New Sports Bar in the Brady District?

[hello]

I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?

[Conan71]

I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?

Scott, the owner of Hey Mambo posts here occasionally.  I'll see if I can find out something from him.

[Conan71]

Your 411 is solid, opens in a month or so.

[hello]

Awesome, thank you. Downtown needs a good place to watch games.

[davideinstein]

It's about time!!!!!!!!!!

[Gaspar]

I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?

We have eaten there several times (Groupon), and found them to have very ambitious menu offerings that fall flat on execution.  Pasta overcooked to the point of mush and not drained enough before service.  Sauces that sound awesome on the menu but suck on the plate.  Last time we were there, my wife tried to order a dish and the waitress told her not to do it because it was, as she put it "absolutely awful".

Also, one of the waiters has a hygiene issue that can spoil a meal if he walks by your table.

Sad, because I like the atmosphere.

[rdj]

We've had great experiences at Hey Mambo.  The lunch pizza deal is great, small salad, two slices for under $10.

[rebound]

Last time we were there, my wife tried to order a dish and the waitress told her not to do it because it was, as she put it "absolutely awful".

I'd call that a major thumbs-up.  The more "interesting" a restaurant tries to be (and I tend to lean towards those types of places), the more often the chef is going to concoct something that may have seemed great in the kitchen but just isn't working at the table.  A wait staff that will tell me that, rather than let me order it and be disappointed, is a great thing.

I've eaten at Hey Mambo a number of times and always had a decent experience.  Not one of my personal favorite places, but solid.

[RecycleMichael]

I have only been to Hey Mambo a few times but I remember it being just fine. I have had pizza, the chicken marsala, the soup, and a tortellini dish. I thought they were all tasty.

I have also sat on the patio and had beers a few times and received excellent service.

[Gaspar]

I'd call that a major thumbs-up.  The more "interesting" a restaurant tries to be (and I tend to lean towards those types of places), the more often the chef is going to concoct something that may have seemed great in the kitchen but just isn't working at the table.  A wait staff that will tell me that, rather than let me order it and be disappointed, is a great thing.

I've eaten at Hey Mambo a number of times and always had a decent experience.  Not one of my personal favorite places, but solid.

I absolutely agree, but it wasn't a special or anything.  It was one of the established menu options, a pasta dish.  On our previous visit, I tried to order the chicken masala and the server told me that most people don't like it, because it's not a "traditional masala sauce."  If your servers are consistently steering folks away from parts of your established menu, it may be time to have a "come to Jesus" and re-evaluate your menu.

[Conan71]

I absolutely agree, but it wasn't a special or anything.  It was one of the established menu options, a pasta dish.  On our previous visit, I tried to order the chicken masala and the server told me that most people don't like it, because it's not a "traditional masala sauce."  If your servers are consistently steering folks away from parts of your established menu, it may be time to have a "come to Jesus" and re-evaluate your menu.

Depends if they were expecting "marsala" sauce and get "masala" they probably would think it tasted pretty non-traditional.  Much like if they served you chicken marsala in an Indian restaurant and you were expecting chicken masala

[DowntownDan]

I'm a fan of Hey Mambo.  I saw the construction and there is already a sign up that says "Mason's."  I asked the waiter at Hey Mambo and he said it's a sports bar.  I'm pretty excited.  Downtown was in need of a good dedicated sports bar.  And by that, I mean with the ability to get every sporting event available by television and enough televisions to show several different things at once depending on what it is you're looking for.  If you're a native Bostonian, for instance, and want a Sox game that is only available on a special package, you can find it and a television to watch.  I'm excited.

[DTowner]

I'm a fan of Hey Mambo.  I saw the construction and there is already a sign up that says "Mason's."  I asked the waiter at Hey Mambo and he said it's a sports bar.  I'm pretty excited.  Downtown was in need of a good dedicated sports bar.  And by that, I mean with the ability to get every sporting event available by television and enough televisions to show several different things at once depending on what it is you're looking for.  If you're a native Bostonian, for instance, and want a Sox game that is only available on a special package, you can find it and a television to watch.  I'm excited.

Hopefully, this place will be such a "sports bar."  Unfortunately, a lot of places in this town that call themselves sports bars are little more than mediocre bars, serving mediocre food with a few TVs tuned to ESPN all day.

[Gaspar]

Hopefully, this place will be such a "sports bar."  Unfortunately, a lot of places in this town that call themselves sports bars are little more than mediocre bars, serving mediocre food with a few TVs tuned to ESPN all day.

Besides the Fox & Hound, do we actually have a sports bar in Tulsa? 

[saintnicster]

Besides the Fox & Hound, do we actually have a sports bar in Tulsa? 

Does Buffalo Wild Wings count?