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    HardKnocks Sports Grill

    3.1 (103 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    HARDKNOCKS SPORTS GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Crab boil
    Courtney K.

    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!

    Grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and Mac n cheese  Plus fries
    Steve F.

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

    buffalo chicken sliders
    Chloe K.

    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.

    Chicken fried steak sandwich Beef sliders

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

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

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

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

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    Amazing food, atmosphere, & drink selection. The crab & lobster cake were the best crab cakes I've…read moreever had! Delicious!

    The concept, name, and location are all great. We were a disappointed in the menu options and the…read moreconfusion of the Blacksheep Bistro and Barrell Wine Bar and Tapas connected...with the same menu. I was expecting a robust menu with a variety of yummy tapas to choose from. The menu was underwhelming with appetizers, not tapas, and a limited menu. A wine menu was provided, but a cocktail menu, or beer selected were not offered or available. We ordered a salad and appetizers. The salad was good and the best part of the meal. We also ordered the crab nachos and the bacon wrapped shrimp. Cute names on the menu, but unfortunately, again underwhelming and lacking flavor. The nachos were bland, with little flavor or seasoning. The most exciting part of the nachos were the thinly sliced jalapeños. The bacon wrapped shrimp were more flavorful with a red chutney/salsa. Tasty, but how can you go wrong with shrimp and bacon. Dessert was the best part of the meal. Our waiter brought over a hand written dessert menu. Hard to read the print, but he explained all the desserts. We had a brownie and ice cream dish that was delicious. Overall, cute place, great concept, great service but just "ok". Probably wont be back...unfortunately.....wanted it to work.

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    We discovered this place last November. Their Bloody Marys are fantastic. Everything on the menu…read morehas been top-notch. Erika was our server. Very attentive and helpful!

    Good food for sure, a bit on the pricey side for breakfast. Being a family-inclusive establishment,…read morethere's a good chance groups of kids are present and when we were here, there was a table of very badly behaved adults AND children which created a very disruptive environment. Staff just stood and stared at them instead of asking them to take it down about 8 notches. It really took a good bit of enjoyment away for a lot of customers. Since breakfast was available, we went in that direction...for lunch. Served all day. I got the Islander and wife got the Silver Alert. Mine was basically a larger version of hers. The sausage was really tasty. The hashbrowns on my plate (she didn't get them) were exactly like McD's or other fast food joints. I was hoping for homemade style and not frozen fast food style. The eggs tasted a little odd to me...maybe the oil used? Still tasty, though. Bacon cooked crispy. Good breakfast overall. Wife did want to try a starter and she chose the baked goat cheese/toast appetizer. She really enjoyed it...not really for my palate. Personal taste there. Several people who left reviews mentioned the wait time. We were told it would be 30 minutes when we arrived...but there's really no place for people to wait. However, they found a booth for a group sitting just inside the door and then asked if we would like to sit there. Sure...problem solved in about 5 minutes. Aside from the wait/no wait situation, it took a really long time for service and arrival of food. It's a smallish seating area overall for such business. Hopefully business is so good they'll look to expand to accommodate such demand.

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    Our service was amazing. The burgers were great. This was our first time eating here and we will be…read moreback.

    Padre Island Burger Company gets a solid 3/5 from yours truly, and honestly mate, I'm being…read moregenerous because the atmosphere and seaside setting did a fair bit of heavy lifting. let me explain myself properly. This place screams modern tourist burger joint. The sort of establishment where every burger arrives with twelve unnecessary toppings, a quirky name, and a price tag that makes you briefly consider checking your credit score before ordering. Quite frankly the place should be renamed "Upcharge Central" or perhaps "Tourist Burgers Built for Photos, Not Stomachs" The outdoor seating itself is lovely though. Proper island atmosphere. Wooden picnic tables, sea breeze rolling through, cold drinks sweating in the Texas heat, tourists waddling about sunburnt and optimistic. It's the kind of setting where you want the burger to absolutely save your afternoon. Unfortunately... Mine did the complete opposite. I ordered their "world famous" Lulu Burger, their take on a jalapeño popper burger, and I genuinely believe it may have been one of the worst burgers I've had in the last couple years. Now look, I'm not against creativity. I enjoy innovation. But somewhere along the line society decided burgers needed to become science experiments. The moment that completely sent me over the edge? A massive slab of cold cream cheese slapped directly onto the burger. Not melted. Not slightly warm. Not blended into the burger. No mate. Refrigerator cold. The sort of cold where you could practically still see the HEB dairy aisle condensation on it. Completely threw off the texture and turned every bite into a confusing mess of hot beef meeting Arctic dairy product. Absolutely criminal behaviour. Now to be fair, my lovely date ordered the Hangover Burger which was noticeably better. Fried egg, bacon, cheesy goodness, all the things you'd expect after a rough Friday evening involving tequila and poor decisions. Still overpriced for what it was, but at least it tasted like somebody in the kitchen had a coherent vision. The sweet potato fries were actually quite decent as well. Crisp edges, soft middle, solid seasoning. No complaints there. Maybe I'm old school. Maybe I'm too particular. But when I think burger joint, my mental checklist is simple: Hot burger. Balanced toppings. Quality beef. Reasonable price. No culinary jump scares. And unfortunately this place missed the mark on several fronts. 3/5. Lovely atmosphere, decent service, and a fun island vibe, but the burgers themselves simply didn't justify the hype or the price tag.

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