Sidelines Pizzeria — Restaurant in Klamath Falls

When I first walked in, I wasn't sure what to think. At first it looks like a sports bar with the low lighting and dozen or so TV's surrounding the whole perimeter of the restaurant (all on a different baseball game). Then I was just thinking bar, with the full assortment of alcohol and beers on tap... but wait... there was a 5 year old having a birthday party, and an arcade area. They are missing a karaoke machine to fit it all together.

Needless to say, it's a pretty laid back atmosphere, and perhaps that is what the owner was going for.

One reason I picked this place for a dinner, was a result of looking at their menu online. There were a lot of signature pizza's that weren't the usual ingredients. I ended up with a Chicken Club pizza with Chicken, bacon, and artichokes and a creamy garlic sauce. But don't worry, they have all the classics as well.

The crust was light and buttery. A tasty pan crust which went really well with my pizza choice. The toppings were plentiful, but their cheese was all below the toppings so, I had issues with toppings falling off. Picked up a fork... problem solved.

We also tried the Breadsticks with cheese. Wow... I think there was more cheese than bread. The flavor wasn't bad, but I wished the bread was more like the crust of the pizza. But the bread sticks were more tough... not hard, just not as light as the crust. The dipping pizza sauce that came with it was a bit too much black pepper for my taste.... but that's me. But if I recall... there were a few sauces to chose from... so I could have easily picked something different.

Seems family friendly. The seating seemed sparce. Not sure if that is a result of covid. They could have used more tables.

The pricing seemed odd. An individual 10" was around $12, and the 'large' 14" was more like $23. If you had a family come in... you are easily going to need multiple pizza's and I think it would be better if they had a more affordable family size... but a 14" at $23... anything larger would be spendy!

It's not just pizza though. They had sandwiches, calzones, fries, lots of appetizers. I may go back some time in the future just to try...

I've wanted to try this place since it opened a couple of years ago. I had eaten the pizza brought to events by friends and it was not bad.

Entering the restaurant I noticed that it was very spacious. Lots of tables and room. It is dark and dingy. You must order at the bar and the people eating and drinking at this place were what you would expect from a lower class bar. Not many people here.

The two staff working were very friendly and helpful. I loved their service and attitude.

The soda machine was broken and they fixed it quickly for us. I did like that one of the options was a Mountain Dew flavor I've never heard of.

We ordered the deep fried Oreos, a half pepperoni and half Hawaiian pizza, jalapeno poppers and fried chicken. The Oreos were amazing and they are known for them. The poppers were quite good also; not too spicy. The chicken was well cooked, but not tasty at all. The pizza was ok. That's all I can say. It's ok. I think pretty much any other pizza place in town I've eaten at is better tasting. It might be better than Old Town Pizza, which used to be in the same location. Granted, I hear that the other wings they serve are tasty. I might try them another time.

I do not think that this place is worth trying if you are looking for something different than any other place in town unless you are craving deep fried Oreos. You'll be treated great, but the food...

Overall, the pizza is quite good. For some reason it’s not served piping hot. It’s almost as if the pizzas are allowed to rest prior to serving. Everytime I’ve eaten there my pizza was never served hot. It’s just weird. Even during a slow time for the kitchen the pizza is served ‘cool’. I didn’t say cold, but cool. The pizza should go from oven to customer as quickly as possible.

The service isn’t great. You get better service at Jimmy John’s or even Dennys. I’m not saying it’s terrible, but it could be much better. I would describe the customer service as “Klamathy” so locals will understand. It’s as if someone just stumbled into restaurant ownership without real prior service industry experience.

The good news: it’s fixable. Will it get fixed? It’s Klamath so probably not. But hey, the customer service is better than Wingers ever was so they could possibly scrape by as is.

Serve the pizza hot and improve the customer service and I will rate higher than a 3 star. Dirty tables also should be bussed in a realistic time frame. The tables sat un—bussed for all of my entire visits. The staff was not busy either based on my personal service industry experience.

The place has huge potential to be a mainstay in Klamath Falls for a long time if the owner or manager recognizes these problems and fixes them. Me? I vote...