Broad Axe
28 W Franklin St, Hagerstown, MD, 21740
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Address :
28 W Franklin St
Hagerstown, MD, 21740 - Phone (301) 733-8454
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 1:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Parking : Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : No
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Music : DJ, Live, Juke Box
Good For Dancing : Yes
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Dogs Allowed : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Mark M.
Interesting place, sort of a dive bar but great food and alcohol selection. They have some great specials from time to time. The staff is great. If you are a regular they remember you quickly. I think what makes it so interesting is the mixture of people. You me business people, hippies, artsy types, people of different races, and the typical locals. The bar tenders are great Tony, Mark, Kelly and Donovan. It does get loud and packed at times but check it out
(4)Branigan R.
Haven't tried any food, but love the atmosphere and the huckleberry drink(I believe that's what it's called). Delish!!!!
(4)Tamara D.
Nice place to have lunch during mid-day, not too crowded. Service and food were great! This time had the fish tacos, a bit spicy which may have been the sauce, but tasty! ....Not to mention the eclectic variety in the music selection was great.
(4)Bree H.
Love this place! The food is always awesome. We recommend the shrimp po boy, fish and chips, the club stacker, the Reuben, a burger and their wings (old bay of course). Really we haven't had anything we didn't like here. We like that they're tap beers change often, giving us a change to try new beers. Love the atmosphere of the bar and not a bad place for a spicy Bloody Mary. They do get really busy, especially on Friday/Saturday nights.
(5)Phillip W.
Was passing through on the way to ocean city and checked yelp...with almost 5 stars I had to it...love love love it ....if you don't look close you'll drive right by me and my wife favorite places...food was amazing and so fresh...beer selection was good and tried a couple new ones...has to be a local treasure...check it out no regrets
(5)Adam D.
Broad axe is a great spot in Hagerstown great food and beer and the atmosphere is friendly this was my first time and I got one of the specials and was very impressed.
(4)R S.
A mid-day dirty gin martini and the most amazing chicken thing served on a waffle, makes for a happy-happy Mind and tummy. Sit at the bar or chill at a table. This place hits the top of a good first impression. Service gets a 10. Yay!
(4)Edwin C.
This place is amazing. The have a great selection of beer and liquor. On top of that, they have the best food in the area. Everything is homemade and tastes great.
(5)Jamie B.
Popped in today as I was downtown. Very friendly bar staff, very prompt & made sure my beer was always full. Had the southern fried pickles as a bar snack. Yummy. They are a great selection of foods & beers on tap. The foods are prepared fresh. Obviously as I could see into the kitchen from my position at the bar. Only small let down down was the music... Irish themed Muzak was playing on loop. Will be back.
(4)Kristin B.
While spending a few days in Hagerstown, my parents and I ended up at the Broad Axe. We were there at about 3pm for a late lunch so it wasn't very crowded. The place was clean and the service was very friendly. My parents each had a cup of the chicken noodle soup that was very good. I had the crab soup and it was delicious! There was tons of crab meat and the spice was great. Definitely not a mild soup. We also had an order of the hand cut Boardwalk fries and the appetizer sampler plate. My mom is very picky about fries and she loved these. They were cooked perfectly. The sampler had catfish bites, crab balls, fried ribs and chips and queso dip. Everything was wonderful. The catfish and crab balls were very tasty as was the queso dip. The fried ribs were so good!! If we were going to be here longer we'd go back and if we were local we'd be regulars. Definitely check this place out!
(4)Bob C.
I started off with a Rogue Imperial Chocolate Stout. 10% alcohol content. Hurry and bring me my soup please! Amazing tasty brew. Served up in a small 25cl stemmed beer glass. Atmosphere is a great pub feel, small and homey and music just the right level. Started with a cup of Crab Bisque that I unconsciously proclaimed "shit, that's a good soup!". My Shroom & Swiss Burger came out by the fourth spoonful of soup, so the food relay was seamless. Kettle Chips made on site as a side were great. The burger was good but not great and only because a little grizzle. Grill taste was there though. Maybe a hint too much Worcheshire in it. So glad I decided to skip the easy walk across the hotel parking lot and drive 3 miles to come here.
