New Direction Bar & Grill

Total trash. Watched the managers wife literally attack several people at the door when they complained about their "new" policy that if you walk out the door and wish to walk back in you must pay full cover again! When they used to stamp your hand! It's a sinking business and a policy like this openly shows they are bleeding cash and will do anything to gouge their patrons.. The managers wife was quite verbally abusive for now reason to several patrons who complained about this "new" policy.. When the majority of these people were not being rude to her at all!! Good enough reason to NOT go back to this place. My GF and I and our group were shocked at her recklessly and careless rude behavior to people who just came to have a good time!!! On the ride home we all discussed what happened. We won't be back and will tell all of our friends to avoid this place lest they be attacked by her as well! Stay away from this dive...

This is the place to be after punching the time clock! Great pool tables and Heather the bartender might be the best bartender of all time. The music is good and the beer is cold. Very laid back.Update: After a previous good experience, I decided to return- once again Heather did not disappoint. Not only is she a classic beauty but her service is second to none. My only gripe is that the new carpet color leaves a little to be desired. Make sure to ask for the "citizens discount" to get the true New D's experience

I'm glad the bar is still open. Tho the staff do not seem that happy to be there. I could understand with the way of the world today. It's a 50/50 shot on if you get great service and strong drinks

After the 4th time trying this place out in the past 3 years I've decided that's enough for me. I like dive bars, so my expectations for appearance aren't high. I do expect things to be good that you perform consistently. Pro, the food menu is extremely cheap and they have specials like $1 taco night. Con, the food is TERRIBLE. Fries had gross texture, grilled cheese is too much like plastic wrapping, salsa is watery soup, chicken wings meat texture and cooking makes you question the grease age. Drinks, beer is safe and your standard one spirit and soda mixture. Don't ask for any kind of cocktail, tequila sunrise tasted like they made it the day before and looked the same. Service, it's TERRIBLE, you just have to wait and hope eventually they acknowledge you. But I will say they are friendly, just all in all not where I want to go. I've tried bringing 3 friends om different occasions and they always just leave their food after a bite and we head to McDonald's

Not awful. Not amazing. Worth the visit (for me) because of the proximity to the boyfriend's house. TV's are small, but so is the crowd, so it's easy to catch the game you're looking for. Service was slow on our visit, but friendly. I ordered the "Nacho Mountain"... And they ain't kiddin' about the mountain. Huge amount of food, and it was delicious. A little on the cool side though, and there was a similar complaint from a member of our party who ordered the wings.Decent prices and atmosphere, but not much else to offer. If you're in the area and in dire need of a sports bar, it'll do.

The floors are nasty dirty and sticky everywhere. An I've never met a more rude bunch of bartenders in my life. They can't make a correct mix drink if their job depended on it, and just down right rude since they don't know. This place needs an employee makeover before it loses all its business. Only gd thing was the security working.

Love this place!!! Great drinks and music!Bonus points for these appetizers! No crumbs left behind here

Business must be bad here. Charging someone for a drink that was returned is not great business. Maybe train your bartenders better to start. If someone asks if they can make a not spicy Bloody Mary and you tell them you can, make sure it's not spicy. It's obvious that you don't have the capability of making a non-spicy Bloody Mary. The answer to my original question should have been answered with " I'm sorry sir, but we use a premade mix." I would have been okay with that and had my girlfriend order something else. No problem. She took one sip of the drink and it was too spicy for her. She immediately took the drink back and got something else. At the end of our visit there, I went to pay the bill. To my surprise the Bloody Mary was still on my tab. When I asked why it was still on there and if it could be taken off, the blonde bartender snapped back "I still have charge you for that!" and just walked off. Sorry I'm not one of your regulars that you seem more involved with, but to get a crap attitude over that question is uncalled for. I left No tip, signed my CC receipt and left. Not a good look for an establishment that makes money on how happy people are while they are there. I used to bartend. But I can tell you that any place I ever worked would have NEVER charged a customer for that drink. I guess trying to get my tab higher to get a better tip didn't work, DID IT?!?!

Stumbled across this place and had a great time. Common folk and great bartenders. Can't wait to return.

Horrible bar. Dirty. Bar service was weird/bad: bartenders were territorial about customers - so waiting for service took a really long time - even if three bartenders were standing there with arms crossed. Door staff (bouncers??) were all drunk, drank the entire night. 4-5 guys all standing at door - all looking to instigate fights and harass customers - which I saw them do 3 times - over nothing. One was a guy going outside to make a call. Charged $10 cover - but didn't stamp or use paper wrist bands. They even tried to start shit with the BAND. After the band was done with break and coming back inside, they went after the guitarist - over nothing! He had just walked in the door, and they started in on him - I think they were too drink too recall he was in the band. He told them off pretty good then got back to the stage. About 30min after that I tried to get my battery charger for phone from car - and as I went out the door the door guy (drunk, beer in hand) grabbed my arm and yells if I went outside I wasn't coming back in. What in the hell - I had paid my cover??? So I told him to get his hand off me and said I've been there for over 3 hours, paid my cover, and only went out once before that to keep a friend company while he smoked a cigarette. One dude yells "fuck you you're drinking outside". Which was idiotic to think that - I had already spent $80 at the bar (due did and drinks for myself and friends) and the majority of the night standing at bar waiting for service lol - right in front of the door, they absolutely knew I wasn't going outside to drink lol. So door guy and his 4 drunk friends threaten me - you go outside we dare you to come back inside. Dead serious. I figured at that point, badly managed, badly staffed, food was pathetic, they are idiotic enough to use aggressive alcoholics as door staff , which even harasses/threatens the band - screw this place lol. So I decided yeah, I'll cash out and leave. I even told em I was leaving, they were assholes, and I was going to cash out, and one guy still grabbed me - because I called them assholes lol. Which was the truth. I said if he didn't take his hand off me I in 2 second s I was going to defend myself, and he realized his buddies weren't so keen anymore so he let go. I was the 4th person they treated that way that night (that I knew of). In NONE of those incidents were any of the customers (or the band!!) loud, aggressive, drunk, or doing anything problematic - they probably just wanted to go outside to their car, like I did. Manager: fire these idiots. They are super bad for your business. I don't think the band will even come back, after the way they treated the guitarist. If you are going to charge a $10 cover - use a stamp or paper wrist bands - or, you know, don't hire an aggressive alcoholic and his 4 buddies to staff the door. Whichever. From reading previous reviews of this joint, you don't seem to give a shit about running your bar lol.