Anderson Bar & Grill 8060 Beechmont Ave. 474-2212

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$1.50 Miller Lite, Coors Light and Miller High Life bottles during all NFL games.

Sunday- Football/Reds
Monday- Monday Night Football, .35 cent wings. $1.50 domestics 4-9pm.
Tuesday- Buy one burger get one for $1.00. $1.50 domestics 4-9pm. Reds Games
Wednesday- Prime Rib dinner $9.95, $1.50 domestics 4-9pm & Live music
Thursday- 1/2 slab rib dinner for $9.95. Anderson Idol starts Thurs. 11th.

Happy Hour Appetizer Prices $5 or less! 4-7 Mon-Fri and 12-7 Sat & Sun
Ballpark Nachos,Boneless Wings, Chicken Wings,Cheese Sticks,
Firehouse Chili Dip,Grilled Quesadillas, Hummus Dip, Loaded Browns,
Mini Pretzel Nuggets, Onion Rings, Pepperoni Cheese Sticks,
Spinach and Artichoke Dip, & Stuffed Mushrooms

Upcoming Events

Fridays
5- Marsha Brady
12- Bar Codes
19- Stone Soup
26- Barfly

Saturdays
6- OMEB
13- Floor 13
20- Up N Ya
27- Brainbucket

Eastside Vibe Review

ABG has always been recognized for their fantastic bar food and great live entertainment. As an added attraction they feature one of the most entertaining karaoke shows in the city making Anderson Bar and Grill home of the biggest Karaoke Contest this side of Vegas!
Eastside Vibe was there to check out the November finals, it was wall to wall with rowdy fans who showed up in droves to support their favorite Anderson Idol contestants. The last contest ending in cashing out over $2000.00 to the top five finalists. That’s amazing to think you can win $1000 just for coming out to sing at ABG.
Todd Humphries (aka Karaoke Todd) has been hosting shows at ABG for over five years.

The first Anderson Idol contest was the brainchild of Todd and Chris Ornella (general manager at ABG). Todd (an American Idol junkie) and Chris (has never seen one minute of the show) obviously had some differences on concept.
Todd tivo’s every show and Chris wouldn’t know the difference between Kelly Pickler from Kelly Clarkston. Nevertheless, this odd couple sat down together and a few beers later Anderson Idol was on the marquee. Now, they have enjoyed two hugely successful contests, and their third one is starting now.
In November, first place and the title of “Anderson Idol” went to Tia Noah (along with $1000 in cash). Bet you wish you were Tia huh? Soon you could be. If you have what it takes to be the next Anderson Idol then get registered now.
To be crowned an Anderson Idol winner and win the grand prize of $1000.00 you start by qualifying for the semi finals. Qualifications will be held during all this month starting on the first Saturday.
Karaoke crooners will have a chance during all of ABG’s January karaoke shows to qualify for the semi finals. The shows will be on Thursdays and Saturdays.
After selecting all the participants for the semi-final event the 12 finalists will go on based upon vocal ability, stage presence, song choice and audience reaction. From this point the fun begins with the finalists performing two songs each night from preselected genres and themes for six weeks.
Their will be always be a country night, rock night, movies and musicals represented and maybe a night of scaryokie where the contestants are caught off guard.
The contestants and the staff at ABG really get into the contest with dressing the part for the different theme nights. This contest differs from the real American Idol because no one is voted off. Contestants compete for points which accumulate over the six week event.
The contestants earn points two ways: judges score their performances each night for points and the audience has a chance to vote for their favorite performer by buying support votes.
$2 buys a vote which adds to their point totals. The more supporters the better. The better you perform the more supporters you’ll have.
At the end of the six shows the top five are announced and invited back to perform for the grand prize money. ABG guarantees $1000 first place with $250.00 second place and restaurant gift cards for the third fourth and fifth place finishers.
Participation has been so great that cash was awarded to all top five winners in the last contest. That means this next Anderson Idol will most likely be even bigger and of course when the participation grows so does the prize money!
The results from the last contest:

Tia Noah $1000.00
Allen Walker $500
Erica Gillum $350
Sarah Ammerman $200
Audrey Sersion $150

With all this cash up for grabs the excitement takes on a new level. It brings out more and more talented people no one would have known of if they were still singing at some penny ante karaoke contest. The only downside is after seeing the last Anderson Idol finals in November ABG might need a bigger bar if they keep this up. Hey wait a minute, that’s not a downside at all is it? Don’t worry EV will get the live performances on video so you can at least check it out on our website if you can’t get in.

Eastside Vibe Review

Cranked up! The crowd called out for more... and more was what they got!