(4)Zaalen B.
Ehhhh,started off ok ordered wings, sauce was like it was pre made. Ordered the special to go wich was chicken and waffles got to my hotel room 10 minutes after receiving the order and wow it was a soggy mess plus they put a pickle(who the hell puts a pickle in with chicken and waffles?)wich on top of being a soggy mess now tasted like a friggin pickle. Buncha BS!!##!
(3)Tre M.
Really good service and most importantly the food is soo good. Try the fried ribs and Chesapeake chicken.
(5)Private V.
The service is great and the food is tasty. I ordered a hamburger and fries and I was totally satisfied with the quality. I can't wait to come back for a visit!
(4)Kayla J.
Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Stout was excellent. Service was excellent. Black and bleu burger was great. Grilled chicken club was good, but then how can you go wrong with cheddar and bacon. Homemade tortilla chips and great cheese goo. Then the waitress said bananas foster cheesecake, beyond yummy!
(5)Janet P.
The overall inside feel of the bar is pretty much what I was expecting based on outer appearances, I could easily see this place getting overly crowded on weekend nights. The bar staff didn't make me feel too welcomed when I first came in here to order a drink which is why I'm deducting a star. Otherwise the crab balls were pretty legit although a bit pricey for 4 of 'em but I do recommend them as a small starter app. Overall the place seems to be a fairly decent bar full of Hagerstown locals which appeared to mostly be a noisy middle-aged type of audience, overall though I wouldn't mind stopping in here again sometime.
(4)Carrie P.
Great renovation!! Under new management and it's certainly worth giving this place a try. Many microbrews on tap!! More domestics and imports available in bottles. Pool table is gone and in its place a nice lounge sofa with pillows. Plenty of bar seating and high tables, plus an additional room off to the side if you don't want the bar atmosphere while eating. We ordered Crab balls and chips and queso. Real large chunks of crab meat in batter and fried. They were not heavy and a had a great taste. Chips and queso, alway a steady good bar treat. Only draw back is the bathrooms are quite tiny with only one toilet. But the building is very old, so not much they can do about that.........
(4)Geoffrey L.
A neighborhood bar, but a good one. Friendly service, quiet enough to talk, good food, fine selection of beers on tap and yet more available in bottles. The food is bar food, but well done. I had the philly cheese steak, and it's always good to find someplace that has a clue as to how to do a cheesesteak right, since so many places do it badly. Mary had the crab cakes-- can't beat that. So, overall I'd rate it well-- good place to stop.
(5)Tom F.
The Axe is a friendly place with an outdoor patio and relatively decent beer selection. They also have a pool table, frequently host live music, and have karaoke on Thursdays. The bartenders--Maria, Becky, and Ashley--are what make it great... They don't put up with any shenanigans, but their mission is to make sure everyone is smiling, laughing, and having a great time. Dollar specials are on Mondays (Coors Light), Wednesdays (Miller Lite), and Thursdays (Yuengling).
(5)Trent R.
The Broad Axe gets a five star rating from me as a local favorite dive bar. The beer selection is decent and affordable and they have lots of specialty drinks and shooters to choose from. The food here is good for lunch or dinner and also can be a good snack while drinking. I've been a patron of the Broad Axe for about 10 years and it always provides a welcoming, no frills atmosphere that is a fixture in the changing downtown Hagerstown. They have great specials (food and drink) and usually have live music on the weekends. Throughout the summer there is an outdoor patio to relax and enjoy the summer night while chatting with friends! The Broad Axe is one of my favorite spots and I will always be there when I get a night out with my lady!!
(5)V. Craig C.
