Champps
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: (719) 548-0113
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Editorial Review for Champps – by Whitney Friedlander
In Short
Using their original burgers-and-beer joint in St. Paul, Minn., as a base modl, this sports-themed chain is now a popular hangout for all ages nationwide. The memorabilia-loaded space is crowded with families and friends chatting over chili cheeseburgers, bourbon-glazed pork chops and large orders of soups and salads. On major game nights, the shiny wooden bar area is packed with small groups eyeing the monitors above while cheering or grumbling into their pints and fries.
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User Reviews for Champps
03/05/2007 Posted by marikosan54
The food is average and the ambience is just perfect for sports lovers and singles in the evenings. You will not be able to hear anybody if you are looking or a quiet or romantic evening. Which is to be expected. And dinner (hamburgers) for two with one drink each cost over $50.00 not including tip!! I thought it was very overpriced for the type of place it is.
Pros: Good service, and great to hang out on sports nite.
Cons: Not great value for the type of food you get..
01/19/2007 Posted by rocit
My wife, two children (6 & 10 years old) and I visited Champps for dinner in December (after being stuck in the house for a few days due to snow storms). While eating our dinner we watched the college football bowl games that were playing on the big screen TVs placed around the restaurant. Toward the end of our meal the big screen TV's (with full stereo sound blasting away) were switched over to a "special" event that, as it turns out, the restaurant was promoting that evening; the pay-per-view showing of an " Xtreme Fighting" tournament. I don't know if you have ever seen one of the events, but they are an 18+ year old type of program with extreme violence and interviews of the fighters that include many four letter expletives. My wife had to rush my children out of the restaurant as this is not the type of "entertainment" we are interested in them being exposed to. I voiced my disappointment with management that they would feature such programming (especially at 7:45 at night while families with young children are present). I also would have appreciated a warning from the hostess staff when I came into the restaurant that such content was going to be aired. Instead our meal came to an abrupt end and we had to make a quick exit (after paying a whopping $85+ dinner bill for two adults and two children). Their menu prices (for decent but average food) have definitely gone up. It seems that Champps wants to attract the younger “Xtreme Fighting” crowd (who must have a lot of money to afford Champps food and drink prices). I for one don’t plan on frequenting them again and I certainly will not be taking my family back there.
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