It's crazy that this franchise lost most of it's locations over the years. I believe this location is one of only 3 Damons left in the country. The food and service is worlds better than most larger and well know comparable chain sports bar and grilles. Very clean, waitstaff is awesome except the the shift manager but don't let one bad apple spoil the bushel, food can take a little longer than average to come out, but worth the wait. I suggest trying the sweet chili wings, definitely a favorite, just wish it had more heat. Amazing burgers and desserts as well and their revolving seasonal menu is full of tasty options to keep it interesting throughout the year. Definitely suggest if you're local or need a place to relax and grab a bite while traveling 81, stop in. read more

The only thing i enjoyed about this place was the service. The steaks we had were overcooked and it seemed that the chef didn't want to cook it. The waitress wanted to die and continued to apologize over and over again and even offered to pay for our meal. Avoid this place for the nearby denys to save your self time and money. read more

Not a lot of restaurants in Hazleton. Damon's is by far your best option when in town. The menu has a good variety and has everything covered, from light fare to full blown calorie busters! They have a great French Onion Soup, that is offered at a nominal fee above the normal side. Well worth the additional $2. As far as the staff is concerned... really friendly and welcoming. If you stay at the Fairfield Inn, it's just a walk across the parking lot. If I were to categorize Damon's, I would describe it as a smaller version of a TGI Friday or Chili's. Consistent and reliable. I will eat here again in the future. read more

Noisy but very good food and excellent service. Prices are reasonable. Would recommend.

Had quesadillas here tonight. There was nothing in them. Most weren't even half covered. When we brought it to the manager's attention he did nothing. Just said oh you should have told me sooner. I would have made you another one. We would have if we could have found someone to tell! Very disappointed with the whole experience. read more

One of my favorite places in town! Food and drinks always good. Classic cheeseburger is a must have for me when I'm in town. read more

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Lisa was our server and the reason I am leaving this review. She was absolutely outstanding. I haven't had quality service in a longtime and Lisa reminded me of how an amazing server can really set a meal apart. The food was great and the wait was short. We will be sure to come back when we are in the area. Thanks to Lisa for taking such good care of us. read more

I would not recommend this place to anyone! The manager Eric had zero customer service skills and is arrogant! And the food is terrible! who ever the owner of this establishment is should really reconsider having this man as a manage the way he talks to customer. I git advise from another Damon's establishment and I will be contacting zoning to find out who the owner is and let them know what happened. read more

Poor follow through after order placed. Waited an hour after drinks served, finally decided to leave with or without our food. We observed 3 tables of 4 or more, that arrived after we did, get their food. We were just 2 ordering their nights special. I suggest you drive right by! read more

i had to put a 1 star but this restaurant was completely bs we were gonna tip the waiter and they charged us 60 dollars over and said it was about the card bull crappp don't recommend this place at all damon's grill i also saw a roach they need an inspection asap food was great but no don't recommend this at all manager had poor professionalism and did not respond with kind words read more

This was a great place to stop on our way home. Food was good, service was great, and restaurant was clean. Glad they were open!

This is always a stop for us on our annual trip from Tennessee to Pennsylvannia. Wings are great. I had the potato skins this time around and they were awesome. Our server was friendly and sweet. The gentleman hosting was very friendly too. read more

2/4/2023 First, the menu online does not list the items that we ordered. My wife ordered the French onion soup and it was ok. I ordered the chili, and it was meat and three tablespoons of grease. The server told us that it was "Texas style". We both ordered the fried egg rolls. They may have been fried at one time, but they were definitely baked or microwaved when they were served to us. The service was acceptable, but if it would have been faster, we would have ordered another round of beers. The beers, Coors Light in a bottle, was good as always, and the televisions were excellent. Thanks, Brian Shank read more

It was actually my first time coming to this restaurant. I must say that we will definitely be returning! The menu is slightly limited, but the food was delicious. Prices can vary. If you're staying at the Marriott nearby, this restaurants location is very convenient! It's a great sports pub/restaurant that has plenty to offer for this area. The biggest positive was definitely the cleanliness. Not only was our waitress always attentive during serving, but also the hostess, Dalton. He went out of his way to accommodate us due to my mothers disability. It's beyond appreciated. Very pleasurable experience and so professional. 5/5. Would recommend! Best in the Hazleton area. Be sure to check out the beverage menu for their specials! read more

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We each ordered salad for lunch. Both came with wilted lettuce. No one there really cared. The cook should have been more careful.

