This place is great. Food was good and the service/employees were nice also. The atmosphere is really cool as well. Will definitely be coming back.

This is a classic spot in Chico, CA. Definitely a college crowd being right next to campus, even in summer. Daytime can be mellow and nights can be wild fun. I went to Chico State for college and went to this place all the time for food, drinks, games, music, pool, dancing and more. I call this place a great American classic. I just went back after leaving college for 10 years. Still looks and feels the same. Really cool atmosphere. You can sit in booths to socialize with your group, plenty of tables, hang out at the main bar, hang out by the back bar, play pool or dance upstairs, or hang outside in their backyard. One of a kind place and so much fun. A must see of Chico, CA.

Well, another adventure in finding new spots down. The food was mostly flavorless and very overcooked. Had the Papa Bear Burger. It was very well done and the onion ring (both on the burger and the side) was so overcooked I’m pretty sure the onion was actually not part of it anymore. The onion rings tasted like bland fried batter. My wife had the Bear Burger and, again, it was mostly flavorless, but at least not overcooked. We both had to add the dipping sauce found at the table on our burgers to make them more palatable. The fries were just kind of off. More importantly we suffered into the night for our decision to eat here. The burgers sat harder on the stomach than a McDonald’s burger and were very angry at having been consumed.

The service was more like a diner than a restaurant or even bar. We had to walk up to a hidden counter at the kitchen to order. The woman behind the counter was nice and helpful. Someone in the kitchen cranked up music just before we ordered to a volume level that rivaled the music in the customer area. The food took forever to come out, which might explain the overcooked nature, and there was no line at the counter when we ordered our after. Drinks had to be ordered at the bar and as a second charge. The guy at the bar didn’t inspire confidence that he knew what kind of sodas he had and didn’t bother to check. There was another guy roaming around collecting empty baskets, who did not know what the kitchen did. Most of the empty tables we found were quite messy with crumbs and small puddles of liquid.

The atmosphere was busy, but fun and very eclectic. I had to wander to take it all in and would suggest the same if you stop by. Very uncomfortable seating. And the bathroom was scary old, uncomfortably tight, the women’s handicap stall was locked yet empty and the other stall without a locking door, and also messy with overflowing trash cans. The floors were sticky and the decor looked to have been last dusted around 1907 when the carriages hanging from the ceiling were still new-ish.

Overall, this place is for a younger crowd who wants a bar and party scene, not a cool place to get a good burger; good burger prices, bad burger experience. On the whole, don’t think we’ll be back.