Tammy Wilcox, right, general manager of Recovery Sports Grill in Queensbury, plays foosball with Sarah Baluch of BBL Hospitality, the establishment’s parent company.
By Pamela Fisher
The Recovery Sports Grill opened in November in the Price Rite Plaza in Queensbury.
The restaurant is the eleventh owned-and-operated by Albany-based BBL Hospitality and the eighth location to open in New York state. Three new Recovery Sports Grill properties have opened since September, with new locations in Malta as well as Charleston, West Virginia. An additional site is due to open in January in Guilderland.
The Queensbury location calls itself a “north country sports fan’s paradise.” The restaurant offers 20 draught lines with local craft brews at the bar, and displays sports décor of local teams including the Adirondack Phantoms, Golden Eagles, Greenjackets, Glens Falls Senior High School, and Queensbury High.
The Queensbury location is the northern-most restaurant and also one of the largest. With 7,000 square feet and the ability to seat 200 customers, fans can watch a multitude of sporting events on more than 30 high-definition TVs. Tables are equipped with Soundog tabletop speaker boxes.
The restaurant is also family-friendly, offering an outdoor patio and arcade area, and also a kids’ menu of all entrees priced at $2.99.
“Guests should come check us out as we enjoy supporting Queensbury locals,” said Sarah Baluch, director of restaurant sales for BBL Hospitality. “You can find your favorite local team, individual athlete, youth group and even memorabilia from the good old days throughout the restaurant.”
The restaurant also prides itself on its large selection of menu items, noting that food is cooked fresh to order in the open kitchen. She said the restaurant uses fresh, hand-battered chicken tenders, 100 percent premium cut beef, turkey breast roasted in-house daily, fresh artisan rolls, and slow-roasted ribs.
Baluch said the restaurant can work with area businesses and organizations for events, fund-raising opportunities, and catering services.
“We can section off areas for parties,” said Baluch. “Our restaurant is quite flexible, including our game room, and we are in the process of creating a new, more elaborate catering menu with even more options.”
Regarding fund raising, Baluch said non-profit organizations are encouraged to hold fund-raisers at any Recovery Sports Grill location. After an organization books a date at a restaurant, a four hour window is selected.
“Once the details are in place, we create coupons for a group to market to whomever they choose. The guests come in with their coupon and 15 percent of sales go to that group. They then receive a check in 2-4 weeks. It’s that simple!”
The Recovery Sports Grill, 751 Glen St. in Queensbury, is open Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday noon to 10:00 p.m. For more information call 745-0770 or visit www.recoverysportsgrill.com.