Very good staff and service. Very liked the ambiance! Got the nachos...and they were the best I've eaten in several years !!! Highly recommended !! read more

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1:30pm on a Tuesday, bar very slow, 2 groups of 2 there before our group of 3 comes in. Sat for 10 minutes, wasn't greeted by a soul, no menus, just crickets. Horrible service. Will not be returning, it's clear they just don't care. read more

Very cool restaurant. Sports bar type. Huge TVs all around. The host was super friendly. The server Sara was super friendly and well versed on food items. Our app crab meat soft pretzel was super awesome. And came out quickly. Need more then one eater on that one. The pulled pork quesadilla was really good. Big portions there too. And the caprese* (spelling) sandwich was like eating a great big bruschetta. Sooooooo good. Everything came out quick. Drink refills were quick without asking. Tables big and comfy. Recommend!!!!! read more

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Food was substandard. Burger was ordered medium and it was charred to oblivion. Order the chips instead of fries and got the fries anyway no refill on drinks. Never going back read more

I am so glad this restaurant is open during Covid-19. All safety precautions were in place, the restaurant was immaculate. We had a perfectly cooked filet mignon and a pot roast dinner. Everything was fresh, hot and delicious! The salads were crisp and plentiful! Our server was friendly and attentive. Thank You!!!! read more

Prob a 3.5 but I rounded up because we had a good experience. Great place to stop on the road! We had a long drive on 81 and decided to get off at this exit and stopped at Damon's on a whim. We were very pleased. We got the veggie quesadillas and the chopped salad. I was pretty impressed with the chopped salad as I had no expectations just stopping for a salad on the road. I would get it again. It had large chunks of blue cheese, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, red cabbage, grilled chicken and even edamame! The only thing I didn't love was the Italian dressing. A balsamic vinaigrette would have made it perfect for me. The veggie quesadillas were interesting too as they had carrots, zucchini, squash and red peppers. I hadn't thought to put carrots in a quesadilla and it was really good! Plus the portions were huge! Finally, the place was baby friendly for our one year old. He enjoyed sitting in a high chair facing all of the large screen tvs our waiter was friendly and fast. Perfect road trip stop. read more

The most reliable food in Hazleton. I'm not a huge sports bar guy, but it has enough screens to see any game you want, so I was expecting bar food. The food is far more grill than bar. I was in town a couple weeks and just kept going back after trying new places in the neighborhood and being disappointed. The selections are standard grille fare, except everything on the menu is just one step tastier than you expected it to be. The dinner entrees I tried were all terrific and, for lunch, the burgers are really top notch. A great place to eat if you're passing through town! read more

Nice atmosphere, clean and always great food. Last dinner i built my own burger. Best i ever had. Wait time for food was far to long. Especially with only 4 tables used 4pm. Waiter took her time checking with us when we really needed things. read more

Had a great strip steak, my wife ordered a taco salad, it came with chili on the salad, no salsa, no sour cream, came with ranch dressing, what are they thinking, look up the recipe for a taco salad. Don't order unless you love cheap chili on a taco salad. read more

I've been here before and always get the veggie quasadilla, which on the menu shows red peppers, zucchini squash and carrots. Today it came with what looked like a Birds Eye frozen veggie mix of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Not a good combo for a quasadilla. If they were out of the usual vegetables it would have been nice to know so I could have ordered something else. My boyfriend ordered a rack of ribs. The server, Amanda, dropped of our order when it was ready and did not give us any silverware, napkins or wipes. We had to wait for hebr to come back to ask for them. She also admitted to forgetting about a side order of fries. The only reason I'm giving 3 stars is because my boyfriend enjoyed the ribs. We always, always leave 20% for a tip or more every where we go, but this time only left 15%. Subpar service. read more

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I used to love going to Damon's. You knew what to expect since it's a chain. Over my last few visits I have been so disappointed. They have become so overpriced for pre-made food. But that's not even the worst part. The service is horrible. We decided to go tonight for just drinks. We sat down at the bar which still had glasses from the previous patrons. We thought that they would clean it up when the bartender came over for our order. Well the bartender walked past us at least four times and never bothered to clean up or take our order. We sat there for 10 minutes and she took the order of the two gentlemen who came in after us. After seeing this we waited another few minutes. She turned around and took care of someone else at the bar. Finally we had enough and walked out. Sorry Damon's but you lost a customer. read more

