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Hoops Sports Bar & Grill
Category: Nightlife Bars Sports Bars Sports Bars [Edit]
4207 Keele StNorth York, ON M3J 3T8
(416) 661-4667
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ, Background
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
5 reviews for Hoops Sports Bar & Grill
5 reviews in English
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Review from Sam G.
Toronto, ON
11/16/2009
Went here last night with my soccer team for the first and probably last time (last game of the season)
Their $34.99 deal for 3 lbs of wings and a pitcher of Canadian (and fries as it turns out)... that did not look like three pounds to me.. and the wings were pretty crappy. Took forever to get the food though they did bring all the food for our party of 16 out at once.
Waitress forgot to ask us how we wanted our wings, and some other stuff.
Shockingly, they had Leffe Blonde on tap. -
Review from Patricia W.
Mississauga, ON
1/7/2012
I came here on a Thursday night with a friend that I hadn't seen in a while, hoping to catch up with him. There was a big hockey game on (IIHF junior gold medal game), so I was hoping to catch that too. This is a sports bar, right? I figured it was a safe bet that it would be showing.
We got to the bar, sat down, and ordered a couple of drinks. The hockey game was showing, but the sound was drowned out by the music they were playing. That was pretty disappointing, but I was happy that they were at least showing it. Then the DJ (*sidenote: why is there even a DJ at a sports bar..? Where there isn't even a dance floor..?) decided to crank the music. When I say crank, I mean that my friend and I had to yell at each other to be heard - it was ridiculous. I flagged down our waitress and asked if she'd mind asking the DJ to turn it down a few notches; there were other patrons who were visibly annoyed by it as well. She gave me an apologetic look and said that the same thing happens every week: people complain about the volume, the DJ is asked to turn it down, he turns it down for about 10 mins, then turns it right back up.
For the type of establishment that this is supposed to be, I was extremely disappointed. If I wanted obnoxiously loud club music where I can't hear my friend who's a foot and a half away from me, I would have gone to a club.
I can't comment on the food because I didn't order any. The service was fine and our waitress was friendly. I will never go back here though, what an annoying experience. -
Review from Cisi Z.
Toronto, ON
4/5/2011
For chains such as these I've come to believe it's best to stay with tried and true classics such as burgers and fried foods (I mean, there's much less to mess up here...).
Pasta? ...please. Just pour yourself a pitcher of vegetable oil and down that instead.
At least their Double Chocolate Mousse CheeseCake was pretty good. Decorative as well (to my surprise)! -
Review from Raymond W.
Toronto, ON
7/2/2011 1 photo
Hoops is a chained restaurant? How?
Let me get this in the open right now; if you are a civilized person, do not come here.
If you're looking for a place to subside your hunger, do not come here.
If lack the physical ability to defend yourself, do not come here.
And if you are a York University student looking for some late night grub, don't have a car and this was the only place open, still..do not come here!
I have been here on several occasions, none of which were voluntary, and all of them during the late hours. I like to call it: 'The Hoops of York'
You will never have trouble finding parking here as the enormous lot caters exclusively to its patrons at night with every other store closed. This run-on sentence concludes everything good I have to say about Hoops.
Upon entrance, you are met by baseball caps, size XXL collared shirts on medium sized people, medium Tapout shirts on XXL people, students who should be studying at the Library at York instead, and clusters of Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue rejects. You will see beings of all stereotypes, and if you're lucky you might even see the waitress who is supposed to seat you.
There are plenty of flat screens to keep you distracted while you endure the unbearable wait for your food. They go out of their way in promoting the wings here, and if you order anything else, I suggest you bring a Rubik's cube to keep you company. The portion of the wings & fries are generous, but once you sink your teeth in, it quickly becomes obvious that these wings have been frozen..and probably for a long time. Seriously, what on Earth do they expect you to do with all that fries?!
Don't come here with more than a group of four. But if you are, I hope for your sake there's a game on, and you're planning to watch it til the end.
On certain days of the week, you'll get some army guys from the armoury nearby after 10:30 at night. Whether you support the troops or not, for goodness sake do not go near them. They will start a fight with you, as they believe they own the place. But that just about goes for every click who frequent here. There is an air of tension between each table. Someone once threatened me saying that his uncle was "up there" with the Hell's Angels. So naturally I told him that my uncle was "up there" with Toronto Police, and it would be lovely if our uncles were ever to meet.
It gets pretty busy at night with students who don't know how to cook, and are too good for instant noodles. They even have a DJ booth at the elevated section spinning everything I hate.
The restaurant is horribly under staffed, and it appears that the bartender seconds as the manager at front of house. Its miraculous that anyone here gets their order at this place.
Honestly, my Yorkie friends. Forget about taking your hot classmate here to try to inebriate her. Just do her homework instead. It's faster. -
Review from Thomas B.
North Bay, ON
5/26/2009
As the saying goes: "First impressions last a lifetime".
My first impression of this place was terrible. B!tchiest waitress I've ever had in my life. SHE THREW THE MENUS AT US!
Drank our water and left before even ordering. I will not go back to this place. Ever.
