The B.O.B.

Restaurant · Grand Rapids

The B.O.B.

Restaurant · Grand Rapids

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20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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Sprawling former grocery warehouse features a range of eateries, a brewery, piano bar & comedy club.  

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20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Get directions

thebob.com
@bigoldbuilding

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20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Get directions

+1 616 356 2000
thebob.com
@bigoldbuilding

$$ · Menu

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Mar 4, 2025

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"Downtown’s oldest local beer brewery, B.O.B.’s (acronym for Big Old Building) features a variety of standard beers to niche one-offs like the mango chipotle or papaya farm peach ginger ales. The standard and classic brews — Afterglow Amber, Nautical Dawn Pale and Platinum Blonde — are still on the menu, too. Stouts, porters, and wheats also are on rotation." - Monica Williams

Best Breweries and Taprooms in Grand Rapids, Michigan - Eater Detroit
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Tiffany K

Google
I came in around 5 PM and the restaurant had very few guest. The service was prompt and fast. The food came out really quick.

david

Google
The food at the BOB at Babarino’s was so delicious. Enjoyed it will be back soon! I love the chicken sandwich! Jad the pizza and it was very good as well!

Casey Andrew

Google
Spent a decent amount of time attending the bob on the weekends. The guys at the door are prompt. Bartenders are attentive as can be. For how busy they are, impressive turnaround time. If you make your way up to Eve, John and Curtis are always there to greet with a smile and make you feel welcome to be there, while providing a safe and friendly environment for all. The bartenders are extremely busy, but when they make it to you they make the drink fast.

Zachary Frieben

Google
Came here on Sunday during Artprize. It is indeed a big old building, it's huge inside! I think it's really cool that this place is basically three stories of bars, but not trashy-looking ones either. And it was neat to see the art on display, my favorite was the 3-D illusion one and also the painting of the statue in Daniel's prophecy.

MrBobbydnate

Google
Jayme and Aleena are awesome bartenders! Super attentive and genuinely good people. (Both deserve a raise if you ask us!) Food here was so awesome and all of the beers are incredible. Keep it up!

J V

Google
Beer was delicious. Had the hopsun and st. John. My husband and I aren't ipa ppl but it was a great recommendation by Abby. Abby was our server upstairs and answered all our questions. She was so attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. We didn't have food. Kid friendly. Fun atmosphere. Has wheelchair/stroller accessibility.

Audrey S

Google
The bouncers Jake, KJ and Eli were quite professional with how they handled my friend group and the crowd that was waiting in line. Their warm hospitality made us feel welcome, safe and it started the night off well!

Dusti Bellitto

Google
We are so happy that the BOB is back open. We were heading to see a show upstairs at Dr. Grins. When going online, to Open Table , it looked as though every table was booked at the two restaurants that are serving right now. However, upon getting a hold of somebody at the service desk, I was told that the Open Table app does not apply. The downside is I think a lot of people aren't utilizing the fabulous restaurants that are back open to eat there because they assume that all the tables are booked. Lucky for us, we called ahead and discovered this wasn't true. I highly suggest that this is updated in their system , as to not lose future customers. We miss the hay days of the Bob when it was packed with all ages and served magnificent food and was hopping on every floor. It was our go-to when we had people visiting from out of town. There was something there for everybody. We ended up having a terrific meal at Bob's Brewery. Our appetizer was cheese roulette, the secret being two or three jalapeno cheese stuffed bites! These were fried to perfection. They did not disappoint. We also asked for the barbecued mac and cheese which we had served deconstructed. The noodles were cooked perfect and the meat was so tender. The barbecue sauce was amazing and we probably should have had it served the way they normally do. We'd like to say thank you to our bartender,Rip! He seems to have been a stable in the building off and on throughout the years. We reminisced about the different food and restaurants that have been there, and he is crossing his fingers along with us, to see the BOB come back to its previous glory.