Food was okay AND it took FOREVER to come out, 50 min. 3/10 Service at the door was great. ESPECIALLY the man that sat us down at our table, What a gentleman. 10/10 Only thing i didn't like was the waitress...She kept referring to me as a man..i corrected her nicely the first time by telling her i'm a "she" not a "he" and the Second time she referred to me as a man was when she asked if i was my friends "son" which is when i told her "there are TWO women in this table and ONE man and the answer to your question is no he is not my father, they are my friends" she says "oh it's because of the short hair , i thought you were a man" ..last time i checked there's a lot of women with short hair..Rude. If you get corrected, why continue adding more comments ? apologize and drop it. read more

I finally got back to this place after not going there for 15 years. Good news, their ribs are best around but the rib eye was just bland. My biggest gripe though, they have a shit ton of TVs but all they were showing was two different football talk shows (with no audio) even though there was other sport games going on. I'm fine with that being on, I understand people want football but cmon at least show some kind of game. And when the Penn State game came on every TV was changed to that ‍, seriously you have 6 TVs on a single wall including a lot more throughout the place and you can't put on any other game??? I like the place for their ribs but as far as 'Sports Bar' they're lacking very much and they're steak is too bland to be called a steakhouse. read more

First time trying this place out and the food and service was absolutely fantastic. Food came out in a timely manner. Server was on the ball with drinks and extras. Ordered a drink from the bar and it wasn't strong or weak just right and down smooth. read more

Decent place to eat. Nice and clean inside. Good service. Friendly staff..lots of tvs. Very sport orientated. Husband says Cajun wings aren't amazing. read more

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Just left and won't be back!! My husband, daughters and I stopped in on our way home from vacation for a nice relaxing meal. The atmosphere was nice and the food was delicious. I ordered a specialty drink, which I rarely do but thought I'd treat myself. I took the first sip while the waitress was standing at our table and I immediately said it was not to my liking. It was supposed to be a sweet drink and tasted like it had whiskey or something in it. Anyways, I expected she would offer me something different but didn't. The drink sat in the same spot I left it until she gave us the bill, which had the $9.75 (ouch!) drink included on it. I politely asked her to please remove the charge and told her the drink didn't taste right to me which is why I didnt consume it. She took the bill and walked away. Shortly after her Manager, Eric Beach, walked over and began to explain that the drink could not be removed from the bill because, 'by state law alcohol cannot be comped'. Huh? I wasn't asking him to start pouring me free shots, I was simply asking him not to charge me for something I didnt like and therefore didnt drink. I then asked if I could have the number for corporate. He chuckled and said that was their only location and that they were privately owned. I then asked for the name and contact info for the owner but he said he doesn't give that PUBLIC information out. Again... Hmmmm.... I rarely complain about my food/drinks but on the rare occasion something isn't to my liking it is removed from the bill, no questions asked!! It's called customer service!!! I do want to add that although the outcome was very disappointing, I don't hold it against the waitress, who I tipped appropriately. Also, the young man who seated us was wonderful. Just too bad the manager chose the $9.75 drink over the satisfaction of an otherwise very satisfied customer. read more

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Havent been to this chain in years and it seemed like the best option as our hotel was 5 minutes away. Typical sports bar with photos everywhere, mounted gear and 4 huge televisions. I loved seeing the old chairs from Veteran's Stadium. Unfortunately, they had chairs from the Cowpukes, Deadskins, and Stealers as well. The waitress we had was as excited as any waitress we have ever had. Obviously a cheerleader on her resume at some time in her life, she put her heart into the entire process. Maybe a little too much. The wings we ordrered were breaded - not my favorite. Okay at best. Caeasr salad on the side was weak. Dressing not good. The burger was good. Bacon, onion straws, no BBQ on side as requested but that was fine. Cooked right. French fries were good. My lady had the grilled chicken breast sandwich. Liked that but the veggie of the day was a frozen medley. The Makers Mark Old Fashioneds were horrible. Went with a second on the rocks. For a chain in the middle of nowhere it was ok. read more

