Wow, the service was amazing! The food was very good! I ordered the onion rings and they were huge and fresh. Another person ordered the beef fajita quesadilla and it was So good! The meat had so much flavor and the blend of chessed and tortilla was great! I'll definitely be back and order that for myself. I tried the hot lemon pepper wings and they were hot! Very good though! But hot! My lips were on fire, I had to order another beer. I went with a group of 10 for the Spurs game and our server was on point! We never wanted for anything. She was amazing! I even spoke to the manager to tell him how impressed we were with her service. If your looking for a cold beer, good food and great service you have to try this place! read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Onion ring - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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Ok very disappointed. Ordered loaded cheese fries $9.00 portion was very small. Plate was a side salad plate definitely not worth $9.00. read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Load cheese fries. Don't order will be disappointed. - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

What a nice place! it looks like it's brand new screens everywhere lots of choices of beer and Much more. Good appetizers menu. We got the sampler platter. read more

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Daughter wanted crab while we were on the island so we chose hardknocks! Family friendly atmosphere. I had the tuna steak, cooked exactly how I asked. And we also had to salmon! All fantastic! read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Crab boil - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

I have only been for beers but every time has been great. The bartenders are great and never let your drink go empty. They also have 4-5 beers for $2.25 every day all day! Lots of TV's to watch the games as well. read more

This place is recommended to me to watch the football game today. It looks great. They open all time big TVs everywhere, and plenty of room. Now I know why there's plenty of room. I sat at a table, just 10 feet from the bar, in full view of the bartender. A server walked past me three times, taking care of a table next to me, looked me in the eye, kept walking, never showed up. 20 minutes. Eventually, I walked up to the bar and ask the bartender for a beer list, and she asked me where I was sitting. I pointed to the table and she said a server would be over soon. 10 minutes later, a server finally showed up, and asked me if I needed a server. I ordered a beer, she wanted anything in it. I said no, and it came with a slice of lime. I ordered a basket of chips and dip, and some queso. They have a special where you get queso and guac as well as the original salsa, but I told her I didn't want guac. I got the chips with queso, but not the salsa. I can't think of any other way she's as screwed things up other than filling something on me. And I haven't even started the game yet Oh, boy, was I wrong. I got the chips and queso. No salsa. The chips were tasteless, no salt, like cardboard. And the queso? When I dipped the first chip into it, it had a skim across the top like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for 10 minutes. That was determined to watch the game and have some nachos. I think I can do that at my camper. read more

We drove over from Rockport today and we're just looking for a place honestly to stop and go to the bathroom and then we hard and we stopped and had the best burger accompanied by the best curly fries and the best onion ring bowl totally delicious. Our server was Liliana and she is a doll. She was a great server, full of personality, helpful to the Max. She's who I would want on my team read more

Was excited to come to this place with family after trying it twice. Mind you we are from out of town couple hours out. Not sure if it was because it was an hour before closing when we arrived or what but we didn't receive our food til almost 11. (Which is closing time) When we had questions about the menu the waitress would respond with (I'm not to sure) and also let us know it was only her second day back. After ordering our food it took about 20-30 mins for her to let us know they were out of something that we had ordered. Took almost an hour for our food. Ok, I get it not her fault. (I even second guessed to myself and was thinking are we being a bit much?) It wasn't until when we had questions she would respond with "okay" and walk away and not let us ask or even let her know more about our order. (Even had to ask another employee to call her over) Wouldn't come and check on us if we needed refills or anything. Wasn't toward the end I asked for a refill for my niece and she stated "sorry they shut down the drinks already" which I understood, it was closing time but would've been nice to be asked before if anyone needed a refill before machines were shut down.I NEVER complain or even be the one to be upset over service but this time it was a complete disappointment. Food was great but service was poor. Manager seemed a bit frustrated and upset with us when we let him know the concerns we had. I hope it was just a bad day for them and not an everyday habit... read more

Great atmosphere. Plenty of TVs and food/ drinks are good and well priced. Definitely a must visit if you're in town! read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and Mac n cheese Plus fries - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

The third time in for game day, never again. Again food took a long time and was cold. I don't mind waiting for my food, but it better be hot. The people next to us said the same thing, cold undercooked! You have a choice, go elsewhere. read more

Came here during the football games and got the tri appetizer, wings, and the buffalo sliders. All were okay. The best things from our plates were the chips and guac, the BBQ wings, and the fries. The buffalo sliders were bigger than I thought they'd be which was nice! Atmosphere similar to BWW. Lots of TVs. Service was quick. read more

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This place was an unexpected treat ! We chose to eat outside because of the noise level!!! But the food was the best in Padre read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Chicken fried steak sandwich Beef sliders - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

You have to visit if you're on the island! We got the triple play with fried pickles, calamari and chips with guacamole- it was a huge platter big enough to feed 3-4 people at least. I got the volcano cocktail that was delicious and my boyfriend got a Landshark draft beer. He got the grilled chicken sandwich with buffalo sauce that was amazing and I got the salmon with a lemon butter reduction, sautéed spinach and grilled zucchini. The spinach was a little salty but still tasty. Everyone was super friendly and nice. Our waitress was great and we loved her honesty on what she recommended to eat. The atmosphere was super cool with all the different sports to watch on multiple tvs everywhere. read more

