Sneakers Pub is a 10/10! The best dive bar in Ferndale by far. The staff are all amazing and make you feel like family, especially Christina, Ari, Chris, Abby, Heather, and Becca! Truly enjoy stopping by any day of the week. Also....Charlie the door guy is pretty great too! read more

Would kill for them to carry rittenhouse. Older bartender with the big ol bazzoingas is always super friendly.

Went here Friday night with my wife and some friends we had an awesome time! Good price for drinks and they do karaoke Friday nights. The bar was busy but it didn't take that long for drinks. read more

We have a great time when we go here! Karaoke is on Fridays. The food and drinks are a good price. It's a great place to go when you're looking to get out. read more

Dive bar, the burgers and mozzarella sticks are good too. Good ranch dressing. Service did a fine job too

Went for the lions game was the best vibe in town! I got a BLT was really good. They have good priced bear and pitchers. Would recommend 10/10 read more

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This place is exactly what we were looking for, chill dive, cheap drinks, good food and good people. We both got a burger and it was everything you'd want in a dive bar burger. Staff was very friendly. The type of place you wanna come back to! read more

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Sneakers became my "home" bar last year, now me and my friends always hang here (early 30s). It's the type of bar you usually end up at one way or another at the end of the night. Great prices. Love the chicken tenders. A ton of big TVs so I've watched some big games here. The bar is a cool shape, making the layout interesting. Karaoke on Fridays is a blast. Shoutout Heather behind the bar who works her butt off, and Otto at the door. Friendly faces can make or break a bar. It's our version of MacLaren's (HIMYM). read more

The new bartender is terrible. He was working alone which is half of the problem, his personality is the other half. I waited 10 minutes for him to even acknowledge me. But whatever he's busy. When he finally comes over he's quite rude. I bought a $5 beer and tipped him $1 which is 20%. When I came back for a second he was like "didn't you not tip?" How much extra do you think you're entitled to for eventually getting around to handing me a bottle? Do yourself a favor and go down the street to New Way. They're actually friendly. read more

I have been stopping by this place off and on for six years. I had enjoyed going to watch sports. I will never go again. Recently, I visited for one beer with a buddy. There were some police inside when I arrived with my mask on. The bartender whose name I forget, she is about 5'7" tall, immediately yelled at me for allegedly coming in and being too much of a lightweight after a single beer. What she doesn't understand is some of those accusations she levied could result in mortal wounds from police for a black guy in America. Thankfully, it is Ferndale. The police tend to be reasonable there. I will not go to this place anymore. There are many more places that welcome my money and congeniality. Everyone else feel free to enjoy greasy bar food. I need to stay alive. Plus, One-Eyed Betty's has better food and better beer. read more

Definitely a dive bar - the bathroom is an experience. Just a shower curtain dividing the stalls. BUT the beer is good, the staff is nice, the karaoke is always fun and entertaining so it makes it a great bar to go to! Would recommend coming on a weekend night read more

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We went into Sneakers at about 6:00pm before heading over to a show at GoComedy. We had every intention of getting some food and drinks, before going to the comedy show. We were unable to fulfill our desire to get food and drinks. The bar was on the emptier side, but the guy who was serving was pretty darn bad. It took him 10 minutes to get to our table. Not a huge deal since we had plenty of time to spare. After placing our drink order, it took about another 10 minutes for us to get them. No biggie since we had plenty of time. One of my friends then told a short story about a time they had a bad server at a restaurant, and how they set a stopwatch to see how long it took for their food to come out. Just for fun, I set my stopwatch. After 10 minutes of waiting to order more drinks, and our food, I finally got up and approached the waiter to get menus for our table. I brought the menus back, and it was still another 10 minutes before he came back to take our orders. Unfortunately, at that time, we had basically reached our time deadline, and we had to go. Underwhelming. That's how I would explain it. read more

This place runs on pure vibes. Switching between The Weeknd and old rock to create a confusing but invigorating atmosphere. The women's bathroom is the pinnacle of modesty providing a dark blue curtain to separate your most private features from the public. A drunk girl would rate the grilled cheese as a "solid 8" and be the only reason she could walk home later with only a moderate hangover. Would be a pleasure to make a fool of myself here. read more

My girl rented a party limo, and by the time we arrived here, a friend and I literally ran in to go to the bathroom. Bartender was great, really nice and even screamed "wrong way!!!!" When he saw the need for us to find the bathroom. Two toilets are awkward as shit. There's a curtain hiding the toilets, but nothing to give you privacy on the toilet. You can literally high five each other. Food was good, I was a little buzzed and ordered Mac and cheese bites, a corn dog and mini tacos and ate them all. Fun karaoke night! We had fun here. read more

