This is a great place. To watch Sunday NFL games. The atmosphere is raucous and everybody wears their jerseys including the servers. The food is good and they have any kind of beer you want on tap. Great Bar food! read more

Pj Whelihan’s - Sports Bars Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Not good at all. Hair in Reuben sandwich. Did not use real corned beef. Cheesesteak egg rolls were more dough than anything.

Awesome place of you go and are foing lunch ask for Justina. If you are going on the weekend and are getting a table see of Gabby is working. She is so sweet and takes care of her tables. If you are lucky enough to be there on a Saturday night when Anna is working enjoy she is awesome. read more

Best wings in the area, I go to all of their locations. This is the biggest location so it's the nicest one to go to on the weekend. Food and drinks are great here. read more

This is your mediocre average bar. If you want to watch tv, this is the place because there's TVs everywhere to watch a game. I got the kicking Korean wings, I am offended because this is just Mumbo sauce (ketchup and hot sauce), Having nothing to do with Koreans or their food. The steak was thin and could not have been more flavorless if it had been made out of cardboard. However did like the sauce that came on the side. My son however liked his grilled cheese. Good kids menu, good selection and really liked they have lots of sides other than fries to choose from. My server was efficient but not overly friendly. Family friendly, Plenty of parking. And they have lots of booths. read more

This restaurant surprised me a lot ! nice service! They put the game on by the tv near me and Giovanina the girl who gave us the service, besides beautiful, she gave us excellent service 5 stars for them read more

Excellent food & service! Our server was friendly, efficient & fast! The French Onion Soup was so good! I had the cha cha chicken salad & my bf has the steak nachos ... Both were great! read more

Pj Whelihan’s - Sports Bars Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Bethlehem- Food Service snd customer service was terrible. The food was cold. Never had a good meal here. New manager needed at this location. read more

I always enjoy going to PJ Whelihans in Bethlehem, Pa for meal and camaraderie! All the young ladies that serve food are such sweethearts! One in particular that strikes my fancy is Dominque! Dominique is a classy lady!! Dominique is right on the money competent at what she does and efficient and she is a great conversationalist and a fun person to boot! She is very sweet and intelligent and certainly knows how to give a red carpet treatment to her customers!! I always look forward to a good time when she waits on me at Bethlehem PJs!! She has many good inner qualities like perspicaciousness and knowledge about many things and is funny as all get out!! She is also outrageously gorgeous and beautiful beyond all measure!! She has a good time and good attitude on her job!! I can tell coz she has waited on me five times or so! That's how I know!! I highly recommend u ask for her if u go there to eat! U won't be disappointed!! Gregory the chess guy, Hatboro, Pa read more

When the place opened I thought it was great - told friends, coworkers... Great cheese steaks, Firehouse chili was $5 but worth it - the best I ever had! Now, a few months later the cheese steaks suck (I think instead of cooking to order now, they have the meat soaking in some kind of broth or sauce!). The chili is now soup (used to be thick tomato based) with very little meat and not "firehouse" at all! Might as well get it from Wendy's for $1! To be fair, before positing this I even filled out a card regarding the cheese steak. A different visit I talked to a manager about the chili. Obviously ignored (don't waste my time!). My buddy has a theory. When these chains open a new place they have newly trained people that follow the recipes perfectly. Then the trainers go to train the cooks for the next grand opening and the cooks/staff starts slacking, losing attention to detail, ignoring recipes... (by the way, he just tried the cheese steak spring rolls today - huge rip off!) He has a $35 gift card he wishes he didn't have now (I jokingly offered him $5 for it) - I said play it safe and get beer and wings. Unfortunately that's all I'd trust at this point. read more

Went twice in two days because I was in town for business and staying across the street. First time I was with a co-worker and sat at a high top near the bar. The waitress, Stephanie, couldn't have been nicer. She was pleasant, checked in often, and the food was above average. Famous fries are worth the title. Second visit was a different experience all together. Sat at the bar for dinner and the atmosphere was busy. Great seat with so many TVs to watch. Bartenders need ALOT of guidance from management. Was treated quickly but was told that they Victory Summer Ale was an IPA. It isn't. And she poured only 3/4 of the pint with the rest being head! No effort to clear the head off and top off the beer at all. I then sat for 10 minutes with a menu in front of me waiting to place and order with three bartenders running around. I eventually got my food, which complements to the kitchen staff was really good again. Lastly, I travel 3-4 days a week and have found the best wait staff and bartenders will at least attempt to converse with patrons, especially those by themselves. It just helps open conversation and makes the patron seem welcome. At one point a bartender stood with her back to me, possibly in her phone or doing something else for about 2-3 minutes. Just some simple advice to management, you've got really good food, great environment, and friendly wait staff. Observe the bartenders from time to time and coach on knowledge of beers, how to pour a good pint, and toss an occasional pleasantry towards a patron from time to time. It's in their interest as I'm sure tips would only go up. read more

