If you can’t attend an NFL game because the tickets are too expensive, you don’t have to miss out on the atmosphere of watching a game live. Catching the game at a sports bar rewards you with a similar atmosphere and is a fantastic way to follow the action and enjoy a sense of community with fellow NFL fans. It’s cheap and comfortable, and you’ll find the food is likely a lot better than at the stadiums. Sports bars also often create food and drinks packages based around sports events so fans can tuck into their favorite foods while the action plays out on the screen.
Of course, there are plenty of places to eat and drink in North Pennsylvania, but where are the best ones to follow the NFL? Here are some worth a visit whether you’re in this part of the state temporarily or live here.
Whether you’re in the main room, front room, back room or upstairs, you’re never far from the action at all in this delightful sports bar and grill in State College. In the main bar especially, you’re surrounded by large, flat TV screens, plus additional screens above the bar ‘island’ itself.
If you’ve studied the NFL lines, laid down a wager and now want to see how everything plays out over some food or a few drinks, this is the best place in North Pennsylvania to do it. The establishment serves some fantastic, sports-themed fare to tuck into. Burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, desserts, pizzas, soups, sides and more… they’re all here.
Like Champs Sports Grill, Scoreboard Sports Tavern spoils you with screens, all in HD, and a somewhat rustic feel, creating quite a cozy and communal atmosphere as you cheer on the players. There’s an ample selection of food to munch before the game and during. The burgers and that ole NFL game classic food, chicken wings, are especially popular. There are plenty of beers on tap to wash everything down with, and the general service in the tavern is excellent.
Happy Valley Sports Bar is a Penn-themed sports bar and especially nice to visit if you’re a fan of Penn State college football team. The bar feels a deep connection with the team, but if you’re there to cheer on an NFL team too, you can do that quite happily. There are plenty of screens and long tables, so you can sit in large groups and bask in the atmosphere while your team does their thing on the gridiron.
The food in this clean, modern sports bar is as inviting as the establishment itself. As well as sports bar stalwarts such as nachos, shrimp and burgers, you can order some tasty, terrific hoagies or one of the weekly specials (the special change each week).
You can be sure never to miss a second of the action at this sports bar in Hazelton, thanks to its four big screen projectors and 30 flat panel TVs. The bar offers all the major packages, so whether it’s the NFL or other sports, you can keep your finger on the pulse. Not sure what to order from all the flavorsome items on the menu? Go with the slow-cooked ribs, a burger or a steak: the grill is famous in the area for them!
Millers Ale House is part of a chain of establishments and is the place to come if you have a big appetite as well as a love of sports. The chain is famous for its affordable, large portions, which you can tuck into as you follow the action on one or more of over 60 TVs. Milers Ale House is also famous for its buttermilk, boneless chicken Zingers and Zingers Mountain Melt. Thirsty? The Wilkes Barre establishment has you covered with more than 35 beers on tap, signature cocktails and all day, every day, specials on drinks. Why not enjoy them out on an open-air patio before or after a big game?
Pennsylvania loves football, so when it comes to sports bars where you can catch a game, there’s plenty of choice. Others you might wish to try include Brewser’s Sports Grille, in the Coal Township of Northumberland County, or Pattes Sports Bar and Restaurant, in Wilkes Barre.