The fast lowdown..... Cheap drinks. Mixed drinks are strong : ) Full bar. Karaoke on weekends. Standard dive bar food...but tasty. BONUS...they have awesome deep fried mac-N-cheese !!!!!!! Two thumbs up !!!! read more

Sneaks is just the right amount of everything a growing boy needs and Tom, Heather, Katie, Shayna and LuLu are the cat's asses! Each one has their own unique personality that transcend this divey joint making it a townie favorite that so many of us Ferndalians have come to love! If it's Friday night, there's few other places I'd rather start my weekend. The food isn't top notch, in fact it's right on par with average, for bar food. You won't find anything fancy here, but the girls make a mean grilled cheese, the patty melts are legit and I've heard the gyro is pretty killer too! The juke is still riddled with mixed CDs added by staffers, and the bathrooms are a little dicey and covered in Sharpie graffiti but what you're sure to see each time you show up is someone behind the bar ready to pour you a proper drink with a big ass smile on their face. Come for the who-cares ambiance and stay for the karaoke if that's your bag...but as long as I've lived in Ferndale until I eventually leave this midway of fun, Sneakers will always be my favorite spot to kick back with friends. It's got a lot of hootspa and plenty of character...nuff said! read more

This sports bar is wonderful...great location and great people. Spent a bunch of time there a few weeks ago - they were welcoming and made us feel right at home. It's clear that Sneakers is a home away from home for many - and for good reason! read more

One of the most peculiar crowds I have ever seen. Granted it was a Thursday which means Karaoke, and god knows people of all sorts crawl out of the woodwork to show-off their vocal chords, but still... strange. They do have a really good karaoke book, but it seemed like the vast majority of people singing were regulars.. and pretty decent as well. For someone that is slightly tone-def-- this situation is NIGHTMARISH! The crowd was friendly, but not overly into it which puts a little damper on the experience. Our waitress was friendly. Don, the Karaoke DJ was a tad cranky not gonna lie.. he almost made you feel like he was doing you a favor by playing your song.. but, I must say, he added excellent background vocals and complied when I begged him to turn down my mic. I definitely would like to go back and enjoy it when I am not as emotionally scarred from having to sing when I wasn't nearly inebriated enough to sound semi-decent. read more

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Sneakers has got to be one of the best dives out there. Yes, the rest of Ferndale is littered with these upscale, snotty, just... outrageously expensive bars that give Ferndale the reputation that it has. Sneakers? Is not that. Basic chairs... wobbly tables.. TV's... as much as I could say I don't like it... its great. Its got character. In fact, Sneakers sponsors the volleyball league I'm on, and we get vouchers for free beer. We go there, have a great bite to eat, and we're able to help stimulate this place. They will bend over backwards to get you what you want to eat... Yes, you might have to repeat your order... or just take the toppings off your burger that you didn't want... but the fact is it is food... its cheap... and its a dive. A huge shout out to Laura! :) read more

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I called up to the bar to ask what night was Kareoke and they said the were no longer doing it. So if you're looking for karaoke this is not the bar to go to. read more

This bar is exactly what I was expecting. Low key dive bar, cheap drinks, crappy karaoke, really good bar food (be prepared for greasy/deep dried options) and good service. Great way to start my evening in a chill atmosphere before hitting up the other dives in Ferndale. Will come here again in the future to try other of the many specials they offer. On a side note, I have heard that it is also good for Sunday Funday read more

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The worlds worst bathroom. The worlds best bartenders. Attentive, even when busy! Typical dive, slight outdoor patio but why sit in the sunshine when you can hide in the dank dark bar and play darts. Come here and order a beer or 2 ingredient cocktail, stay long enough to enjoy some drunkenly delicious tots and throw wayyy too many dollars into the Pulltab machine. Come expecting nothing and you'll be pleasantly surprised at the fun you're having. Just avoid karaoke nights. read more

Came here for karaoke on Friday. It was pretty busy but a surprisingly short rotation. Got quite a few songs in considering how busy it was. We did get here right before karaoke started to snag a table as it gets busier as the night ensues and harder to find a place to sit. Karaoke setup is a little shabby, one speaker, slightly recessed stage. Loud bar chatter echoes throughout the atmosphere, and pretty much no one is paying attention to the people singing karaoke. Just friends hanging out, not serious karaokers or professional sounding singers that I've seen at other karaoke bars. Came here for karaoke here once before on a weekday in the winter and it was dead but still had a lot of fun. Literally was me, my friend and an elderly man on rotation that night...songs juxtaposing from Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin to Salt and Peppa, Coolio and Radiohead. Decent song selection but if you are into singing Disney songs like a couple of my friends were, the selection is sparse. Drinks are decent and cheap. Made a pretty good Moscow Mule. Have different drink specials going on, including a $3 mystery shot. Classic definition of a dive bar. Doesn't get much divier. The bathroom was probably one of the worst I have ever seen. A flimsy shower curtain barely covers two adjacent stalls with no door. You could literally hold the hand of the person peeing next to you. Kinda gross. Despite this, still a fun place and I would definitely stop in for karaoke again. read more