Great food & beer selection. Staff was excellent and the place has a good vibe.
(5)Elizabeth B.
This is a great local bar with good happy hour and a killer wing night. (Thursday). Listen, these chicken wings are the biggest wings I have ever seen. I have no idea what kind of mutant dinosaur chicken these are coming from and I don't care. I only care that half of them are covered in spicy sauce and half in Jack Daniels BBQ so I can stuff them in my face. Also, they will let you order any combo of wings, so try one of each if that's what strikes your fancy. They have a decent beer selection, a nice patio in the back when the weather is warm and a laid back crowd. Exactly what a local dive is supposed to be.
(5)V H.
The Broad Axe has long been a part of downtown Hagerstown, however it has been renovated and reopened under a new owner, Bob Fausch. Bob has done a wonderful job of gutting and updating a space that had been tired, smelly, ugly, dingy and way past its prime. Now the space is cool, sleek, clean, bright and inviting. It looks like someplace that would be in an upscale warehouse district in Denver, Colorado or the Meat Packing District in New York City. Yes, that is what we now have in Hagerstown! Believe it. The staff is wonderful. Haley, Shell, Bob and everyone else recognize the smiling faces that come in there and they greet everyone warmly. If you are a regular, you get the kind of treatment you would hope you would get at an establishment where you regularly spend a lot of money and spend a lot of time. The place is busy, busy, busy but the staff still takes time to chat with the regulars and make them feel welcome and not a burden or a bother (Believe it or not, there are plenty of bartenders in town that when faced with a "regular" will give a "I don't have time for this..." look to you as they hustle on to the next customer who may or may not have spent one plug dime in the place before then. When faced with those bartenders, the phrase, "Not knowing which side their bread is buttered on" comes to mind.) They have a late night menu which is a boon to downtown Hagerstown. There is NOTHING else open after 9:00pm where hot food is sold (or ANY food for that matter. You can get something at Sheetz up on Canon Ave. :-P ) That includes all the other restaurants that are open on a Friday or Saturday night and have live music or dancing until 2:00am. For some unknown reason, restaurants in Hagerstown quit serving food though they will keep serving drinks until 2:00am (has no one heard that the less you eat the more drunk you get and therefore are more of a danger on the road? No?) That late night menu at Broad Axe is worth the trip to there and, honestly, we'll stop by there before or after going to other bars in downtown to get that food. Wings and some french fries are all I need at that hour and they have plenty at Broad Axe. I hope they'll make use of that swell Hamilton Beach milkshake machine by stocking some ice cream in the restaurant. Then we can have shakes too! Ask for "Elektra's Juice" by name the next time you want to try a new mixed drink. It is a drink made from Malibu Coconut Rum, Whipped Cream Vodka and Pineapple Juice. Tasty! Haley made that drink up with one of the Broad Axe's favorite patrons who happens to be a bit of a mixologist in her own right. They named the drink after the female patron and everyone who comes in to the bar gets to benefit from Elektra's presence. Notable Features: -Outdoor patio. Big enough to get away from the smokers who congregate there. I have chronic asthma and cannot be near people who are smoking cigarettes even if they are outside. It helps me to be able to take a table far away from the smokers. -The bathrooms have been refinished in tile and lovely fixtures. The old Broad Axe had painted walls with trashy grafitti scrawled or scratched into the paint. Hopefully the skanks who thought writing that mess on the walls was sexy have taken their business elsewhere. There is no sign of skanks in this new version of the Broad Axe and that is a good thing! -There used to be a pool table in the back. It has been removed and there is a large, sleek sofa in the back. It is a great place to snuggle with your honey. -The beer selection is still as good as ever. Drink specials abound. When Broad Axe was known as a dive bar, people remarked on the beer selection. That part has not changed (though, thankfully, just about everything else HAS changed over the old Broad Axe.) -The food is fantastic. Much better than the yucky stuff that used to pass for food at the old Broad Axe.
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