I really really REALLY do love Dominick's...or at least the "idea" of Dominick's. Yes...the drinks are overpriced; yes...the place can get CROWDED and full of college students (but that is what you get when you hang out on this side of Ann Arbor); yes...the staff can be rude and sometimes seem confused about how to even run a business; yes...the food kinda sucks. But are those the reasons I go to Dominick's? NO...I go to Dominick's because where else can you sit at picnic tables in a beer garden with an incredibly diverse group of patrons drinking delicious sangria? The answer is nowhere...so, Dominick's it is! I can appreciate the fact that this place is old-school, hasn't changed in a LOOOOOONG time, and has a reputation to uphold. My suggestion is to load up on food and drinks (once, so you don't have to stand in the long line again and deal with the crabby staff twice) then sit back, relax, and enjoy it all! read more

Dominick's - The Constant Buzz! - Italian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Still the campus staple of UM - Dominick's is an institution that (hopefully) will never retire. Across the street from the law quad - Dominick's is a close walk from anywhere, but if you must drive, there is plenty of street parking, all around. Just watch out for the students. Patio, indoor and basement spaces make Dominick's great for groups and large parties. The basement is a little confined but deceptively large. Casual order window and they do accept credit cards. There are tons of recommendations from other reviewers, however, I haven't found an item to warn off a new visitor. Summertime in Ann Arbor must include an evening on the porch at Dominick's. Take some friends and plan ahead not to drive. The Sangria will sneak up on you. read more

Pros: constant buzz, sangria, beer garden Cons: price, quality of food As someone who never went to U of M I have no allegiance to this establishment. Its a fun pkace to go to sip on sangria in the beer garden or on the porch. It has a fun ambiance with a variety of walks of life. Sometimes the patrons are pompious, lame, or jerks. Other times you get friendly and chatty folks. Everything is pretty expensive for what it is, so that always weighs heavily on my decision to go somewhere. The food is okay I guess, but you get much bigger bang for your buck elsewhere. I kind of settle on eating here, then have silent regrets upon receiving my bill. Im closing, I suggest scoping this place out. You may fall in love with the drinks, ambiance, and beer garden. read more

This place is pretty fun and the sangria is so affordable! I went there with a friend for the first time because we heard so much about it and experience was really great. Even though there was a long line for food we got through relatively quickly and found seats that were outside and awesome! The only downside to this place is that it is pretty loud and always really busy. But if you were looking for a interesting place to go, really delicious sangria, and pretty good food I would try this place out. It is a great place to go with a group of friends or just to hang out for something casual. read more

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$17.50 for a mason jar of iced Vella with one piece of orange is 1. not Sangria and 2. a grotesque mark-up. There's literally a dollar's worth of bad wine in there. This place is grossly overpriced and they solicit tips even though there's no table service, which is an injustice to servers everywhere. Coasting on old A2 nostalgia for a city that's long gone. The food is totally unremarkable but fine. read more

Made my second pilgrimage. Got the sangria again, but this time it tasted more like juice on top and alcohol at the bottom... perhaps it needed to be mixed better? Also it really is expensive here! Was also a bit annoyed that the bouncer was smoking when we went in, and checked our IDs while still smoking. I'm sensitive to smoke (eyes water, gives me a headache) and having to stand near a cigarette for the check was annoying. I got confirmation of the excellent Italian chicken wings from two friends I was with, though! #bestwingsinannarbor? read more

This is THE place to sip sangria on the patio on a warm summer day. The constant buzz is delicious, and almost better than the sangria. The food is mediocre. When you want to drink outside, this is the place to go. No other place recreates their ambiance. read more

This is a local gem in Ann Arbor, a great place on a hot summer evening for ice cold sangria or house special 'Constant Buzz'. The food is about bar quality, its not terrible but its also not bad. They offer mainly Italian options (pizza, pasta, etc) plus other pub type food like wings, nachos, sandwiches and more. Stop by and enjoy! read more

Dominick's - Sangria! - Italian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The ambiance of Dominick's is your gritty gross looking hang-out -- but altogether, it's the best place to go and just relax with your friends if you want to drink a jug of sangria. I lived next to/down the street from Dominick's for 4 years and all through the warm-weather times of the school-year, I can always hear the people and loudspeaker of Dominick's. Only when I turned 21 did I actually go experience it for the first time -- and I totally understand why people return for more. Just don't expect much. Expect lines, sangria in jars (literally... jars that look like jam jars) and dirty tables and chairs. But DO expect a good loud time where you can just chill and talk with friends. :) read more

Dominick's - Italian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Constant Buzz and a pizza. Like being in your neighbors backyard catching up with friends and family. An Ann Arbor tradition!

