Throw the axe.
Stay for the food.
Ten dollars puts an axe in your hand for half an hour. What nobody warns you about is the kitchen — burgers, cheese curds and chicken potstickers that have no business being this good in a place with targets on the wall.
Checking… · Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
One rotation. That's the whole trick.
From the line, an axe turns over exactly once before it reaches the board. Everything else is just standing still and letting go at the right moment. Three throws — stop the bar in the middle.
There's a real kitchen back there.
Most places built around an activity treat the food as an afterthought — something to keep you at the table between rounds. That was never the plan here.
Double bacon cheeseburgers, fried cheese curds, Axe Bites and pickle chips, a grilled chicken salad people genuinely make a special trip for — and chicken potstickers, which is not a thing you expect to find in a room with targets on the wall.
See what's onFour reasons to come down Norris.
The lanes
Ten dollars a thrower for thirty minutes. Somebody shows you how, then gets out of the way. No experience needed and none expected.
How it works
The kitchen
Burgers, baskets and appetizers that reviewers keep calling out by name. Order at the table or throw first and eat after.
See the food
The bar
Cold draft, and somewhere to sit that isn't a lane. Grab a stool, watch somebody's uncle discover he's got a natural arm.
Have a drinkParties & groups
Birthdays, work nights out, teams, bachelor and bachelorette parties. Call and we'll work out lanes, food and timings with you.
Plan somethingEverybody mentions the staff.
Three separate reviews, three different visits, and the same thing said each time.
“The axe throwing was a blast and the food was phenomenal! But the best part was the staff! He was kind attentive and quick. He also took time to be kind to my boy. 10/10 we will be back!”Lisa RheannenVerified on Google
“The decor was a nice split between rustic and modern and overall it has a cozy pleasant vibe. Staff was friendly and efficient.”Donnie MccauleyVerified on Google
“The chicken potstickers were definitely an appetizer I'd not seen anywhere before and they were by far the favorite.”Kassie JuenemannVerified on Google
Five days, and closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Right on Norris Avenue in downtown McCook. Kitchen and lanes both running whenever the doors are open.
- Sunday11:00am – 9:00pm
- Monday11:00am – 10:00pm
- TuesdayClosed
- WednesdayClosed
- Thursday11:00am – 10:00pm
- Friday5:00pm – 10:00pm
- Saturday11:00am – 10:00pm
Come and put one in the middle.
Bring the family, bring the work crew, bring somebody who says they'd be terrible at it. They usually aren't.