Reviews for Champs Downtown in State College, PA
Great beer selection. The food is good. Good sports bar with a lot of TV's. The staff were nice. Good atmosphere.
I can honestly say this is the first review I?ve ever left for a restaurant before. My experience was so awful that this is... warranted. Visiting with my family and girlfriend for a football weekend and decided to watch the second half of the game hereand order food. My girlfriend leaves the table (and her phone with me) to use the bathroom. This was her first time ever atchamps, an extremely crowded college bar with hundreds and drunk people. She accidentally lines up outside the mens restroomdownstairs and is then harassed by a staff member who accuses her of trying to use the mens bathroom. This staff member thendecides to kick her out for absolutely no reason (instead of kindly showing her where the womens restroom is) and call thecops!? She is then forced outside the bar by staff members and stand outside in the pouring rain with state college policeofficers with zero way to contact me or my family. We were searching the bar for 45 minutes and asking staff members if they canhelp locate a missing girl (no one willing to help or care whatsoever). Eventually I?m contacted by the state college police andthey calmly explained that Champs called the cops and she?s not allowed back in for some reason. My girlfriend was so upset andcrying outside because she was literally traumatized by this experience. I called Champs and asked to speak with a manager(Jeff) to understand what exactly happened and why they would treat someone this way who was simply just trying to use therestroom and enjoy watching a psu football game with her boyfriend and his family. He was extremely aggressive on the phone,wouldn?t let me speak or hear any of my concerns, and hung up the phone. How can you treat customers this way? I?ll never goback in my life. Read more
Drinks were good however the music wasn't. For a college town you'd think they'd have a DJ who knew his audience and not to play... EDM music all night when it wasn't a rave night, just a Tuesday. Read more
Nice Staff. There are a lot of big tables - good for larger groups and families with 8+ year olds. The location can't be beat,... right on Allen Street. If you are going to watch sports and hang out - lots of TV options, but the sound isn't so loud that youcan't hear. The food was good. If you go there during the day you can still smell the sticky bar smell from the night before-that's my only complaint. It was our first time coming here and I would definitely go back! Read more
A cool sports bar to hangout and catch up with friends. Multiple games available to have fun with. There is a restaurant on the... ground floor and sports bar in the basement. Ambience is nice for a club. Variety in the drinks menu. Since its in a smallcollege town, expect typical student experience at times. Read more
Food was okay. I had the blackened chicken rigatoni. The noodles and sauce were good but the chicken was salty af. And the side... salad that went with my pasta came out about 10 minutes early, which was unusual. Good beer selection and reasonable prices.Three servers were serving me while I sat solo at the bar. Two were very friendly and helpful while one kept asking me to remindher what I ordered. Also the service was a bit slow considering it wasn't that busy. All in all, I'd probably give it anothergo... sometime. Read more
The renovations made Champs look 100% better. Definitely check out downstairs. Service is normally slow and keeps on getting... slower the more crowded it gets (but that really shouldn't be a surprise). They have a wide selection of beer and even havecider on tap. $1 tacos are pretty much the best deal in town and are pretty tasty too compared to the rest of the so-so foodthey serve. Read more
Grabbed lunch while in town. Service was awesome. Very friendly and attentive. Food came out in good time, was hot, and... delicious. I especially liked the cauliflower bites. Bathrooms were clean. Even though we had a booth, the stadium seatingwas cool, and a great use of space. I recommend. Read more