Have You Been to Victory Sports Grill? Here’s What to Order 🏆

If you have not been to Victory Sports Grill yet — the sports bar right next to the high school — here is your sign. Family-friendly, great for game day, and the menu is way better than a typical bar menu. Here is what is worth ordering.

🔥 Start Here

• Hot Honey Wings — dry rub, sticky, addictive. Get these first.
• Loaded Tots — queso, bacon, sour cream. The table snack that disappears instantly.
• Hot Honey Onion Rings — crispy with hot honey aioli. Underrated starter.

🌮 Tacos and Quesadillas

• Birria Tacos — braised beef, mozzarella, dipping jus. No debate.
• Hot Honey Shrimp Tacos — honey glazed shrimp, avocado, pineapple aioli. Surprisingly good combo.
• BBQ Brisket Quesadilla — brisket + pickled jalapenos. Simple and solid.

🍔 Burgers Worth The Calories

• The Goat — goat cheese, hot honey, fried onion on an 8oz steak burger. Elevated.
• The Jalapeno Smash — cream cheese spread, fried jalapenos. The chaos pick.

🥩 Going All Out?

• Baseball Cut Sirloin — garlic herb butter, mashed potatoes, broccoli. $21.95. Available daily for a limited time. ORDER THIS.
• Smothered Chicken — mac and cheese, mushroom gravy, mozzarella. Comfort food MVP.
• Sausage Alfredo Bake — kielbasa, spinach, two cheeses, alfredo. $17.99 and worth every penny.
• Barbacoa — slow braised beef, seasoned rice, pickled onion. The statement dish.

📅 The Daily Lineup — Come Back Every Day

This is the move most people miss. Victory runs daily specials that are genuinely worth planning around:

• Monday — Mac and Cheese Monday: Brisket Beef mac ($18.99) or Cajun Shrimp mac ($14.99). Yes, really.
• Tuesday — Tacos and Ritas: $17.50 featured taco + house margarita. Done deal.
• Wednesday — The Bowl: Brisket Bowl or Hot Honey Shrimp Bowl for $16.99 each. Meal prep who?
• Thursday — Burger and Beer: $19.99 featured burger + house beer. The weekly ritual.
• Fri-Sat-Sun — Snow Crab Legs: 1 lb served with coleslaw for $34.99. Plus $11 apps (Queso Skillet, Spinach Dip, or Birria Dip) and $15 pitchers of sangria or mimosas.

🔓 Menu Hacks You Should Know

• The Birria dipping hack: Ask for extra consomme (the dipping jus) on the side — dunk your chips in it between bites. Free upgrade.
• Build your own bowl: The Brisket Bowl and Hot Honey Shrimp Bowl from the Wednesday special are available on other days too — just ask. Staff will usually make it happen.
• Snow Crab Legs (Fri-Sun) + a $15 mimosa pitcher = the best $50 you’ll spend in Middleton. Bring 2-3 people.
• Zero Proof cocktails are $5.50 and actually good — great option if you’re driving or skipping alcohol. The Mango Peach Lemonade with boba is a table crowd-pleaser.
• Daily specials run all day — not just happy hour. Monday mac, Thursday burger+beer, all of it. Worth timing your visit around.

🌾 Gluten-Free + Dietary Notes

Victory is not a dedicated GF kitchen — always mention allergies or sensitivities when ordering. That said, here’s what works:

• Gluten-free friendly: Most proteins (birria, brisket, grilled chicken, barbacoa, shrimp) are naturally GF — ask to skip the tortilla or bun and go bowl-style. The Barbacoa bowl is a solid GF order.
• Lower carb: Any of the bowl options work well — brisket, shrimp, or barbacoa over rice is filling without the bread.
• Dairy-free: Wings, birria tacos (no cheese), shrimp tacos, and most of the cocktail menu are dairy-free. Skip the mac, alfredo bake, and smothered chicken.
• Sober/zero proof: Four dedicated zero-proof cocktails at $5.50 each. Not an afterthought — actually worth ordering.
• Questions? The staff is friendly — just ask when you order.

🍹 The Cocktail Playbook

Seasonal MVPs — Limited Time, Do Not Sleep

• Campfire Smores Martini / $11 — vanilla vodka, creme de cacao, heavy cream, chocolate sauce, graham cracker rim, toasted marshmallow. Dessert and drink in one.
• Chai White Russian / $12 — vanilla vodka, Kahlua, Baileys, chai syrup, heavy cream, espresso bean garnish. The most dangerous $12 on the menu.
• Cranberry Mule / $10 — Captain Morgan, muddled cranberries and lemon, cranberry juice, ginger beer. Crisp and easy.
• A Cozy Smash / $11 — Absolut Citron, muddled cranberries, lemon and basil, cranberry juice, soda. The sleeper pick.
• Pomegranate Martini / $11 — Hornitos, pomegranate juice, Cointreau, agave sour. Clean and tart.
• Cranberry Apple Mule / $10 — Fireball whiskey, apple juice, ginger beer, muddled lime. Spicy, sweet, dangerous.

Year-Round Cocktails

• The Island Huddle / $12 — Captain Morgan, mango, passion fruit, strawberry, agave, orange, cherry. Tropical and dangerous.
• Extra Innings Espresso / $12 — French vanilla vodka, Kahlua, cream, white creme de cacao. The closer.
• Mudslide Martini / $12 — Baileys, Kahlua, vodka, cream, chocolate swirl. Dessert in a glass.
• Tailgate Tea / $12 — rum, gin, vodka, triple sec, agave sour, coke. You know what this is.
• Buffalo Old Fashioned / $13 — Buffalo Trace, sugar cube, Angostura bitters. The classic, done right.

Wine — Actually a Solid List

Whites: House Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio ($7/glass) | Kendall Jackson Chardonnay, Kim Crawford Sauv Blanc ($11 glass / $40 bottle) | Culitos Moscato, Chloe Pinot Grigio, Joel Gott Sauv Blanc | Zonin Prosecco Split $10

Reds: House Cabernet or Merlot ($7/glass) | Michael David Freakshow Blend, Elouan Pinot Noir, Rodney Strong Merlot ($11 glass / $40 bottle) | Bonanza Cabernet ($12 glass / $44 bottle)

Zero Proof — Actually Good, $5.50 Each

• Strawberry Boba Tea — passion fruit, strawberry boba, agave sour, black tea. Order it.
• Blue Lagoon Boba — blue raspberry, strawberry boba, lemonade, lemon-lime soda.
• Guava Fusion — pineapple, orange, guava and peach puree. Clean and tropical.
• Mango Peach Lemonade — with boba pearls. Great for the whole table.

🍮 End On This

• Smores Skillet for Two — $9.99. Share it. Or do not.
• Bourbon Pecan Bread Pudding — bourbon anglaise. The dark horse dessert.

📍 Next to the high school | Family-friendly | Game day ready | Full bar + wine list

👇 What is your go-to at Victory? Drop it in the comments!