Amanda W.
Yelp
I frequent Dominick's in the spring/summer/fall (well, when they're open, that is) and you can't beat the atmosphere on the back patio. You know that spring is finally here when Dom's opens up for the season and it's finally warm enough to sit outside and enjoy some sangria with friends.
However, I can't overlook the negatives. The sangria, although strong, is expensive. A half gallon is $32, and probably enough for 4 people to have 2 glasses each. As a college student, my friends and I usually drink a lot more than 2 glasses each so I leave feeling like I spent too much money.
But the worst thing by far was last summer, I came here with some of my family as a fun outing after dinner. We ordered pitchers and sat down only to realize that they closed in 30 minutes. We couldn't forget it either, because they were announcing over the loudspeaker every 10 minutes that they were closing soon. Waitstaff kept coming over to ask if they could clear our glasses and, I kid you not, at 10:00pm on the dot they started playing loud siren noises over the speakers. I was embarrassed that I had brought my parents, aunt, uncle, and cousins to what I thought was a classier place than this. We chugged the rest of our sangria and left, and could STILL hear the siren noises 2 blocks away. Imagine living next door to that place!! I don't know if this happens frequently because I've never been there til close before, but dang! How rude.
I'm giving this place 3 stars instead of 1 because their sangria is good and so is the constant buzz (another drink you can get a pitcher of). There's also nothing like the atmosphere of this place Ann Arbor. The memories with my friends on the patio are something I'm going to look back on fondly someday. But JEEZ, don't be so rude at closing time!