Locker Room Sports Pub

232 Main Street
Lee, MA 01238
http://www.townoflee.com/business_pages/lockerroom/index.asp

The Locker Room is about a block from my house. I've been walking by it for a year, and my former neighbors, who were the type to grill handcrafted boar sausage in the summer time, told me not to count it out even if it doesn't look like a promising culinary experience.

I finally got there Memorial Day weekend for lunch. It is definitely not a "gastro-pub" - it's straight up burgers, dogs, wings, etc. However, they also offer a few upgrades - grilled kielbasa, real turkey breast on their club, not deli meat. The burger I had was hand-packed and well-cooked and the pickles on the burger were dills cut into small pieces rather than soggy "chips." I had a side of half fries, half onion rings. The fries had a spicy coating and the onion rings were of the puffy, beer-battered variety. Both were crisp and hot. My mom, who has a thing about portions being so large as to be unappetizing, ordered two "mini dogs" ($1 each) rather than the foot long option. As a hot dog connoisseur, she approved. My dad had the head-turning grilled chicken sandwich with... mustard and sauerkraut (his add-ons). He gave it a thumbs up.

I am very curious about their pizza. I asked the server his opinion and he raved unequivocally. We shall see. I have yet to find a fabulous pizza away from Baba Louie's in Great Barrington - I will update once I sample what the Locker Room has on offer in this arena!