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    Market Tap

    4.1 (20 reviews)
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    MARKET TAP ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Lavender mule and orange spicy margarita
    Mina M.

    Up in flint for the night and very pleased to come across market tap. Very clean and well decorated, good music and vibes up here! On the second floor of the farmers market. Indoor bar with a couple TVs, and rooftop/outdoor seating when it's warm out (not while I'm here unfortunately) with a great view of the little city. Drinks are fairly priced and the bartender is nice. Someone is here serving up some food too!

    Markus M.

    Market Tap at the Flint Farmers' Market is one of my favorites, choosing to carry only Michigan spirits, wines and drafts. There is no food service, but you are welcome to bring your own, which there is plenty to choose from at the market. At times, the Tap features events with particular food vendors, which is a great way of trying new flavors. Of course, the Tap is open beyond days and hours of the market, so plan accordingly! When it comes to bar service, Mackenzie does an excellent job as mixologist, I've thrown her a few curveballs and what she produces is always great. The crowd consists mainly of regulars, which gives this place a great "Cheers" feeling, but still welcoming to newcomers. Added bonus during the summer is the view from the balcony, which is a great place to sit with friends and enjoy a cooling beverage.

    Ben H.

    What a welcome sight at the market. This is a great addition to the downtown area. The view at the top is incredible. Sitting up here drinking a cold beer on a warm day is a good way to spend a Saturday evening, watching everything in the city from a view that I can't get anyplace else in Flint. Location, location, location! The location is perfect- it's right in the center of downtown where most everything fun in this city happens. Nice variety of dark lagers and hard ciders. The prices are on par with other local bars. I grabbed a mix and match six pack to go for $24, which was a really good price. They had Founders Dirty Bastard, Bean Flicker, Centennial IPA, and Lake Bros Lager, all of which I tried and enjoyed. Bean Flicker was great- it has a slight coffee flavor to it, subtle and authentic. I also thought the Centennial IPA was a nice option if you like a really good middle ground IPA, which I do. It was a more than respectable entry in an already-crowded IPA market. I have to say, this bar is so nice, it must be quite the enjoyable distraction for all of the MSU med school and UM-Flint students across the street since the campuses are so close by. The only bad thing about this bar is that it isn't open every night. I haven't minded that they don't have a food program because I can bring up takeout from the market downstairs or the food trucks outside, so it doesn't matter that they don't have a food menu.

    Craft beer at Market Tap.
    Sara S.

    The city's only rooftop bar. You heard me, Flint now has a rooftop bar, located on top of the Flint Farmer's Market. I was quite surprised to see this new addition, and since I love craft beer, I absolutely knew that I had to take a peek. It's great, even though it's still in the early phases of ironing out all the kinks. They have a nice selection of beers on tap, including some really great ones like Brewery Vivant's Belgian Dark Ale (highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a robust, full-bodied dark beer), New Holland and Founder's, which just so happens to be my favorite. The main focus is on craft beers, Michigan brews in particular. In fact, I believe they currently have 14 Michigan draft beers. I liked that. While the focus is on craft beers, they are a full-service cocktail bar, featuring a decent wine and cider selection, as well as premium spirits. The service is friendly and the ambiance is so outrageous. It's a rooftop bar with outdoor seating featuring a panoramic view of the downtown skyline. What's cooler than sitting on the rooftop enjoying a Michigan-produced craft beer while watching the traffic and pasersby down below. The view is really nice, better than I thought it would be. The prices are on par with other local downtown establishments, so it's not a place where you're going to be downing $3 chuck or $2 well drinks all night, but those types of places are few and far between these days. If that's what you're into, this obviously won't be your thing, but if you like craft beer, you'll probably enjoy Market Tap as much as I did. Unfortunately, they're only open three days per week, but they are open longer than traditional farmer's market hours. Maybe that will change down the line.

    Brooke S.

    I visited Market Tap for the first time today with my mom and dad. We all really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to coming back again. It is located on the rooftop of the farmer's market. They had 14 beers on tap today and had a list of other beers that they had in cans/bottles. I had a Short's Power of Love. There is an indoor and an outdoor area. We sat outside and listened to the band that was playing down at the farmer's market. It was a great place to sit outside and relax in the sun. The servers were very nice as well. Only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that they do not serve any food. You can bring food up from the vendors downstairs though.

    Nice beer selection great outdoor patio
    Ann R.

    Enjoyed our afternoon at the market. Stoped in for a beer. First time my husband was there. They have a nice selection of tap and bottle beer. We really enjoy the outside roof top patio. Fun to just to relax and enjoy the shopping and music of the farmers market. Service is friendly and price was real reasonable.

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    Awesome view and tap selection. Plenty of food trucks below and great service! Has early happy hour and TVs and outside patio.

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    Soggy Bottom Bar

    4.2(189 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    Cullen: (5 years old) I'm rating it a thousand! The burger had a little too of a high taste, and…read morethe fries were delicious as hell. The lemonade was only kind of good. Clayton: (10 months old) "buh, buh, buh, buh, buh" which means he rates the fries 1099%. Mom: The chicken tenders and fries never disappoint! Dad: You've got to get the house burger and the loaded fries. There is no reason not to get the loaded fries!

