On The Rocks

What a hidden gem! My handler saw a mention of OTR on a local Tucson food group. It's one of those places where if you don't know, you won't know. It's only been open a few years, since the resolution of the covid crisis. It's tucked away in a little strip mall on the SE corner of Speedway and Pantano and is more a local bistro than cocktail lounge. the interior layout is reminiscent of Mulligans and both establishments identically serve their respective neighborhoods.OTR has a very broad food menu, more than the usual pub grub. Of special mote were the chicken lettuce cups and the New Yorker steak sandwich. The lettuce cups contained coarsely ground, marinated chicken with a side serving of "Thai chili sauce", but actually was Sambal Oolek - a non-sweet Indonesian chili sauce and paired much better than the sweet goo. Fantastic starter and easy to share. The steak sandwich was a "10", absolutely incredible. Their description: "USDA Choice NY Strip, sautéed onions, cremini mushrooms & smoked gouda cheese finished with bourbon peppercorn cream sauce served on a French roll with a side of house steak sauce and horseradish crema." Mine was cooked to order and my request for rare resulted in the refreshing surprise of actually being rare, not raw and not medium. Skip the bbq sauce and the horseradish crema was a little side serving of sour cream and chives for a baked potato. Skip that too. The bourbon peppercorn sauce, lavishly drizzled on the steak, was the delicious hit. No other additions necessary.There's a bazillion TVs on the walls all showing different sporting events. I enjoyed seeing hockey. Service was prompt and genuinely friendly despite being a busy park-season Friday night. I'll be going back - if for nothing else, just for the steak sandwich.

Going to skip ambiance, I didn't realize there was going to be a band.A friend sent me and he's reliable when it comes to food recommendations. I ordered 2lbs of wings with garlic parm and buffalo hot.The chicken was really nice sized, no baby chickens in the lot. I ate all of the drums first and the garlic parm was pretty good and the buffalo hot was better than most. The ranch was great too, no hint of vinegar. I only got a pic of the garlic parm because the buffalo were on another plate and I got sidetracked.The flats on the other hand were not cooked enough and the skin was still not cooked, grandma neck skin if you will - so I didn't eat any of them. I'm going to chalk this up to them being busy and very behind. It took a solid 10 minutes before someone stopped by and I'm not really hating on this at all, I appreciate getting swarmed and having to deal with it.I'm going back when there isn't "entertainment" scheduled and give this another go because it has some serious potential.

Hells yes we tried On the Rocks a couple of Sundays ago! The place was packed! Everyone watching their games and rooting them on! Over 20 TVs for everyone to enjoy (don't quote me on that number). All the games on!Service was great! Fast and super friendly! The food, man the food! That wedge salad is no joke and the wings! That kitchen gets busy and everything comes out great! I do believe that next time I will ask if they can double fry or extra crispy-fry ours. Their beer selection is great, they even have $2 beer of the day! On the day that we were there, it was the Miller High Life! Ice cold! Keep them coming!!!Clean and plenty of spots to grab! Highly recommend and wil definitely be back!

Used to go here all the time with the previous owners. The bar has had a nice update and gives you a great bar vibe but also fanily vibe. The service was great. Very attention detailed never had an empty glass. Daughter and I split the wings. Half sweet chili half Buffalo. Delicious. 9.2/10. Niece got the BBQ burger with fries and absolutely loved it! Her rating is a 9.7/10. Wife got a wedge salad and French dip. 10/10 on wedge and 8.1/10 on French dip. Kids had so much fun playing pool. Highly recommend just on food alone.

First time here since it was Famous Sams! Service was great, super friendly... poor waitress was only 1 on shift at 6. Appy was great. we had the tempura veggies. Cheese steak was better than average. Cuban, not so much. Not a Cuban. They have it listed on website as panini, but it was on white or sourdough and toasted not grilled and pressed. Sweet potato fries were good. shoestring fries were room temp, but they fired up a hot batch and replaced. They may have been shorthanded... but attention to detail is key. I'd give them another shot tho.

Food is very good. Bar atmosphere is pleasant. Pool tables a plus. We go for lunch with our crew and the service is part of the charm.

This local sports bar/restaurant has some really decent food. It's kind of a mix with a bar, dining and pool table area. Lots of screens to watch sports and so on.The service was great. I really enjoyed the boneless chicken wings and sweet potato fries. On Wednesday they have half off fries. Double edge sword good deal but can get busy.

Best place to watch the games, hands down!! Best service, best drink specials, amazing food!! Great ambiance

Just passing through Tucson and found On the Rocks. Great sport bar atmosphere! Lots of Sunday football games and TVs in every corner. Bartenders are attentive and on top of every order. Kitchen pushed out a heavy volume of orders... just not mine. Took about an hour to be served my chicken quesadilla. It was really tasty. Just took too long to find it my way.

In my opinion one of the best bar experiences in Tucson. We go for the music , good food and great friendly service. There is never a cover charge, the dance floor is adequate in size, there is an abundance of parking in a safe neighborhood. The drinks are reasonably priced, always a 2$ beer choice and food specials. Much less dive bar much more comfortable all the way around then other music venues in town.