Arielle was nothing less than phenomenal!!!! She was very quick, attentive and friendly. She tended to us accordingly and made our time at PJ Whelihan's fun and worthwhile. Thank you, Arielle!! read more

Chey was a fantastic & attentive waitress! Had our food prompt and ready to go. Very respectful and kind. Will definitely be back again hoping to get her as our server. Keep her around!!!! read more

I thought the other reviews were exaggerating but the service really is bad. The waitress took a long time to first take my drink offer, then come back to take my food order. I guess she didn't notice me with her back turned as she ate food. Neither did the other ones behind the bar as they had their own drinks. The food was not good either. I got the "famous fries" and with all the salt on it, I needed more to drink to help get through them. Unfortunately, there was no one to ask if my empty beer needed to be refilled so I didn't finish it. Won't be coming back. At all. read more

Whenever we are in town, we eat here. It's a great place for food, a great selection of cold beer and lots of sports. The waitresses are nice and the food is always good. read more

Seriously get it together people no paper towels in the men's rooms and hand blower doesn't even work. Had to dry my hands on my fucking shirt. Ridiculous!!!! read more

The best wings I've had in a long time. They were jumbo fried wing and the sauces are outstanding. This place was packed on a Tuesday night. Service was friendly and fast. Tons of TV'S to watch almost any game. read more

Great beer selection , really good bar food. We had a very large group and our waitress served us without a hitch. A very fun place.

I've been to this restaurant about 5 times, the highest I would have ever rated it was a 3.5, but after this last visit I felt I needed to write a review. First, the pros. No reservations, but they do have call-ahead seating which is a fine alternative to me. There is a great selection of beer and although some are faux-craft beer like Blue Moon there is enough of a selection of regional, independent, local brews to satisfy this self-proclaimed beer snob. Food is simple but overall pretty good with reasonable prices. Kids menu is again simple, but fills the need at a fair price. My biggest complaint is the atmosphere/service, which after all is a large reason of why you pay a premium when you dine at a restaurant. Although the atmosphere has always been pub-like leaning towards a singles scene after dinner I never felt uncomfortable bringing kids there until this last trip. The atmosphere is heavily leaning towards something I would expect at Hooters. The shorts the hostess was wearing were so short about 1/2 inch of her buttocks peeked out as she walked. There are high chairs, but when we asked for a booster seat for a pre-schooler we were told they don't have them, only high chairs. I thought that strange. As I stated earlier, I am a self-proclaimed beer snob. I don't expect everyone, even the servers, to have a super-thorough knowledge of beer styles, etc. (love it when they do though!) What I do expect is that the server knows what is on tap, what beers might be light or dark, or at the absolute minimum have a beer list to give to the customer with a smile. In all of my visits not once has a server ever been able to point us to or hand us a beer list without making a special trip to the bar. Each time that request left them flustered. The last criticism is when the dessert came. One person in our group ordered coffee and I ordered decaf. The server came to the table, and said "here is your regular, here is your decaf". Needless to say I was laying in bed staring at the ceiling hours later. We got two regular coffees. So... if you don't mind some T&A, you're looking to hook up, don't mind mediocre to sub-par service or attitude, and you like beer... this is your place. There are better alternatives in the area for family dining (with our without kids) and for finding good craft beers. read more

Great food , great service every time. We come every Sunday and always leave happy. Keep up the good work.

Delicious Captain Morgan's cider for only $5 during happy hr. I got the boneless buffalo wing appetizer basket as my dinner and it was more than enough food, I got about 7 or 8 boneless wings with a generous amount of spicy fries and yummy chunky blue cheese! read more

Good spot to watch a game. Decent food and cold brews make this place a solid sports bar.

Just saying.. All these people talking about the WEIGHT of our staff is extremely rude and unnecessary. We have a beautiful staff and that works extremely hard to keep up with the demands of our customers and while perfect service cannot be guaranteed every single time, there are definitely servers who will give you EXCELLENT service considering all of the duties we have to keep up with. YOUR SERVER'S WEIGHT AND APPEARANCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT nor does it affect the quality of your food. The food is actually not microwaved as previously stated and is prepared fresh daily. Come to pjs and find out for yourself why so many people love us and continue to come back night after night! read more

Waited and waited and waited for someone to take my food order after I got a beer and I finally gave up. Sat there with a beer for an hour. Sucks because I'm a decent tipper. Don't waste your time here. read more

Our server Nina is amazing, super attentive and friendly. Suggested cocktails and food choice. My Tator Shot tots were delicious they were a bit Spicey and she brought me ranch dressing to cool things off which made them even more yummy. Atmosphere was very energetic and fun Will definitely return. read more

Food was good, me and my husband sat at the bar it started good until our waitress Rachel just did not care for us AT ALL!!. we found ourselves calling her name multiple times to get her to come over, and at the end she rushed us because we wanted to order dessert which she did not even bother in asking if we wanted anything, we got so fed up that we took it to go. We left her like 10% of the bill as a tip but she truly need some training. We like the wings there, we would order to go maybe but would not be coming back for drinks or food in the restaurant. read more

Good food and prompt service. Some of the best wings my husband has ever had. Great beer specials. Definitely a sports bar feel but still appropriate for kids. Friendly staff and even though they were very busy. Our wait time wasn't too long and once we were seated we were quickly waited on. Highly recommend this place! read more

Little Rachael is a fantastic server! She was so courteous and friendly! The wings were delicious!

