We had a Halloween party on Saturday night, which makes it somewhat difficult to handle these 10 A.M. Bears games the following Sunday. The only thing that gets me out of bed (usually) is the thought of the nachos and the Bears. Well, to be honest, first coffee then the nachos, then the Bears. Hmm, now that I think about it, it’s the crying baby, coffee, then the nachos, and if there’s time, the Bears.
I'll get this out of the way: we just don’t know what to say about the Bears game this past weekend. (sigh) With Urlacher’s back problem and Griese’s quarterbacking problems, I hate to even think it, but it’s true: we are doomed. Our playoff dreams are pretty much gone. The nacho dreams are, on the other hand, just beginning. With this in mind, we walked in and were greeted by “sassily” dressed women. TV’s everywhere. And the sounds of Peyton Manning and the Colts on the big screen. Egad! No bears on the big screen?
Ok, in hindsight, showing that disastrous game on the big screen would have been even uglier. So kudos to TK for shoving us into the corner. Still, we had great seats at the bar and 1st class service from our bartender-ess. Cold beer arrived and then came some of our NB supporters. Our biggest little fan was there decked out in his Bear gear. The nachos arrived soon after and everyone dug in. YUM! The chips were solid, the toppings plentiful and yes, they even included jalapenos. Our friends from Milwaukee were right! This place bucked the trend and actually DID have great nachos. TOPPINGS: 4.0 They included jalapenos and a host of other delicious things! See for yourself!
WAIT STAFF: 4.5 Actually were friendly and very fun, not to mention “visually appealing” and “sassy”.
BEERS: 4.0 Frosty mugs filled on time with delicious beer. Not quite as great as Four Peaks, but still pretty great!
PRICE: 3.5 Pricier than other places, but not by that much.
BEARS VIEWING: 4.0 We saw the Bears on a screen they deserved.
Overall: 4.0 A great place to go! Highly recommended!
The NB team managed to pull ourselves together on Sunday morning and stumble to the Tilted Kilt on Warner and Rural Road in Tempe on Sunday. Why the Kilt? Our friends from Milwaukee told us that they missed ‘real, good bar food’ from Wisconsin and had only discovered one bar in Phoenix area with decent grub-- the Kilt! Looked like we were having the luck of the Celtic, TK was showing the Bears game at 10!
Before we go any further, you should be warned that the TK has waitresses, oh, I mean “cast members” (according to the web site), dressed in “visually appealing” “fun” and “sassy costumes”. Now, I like sass as much as the next guy (read: more than the next guy) , but if you are a nachobearette and easily offended, you have been warned. Good or bad? I’m not the judge of that, I’ll let you decide. 
I will say that the NB team members in attendance were both male and female, and no one felt anything but comfortable.
I will say that the NB team members in attendance were both male and female, and no one felt anything but comfortable. However, I DID have some reservations. It has been my theory that the quantity of clothing the waitresses wear is correlated with the quality of the food; that is, the less clothing worn, the worse the food will be. After all, guys will show up for the show, not the burgers (see figure 1). What incentive would a bar have to keep quality up when the customers would come anyway? We would soon find out… 
Da Bears Lose 10/28 VS. DETROIT L 7-16
I'll get this out of the way: we just don’t know what to say about the Bears game this past weekend. (sigh) With Urlacher’s back problem and Griese’s quarterbacking problems, I hate to even think it, but it’s true: we are doomed. Our playoff dreams are pretty much gone. The nacho dreams are, on the other hand, just beginning. With this in mind, we walked in and were greeted by “sassily” dressed women. TV’s everywhere. And the sounds of Peyton Manning and the Colts on the big screen. Egad! No bears on the big screen?
Ok, in hindsight, showing that disastrous game on the big screen would have been even uglier. So kudos to TK for shoving us into the corner. Still, we had great seats at the bar and 1st class service from our bartender-ess. Cold beer arrived and then came some of our NB supporters. Our biggest little fan was there decked out in his Bear gear. The nachos arrived soon after and everyone dug in. YUM! The chips were solid, the toppings plentiful and yes, they even included jalapenos. Our friends from Milwaukee were right! This place bucked the trend and actually DID have great nachos. TOPPINGS: 4.0 They included jalapenos and a host of other delicious things! See for yourself!WAIT STAFF: 4.5 Actually were friendly and very fun, not to mention “visually appealing” and “sassy”.
BEERS: 4.0 Frosty mugs filled on time with delicious beer. Not quite as great as Four Peaks, but still pretty great!
PRICE: 3.5 Pricier than other places, but not by that much.
BEARS VIEWING: 4.0 We saw the Bears on a screen they deserved.
Overall: 4.0 A great place to go! Highly recommended!
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