Great for watching games, sports themed, drinks we're meh-dece, food was nothing to write home about but solid for bar food. If your looking for a decent priced meal and some drinks. Drop in. read more

This is one of two Damon's so not a chain - as close to a mom and pop as you can get I suppose - without actually being what Id call a mom and pop. The service to get a table was a bit slow as the host was fulfilling two important tasks - taking phone orders and seating folks, which didn't go over too well with me and one reason it doesn't come close to a 5 star. Our actual server was a bit knowledgeable - probably in life as well as being a server, but we managed and she was able to get our food very quickly. The food was great - my steak was cooked to perfection and had great flavor as well. The place was clean, parking was ample and price was reasonable! read more

It's one of the last 2 locations left in the country so if you have a taste for the ribs we all once knew and loved, you have to come check them out. I could give the ribs 5 stars as they are just as I remember them and what a treat to enjoy them once again all these years later. Service ok, not bad, not amazing but typical and don't care much. Salad was average but you don't come to Damon's for salad, it just comes with it. Ribs have a nice texture, I like to char lightly and do light sauce with a side of sauce to dip in. They had good char, great sweet baby Ray's Bbq sauce tangy bursting with flavor. Garnish on the side was asparagus and again was good, not great, not bad. Bottom line is today the Ribs were a 5 star and it could be because it was like an old friend coming back into my life for 1 night or also because they did indeed fall off the bone. That is usually hit or miss. Tonight a hit! Everything else from salad to asparagus and service was fine. Not a 5 star but fine. The ribs are the main attraction and they delivered. read more

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Food was okay. We were immediately taken to a booth by a very friendly young man that you can see takes pride in his work - service! Our drink order was taken and delivered quickly. Upon re roving our drinks we ordered our food - three salads, a rib entree with a Cesar side salad and fries. We then waited over 23 minutes for our food. The amount of food was okay, but I've been to other restaurants where it's tasted much better and you received more. The ribs fell off the bone and taste was good. I would recommend them. The ambiance is that of a sports bar - numerous screens. That is what Damon's is known for. After we were finished with our food we then proceeded to wait for our bill. The total bill was 69.xx. If you are looking for a sports bar feel, not in any type of hurry and are satisfied with "okay" food then Damon's will suffice. -Tellin You like it is read more

Visited before a stay at the adjacent Marriott Fairfield inn. Nice busy place. Handles crowd well. Sports bar theme with many TVs. Fun menu with wide range of smaller snack and sandwiches to full dinner. Nice selection of draft beers I had a tasty bean and ham soup before a well made Philly cheesesteak sandwich. My spouse has the quesadilla which were plentiful and tasty. All and all a fun stop read more

In town for work. Great service and dinner. Better than I expected. My salad was good and the breadstick was excellent...soft, moist, buttery, garlicky. Yum. My grilled bbq salmon was cooked perfectly. Good baked potato. Good dessert. The apple cake is a must! Will return if I'm in the area again. read more

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Hmmm...I think we must be the only people who got decent service and a good meal. It was 9pm on Sunday night right after heavy rains. In fact we were pulling off the road in hopes of the storm passing before we got back on the road. We had good service...in fact our waiter even apologized for the AC being on, but was on because it was humid earlier ....he said the blowing air should stop soon. I had a southwestern salad, hubs had a club sandwich. Waiter then asked if fries was ok. The food was tasty, the fries were excellent! They were the double fried kind. So based on other reviews I've read after the fact on Google ....I really think we had the oddball experience. We had an attentive waiter, and the food was good. We stopped in because we wanted something that was NOT fast food served in a paper bag. read more

Absolutely horrible I will never eat here again! The service was absolutely awful and the employees were extremely rude. Once we walked in we were told that we HAD to buy a mask in order to walk to the table outside. However another gentleman walked in after us and got a table without a mask on. Once we were seated outside we waited 10 minutes for someone to come over to get our drink order and than waited another 15 minutes to get our drinks. We ordered our food and when it came out the food was completely wrong. The waitress handed me my plate and never said how hot it was I burned my hands and almost dropped the entire plate on my lap. I ordered a side of cheese and when I went to use it, it was absolutely awful. At this point we decided to just leave! Walking to my car I said how awful the service was to my boyfriend and an employee said a smart remark in the parking lot back to me. Absolute horrible experience will never go back!! read more

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