Dominick's was good for what it is. A pizza place on a college campus, I went early in the day on the Friday of move in weekend. The ambiance is really cool, the servers were super nice. It wasn't crowded but wasn't empty either. I totally recommend the 50oz constant buzz. It just tastes like a strawberry daiquiri but when you stand up, it's a whole other story. Probably because it has about 6 different liquors in it. Well. We ordered 2, between 3 people... and a pizza. The pizza tasted like one i would make at home. The crust was good, the sauce and toppings, also. Would I go again? Probably won't have the opportunity to, but if I did, I wouldn't say no. read more

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This place is such a staple and icon in Ann Arbor and if you hear people talking about good sangria and outdoor seating, no doubt Dominck's ranks pretty much at the top of the list. It's a great bar, great seating outside, can get very crowded but that's only because it's so popular. Their food is only so-so, but their staff and drinks make up for it. Plus, it's good food to eat when you're drinking! A definite must on any bar crawl, team outing, etc if you're in Ann Arbor! read more

Hidden in plain view is this unique place! Wow it has such a cool vibe and the outside patio is great for a bigger group or hanging out with students and locals, there's a fountain and plenty of picnic table seating. The sangria here is famous and for good reason, it's tasty and fruity!! I had a hard time picking something to eat as the menu is pretty big and everything sounds and looked delicious. I finally decided on the Ravioli Portabelli and was blown away, I love mushrooms/cheese and this did not disappoint! We came early on a summer Saturday for lunch so we didn't have a hard time finding street parking, you just have to pay the meter. I imagine this place is packed at night during the school year, so be sure to plan ahead. read more

It's an unseasonably warm (well, based on the erratic and entirely unpredictable Michigan weather) Wednesday afternoon. It's the end of April. Classes have ended. Students are spilling into the streets with sundry housing items (e.g., beds, boxed fans, tv's) that they're craming into their parents' bloated SUVs. Those old enough to drink, those who stay city-bound, and those who work professionally as adults stay behind and watch from the porch of Dominick's - an open-seating ranch-style house with a front porch, and upper-deck and a backyard with a water fountain. The porch overlooks several dorms and campus buildings with jealous underage students peering back at the drinkers. The semester end catharsis is sweeping the place. Everyone is in good spirits while drinking spirits. This place is, essentially, made by its fantastic outdoor seating, which is conducive to a wild crowd on summer evenings. It's like porch drinking coupled with a house party. And there's charming little nuances to the place like their propensity for serving drinks out of mason jars. The drinking options are limited: beers and IPAs, house wine, sangria or the constant buzz - a delicious fruity concoction that you can only order in a 50oz shareable container. I deduct one star for the lack of margaritas or other sweet, summery outdoor drinks. read more

I hate to say it, but this place is not good at all. Maybe 30 years ago it was passable but now it seems to be coasting by on a storied history and Digiorno's pizza. Literally. I think they did serve Digiorno's because it tasted just like it, came out way too fast, and was served on the same exact pizza-sized, white round piece of cardboard that Digiorno's comes on. Also the pizza cost 30 dollars. For Digiorno's. And the beer was $7 for a small and warm beer. The atmosphere is vaguely interesting but the service is terrible, the drinks are terrible, the food is terrible, and the price is waaaaaaay too high for the garbage they serve. And the portions were small. Also, not really their fault but there's a 90 percent chance you'll have a flock of sangria-drunk hens yelling in your ear from the next table over. Do yourself a favor and go to Pizza House. read more

Love this place! Sangria is the best! Seating is the back is gorgeous, and wish I would have know that a little sooner. The only down side is I wish they were open year around. read more