I had the Buccaneer it's pretty good. The oysters were a bit over done but since I'm not a huge fan of them it didn't matter. My son had the chicken strips with fries and macaroni n cheese. He sis it was good and had enough leftover for another meal. My husband had the chicken fried steak and said it was pretty good. I'm sure we'll be back but probably maybe not on a weekend because it was a bit too loud for us. Not complaining just our preference. read more

Great place to watch multiple games and to grab a beer. The food was good, the service was excellent, and the price was comparable to other places on the island. We stayed for 2 hours watching the end of several games and nobody rushed us out the door. I would recommend this place as a family friendly sports bar. read more

Great food with great service. Never disappoints. Very well run. Local ownership. Always any sports you want on the TVs.

We have been to Hardknocks numerous times. Great sports bar atmosphere. Most food items we have tried are quite good. One complaint is that the mashed potatoes are always cold. Tonight was the first time trying the chicken fried steak and it was quite tough. Both sweet potato fires and regular fries are great, as well as the yummy green beans. Only other comment is the floor is extremely sticky. We all commented on the floor. read more

Best service we've ever had! We go a lot since we only live about a block away. Taylor is attentive, and sweet, and doesn't disappear for long periods of time. Super busy afternoon to watch the Cowboys game and our service was perfect!!! The TVs are amazing for game-watching. Our only wish is that there were some kind of sound buffers installed in the ceiling so you could understand the sound of the game. read more

So, this is the one place I can absolutely say that that over the ast few years I've gotten consistently bad service. One time it took over 20 minutes before I could even get a beer. Tonight I went in with an associate for drinks and dinner and he called them over for further service at which point the bartender started giving dirty looks and walking by without giving any service at all. Honestly, it was kind of a bizarre experience. It's like she was intentionally trying to give the worst service ever. She was offended that we wanted another drink. It's insane that some of these people have jobs in the service industry. They are an offense to the very idea of service. In past visits, I've had similarly horrible service and hoped to cast it off as that of individuals, but it seems as if there is a culture of disdain for customers at this establishment. I have given this place so many tries, and it ...80% of the time is so bad that I have to tell my friends about it. (A couple bartenders have been fine) read more

The food was pretty good, & our server was nice! I liked the place & would come again if I were ever in town. The menu is long so lots of bar food options. read more

Service was great the absolute scam on prices and the seafood couldn't have been anymore garbage 65 dollars for a boil with anorexic crab is beyond me will never go back and make sure you double check prices they have prices from 2010 on their menu wouldn't recommend this place one bit read more

Mediocre at best! There is NOTHING special about HardKnocks. Went here for a late lunch, wasn't super busy so the thought was we'd get in/out quickly. Not so. I'm not sure what the hold up was as there was 900 waitresses just chatting it up near the server station. The service was so-so, the girl was nice but the actual service was straight trash, forgetting refills, not bringing condiments until after we started eating. We got our food fairly fast. However it wasn't anything that would give rave remarks. My order consisted of boneless wings, which I would equate to getting a bag of Tyson wings from H-E-B (probably better). The wings by themselves were tasteless, leaving all the flavoring to the sauces which were very plain too. The Knockout sauce is straight B.S. and not spicy at all, the Honey Sriracha is far too sweet. The Spicy Asian was the only decent one, though it was too sweet as well. All the sauces (not sure if house made), all taste like they use the same base and all are way too sweet. We also got a Tailgate burger. Supposed to come with a fried egg and an onion ring. The burger was somewhat dry, the egg was overcooked and did not run and they didn't put the onion ring on it (they brought it out separately like 10 minutes later, at it was soggy and again tasteless). On the bright-side, if you like the Sports Bar atmosphere this is a good place. Lot's of TV's, ample seating. But, you have to love overpriced Budweiser products (woo-dee-f*in-hoo). Honestly, nobody drank that sh!t before they went woke. It's a great tourist trap. Let the weekenders keep the business up. I'm all about supporting local businesses but I've waited several years to go here, and I can wait several more to go back. read more

First time here while staying in Port A for the winter. Nice open and clean. Our waitress was very nice. Hubby was happy since they offered two IPA's (Art Car and Hopadillo). No Stouts, ciders or Sours though. They do have Guinness. We shared some onion rings from the appetizer menu. No more than a large order of onion rings for 8 bucks. They were good. Nice light batter. Same for the Texans Chicken Chicaronnes (chicken nuggets) appetizer. I must say they were a bit chewy and fatty but the serving size was good. Hubby enjoyed the wings. While not jumbo as they are described on the menu,, they were crispy and he had the Jack Daniel's sauce on the side which was very good. Going to try this deep fried twinkle that everyone seems to rave about. Just gotta say ot was delicious! All in all a good lunch. I would stop back in again. read more

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Solid menu and the entire staff are amazingly friendly and helpful!! Gets very loud in there due to the high ceiling and rowdy sports fans! Popular with us locals and seasonal-menus are ocean fresh!! Highly recommended to anyone coming to the island!! read more