Been here a few times since I live and work close by. The food is decent, wings are great, but the wait staff seriously needs work. They seem to hire eye-candy with little to no brains to work here. I recall one visit at lunch time with some co-workers, shortly after the Japanese women's team won the World Cup. We were seated, and when our waitress came over, she congratulated me. I asked, "For what?" She said, "Because your team won!". I was flabbergasted and offended. I am American (born and raised), and of Vietnamese decent. For that waitress's information, neither America or Vietnam are the same country as "Japan." My team (America), did NOT win. The fact that she even made that comment or thought that Japan was my team is based on racism or severe ignorance. About a month ago, I had arranged for my department to have lunch at PJ's and called ahead for a table. This was a relatively small group of only 6 people. When we arrived (early, around 11:30), we were promptly seated and placed our orders for drinks. Nearly 10 minutes later, our drinks start to show up. We then place our orders (I ordered the mozz sticks appetizer and buffalo shrimp as my entree). About 20 minutes pass before our order comes out, minus my mozzarella sticks. I inform the waitress that I also had ordered an appetizer, and she said "Ok". We all finish our meals, sit around talking some more for 15 minutes and then we're ready for the check. That's when my mozzarella sticks finally show up. How convenient, my appetizer is the LAST thing to show up after we're all ready to leave. Now, under different circumstances, such as the place being busier, or if we had a larger party, I could probably let this pass. But the place was NOT busy by any means on that day and our party was relatively small. What I did notice, however was most of the host staff and wait staff, including our waitress, standing around and gibber-gabbering most of the time we were there. For future department lunches, I'll make sure to take them to classier places where they rely less on eye candy to attract customers and worry more about customer service. read more

Not very good if your not here for drinks. If you are a guy i am sure all will be well for you. Ordered a medium-rare burger that came out well done. I told the waitress it wasn't right and she laughed it off and walked away. When she came back to check on things she asked if everything was good. I told her not really. Again she giggled and walked off. I try not to complain about food because getting something else is always like playing Russian Roulette. But she didn't take the complaint seriously. She didn't bother refilling our drinks or doing anything remotely close to waitressing. But she did have two bobbies, which appears to be the selling point of this hangout read more

Excellent food and service. Had Nicole as our waitress for a large party during a busy part of the night and she did everything right and was respectful! The food came out in a timely manner. 10/10 read more

My absolute favorite wing spot!! I was in the other night and my server Karina was a delight, super nice and very attentive. She recommended the sweet chili wings, which I loved! They have a great beer list as well. And the prices are reasonable. Highly recommend this place to anyone who likes good wings and great beer :) read more

Danielle was amazing. I will for sure be coming back. She sang me happy birthday. And made sure that I got what i needed.

Best experience I ever had in a while! Our waitress Carley was one of the best waitresses I ever had! She refilled my water before I even got to finish my other ones and was on the ball the whole time. She was friendly, polite, and made sure we had the best experience possible. What's even more impressive is she told us she was fairly new and only waitresses part time.We aren't from the area so we did not know it was wing night and would have not of known if she refrained from explaining it to us. Needless to say, the wings were fantastic! Very impressed with not only Carley but the whole staff in general. They welcomed us in and out the door. We will definitely come back in the future when ever we are in town. read more

I am not normally a fan of any sort of "chain" type restaurant. PJ Whelihan's, however, (and at least on the Sunday that we went to watch football) provided not only reasonably priced food, but a great deal on the 100 ounce $10 beer tower. This place is almost the only sports bar in the area, so, it is definitely going to get packed on any Sunday. So, deal with it or don't go. The food was better than I expected. I got a honey bbq chicken sandwhich and the sauce was excellent and apparently a PJ Whelihan's staple. The aforementioned beer tower was fun to have on our table and definitely upped the overall mood of the day. While I wouldn't go here once a week, I will definitely come back again. read more

Second time I've been here. The women bartenders seemed more interested in the guys that were flirting with them and showing them some attention. I was getting ready to leave a fiver for the beer and leave when a guy bartender came and asked if I wanted to order. The only reason I did order was because I was hungry. The food came out quickly except it came with a small little side of blue cheese for the wings. Not a good experience and the tip I left reflects that. read more

It would've been nice to control some belligerent drunk girls to watch the mouth where kids are around

Good selection of craft beers on tap and Regardless of what you get to eat, you need to get the "famous" style fries on the side..

The food is good- and the selection of beers is awesome. With that said- even if both were horrible I'd still come here ever single time I'm in Bethlehem. The scenery here is unbelievable. I don't know where they find the wait staff- but golly- thank god they have. read more

Came back and the food and drinks were awesome. Our server Madison was awesome and gave us A1 service!