually theres almost noone on it

Pros: location, bartender

Cons: lacking good dance area

06/26/2008 Posted by KaiserChief

Great soccer crowd! Strong drinks for cheap, especially on the Promenade! The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!

06/24/2008 Posted by LW203

I've gone to Yankee Doodles multiple times over the past few years, and never really had a problem until this year. When I went a few weeks ago in a group of 4, we had the nachos as as appetizer. We finished off the chips and had a lot of salsa, etc. left so when a manager came over (our server was MIA and still hadn't brought our drinks) we asked him for more chips. His response was simply, "no, sorry." Not, "sure but we charge an extra $3" or something like that, which we would've agreed to. He just told us we had to order a full second order if we wanted more chips. How ridiculous is that?! I chalked it up to bad service that night and an even worse manager. Well, this week I went there again for dinner with a friend. I ordered a beer but she ordered a lemon drop martini. When the martini came, it was clear and looked like it was pure alcohol. We questioned the drink but the server said they use clear lemonade. Um, ok.... So my friend tried and said it was absolutely disgusting and was the most vile drink she had ever had. I encouraged her to send it back but she didn't. Then eventually she agreed after having no more than 2 sips of the thing, and she told the server that she was sorry but just couldn't drink it. The server apologized and said ok one moment, & a couple minutes later the manager came over. We told him the problem assuming that he would apologize, take it off the bill, and offer her something else. Boy were we wrong! Instead, he said that unfortunately they NEVER COMP ALCOHOL. What?! My friend and I were so confused by his answer as he repeated himself and said again that its a policy of theirs. The only thing he offered was to add something to the drink, and then quickly clarified that of course they couldn't add any alcohol. What a moron! We could not believe what we were hearing. The server offered us a free dessert, but we declined. I will never return to this place that clearly could not care less about their customers..

Pros: roomy and open, ok food

Cons: horrible management!, ok servers, awful bar drinks

06/05/2008 Posted by midnightjuggerNOT

I always have a good time when I visit this place. The food is good and moderately priced. Good ribs!! The drinks are good too, and overall, I can't complain about anything. Go!!!

Pros: Good food and drinks

Cons: tourists

05/18/2008 Posted by USCLandRover

We went to the Santa Monica Yankee Doodles there to eat. Outside was crowded so we decided to eat inside, that is until we got in there. Have they heard of an AC? It was hotter than heck in there. We then decided to just wait for a table outside. We got a table outside. The waitress walked by many times didn't even look at us. We finally ordered, I got the wings which were cold. Funny, it's hot as hell inside yet the wings are delivered cold. My girlfriend liked what she got but when were getting ready to go she asked for a to go box for her sandwich and a little container of the Chipotle sauce that came with it. The waitress said she "would have to charge us for the sauce". This was after I already paid the bill. I said how about we trade. I only ate two of my cold wings. Take them back and give her a container of sauce. (I didn’t even ask for a refund on the wings even though I ate only two!) She just laughed and walked off. Needless to say I won't be back and for the first time in my life I didn't tip. In the tip area I wrote "Give free sauce!" We weren't asking for a bottle, just a tiny amount. The couple next to me had bad service as well. He got his food a good 10 minutes before his girl. I guess chili fries take a long time to prepare. Anyways, I would avoid this place at all costs. There is no excuse for service like this. If you can’t run a business then close down and open that space for someone who can.

Pros: None

Cons: Bad all around

05/13/2008 Posted by NoAloha

This place was so busy for Sunday's Lakers playoff game! I expected lousy service because of the game, but I was mistaken. Everything went smoothly. My drink was always topped off, and my food was delicious. The fettuccine is delicious! This place is really cool too. Lots of TV's, pool tables... oh, man there is soo much stuff! I recommend it!

Pros: Fettucine!

Cons: None

05/08/2008 Posted by BlackStar86

Cool hangout spot. There are so many things to do here. Pool, arcade, video games... My friends and I go for the pool and the drinks. The food is pretty good too. I would recommend this place without any doubts.

Pros: Pool and drinks

Cons: Hipsters that were hovering the pool table next to mine ... errr!

04/27/2008 Posted by foody2thecore

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. We went to Yankees with a group of our friends and had a fantastic time! Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar. All around we had a great time!