2nd visit for a corn hole tournament and let me say the night was filled with excitement! Great food and the desserts were too die for! Staff was a bit lazy in the sense of keeping the area tidy. I get it was windy last night, but even I lifted a few napkins off the floor after wind gusts from the front door opening was an effort that they were no where near! I ordered a few snacks while watching the tournament and not once was I offered a refill on my drink nor were my plates ever cleared. Mind you my ordering was 3x in 45 min intervals and I stayed for about 5 hours! At the end of the night the waitress gave me the neighboring tables ticket to Pay and I had to address the issue to get corrected. Overall we had fun. My dog was allowed as well so we all enjoyed our time despite the small issues mentioned. read more

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Jallyssa is amazing! Super knowledgeable and sweet, she made sure our drinks were always filled without us needing to ask! She provided some great recommendations and always had a smile on her face. Will definitely be coming back and requesting Jallyssa as our server, had a great experience thanks to her! read more

Food, service and vibe are always on point. Their crawfish is always the best in town. We look forward to the season and visit at least once a week. The only way this establishment could be better is if they had frozen drink machines. See for yourself. read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

First time here off of recommendation and probably won't be back. Now, if I were a 20-something looking for a hangout bar with a loud, obnoxious atmosphere, then sure. But not impressed with food and service. My son ordered the Mahi tacos and I've never seen such a sad portion and presentation. The rest of the order was normal "bar" food level style. The norm of what would be expected from a corner neighborhood bar. If you're a local, I get it. But if you're a tourist, spend your money somewhere else with better service. I felt bad for the waitress which is why I have the $15. read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Mahi tacos!?!?! - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Not very happy with food or service. To expensive for what you get. You want chicken salad you buy salad and buy the chicken also. Craw fish boil, not sure if they weee short on fixings but not generous with potatoes or corn, they considered them as sides you pick. While I got the nice hot crawfish we waited for quite a while to get the salad. Really you can't wait and bring them together? And then for desert is a good fried cheese cake but oh wait it usually comes with ice cream but we ran out. ( literally next door is a grocery store, I suppose I could have run over a got some ) the service was not so great and the food mediocre at best. Plenty of other places to try on the island. Sorry guys. read more

A recommended place to eat in Corpus if you have nowhere else to go. Great food and great service. You will never miss a channel because of how many TVs are in there. read more

Food is fantastic crawfish and the Ahi Tuna Appetizer is my absolute favorite. More than just bar food! Family friendly and live music almost daily. Service is always friendly! read more

I come to Padre Island and fish all the time and finally was came in to Hardknocks to eat. Nadia the bartender is amazing. She is friendly and attentive. The Crawfish was really good (Little Spivey) Nadia will keep you beer full to cool them down lol. The Chicken Chicharrones are delicious this is one of the best appetizers I have had in a long time. ASK FOR NADIA!! read more

HardKnocks Sports Grill - Chicken Chicharrones. It was so good there was only one left when I remembered to take picture. - Sports Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

This is a sports bar that serves food. Service on a Saturday night was dismal. Tables weren't cleaned. Food left on the floor. Very noisy. Waited an hour for burger and fries. Only redeeming thing was our waitress who was very nice. read more

omg. they are dazed and confused. We got our menus with different pricing. Waitress was clueless. Ask for manager, got the kitchen staff lady to come out. She came out of the kitchen with her staff shirt on. Manager was too busy to address the situation. my wings were to come with there special hk dry rub. it was seasonal and not even one the wings. had to ask for the rub, it came in the cup and was clumpy other wings okay. only good thing is they were hot. No stars save you money read more

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Always great food and great service. I have never had an issue whatsoever. The waitresses are always kind and patient when taking your order. Good manners and refill your drinks often. The food is great, cooked good, always on time. I never have to wait too long at all. 10/10 read more

Visiting area with family, looking for a place to eat (that was still open, since most places close by 8-9pm. Found this location on yelp, and although it only had 3 stars, thought we might have a better experience. Took about 15 minutes to be seated, got drinks at bar to pass time. We ordered apps, and food. Received drinks & apps, then were told, kitchen was not allowing any more food orders, for 20 minutes. We could see the kitchen and there were about 5 people, standing around, orders waiting at window. Guys in back just messing around. Place was not packed, people still arriving and being sat, and provided a menu...meanwhile we were having to wait. The games were on, which we were hoping to be able to eat while watching, but with seeing the kitchen staff just messing around while we were having to wait for our order to be put in, decided to pay for what we got & leave. I don't think we will return and understand why they are not receiving higher ratings. read more

Great food (as always). My husband loves the chicken. Fried steak and I love the buffalo chicken sliders. Alexandria was our waitress and she was amazing! Great atmosphere and place to go on the island. read more

Update from my last post, Had to go To the Dr bc I was shitting my brains out for so long Dr confirm I did in fact get food poisoning. SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN! read more

Food was amazing. Great aftet a beach day. Even my twins enjoyed the meal. Highly recommend

Our server was very nice and attentive. Will return. Nice for those who like sports they have tons of TVs. Games as well.