Dominick's - Italian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Attractive courtyard for fun and friendship. Excellent beer. Food was passable. Pricey for the quality. Would go again for friends, fun and drinks. read more

Great pizza with a hugeeeee size. Taste good! Love pesto one. Dont like the spaghtti here. Its always a little crowded and more like self-service restaurant. Check an id everytime we go in or out even we don order alc drink. read more

I came here with a group. Atmosphere here is great, I love the back area. However, the food and drinks were another story. The pizza tasted like Red Barron frozen pizza for quadruple the price. A friend got a pasta and chicken dish; she said it was terrible and it resembled a frozen meal. The draft beer didn't taste fresh. I watched a guy behind the counter blow his nose and continue on without washing or sanitizing his hands- granted he wasn't making the food but appeared to be expediting. Won't be back... read more

Summer is finially here!!! Dominicks's is open for 2010!!! It is open 1st week of march until october :) CONSTANT BUZZ ($20 only comes in one size) and sangrias make the summer a million times better and class worth going to so you can head off to dominicks between classes, skip, or afterwards. The bruschetta is good here, sandwiches, pasta, and finger foods. I like the fresh mozzarella and roasted peppers (with bread olive oil), and the quesadilla. The pizzas are about 12 inches for the gormet ones (which have mushroom, peppers, and amazing cheese..I like this one to the ones where you can put your own toppings on. Its $14 or so.. Yea its a big pricy but seriously what is the price on an amazing summer evening with your friends OUTSIDE, on campus, PRICELESS. 10am-10pm its open and it makes the perfect place to meet up after classes and you can just hang out until it's time to go to the bars. You can kill plenty of time here between the food, drinks, and packed place where you are bound to bump into other friends. The only Con is that it can get so full there is a line to get in and wait about 30 mins in line for the food....When its packed on both floors and outside there will be like 50 people just standing around and not enough glasses cleared for you to sit down when you find a free space. This only happens during st patty's. :) and it still was lots of fun. Ask for napkins since I def got a drink spilled near me and ended up on me..no worries. Still a great day, in the 60s in March in michigan, sunny, and everyone was decked out in green. read more

Want to hear something sort of messed up? I was born small. Really small. Because of this, the doc wouldn't let my parents take me out in public until I balanced out a 5 lb. bag of flour (my parents' home-made version of a baby scale). Once I did, it was a-OK to take me out and about. My mom recalls that one of the very first places she brought me was to Dominick's. During the Art Fair. Good god, I must have been totally overwhelmed. I can't even begin to understand what that many people, a loudspeaker and heat would do to frazzle a baby. Apparently, I did OK with it though. Enough so that I wasn't totally traumatized years later. This is really one of my favorite places to be when I have no responsibilities ahead of me on a summer evening. Now, I very seldom have no responsibilities, but if that's the case, its hard to resist the idea of lounging on the patio with friends, drinking sangria or Oberon out of jars, and perhaps even downing some pasta or soup. I've never been blown away by any of the soups here (and the servings are so tiny, I don't think that's the point. However, salads here are refreshing enough, and the pasta dishes are total comfort food. What the sangria may lack in authenticity, it makes up for in sheer strength. Plus, there's those jars -- I'm always charmed by drinking out of jars. Makes me think of moonshine (a good thing, in my book)! I just prefer to go in the midst of summer, when there aren't quite as many students. The blaring siren at 10pm is annoying no matter what -- but if you've had enough sangria by 9:30 or so, you're wise to take off then and not wait for the blare of the loudspeaker! read more

