East Bank Saloon & Restaurant   

You'll get nothing but net at the East Bank Saloon. This is a hardcore sports bar if there ever was one. The Saloon's big claim to fame is being named one of the country's Top 10 sports pubs in a USA Today report (hey, if the athletic supporter fits, right?). The bar can get thick with fans around the playoffs, but that's all part of the fun. The place has more televisions mounted to the walls and ceilings than a high-security bank operation. The owners have taken pains to collect one-of-a-kind sports photos, equipment and what not, making the bar a mini- museum of sorts. Housed in a eastside building that's more than 100 years old, the place has unforced tradition. Not that rabid sports fans are short on tradition to begin with. And even if you rush straight from the office to catch a game, you don't have to bring your roll of Tums; the East Bank's hearty menu is surprisingly grease-free for a sports bar.