Originally re-opened in 1999 as the Big Dog Sports Grille, this bar and grille serves as a veritable North Reading sports haven for patrons. Whether seated at the bar or table, customers are surrounded in television coverage of Boston's baseball, football, basketball and hockey teams from more than 60 plasma screens. Choose from a tasty menu offering of steaks, sirloin tips, chicken tips, chili, chops, burgers, fish and chips, salads, thin-crust pizza, New England clam "chowdah" and a large assortment of appetizers while enjoying a beverage from its huge selection of beers on tap or bottled, specialty and other cold drinks. Sports, Spirits & Steaks is also home to Keno, video games and billiards.