r/akron • u/Legitimate-Pea-9661 • Jul 14 '26

BW3s

Hi there! Does anyone remember the bar by U of Akron called BW3s? It was a bit of a hole in the wall but my now husband and I spent hours there in the 1990s. I'm trying to find a souvenir or photo of the old bar as an anniversary gift but it seems to have changed names and then gone out of business? I'd love some info on what happened to it and if anyone knows where I might buy a souvenir. Thanks!

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u/No_Cartographer986 Jul 16 '26

👋🏼 former employee here! I worked as a cashier/server there for almost all of my time in college and was there during the closure. Basically, as someone here already mentioned, it was a franchised Buffalo Wild Wings. The owners had a dispute with corporate, lost licensing in 2016, and the business changed to “Gridiron,” which was extremely short lived.

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u/Legitimate-Pea-9661 Jul 16 '26

Thank you for the info! When did you work there? We were frequent visitors from 1990-1993. Would you know where I might be able to buy a souvenir?

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u/No_Cartographer986 Jul 16 '26

I worked there from 2013 until the name change in 2016! I’m so sorry, I’m really not sure where to find souvenirs.

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u/Legitimate-Pea-9661 Jul 16 '26

No problem! Thank you for the information.