This place is so much fun! Myself and a group of people visited on a Friday night and had a blast singing karaoke and drinking. The service was great considering how busy it was. This is definitely a dive bar but it is perfect for a cheap drink to start a Friday night off right. read more

I tried to go there after pig and whisky fest, and the bouncer would not let me. He said they were at capacity. As I waited to get in, I saw 10 people leave and he allowed several people he seemed to know to enter in front of me. I asked him why did you allow other people in? He replied "your not going to come in", and accused me of causing an issue. Is this a new south beach Florida bar? What a joke! Do not go to this dump, rude bar. Should be zero stars! read more

Alright I am a big dive bar fan and Sneakers quickly became my favorite bar when I moved to the area. The girls bathroom is only a curtain divider but it's part of what makes this bar great. You can always expect a cold drink at a decent price and interesting local crowd to keep you entertained. read more

Whoa. I just witnessed the very most entertaining karaoke I have seen in a *very* long time here last night. I had no idea that they did karaoke on Saturdays, but I'm pretty positive I'll be back, if only just to watch. I could give you a play-by play, but let's just say there was some amazing Prince (it's hard to wow me with Prince at karaoke, I admit), some sweet vocal stylings by friends (shout-out to Moonface Allen!), and some ridiculously entertaining gal in slashed leggings "sexy dancing" to everything... including the Beatles. Annnd, even when it was not her song. What can I say? The power of music just got to her, man... Oh yeah, there was also that guy in the sailor hat mumbling something into the mic (what?!). Drink prices were reasonable, the staff was not exactly friendly but not unfriendly, and it was a great way to close out the night. I'll be back. It I was searching for my Ferndale dive, this may very well be it. And I say dive with a lot of love. read more

I've lived in Ferndale for 3 years. Been living with Sneakers at the end of my street for 1.5 years and for some reason, we never went in. I guess it's that kind of place. Not really a standout in the Ferndale scene. We only ended up here because of a bad experience at another Ferndale bar. We figured we'd try to go somewhere new and Sneakers happened to be the closest bar that we were unfamiliar with. What a pleasant surprise! Drinks are cheap. The decor is kinda divey. It's not dirty or anything, just old. Our bartender was super freaking nice. It was a Friday and there was no karaoke going on. I'm pretty happy about that because it's not really my scene. Overall, a pretty enjoyable experience. Two things: The jukebox/music is not good.Pussycat Dolls, GaGa, Bon Jovi. Not really what I want to hear playing at a dive. Also, the woman's bathroom is terrible! It's clean, don't get me wrong, but the set up sucks. Toilet one and two are separated by a half partition wall. No doors. Toilet two and the sink are separated by a shower curtain. So two toilets, but only one can be used unless you're cool with a total stranger seeing your girl parts. Odd. read more

A solid Ferndale spot. This place often gets billed as a "dive", but I might disagree - I think it's a few notches above a dive. More of a no-frills, comfortable, come-as-you-are, small neighborhood spot. The karaoke night is annoying, as nearly all karoake nights anywhere are. Drinks are pretty cheap. The bar staff runs a weird line...I've never found them to be real friendly, but not so bad that I'd say they were rude. The tator tots are AMAAAAAZZZING. They are so good I want to shove them in my pocket Napoleon Dynamite style and save some for later. Weirdest ladies bathroom ever. If you are weird about peeing behind a poorly tacked up bed sheet, hold it til you get home. read more

I've been dragged all around Ferndale by a cascade of people and seen all the variety the city has to offer. As a homegrown Warren boy, I found myself at home at Sneakers (Those of you who have never been to Warren, which I assume is a lot of you, it's a Mecca of dive and sports bars). I love a bar that in the middle of the day the majority of their lighting comes through the window. It's cheap beer and the deep fryer is humming. I could almost hear mom's voice. My only complaint is the service, which is pretty slow. I always feel quite like a bastard whenever I have to make conscious effort to flag down our server/bartender. There isn't a whole lot to say about this place, which is what I like about it. Good drinks at a great price with average service. You'd probably like it. read more

Good bar, but I wouldn't eat here. It's not the cleanest joint in town, and there's a wretched smell coming out of the drains/kitchen area. Fun place for drinks, cheap(ish) drink prices for Ferndale. They usually have karaoke, which can be pretty entertaining. One of my favorite watering holes in Ferndale, just don't get the food. read more

