Funny Bone — Restaurant in Beavercreek

Headliner (Warren B Hall) was amazing and truly hilarious. I want to get that out of the way up front, if he's in your town you should go see him. The fact that there are any stars in this review are completely due to him.

That said our issues started when we got in line to enter the show room. As a note I was hobbling up the ramp to the desk to check in due to being in an air cast. Another patron cut right in front of us so I got to stand on the ramp longer while he argued for 5-10 minutes about the quality of his seating assignment. This was made worse by the fact that the railing on the desk side of the ramp is not properly secured to the wall which made it very uncomfortable for me to support myself.

Following that we got into the venue where, despite ample room at the time of seating we were seated with another couple (who were at least great people). I have no objection to them filling all seats but as it turned out that they didn't fill anywhere near all of the seats my cast and I would have been more comfortable shifted over a table.

Our waitress was friendly and took our order without incident (we thought until the end of the night). My wife and I had a burger, fries and drinks.

Our food was sub par as the burgers could have used more seasoning and were cooked within an inch of being a good sole replacement for my cast (more on that in a minute), the fries were fine except that one half of the basket got all of the salt so half were salty and half were bland.

Our table as a whole agreed the drinks seemed to be made by adding mixers to a glass while the bartender looked across the room at a bottle of liquor so unless it's your first time drinking you probably don't need to worry about getting drunk accidentally.

This seems like a good time to talk about the drunk elephant in the room. A gentleman in the crowd has obviously "pre gamed" the show and was belligerent to all of the talent. One of the warmup acts was very flustered by this, Mr. Hall handled it like a true professional and just made it a bit but it was irritating that despite signs about the issue the staff took no corrective action despite the fact that it was a repeated interruption throughout the night.

On the note of our food,I do not know where the issue arose but on our dinner check somehow our burger order was listed as "1 no pink" aka well done. We definitely didn't order that way and both of our burgers were nearly hockey pucks so this still doesn't completely explain the issue but it needed to be noted for completeness sake.

Warm up acts were very hit or miss to be generous though the second act was very hampered by the drunken heckler.

Ask in all we will likely go back and each just get a soda and a water or two bottles of water to meet the two item minimum per person and make sure to eat dinner before we go.

TLDR: go for the headliner, if you miss the first warmup, you're probably ok, stick to small cheap things to met your two item quota and don't plan it as a dinner like we did, it just isn't worth it. Don't order mixed drinks unless you like...

Edit: while the issue eventually got fixed (after unfortunately having to speak to multiple people, but is the only reason I'm giving 2 instead of one star) the experience today (12/16) was so negative I won't be returning to this location. Besides absolutely no one being on the same page about what their seating policy actually is, we were lied to multiple times. Including, but not limited to, that they seat all two tops back at the booths so they don't have to sit with strangers (we were sat with strangers shortly after being told this and i knew from our last visit this wasn't true) and only four tops sit up front. I understand things change but I don't think it's too much to ask to have everyone on the same page about seating policy, not be lied to, and not be treated like a burden because I'd like clarification on the contradictory things I've been told by staff and read on the website.

yesterday was my first ever time coming to this establishment and wanted to give advice to others in my position.

Now I knew beforehand that they require 2 items to be purchased per person during the performance as well as added 18% gratuity automatically (as it is listed on their website); however, what I was not prepared for was the seating arrangements. If you are just 2 people you will be seated with 2 other people you don't know to make a table of 4 (that was not made clear on the site). In my case it worked out great; the other couple was very kind and a blast to hang out with, but I believe it's safe to assume that's not always the case (esp if you have different takes on the performance material). So keep that in mind if you're planning on coming to this establishment as just a couple vs a group of 4.

My biggest complaint, though, is that they are tables of 4 seated in a way that 2 people are facing the back wall, therefore you have to turn into a very awkward and uncomfortable position to watch the Show. It would have made way more sense to just have all the tables have chairs instead of half chair half booth and have everyone faced sideways so that everyone could watch the performance comfortably. Also as others have pointed out the food is mediocre esp for the price so I suggest eating beforehand and just getting drinks. That being said if you do plan on eating during the show, make sure you order everything (app entrée, dessert) right away as it takes a while to come out so you won't have time to order anything else as they bring the check about 15 min before the show ends.

The performance itself was great. The audio never faulted/was at a great volume, lights weren't too harsh, and the small setting makes for great comedy/audience interaction. There is definitely room for improvement but I'll be back as they offer great...

I was very disappointed with the Funny Bones establishment. I'm saying at this point I won't patronize them again. I would discourage anyone to go there.

The first thing that happened was waiting in line to see the show. The line has started with about 20 people in front of us. The line was forming in the direction of the bar and wrapped back to the steps. I didn't see what happened, when all of the sudden the line shifted to form from the door back to the steps. Everyone that was in the line towards the bar lost their place and ended up behind about 50 people. Funny Bones could at least have a sign posted line starts here with an arrow for direction.

Next, the hostess scans us in and assigns our table. Seating is first come first seated, this is why we came so early to get a good seat. We ended being seated to the farthest right of the stage, right in front of the staff's door. This door is used constantly all throughout the show.

The doors open at 6:30 and the show started at 7:30. Our order wasn't taken until 7:15. While others around right around us had their orders taken and delivered by that time. Our food wasn't delivered until about 30 minutes into the show. Loads of fun trying to eat and being turned from the table to see the show. Also, trying to squeeze the food and drinks for four people on table that is about 2x4 feet.

The worst thing about the entire experience, was the room temperature. The air conditioner was blowing straight down us. So, we froze during the entire time. We all were dressed appropriately, jeans and short sleeve shirts. Two of us had a jacket or sweater to wear, that wasn't warm enough. Two of had to moved to a table next to us against the wall to get away from the freezing air. Even further from the show.

The staff was so loud from the room that the door lead too, that we were seated next to. At times you couldn't hear the show. They were laughing, yelling and talking loudly about getting off work and what they were going to do.

Yes, we should have complained right then. Who do you get tell your complaints to? The people serving and making your food. There wasn't a manager making rounds to see how everyone was doing.

I can say I was as very pleased with Cindy Caza's show. She is very interesting. This the second time to see her. I would see her again, just not at...