I've wanted to try this place for years (these were pre-Yelp years) and having recently moved back to the area thought it was high time. Glad to have gone to get it out of my system but I will never go back. I read all the horrible reviews about this place on here but wanted to try their sangria. Not sure who (or why) likes this stuff but I'm guessing it's frat guys who have never tried actual sangria. This was more like Kool-Aid that they dropped some Mad Dog 20/20 in. It's also super expensive (and I just moved from SoCal so I know from expensive) The food was pretty bad as well. I split a pizza and I think I've had better from Sbarro's. The kicker was the old guy(s) who own it. They have the nastiest attitudes I've ever seen. I've worked for years in the restaurant industry and have seen how rotten/cynical it can make people. That's when I say, get the hell out of the restaurant business! They were super rude to all the douche-bag college kids (yes, I got my BA from U of M so don't hate) which is ironic since the douche bag college kids are the only reason this place is in business (since it's right next to the Law School). But I digress. My friend's son was skating in the restaurant on his heelies, which I agree isn't cool and they told him to take it outside. No problem so far. He goes outside and is skating on the sidewalk. Public property right? Apparently not to the two octogenarians who own this place (or at least work here). In addition to screaming at a 7-year old little boy, the one wannabe Donnie Brasco storms over to our table and demand of my friend is that is her little boy. Then he says loudly, "He don't listen to good does he??" My friend was stunned and just said, "What?" The aging Don repeated it and we had had enough. We got our stuff and left. I mean, there are way better ways to handle that situation. Even if the kid was doing something bad (he's 7 remember--no kids listen at 7), the guy could have let my friend handle the situation by saying something like, "Ma'am I've asked your son to stop skating and he hasn't. He could get hurt or hurt someone else. If he won't stop we're going to have to ask you to leave." No harm, no foul. The only reason it got 2 stars is a part of the downstairs is pretty cute with small table and chairs, kind of a bistro atmosphere. But the upstairs is a rabbit warren of little rooms that people rent out and have meetings in. (ie. like future MBAer's of America). It sucks because it doesn't matter how many shitty reviews this place gets or how many people they piss off because they are next to the university and have a whole new demographic ever 4 years. read more

The food is overpriced for what you get, but the Constant Buzz is okay. The sangria is also okay. However, the service is bad and my credit card is routinely overcharged when I tip. For example, the Constant Buzz comes out at $22.26 and I tell the cashier to put $24 on the card. Sometimes I will get a "Thank you" (which I appreciate), but often whoever it is will charge $24.26 to get an even $2 tip instead of the $1.74 that I was authorizing. The extra $0.26 isn't worth fussing about in public, but it has happened often enough to me that I am getting annoyed enough to sign up for yelp to write about it. Plus, what they're doing probably isn't legal. read more

There are people who love Dominick's. If waiting more than ten minutes in a dank, noisy room to order weak, pricey booze that you have to drink out of dirty jars while being eaten by mosquitoes and sweating like swine outdoors on hard benches is your thing then maybe you too will love Dominick's. Personally I'd rather have a bologna and jelly sandwich than the crap they serve there (I think their pizza is actually Crisco on lasagna noodles). People seem to want to like it so much (because it's an "institution") that that they overlook the fact that every aspect of it sucks. I really can't say enough bad things about this place and because I have only bad things to say I will actually give it a bad rating. I don't understand the people who recognize its being terrible and still rate it well. It's just plain bad. read more

Fried eggplant pizza on the back patio? Yes! I like Dom's. It is brightly painted, cozy, and a go-to for group law school org group events. While I will maintain that their sangria is overrated, most things served at Dom's are simple, pleasing, and meant to be noshed with a pitcher of Oberon. Dom's is basically a beer garden by another name, and when the weather gets hot and you need a lot of space with your large group, I'd hit up Dom's. That said, if your taste is more craft cocktails and food with quality ingredients, go elsewhere. SO... HIGHLIGHTS: 1) Massive drinks selection, especially especially beer 2) Lots of food: pizza, pasta, quesadillas, poppers, everything you'd want fried or baked in cheese! 3) Lots of space, great atmosphere for a hot summer day or night. DOWNSIDES: 1) No healthy food with quality ingredients read more

Let's state the obvious - the food is so-so at best and this place has got some nerve charging what they do for booze. If you're looking for economic value or haute cuisine, you're not going to Doms. Why are you going there? Because people get drunk here. Groups of friends meet to sit in the sun and get wasted, so that when the sirens go off at 10 you can go drink more somewhere else. They come to have fun, and fun they have. Sure the place is a labyrinth, the bathrooms frustrating and its always crowded when the weather's nice and students are in town. But when you really want to sit outside and down a few ice cold Oberons or sip some Sangria, there's really no better place to go. read more