How many Eastsiders have been hoping ABG would bring back the rockin’ bands they had last year? Well ABG knows that to have a righteous rockin’ pub is great but having a rockin’ pub with the greatest fish sandwich you’ve ever had is even better. ABG wants everything to be top notch, not just the bands.
The menu is loaded with scores of handmade menu items including all the soups, chili, tuna /chicken salad, spinach/artichoke appetizer, crazy-ass cheese sticks (pictured) and even the tartar sauce for the famous fish sandwich (pictured). The fish was so good one EV staffer who tried it (hours later after being reheated even) thought it was so good they want one on every ABG visit from now on. Oh by the way... she doesn’t really like fish. I’ve seen her eat it on occasion when someone insists this fish is the best. It usually ends up with her making terrible faces as she spits it out. She even spits out fish I think is pretty decent! Even if you don’t really like the fish you’ve had so far I say you simply have to try it.
The newly promoted general manager Chris Ornell has been steering the good ship ABG through the rough waters for many a year now. In the past he executed the GM’s orders, now he is the GM and he’s calling the shots. So you can bet your going to see the type of service you’ve always wanted.
Chris cut straight to the bone in his ship wide overhaul of ABG. First off the kitchen. The food is the heart and soul of a restaurant (some places seem to forget that) and Chris wanted to see a full on staff actually making the food from scratch. Starting with a burger that’s hand formed (never frozen) Angus beef topped with literally hundreds of topping combinations. If that’s too overwhelming just choose one of the 8 Signature Burgers from the menu. Soon the recipe books were getting worn and the menu started filling up with more and more handmade food. Foot long pieces of fresh fish get hand breaded and flash fried for every sandwich. In place of cheap frozen fries, whole potatoes get sliced razor thin, fried crisp and seasoned to accompany the sandwiches. If that’s not what you had in mind.. fine. Choose from any side you want. Regardless of what you choose your going to see the quality.
Along side the signature 8 burgers there are also 10 more sandwiches to salivate over; Mom’s Meatloaf, The Big Kahuna (the giant grouper sandwich), Pulled Pork, New York Reuben, Tuna Melt, French dip, Giant Roast Beef, Turkey Club Croissant and of course the always awesome homemade Tuna/Chicken Salad Sandwiches.
Factor in the 7 salads (Frisco, Taco, Spinach, Ceasar, Buffalo Chicken and Tuna/Chicken Boat) Firehouse Chili, French Onion Soup and the Scratch Made Soup of the Day and you can take anyone to lunch at ABG and come out smelling like a rose.
Obviously the games rule the pubs right now and ABG has a long list of appetizers that are just the ticket. With 15 items on the list you may be unsure what to get. Here are a few favorites of mine.
The New York Giant, a huge soft pretzel that reminds me of Kings Island, it’s more like a meal. The Signature Cheese sticks, I bet they weigh 4 or 5 oz.’s a piece. They are actually big fat cheese egg rolls. You are definitely going to need a to-go box if you put down even a half order of these monsters prior to your meal. They are a fulfilling meal for one or two all by themselves and as far as I know they are the only ones in town. The Wings, 12 for $6.95 are a good price and these wings are bigger than most. They’re fried crisp and spun in your choice of 10 sauces. I like the Hot Garlic myself. These big wings just stomp BW3’s cute “wittle” baby wings. The Spinach/Artichoke dip, made fresh with great ingredients, this isn’t some frozen Cisco crap. The Ball Park Nachos, (chicken, beef or chili) these things are a heaping pile of Nacho goodness. If you ever get stuck hanging out with a group of friends who never chip in this is your appetizer. You can feed the whole table for under $9. My personal favorite, the Riblet Basket.
The first time I got this it was almost midnight on a Wednesday with Sonny Moorman. It was dark in the bar area but I could smell them coming my way. What I got was not a Riblets Basket, it was a half slab of ribs. I’m not complaining by any means but it was a shock. They slather up pork ribs, BBQ them then pile on Microbrew Fries on the side and expect you to call that a Riblet Basket. Right, it’s basically a 1/2 slab rib dinner with fries instead of two sides. It’s a steal.
I love the before mentioned late night menu. ABG keeps the kitchen open late and now they have a new late night menu with even better prices than before. Watch the band, dance, drink and still be able to order food during it all. You have to like that.
Speaking of bands Chris booked some crowd favorites for October and plans for November, December and January will include more local favorites and even a few surprises. ABG is firmly focused on giving the crowd the in your face rock-n-roll shows that made them a hit in the past. They were just warming up, now it’s going to be even better. Your going to see all the best bands on ABG’s stage from now on. I for one am damn glad.
All that talent doesn’t come cheap and we want the talent so do everyone a favor and start thinking of ABG when your hungry for lunch or dinner. They’ll take care of you, feed you good food and in turn you’ll be supporting the local music scene by making it possible for ABG to book the best in live entertainment the Eastside has to offer. Besides, what kind of person chooses fast food over good food? Idiots I guess. However, even an idiot wouldn’t eat fast food for lunch on Tuesdays when they could get any of ABG’s 8 Signature Burgers and get one free. Tuesdays = Buy One Get One... Got it, good now go support ABG. They deserve it.