Grandstand Sports Grille — Restaurant in McLoud

After reading other reviews, I'm not sure what happened in their experiences to convince them not to give 5 stars; I can assure you, my time at the grand stand was life changing! Here's why:

First off, I get seated promptly. Always a good start to a night!

Second, I am greeted by my server. Her name is Genessa(she goes by G).as far as servers go in and around Shawnee,or anywhere for that matter, they do not get any better than G! She was very attentive, one of the friendliest people I've ever met, she was extremely prompt about getting my drink out(never let it go empty either!!), helped me try to decide what I should get off the menu since I wasn't quite sure in the beginning, and busted her a** to get my food order in and brought out to me! My chips and salsa and queso were at my table in no time! And the burger I ordered(I'll get back to how the food was in just a moment!) was brought out to me in no time at all! If and when you try the Grandstand, I can not express enough that simply requesting Genessa as your server will make your experience great!

Lastly, the burger...... Dear.. Sweet..mother of Gawddddddd... ... .. Alright, Im going to be honest, I wasn't expecting a whole lot from their food. I figured it would be decent. Holy sh*t, was I wrong in doing so! I ordered off their"make your own burger fantasy" or whatever. It's where you choose your toppings and whatnot. Let me tell you, I chose to put it on the salt and pepper bun. The 2 sauces I chose were BBQ and their garlic aioli, then my three toppings were sauteed mushrooms, sauteed onions, and jalapenos. Not to mention that the burger still comes with lettuce, tomato, and onions, this burger was enormous! Once it came out, with the side of sweet potato fries that I chose, I had to sit there a moment while eating my chips and salsa. I began analyzing this burger. I had to figure out how I was going to eat this behemoth without freaking people out around me. Then, still unsure, I began eating my sweet potato fries(Side NOTE: Genessa recommended putting a side of honey mustard with the sweet potato fries, and it has forever changed the way I will be consuming them. It was a game changer for sure!) Once I had consumed both my chips and my sweet potato fries, I realized what I must do in order to consume this monstrosity of a burger. I begin with the understanding that the people around me are either going to applaud me for what's about to happen, or they may be disgusted and want to leave with how messy Im about to be.

That first bite was the closest to heaven that anyone on planet earth can experience before death. The burger and I were in this experience together at this point. She was giving me all my wildest desires. I just hope that me eating her, was enough satisfaction in return for the euphoric state she put me in. I wish there was more I could have given her. I would have married her(again,still talking about the burger) and bought her a house if she would have given me the chance. She was a perfect medium rare. She was extraordinarily juicy. Every flavor and ingredient she had was properly portioned with one another, making her what I can only describe as the 'Perfect Burger'.

In short, good place to eat. Will definitely be frequenting this...

I really used to love coming to eat at the Grandstand. I haven't been in maybe 3 months, and apparently things have changed.

First off, I came at 3:00pm on a sunday. They were not particularly busy. There seemed to be no one in site employee wise, except for a security guard. He was oblivious to his surroundings.

We didn't wait a really long time, maybe 4 minutes. At that point we were acknowledged by a server. She stated she would be right with us. She then proceeded to bus two tables instead of seating us. There were plenty of open, clean tables.

She finally returned. She's noticed another of her coworkers was there at the counter and said, "Oh, you got them". He was helping someone else. So we waited longer for him to help the people in front of us. They were there picking up a to go order. It was made incorrectly, by the way.

He finally seats us. Right in front of the doorway to the casino. There were many other open tables. In my opinion, I would sit this table after I sat tables that were in more desirable spots, but okay.

The initial server who should have seated us 10 minutes ago comes to the table. We order water and Grand Nachos. Our fod comes in a suitable amount of time. But the nachos didn't look right. Apparently they have changed the recipe of the nachos. They no longer come with pico, sour cream, and guacamole on the side.

My wife asked for some salsa. The server told us as she was walking away that the nachos no longer come with salsa. Fair enough.

The server wasn't rude. She wasn't particularly pleasant either. To me, she should have seated us before unnecessarily bussing tables. She also should have told us, in case we didn't know, that the nachos were changed. They have been the same since this place was opened.

The nachos were not good. The chicken was way over seasoned. I believe it was cumin.

Not a...

I was here just about a year ago on my quest to travel to the other end of the country. I was informed this place had a fantastic Cuban sandwich, so I ordered the Grand Club Sandwich of course. It was served to me to the sound of heavens trumpets blowing. It was a towering masterpiece of mest, cheese, and bread. I was eager to place it firmly within my grasp to devour with a great haste. It was amazing. Better than amazing! The bread was toasted and provided a subtle, yet definitive crunch to contrast the softness of the cheese and meat. It was a life changing meal. I was spent. I had wrestled my demons and put them to bed. I went upstairs and enjoyed my food coma. I carried on with my quest. 1 week later I was due to return. I was informed the pizza was amazing. So I ordered the Grand Club Sandwich of course. Again, it was Deja Vu. I was transported to that fateful day 5 days before hand and it lived up to the test of time. The club sandwich is a culinary masterpiece. It deserves a spot on Starship, so the future of Mankind as it settles the dusty rusty wasteland of Mars knows exactly why we are doing this. Thank you for this sandwich. Thank you for changing my life. Thank you for giving me hope, when all that is around me is darkness and despair. When I am at my worst, I know that out there, there is a club sandwich being...