I gotta be honest. I'm embarassed that Dominick's has been around for so long without me knowing it. I swear without Yelp, I would be eating at Applebee's for every meal. Here is a place off the main Ann Arbor busyness that has it's own crowd, culture, and charm. Not to mention a killer sangria! My first experience at Dominicks was at the end of an atrocious day at work. I had made some lasagna the night before and just wanted to re-heat a piece and crawl into bed. I have such an awesome family who loved my lasagna so much, they ate it all without leaving me any. My husband observed my chin quivering and the tears forming, so he turned me back out the door and off we went to Dominicks. I, of course, ordered the meat lasagna and a glass (or mason jar) of sangria. As we sat down in the courtyard, my mood instantly changed. I loved the casual outdoor feel and the wide variety of ages and cultures that surrounded us. The lasagna and bread completely hit the spot and hubs loved his meatball sub too. We walked away full and happy. The only thing I would change is to put individual tables out instead of long, cafeteria style. I'm not a big fan of sitting next to strangers. I have been back twice and everything I've ordered has been very tasty. The larger portions of sangria haven't hurt either! read more

I've been to Dominicks a few times before, usually for a work group outing but last Friday I came with a couple girlfriends for some of their infamous sangria and the Constant Buzz. Make sure you have your I.D. out ready to go, because if you don't show it and somehow roll past them they will come after you (saw it a few times on Friday). It's weird, they I.D. everyone but let children in.... Anyway, this place gets crowded and fast. Well, the outdoor seating anyway. We usually like to go to the back patio area but alas it was packed. Noticed plenty of tables open out front so we decided to post up there, which was a bummer because without the sun it was mighty chilly. My friend loves sangria so we ordered a quart to share. This place is not cheap. $17.50 for it, which seems ridiculous as on weekdays we're pretty sure it's $15. The sangria is tasty, but wasn't as boozy as I like it, if you know what I mean. Taste isn't consistent day to day, sometimes you get one super fruity and others you can really taste the wine. I loved the Constant Buzz, and that too was hella expensive at $25 but you get 50oz. It was my kind of smoothie :) Overall, Dominicks is a great place to grab a few drinks, maybe some food and hang out outside just watch the cash in your wallet because it will really make a dent. read more

The food and drinks at Dominick's are really just 3-star caliber - solid, never terrible, but never spectacular either. Dominick's gets its fourth star for being the perfect summertime party place for large groups. Seriously, in the 13 years I've been going there, I don't think I've ever gone to Dominick's with just a friend or two. It's the place where you get drunk with your coworkers or classmates. And drunk you will be if you order those half gallons of sangria and Constant Buzz (their version of a strawberry daiquiri). Again, not the best alkeehall - I heard they put Mad Dog in the former - but it's all very sweet, easy to drink and strong. The snacks are charmingly weird, like the old-school, gringo-style, round, yellow tortilla chip nachos with cheddar, corn, zucchini and sour cream. Their pizzas are thin-crusted with okay sauce, cheese and pepperoni - nothing you would ever bother to order out, but it soaks up the booze nicely. I prefer the stromboli. The curled-up crust has a buttery, chewy texture way superior to their pizza crust. On two recent work party visits, our group wisely reserved a table in advance and set up a tab with a credit card. We got to skip to the front of the line, order our food quickly, and have it brought to the table. No waiting for your garbled up name to be called over the paging system ("Wrshuxlaur - your food is ready" Whaa?!?!). On both of these visits they reserved a prime table in a shady spot on the side of the yard - bonus! Their long picnic tables are also great for groups. I notice that if you make a reservation you tend to get one of the nice courtyard tables. Unless it's raining, there's no good reason to sit in the sheltered areas. Enjoy the sunshine, the shade of a 250 year old elm and the tile fountain. Make a reservation and if you can put it all on one card, set up a tab. read more

