First Taste: Double OT Grille added to E.V. sports bar roster
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 by Jess HarterAugust. The month of two-a-days. The time of year when football players of all ages — from Pop Warner to the NFL — strap on their helmets and pads to prepare for the fall season.
The time when veteran players begin glancing over their shoulders to see who among the latest crop of newcomers might challenge for a starting position.
The same might be said for sports bars, those television-laden watering holes that vie for East Valley football fans on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a competition no less fierce than that on the field.
The newest rookie on the East Valley’s roster: The Double Overtime Sports Grille, a promising player that made its debut two weeks ago on Power Road, just south of Baseline Road, in east Mesa.
Like any heralded rookie, Double Overtime, the younger sibling of a Fountain Hills sports bar by the same name, boasts some impressive stats, most notably 35 high-definition TVs.