The best burger I've had in a long time and they didn't charge like it was prime rib. The beer…read moreselection is almost as good as the service. We'll be back again next time we're in the area.

Food was good, seems to be a nice clean place not to packed However the waiter was very rude and…read moreunprofessional. not friendly or welcoming at all. I definitely won't be back unless it for carry out cause my food was great! so if I could I'd uncheck the food up above.

Joe & Joe's Bar is a cool dive bar where the beer is cold and Emily was a great bartender…read more There is nothing fancy about this place, hence why I call it a dive bar, but dive bars embrace a culture all their own. The ambiance is in the lack of ambiance and walking in here is to walk back in time or maybe to a place where time is suspended and the universe revolves around that cold beer before you. All in all, a very positive experience and I give it five stars.

Food: 5/10 (Very Greasy but steak was cooked cook but Root Beer was very good)…read moreService: 8/10

My previous review was for the old Trolley Stop, not the new location. New location is okay but…read morevery expensive.

Just a great place to be. I love the atmosphere and the overall vibe. You'll appreciate the service…read moreand selections.

Love this bar and old school memorabilia. Back room is full of relics from those who serve! Pull…read moretabs, keno, lotto, you name it. Affordable and comfortable. A beautiful wooden bar with a back room full of Christmas!

Great service from the bartender and later a server. The drinks were balanced and tasty.read more

It was a dive...which is what I was looking for. Service at the bar was good, and prices were…read morereally good. I had two beers and some fried mushrooms for $15. I had to check the bill to make sure they got everything. In FL the would be $25 easy. But it's not cold in FL like it is in MI so we'll call it the snow surcharge. People were friendly and gave me advice on Ford museum. I'd def come back!

Hi, my Partner and I are visiting Southwest Detroit, where I was raised, for Thanksgiving. It is…read morelisted as a gay friendly bar. We by no means expect a wild disco but do hope to be received with respect and comfort such that we can enjoy our evening. Please confirm this is accurate and we will be welcomed there. My former apartment is just down the street on Longworth. Thank you. Jason. We may have gotten this wrong; it seems it connected to a Chicago Bar. Regardless, we are staying down the street and wonder if we will be welcome and comfortable there, realizing Detroit is not a city the discriminates or hates, but we don't want to put ourselves in a situation. Please let us know if we are welcome.

Old School clean SW DETROIT dive bar open since 1933 one of the oldest in our state. The media just…read moreoverlooks this Beer n Shot Bar they missing out on a Classic. Drank me first Beer in 70's at 15 many old-timer hung out all day long for decades. The owners Ed and Birdie lived upstairs in the 70's such great folks. During the 80's massive amount of drug use in the restrooms and Pot smoking outside. I'm a old man now and a young south American crowd has took over. The old timers died off those were the best of times.

Old school dive bar. The Gold Star isn't fancy…read more This isn't a super hipstery attempt at a dive bar, but a legitimate dive. If you come in expecting a classy establishment dressed up as a dive bar, you're wrong. Recently visited for the first time in a couple years and I will say they've made some definite improvements though. Must nicer inside but still a dive bar.

Very old fashioned neighborhood place. Been such a…read moremainstay of the community for so long that I knew someone who was actually born in that bar. Easygoing. $1 shells of beer all-the-time. So famous it has a locally produced beer named after it. People who have a problem with dive bars should not go to dive bars. The Goldstar is the real thing.

6/20/13 update: Went…read moreback. It was nice. Friendly. I was the only one under 60, but I got into a social security debate with some elderly gentlemen over some Milwaukee's Best. Anyone who tells you this place is "scary" or "in a bad part of town" needs to be euthanized.

I've visited a few times and had fun each time. They have a game room, TouchTunes jukebox, darts,…read morearea for live music and plenty of seating. They don't have any beer on tap. They're likely to run out of beer while you're there. I know from experience. It's so divey that you just have to laugh it off. It can get lively on weekends, but for the most part, it's kinda dead. I can't really explain why I like this place. I don't fit in with the old, white dude populous usually found here. I've had a couple good visits and my bills have been really cheap. I like Jill the bartender. But overall, it's incredibly outdated and rundown but a good place for a cheap beer or shot.

It's definitely a dive bar that's a little sketchy and for sure a little dirty but I wasn't there…read moreto eat. The bartender was friendly and welcoming and the drinks were cheap. They have a TouchTunes jukebox in there and the few regulars that were there were playing some great music. It looks like a place where they don't get a lot of new folks but everyone was nice to us. I got to play keno, watch sports highlights on the big screen, and drink Crown Royal on the cheap. Can't ask for much more than that!

A golden standard for Italian sandwiches in this neighborhood…read more Buy them by the layer... try the 18 if ya have a empty belly and want half for later haha. Grab a dmall thing of antipasta or pasta salad and a small thing of mixed olives and peppers from the salad bar. The perfect lunch. Also after going here for 39 years, i realized i can also just buy mortadella by the pound. Mortadella is hard to come by without taking a 30 minute drive so this was a late revelation for me. Walk in, stand in front of the counter, tell em what ya want, wait 2 minutes and walk to the counter with your sandwich to pay.

My father took me Gonella's when I was a kid, and he was working in Detroit as a television…read moredirector. This was the sandwich shop that made me love subs. I can't believe the place is still here after all of these years. There are 2 types of subs here: Italian, and "Other Subs", so you know that this shop sprang from the vibrant Italian community that once populated Detroit. The Italian Subs at Gonella's are ordered according to how many layers it builds up (which I think is a unique concept). These layered Gonella Italian Subs are layered with a variety of Italian meats (Hard Salami, Salami Cotto, Mortadella, Smoked Ham and Capicola), provolone cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions & Gonella's homemade dressing. Soft or hard roll. Extras: Peppers (+.50) Cheese (+.50) - (Turkey is reserved for the "Other Subs). 6 Layers Meat, 1 Layer Cheese --- $8 8 Layers Meat, 2 Layer Cheese --- $9 12 Layers Meat, 2 Layer Cheese --- $12 14 Layers Meat, 3 Layer Cheese --- $13 18 Layers Meat, 3 Layer Cheese --- $14 The subs are heavy and delicious. The Service is ultra friendly. And the atmosphere feels like and Italian Deli-Market. I recommend it.