There's nothing better than a summer afternoon/evening at Dominick's with a group of friends and lots of sangria. It's a great location, eclectic vibe, and lots of seating, mostly outdoors or on the patios. The food is good, but takes forever to make, and there's always a long line for food/drinks. If you bring cash it's much easier to get their famous sangria or constant buzz from the second bar. Both these drinks are great, but expensive! Constant Buzz does live up to its name. As most know, Dominick's closes at 10pm - a major buzz kill - especially if you've waited in line for 20 minutes to get a drink. I think the bubonic plague was born in their bathrooms, which is always occupied. The staff certainly aren't in a hurry to take or complete orders - but their attitude lets you know that upfront. Best time to go is in the summer, when the Business School and Greek Life students are not around. Dominick's is an Ann Arbor classic and a place like none other. Because of that it's easier for me to forgive some of its annoying characteristics. read more

We end up here from time to time, mostly because of the outdoor seating in back. Each time we leave we feel a little meh. My favorite part about Dominick's is indeed that outdoor seating. It's a large open area--some of it covered, some of it not, with a fountain and some landscaping. It's very pleasant, and you feel both in-the-middle-of-it but also very relaxed and removed. I love that there are no TVs here. You just hang out! The food is less exciting. The pizza doesn't taste like much and costs a fair amount. The salad is nice but small for the price. The sangria, so says my memory, is nice. But it's just sangria, and it costs a lot. The constant buzz doesn't taste like much, and it costs a lot. So the overall theme here is okay food/drink, and a too-high price. Ultimately, I'm not sure the price is enough to justify hanging out in the outdoor seating area... and yet... read more

Yup, great patio, amazing sangria, good selection of Michigan beers, and loving their frozen cocktail "The Constant Buzz." Summer Friday afternoon out there? Doesn't get much more Ann Arbor. Not the cleanest place (I'd avoid using the bathroom there), not the friendliest staff (everyone has to absolutely show ID before walking in, any time of the day, and they are VERY particular about not bringing in food -- be it a grocery bag from the super market or the apple you've eaten down to the core, it HAS GOT TO GO). The food isn't fresh, at least you can see them unwrapping pizza from plastic wrappers and pop them in the oven. Somehow, the quesadillas are surprisingly delish though. Overall, I'd say go for the sangria/beer/Constant Buzz and to enjoy a nice summer afternoon outside in Ann Arbor, not for food. read more

I'm with Rebecca W: Dominick's is a place you love or hate. I'm also with her in the sense that we work together and are going there for a birthday lunch today, but that's neither here nor there. Except I guess it will be there when we are there for lunch. In all seriousness, though, Dominick's has its golden moments - like an early afternoon happy hour in the middle of summer when the students are all away. I really like that you can reserve (picnic) tables, and I'm a big fan of drinking sangria out of jars. I haven't tried much of their food, but I recall sharing a totally serviceable quesadilla last summer. At least I think that's what we split. I blame the Oberon in the giant Mason jar for that. As other reviewers have noted, though, it gets L O U D very quickly, especially in the first few hours of the evening. The patio is glorious, but there's no shade, so prepare to sweat it out. The crotchety gentleman at the door will card everyone, no matter how much grey hair they may have on display, and will yell at you if you try to lock your moped to the bike rack (legal in MI). In short, Dominick's is an A2 institution. Every campus should have one. read more

SETTING: Right by the Law school. Dominick's has an outdoor patio with benches and inside seating as well. If it's raining the seating area of the patio is covered, so you can stay dry. Although it does not feel like the cleanest place, it's typical of a bar spot. Don't worry, I've seen worse. DRINKS: Shared a pitcher of Sangria and the Constant buzz with a small group. The drinks came with mason jars instead of cups, which was a cool touch. Sangria was pretty tasty, but my favorite was the Constant buzz. It was like a sweet strawberry cocktail smoothie, and the name speaks for itself...probably because it's so awesome that you just want to keep drinking. It was so refreshing that I drank more of it than I should have! And it showed. On my face :(. Mixing sangria and constant buzz together = dangerously delicious. Try it! SERVICE: Not much, other than the staff asking if they can take empty pitchers, mason jars from you. Pretty much what I expected for a bar scene. IMPRESSIONS: Try to sit outside if you can. Seriously, it feels much more liberating after a tough week. Get that good fresh air while you sip on your adult beverage. AND RELAX!!! On the pricier side, but it's good times especially if you split costs with a group. read more

