"I remember going to Sports Fans all the way back in high school (pretty much 20 years ago, gosh I'm old now). This is yet another long standing Bettendorf institution I hadn't been back to visit since moving back to the area about two years ago. After spending some time in the Village of East Davenport, I was still hungry and very awake, so I decided to stop by on the way home. Oh my god...this was not the time to stop by Sports Fans. I don't think I'd seen this place as full as this any other time I'd visit. Literally every table was full and there were no seats at the bar. And the place was LOUD. Fortunately, two people got up from the bar and I was able to get a seat within 5 minutes of entering. There's not much to say about the decor or furniture of the space. It is filled with televisions all throughout the dining area, all playing sports of some type. I was mostly looking at stuff on my phone and occasionally looking up at the TVs and I swear one of them changed games four times. I swear, it started with hockey, turned to basketball, then to wrestling...I wasn't here for more than an hour, either... At any rate, I opted to get a single sized pizza (about 9 in diameter) with pepperoni and sausage. Even though Sports Fans was busy, I still got my pizza in 30 minutes and the bartender refilled my soda multiple times as it got low. I had either forgotten or didn't realize that the pizza here is made to Quad Cities style. You know, the crust with the malty flavor, cut in strips, with sauce that's got red pepper flake and cayenne pepper, and crumbly, greasy sausage? Yeah, that pizza...I'm not normally a fan, but this Quad Cities pizza I enjoyed. I would still not get sausage on one of these pizzas in the future. WAAAAY too much grease soggies up the crust something fierce. I'd come back to Sports Fans, just not during peak hours. It was a bit loud for me. I enjoyed the space and the pizza I had on my last trip. Thanks Sports Fans!"
