Otey's Tavern - Edgewood — Restaurant in Homewood

As a long-time resident, Edgewood seems like an odd place to put in a dive/sports bar restaurant. Perhaps I'm just accustomed to seeing other types of business in the space but it just feels forced. The space is predictably cliche as is the limited menu. Burgers, wings, nachos, wraps, salads.

In a crowded street of restaurants, Otey's doesn't bring anything new to the neighborhood, making me wonder why they chose this location.

I got a chili cheeseburger ($15) and it was smaller and not as good as the $9.25 cheeseburger combo next door at Sam's. The Otey's burger had a heavy char flavor that overpowered the beef and the bun was cold as if it had just come from a cooler. I asked an employee if the intent was to serve the bun cold, and he said they only warm buns on request. Seriously? Do you really need someone to tell you that a bun for a burger should be warm and not cold? The cold bun meant the burger was only lukewarm when it came to the table. My wife had the chicken salad plate and she said it was okay but desperately needed seasoning. Everything was served with paper plates and plastic cutlery so you get a fast food vibe. As a bar, they seem to have a good selection of popular beers but everything is bottle only, no draft.

The restaurant wasn't very busy so the staff was doing some cleaning while we ate. As god is my witness, a staff member was dusting pictures on the wall over our table as we sat there. That's not just rude, it's disgusting.

Otey's is a typical sports bar with average food. If that's your vibe, you'll love it but if you're looking for anything beyond the basics, you should...

Yesterday was my second time coming there & what really brought me there was supposed to be entertainment from a band that we never heard!! I wasn't pleased with the food at all..I ordered Nachos & in my mind when think of Nachos I'm thinking your dipping sauce drizzled over the Nachos.Not a bag of cheese melted on tortilla chips.Just horrible..so I sent them back & got the fried cheese sticks which was cold & hard & nasty.. These are just appetizers not our meal..So the meals come & I ordered chicken fingers & fries..lord why these chicken fingers didn't have any meat..I thought it was potted meat..yall need to change yall meat on chicken fingers just nasty..my boyfriend is the only one enjoyed his meal which he had the club sandwich! & we had to cocktails which was ok but it had more juice...So disappointing 😞 &...

I don’t really do google reviews but I had to after tonight. My 2 year old and I walked to Oteys for a father son dinner. I ordered a beer and a burger for myself and kids chicken fingers for him. My beer and his chicken fingers came, but my burger didn’t. My son can only sit in a high chair for a certain amount of time before he has a meltdown, so when my burger didn’t come after a while I asked the server for a check and just to cancel the burger. I told her not to worry, it was very busy, I completely understand. She not only brought me coupons, but she also discounted our check. Then, right before I put my son back in his stroller, a man came and brought me a burger, on the house, in a to-go box. This was such a kindness, and I am so proud of Oteys as a (literal) cornerstone of our...