Dominck's is all porch and patio, with two counters inside where you can order jars of sangria and beer in mason jars ranging from little single-glups (okay, probably 12oz) to the mighty half-gallon. The sangria suffers from the common misconception that bad wine can produce decent sangria, and from the further misconception that bad sangria is like bad pizza or bad sex: it's never so bad that it's worse than none at all. I'm not so joyless I won't admit to the pleasure of lounging on the massive two-story front porch or in the back yard between the fountain and gazeebo with dozens of breeder spawn underfoot. But the bad pizza and bad sex allusion was unintentionally prescient: Dominck's offers both. You can order the bad pizza, or mediocre sandwiches at the longer of the two counters inside and I truly do not want to imagine the post-sangria activities of the predominantly law school and greek house crowds that gather under Dominck's massive eaves. The intercom system that announces food orders turns into the loudest, most annoying bouncer imaginable at 9:30pm (last call--it fancies itself a "restaurant" instead of a bar, but how many restaurants declare a "last call," and with bullhorns, no less). Promptly at 10pm, air raid sirens blare, a cruel audio equivalent of the "ugly lights," and the staff gently but firmly begin to herd people outside. I'm sure their neighbors love them. Somehow, despite all this, I'm relatively sure that whoever you are, you will *love* Dominicks. You will seek reasons to go there. You will recruit teams of people to meet you there at 5pm on Fridays to maximize your sangria-drinking time. You will buy the half-gallon jar of sangria before you even know how many people will show up to share it with you. And you'll be too sangria-delighted come 10pm to be remotely fussed by the apocalypse-heralding "we're closed" foghorn. So just give in already and love it. Not open on Sundays. read more

I recently was here for a friends bday party. I was also being scolded for having never heard of or been to this place. Walking up, this place looks pretty neat. Like an old hotel or house where you are greeted and immediately asked for your ID by someone just sitting there in a folding chair. We sat down and a buddy brings out a huge jug of Sangria. This is a very popular beverage here and it was awesome. I am not usually a big fan of Sangria, but it was very good and strong here. For food, its all pretty standard fare. We are told to "avoid the lasagna" by the staff which I thought was pretty funny. I had a meatball sub and it was pretty awesome. Everything here is a bit quirky including the people taking your orders. When food is ready, they scream your name over a loud speaker This is cute at first but gets pretty annoying after a few. I am looking forward to going back and trying some more of the menu as well as the "constant buzz" beverage concoction. It's a mix of tequila, and a bunch of stuff in a 51 oz pitcher. read more

If I can give negative stars I would. Where did this place get their stars? First, their sangria is from CVS or Costco. The kind you buy at a grocery store pre-made. Then they cut up some orange slices and that's it. Their brie cheese is cold and nasty. Crackers are the kind you eat when you are pregnant or feeling sea sick. This place is a joke. read more

So sad this place is not open all year round (although its best to sit outside at Dom's, it's not as fun of an experience to drink indoors). Their sangria is amazing and I thoroughly enjoy their 'constant buzz'. It is a wine slushy drink. Only thing is that it gives you a brain freeze but you can't drink it slowly because then it melts and all the alcohol goes to the bottom. Warning: it is hard to pour out of the big mason jars, so be careful not to spill. It's a little expensive but the atmosphere (again- especially outside) is definitely worth it. read more

This place is deceptively good as long as you know what to get. The ambiance is indeed a little...quirky, but the pasta is surprisingly delicious. Maybe a little high priced but, not ridiculous. Known for the sangria and huge servings of drinks. It's all about embracing the grad student hang-out. Great place for lasagna on the patio. read more

I went to Dominick's for the first time on a Friday night in May. Maybe that was my mistake? The sangria was pleasant enought. The crowds were horrible and the intercom was the most obnoxious sound system that I have ever encountered in Ann Arbor. I could barely hear what my friends were saying and left with a hoarse throat and headache. Thankfully, the sangria dulled the egde because I would've been really cranky otherwise. I'm definitely willing to try Dominick's again because I want to see why everyone loves it so much. Maybe this time on a Monday afternoon. read more