Maria's Sports Bar reopens in Brockton Village with elevated pizza and 30-hour weekly happy hour
A team behind Bar Bowie and Milou has revived the 32-year-old neighbourhood fixture with beer-friendly comfort food, wood-fired pizza, and two house lagers for just $10 during happy hour.
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Maria's Sports Bar has reopened in Brockton Village under new ownership, preserving the neighbourhood staple's lived-in spirit while introducing elevated comfort food and an outsized happy hour.
Graham Pratt, Mikey Kim, and Adrian Montesdeoca—minds behind Bar Bowie and Milou—took over the 32-year-old institution after owner Maria Leandro invited them to do more than just a pizza pop-up. When Pratt and sous-chef Mikel Nieces visited last summer to catch a game, Pratt spotted an underused wood-fired oven. Leandro's offer was direct: why not buy the business?
With room for 100 inside, a pool table, and a spacious patio, the venue was a catch. The new team cleaned up the space, removed a dividing wall, added neon lighting—but largely kept the bar's worn, welcoming character intact. Pratt built a menu unapologetic about its indulgences. "One thing we did not go for is healthy food," Montesdeoca says. The menu lists 10 pizzas (five classics, five signatures), three baked pastas, and smaller appetizers and salty snacks. Beer anchors the drink menu, but the team also offers classic mixed drinks—micheladas, margaritas, sangria—all available in party-sized pitchers.
The curveball is the happy hour: it runs 30 hours a week. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, two house lagers go for just $10. The first pint comes with a branded poker chip redeemable for a second, enjoyable right away or during any subsequent happy hour. The deal has drawn both long-standing locals and neighbourhood parents bringing kids for pizza.