My favorite bar in Ferndale and the best (only?) dive bar in Ferndale. Cheap drinks and they always have random specials like Jell-O shots. Fun crowd. There's a big karaoke stage and it's always entertaining to watch/participate. It's usually pretty crowded and is sometimes hard to find a table/place to stand. Also, girls watch out for the bathroom. It's two connected stalls divided by a half wall with a shower curtain for a door. read more

I've been coming to Sneakers for at least 5 years and not once have I had a bad experience. Bar food is tasty. Servers are pleasant and atmosphere is relaxing. read more

Wow I was there last night and I met Troy from the Detroit Cast. Awesome guy and his friend J Chris Newberg was there too and he's incredibly funny. Love this place. HHAGP read more

pretty much the definition of a good dive bar. good burgers, friendly quick service, cheap beer, karaoke nights, a few TVs if you wanna watch a game, and they actually have a decent selection of beer as well (they had hopslam for a few weeks for example) overall one of my favorite bars when I'm in the area. love this place. read more

Had an early dinner tonight at this fun joint! One of the best Cuban sandwiches I've had in a long while! Good food, cold drinks and great service! Go get you some Sneaker's love!! read more

This is that place I go to when I don't know where I want to go. Thats not a bad thing necessarily, since I've been here at least half a dozen times. Hell, I even had food here! This is a kind of divey bar, but not quite. Carole is 100% correct in saying that its a step above a dive bar, but no where near somewhere like Dino's. This adds to its charm though! They are cheaper than many other Ferndale bars and have an alright selection of beer and stiff drinks. Atmosphere wise, you're always going to find the crowd is pretty dang nice, not too uptight but not too trashy either. Service is good, but not spectacular. Its at least better than having an inattentive bartender like seems to be the case in many different places. The food is bar food. There is absolutely no other way to describe it. I had cheese sticks, mac and cheese bites (these were a delightful accident) and baked tater skins when I was there. The menu looked like a bar menu, which means if you want something thats cheap and simple, this is your joint. Overall, a solid location. I will be back, but I am not going out of my way to rush to Sneakers. However, I'm sure I will end up here more times than not waiting for The Loving Touch to open. read more

Ferndale's local business community deserves a lot of love. Drinking holes in this fair community can run the gamut from upscale Emory and polished WAB to quieter holes in the wall. Situated near two of the prime comedy theatres in the area, Sneakers falls towards the lower end of the spectrum without turning into the seedy pit of cigarette smoke and sticky, torn stools that a dive conjures to mind. This is the pit stop for a cheap drink with friends when cash and time are tight, and no one feels like dressing up. Think of Sneakers as the laidback guy cracking open a Fosters and watching the game, happy for you to flop on the couch or belly up to the bar, very come as you are. It's relaxed and unpretentious, a bit loud, and splashed by one too many annoying TVs and bar games for my liking. Larger tables are located towards the back to accommodate groups, and the front tables are squashed against the windows with a view over the street. The staff manages to navigate between the sections well, and the waitresses are nothing if not prompt and friendly. I haven't been when they were getting slammed, mind you. The menu is limited to pub standards, cheese popper bites being the most recommended by friends. Don't come here if you happen to be hungry or want a wide, diverse menu -- see the WAB down the street for a wider sampling of sandwiches, wraps, and a proper meal. Burgers and fries aren't very memorable but you're here for the drinks, not the food, probably. Fancier drinks can be had in The Loving Touch or Western Market, for that matter, but Sneakers welcomes one and all into its dark interior without asking many questions.The bar is well-stocked, drinks are stiff, and the price won't make your eyeballs roll back into your skull and froth erupt from your mouth. On the other hand, enduring the karaoke nights and facing down the ladies' outhouse (seriously, a _sheet_? No way did I go use it) will. read more

Great local place. Cheap drinks. A few TV's to catch the game. Originally a 3 star place but downgraded to 2 stars because the bathroom is absolutely horrible. Honestly, if I'm going to give a place my hard earned money, the least they can do is provide a private door to the bathroom instead an opaque shower curtain. Horrible. I don't know if the men's bathroom is the same way, if be interested to know. They also had karaoke on the Friday inwas there and you could hear the music but not the people singing. I don't know, could have been a blessing in disguise though. read more

Truth- I do go here a lot with my friends. We go here because the pitchers are cheap, we like to (badly) sing karaoke, and it is close to where we all live. "It's TOO busy for food!" This is what my friends and I were told last time we went. Um, wouldn't this be the perfect time for food? The server also forgot our order behind the bar for at least 10 minutes. Okay, okay, I know it is just alcohol and it's a dive bar but c'mon- get it together. And yes, the bathroom is a joke. Don't be shy... read more