    My friends and I came all the way from Lansing for the Crim and stopped in for a bite on Friday…read morenight. I had the blacken salmon. I cut it in half and ate the first half. When I go to pick up the second half, I noticed there was something in it. It was a bread tag. I said to my friends, "um look what was in my sandwich " the waiter comes and they said to him "look what was in her sandwich." He was extremely nice and polite and said, "oh no! You are not paying for that." Took my plate away. The next thing we know here comes Alex, the kitchen manager, storming to the table callinge a liar and I put it in the food. So I brought a bread tag all the way from Lansing to the Soogy Bottom in Flint just to put it in a burger? That sounds ridiculous! I never even asked for my food to be comped. And the waiter even said, "no, they never asked. That was me." I didn't even expect it to be comped. I was planning on paying full price. Then he said, "good because you are. You are a liar." Then tried to say he never accused me. You just did, by saying I put it in my food to get my meal comped and called me a liar. It escalated into a extremely heated argument. He said, "I am a manager so it's my job to be a prick" umm no sir, that is NOT how a manager should act. I definitely can afford a sandwich and fries. He needs to be fired! That is extremely unprofessional!

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    Indoor atmosphere

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    Social House

    3.8(40 reviews)
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    Had a great experience! We got the arancini and drinks to start. The arancini was delicious,…read moredefinitely unique to have short rib inside. We got the pepper jack Mac and cheese, braised short rib, and stuffed salmon for the main dishes. Those all came with a salad, the ranch dressing was great! Surprisingly good quality for a restaurant in a strip mall!

    Great food and excellent service. WE were visiting Flint for a family event, staying at a nearby…read morehotel, beforehand. We were looking for somewhere to have lunch, as we arrived in Flint, after a 4 hour car ride. Social House was just a few minutes away, and did NOT disappoint. We arrived a little before noon on Saturday. Brunch is served until 1PM. We had made a reservation on-line before arriving. We were immediately seated. Nice offerings for brunch. Create your own bagel or English muffin sandwich, pancakes, French toast, varied Benedicts, shrimp & grits, burger and a few other options. We opted for the bagel sandwiches, chicken & waffles, and my granddaughter had pancakes. Our food arrived a short time later, fresh and nice presented. It's always a plus, for me, when a restaurant offers, non-pork meat options. In this case, I had chicken sausage, yum! The create your own bagel option, includes your choice of meat, cheese, egg preparation accompanied by lettuce, onion and garlic mayo, along with a side ofcexpertly prepared potatoes. My daughter and I ordered the same sandwich, and we were equally pleased eith what received, perfectly toasted bagel, fried egg, chicken sausage and cheddar cheese, (she had pepper jack). The potatoes were nicely seasoned and generously portioned. My husband and other daughter had the chicken and waffles 4 palm sized waffles, which I think were liege, crispy, on the outside, a little dense on the inside (in just the right way). The waffles were topped with a large, hand breaded chicken breast filet. They each enjoyed their meal my granddaughter's pancakes, came 3 to an order, she ate 1, and we all nibbled on the remaining pancakes. They were very tasty, not your average pancake for sure. We enjoyed our food, very much, but the best part was the service. The hostess was very welcoming, but our server, Cierra, was EXCELLENT. Our water glasses were never empty, she continually checked on us, and she made sure that we were well taken care of. I highly recommend Social House and will return, when in the area.

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    Their standard side salad-absolutely amazing!

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    The Loft

    3.2(21 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Flint has a lot of bars- and this is one of them…read more For certain, it was a heck of a lot better back in the day when it was the Backroom. I went here all of the time as a college student when it was known as the Backroom and later I dropped in once in awhile when it was called Kelly's, until it was sold and became the Loft. Yep, it's a dive bar, always has been and always will be, but the really good old days of the dive bar experience here are sadly gone. As dive bars go, I've seen better and I've seen worse. In fact, if look up the phrase "dive bar," you will probably come across a picture of the Loft. You can't order food here, the "dance floor" is tiny, the music is sometimes good, sometimes not. Don't let me get started on the parking situation- it's terrible and you might as well make a mad dash to wherever you managed to park your car when you leave! It's actually laughable. Some of the cocktails are a bit overpriced for what you are getting (sometimes weak or improperly made), but service largely depends on if you are regular or friend of a friend. Random strangers probably tend to get the short end of the stick. I admit, I've gotten free drinks here before, but that's because the staff knows me. Rodney, the owner, is a great guy, but sometimes the bar runs out of essentials, like premium spirits and mixers. I wish the bar staff would just get it together and make certain that the bar is properly stocked to avoid having to order something alternative because they're out of the appropriate ingredients. Beer selection is just average, but they do carry Stella Artois, one of my favorites, so the Loft has that going for itself. While I don't particularly care for most of their cocktails (either too sweet or extremely tart- so much for a happy medium), the bartenders do make a good mojito and a decent old fashioned, though. My preferred cocktail is a whisky sour, which is pretty easy to make and the last few I ordered kinda sucked. They just didn't taste right, too tart. More often than not, I haven't cared for the vibe, the atmosphere, etc. There are just way too many barfly types hanging around drinking draft beer all night. Plus, I often run into an ex or two here and that's just bad mojo all around...

    I came here with a group of friends, and for a night we owned it. It has a neighborhood feel on a…read moreslow night, laid back, kinda like everyone knows you and you're the cool kid on the block rather than the drama queen. That's how I like it. We just bought round after round after round. They made our car bombs out of Bushmill's whiskey which was a huge plus! I love dive bars and I wouldn't call this one a dive exactly, but the atmosphere is definitely NOT one where you want to drink expensive specialty martinis and eat tapas while toting your designer bag around. It's more like the place that gets really cozy when you go there regularly. Torn jeans, comfy white T-shirt, your busted Cons. I definitely would go do some major chugging with my Flint town crew if I was back around there.

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