The way they should be.
Ground Rules is a modern burger and sports bar built for locals, burger lovers, and anyone who wants the game on and the food to overdeliver. Ground Rules is about rewriting expectations. From classic builds to boundary-pushing originals, every burger is designed with purpose. Nothing is an afterthought.
Ground Rules is Garden City's new headquarters for burgers, beer, bourbon, wings, and game day. Built for the fans, the regulars, the burger people, and anyone who knows a good sports bar should bring more to the table than a few TVs and a cold draft.
Come for the game. Stay for the burger. That's the idea. With 8 screens, 8 drafts, 50+ bourbons, and a kitchen open until 10 p.m. every night, Ground Rules is made for full-send watch parties, late-night cravings, and the kind of casual nights that turn into regular plans.
Created by restaurateur Scott Slater, Ground Rules takes the classic burger-and-sports-bar formula and gives it sharper instincts: bold burgers, craveable wings, better drinks, and an atmosphere that actually feels dialed in. It's a little irreverent, a lot local, and built to be your new game day ritual.
Smashes, classics, and a few wild cards. BRC (Brisket, Ribeye, Chuck blend) anchors the menu, and every ingredient earns its place. From fried mozzarella to peanut butter and jelly: every build has a point of view.
8 rotating drafts, a serious bourbon lineup with 50+ pours, and bartenders who actually know what they're pouring. No nonsense. No gimmicks.
8 screens. Every league, every game day. Enough energy to make a Tuesday feel like Saturday.
Wood floors, leather booths, a full bourbon wall. Bring the dog, bring the bike, bring everyone you know.
Built with intention.
BRC double smash patty, government cheese, kosher dills, grilled onions, shredded lettuce, ground rule burger sauce, sesame seed bun.
50% BRC beef / 50% ground bacon blend, thick-cut bacon, American, bread & butter pickles, shredded lettuce, GR sauce, brioche.
BRC beef patty, bacon, American, crispy onion rings, kosher dills, marinated pepper medley, GR BBQ, roasted garlic aioli, sesame bun.
BRC beef patty, thick-cut bacon, peanut butter, strawberry jelly, brioche. À la mode w/ vanilla ice cream +2.
Cold & serious.
Inside Lane, Yard Marker, The GOAT and more — built right, 50+ bourbons on the wall.
Buffalo · Nashville Hot · Maple Bourbon Bacon · Thai Sriracha.
⅓ lb rich beef hot dog with bacon inside, natural casing. Knock-Out Kraut + Stinger Sauce.
Stella, Blue Moon, Coors Light, pFriem West Coast IPA, Modelo and more on rotation.
House rule: no throwaways
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