Amy B.
Yelp
So, I had some serious time to kill between work and a Yelp Elite event on this side of town, so I was looking for a place in Grosse Pointe to dine at before going to guzzle down some wine. I wasn't hungry for anything in particular, but felt that I wanted something different and local to the area. (preferably no chains, since I can get chain places anywhere.) This place kept catching my eye so I bookmarked it and headed out to check this place out.
For starters, I wasn't sure what to expect. I walked in and it kind of had a middle of the road appeal. Place was mostly empty, so I parked it at the bar and the lady handed me a drink with a menu.
Place seems to have a decent selection of menu items, and she even gave me a thingy with the Tuesday specials. Place is totally a hockey bar, and I guess has been around for a long time. There were a few other patrons at the bar with me who seemed to be regulars. Despite there only being 4 of us at the bar at any given time, the bartender seemed to be busy throughout the time I was there.
I ended up going with the roast beef sliders that came with Coleslaw and Macaroni Salad. Different, but a okay. the sliders were the best out of the three, second place was the Macaroni Salad, and the coleslaw was awful. Blech! I still can't stop thinking about the awful coleslaw. I don't know why, but I was like "Oh Gahd this tastes yucky."
Anyways, the bartender was having a nice conversation with the guy next to me at the bar, and it was nice to not only watch TV at the bar, but actually have the volume on as well. I was enjoying my time here, and it was nice for a change to sit back and listen.
If this place was a chain, I would give it three stars. I feel like, in my book, 4 stars means I want to come back at some point, or something stuck with me food wise that I want to go back. I feel like the whole place was a okay, but not enough to be like "OMG I MUST RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE." This place is fine, but I'm not hustling back for more any time soon. Nothing really stuck out except for the fact that it was a cool place to eat at for a change. Kind of reminds me of a place I would have gone to in the mid 90's after work to hang?
Anyways, give this place a try. The food was pretty good and I enjoyed my time here. Parking was tight but available, and it has more of a family bar feel for the occasional beer when you want to get out of the house. Bartender was cool and food was good as well.