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    Social House

    3.1 (110 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    SOCIAL HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Eileen B.

    We ate here before a concert the service was ok. It took a while to be noticed but after we were the service got a lot better. My sister and I had a house salad and shared a pickle pizza. A small has six pieces definitely enough for two. The table next to us gave us some of their elephant ear for dessert. Oh by the way the margaritas are very good and alot on the menu looks delicious.

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    Laurel S.

    Take out only review: - cannot comment on service or ambience - big pretzel- has ample salt, Parmesan, and parsley spread on top. 3 sauces: cinnamon butter (eh, not really a fan of sweet with cheese), mustard (my fave!!), cheese (really needed salt) - hot chicken sandwich- a must. Very good. Not spicy to me but add some more hot sauce at home and it would be perfect. - smash burger- husband got this. He liked it a lot. Big burger that was filling for him. - fries- I almost never have good fries with food delivery but these were so crispy and fresh. You can tell the fryer oil is appropriately changed.

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    Victoria M.

    Needed a place for a late lunch/early dinner and we found the Social House. Easy walking distance from our hotel and other landmarks in and around downtown. They had outside covered seating and inside seating. High ceilings and welcoming atmosphere. Our server was friendly and attentive. Good menu - both food and drink. Went with a mango margarita and it was fresh and delicious. We got the dirty fries which had good seasoning and a ton of toppings on the fries. I had the Mediterranean taco and pollo asada taco. Both were very good but the Mediterranean taco was my favorite with the unique flavors. My husband got the chicken caesar wrap and had nice grill marks on the tortilla and good amount of chicken. Happy with our meal and experience at Social House!

    This is their Old Fashioned

    Jon Taffer from Bar Rescue would be a little disappointed here!...My son & I came here on a Saturday night after making reservations a few weeks prior. The place was very disorganized. There's no hostess to show us where our seats were. So, we tried to hunt down a waitress to no avail, luckily we ended up talking with the bartender. Nice gal, but the directions were vague! After walking around the restaurant looking for our seats, we found we were situated in the "Wood Shed'. This wasn't the name of the room but it should be! Ava was our waitress & she did a nice job! It took 45 minutes to get one drink, an old fashioned ( see picture). My son ordered the burger which came with zero condiments. I ordered the hot chicken in a wrap. Both items were fine! I realize the restaurant business is hurting right now so I don't to bash the SH, but just to bring some things to light. It's in great location & it was busy as there was an event going on at Van Andel. Most of the guests were in their 20-30s so service probably didn't matter to them. Being a boomer, the service here was meh. I wouldn't go out of our way to come here again, though the food was decent!

    Mimosa flight with mixed juices
    Chantel M.

    First time at the social house. Came for a bite to eat and some mimosa's with a group of friends prior to seeing Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour. Loved the vibe. Goat fritters were the bomb. Perfect mix of crunch, rich gooey goat cheese cut with a cinnamon apple chutney sauce. The mimosa set up was super fun. Test tubes of 4 different juices accompanied a bottle of champagne. Great to split with a group. Will have to come again, soon.

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    Stephanie S.

    Always a good time. Brunch was delicious, and the drinks were on point. Mimosa flight is highly recommended.

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    Megan H.

    The vibes here change by the hour. If you come here on a weekend night, it's a loud nightclub with music and dancing. Before a concert it's bustling with tons of people and it's right next to the concert arena. Sundays for brunch is pretty open and you shouldn't have an issue getting a seat. The staff is always friendly. Their food and cocktails are pretty decent. I wasn't a huge fan of their brunch sausage gravy and biscuits. The biscuits were great but the gravy was barely room temp. Maybe it was just that one time. The flavor was good but very salty (but that's what you are ordering when you order biscuits and sausage gravy). Their salads are all really good. I have had a shrimp salad and steak salad and the veggies were all fresh and lettuce was crisp and they use better lettuce than just romaine or iceberg. I also had their spicy chicken sandwich and it was amazing and super tender.

    Cool atmosphere
    Hillary H.

    First time here and overall it was pretty good! The breakfast veggie scramble was wonderful, hubs had a BYO omelette which was just okay. It didn't come with toast, hash browns or meat. The coffee was not that great either. They have a huge Bloody Mary bar with many assortments and choices. They also have a mimosa flight that looked super yummy too. The service was a little slow but they were very kind. Not sure if it was where we were sitting but it was really cold and my husband and I both had to wear our jackets the entire time. Another thing they didn't have was a changing table in any of the bathrooms, gender neutral bathrooms but no changing tables in any of them.

    Gentleman cocktail
    Sarah S.

    Review is based on after drink only. Didn't have food. Came in after dinner on a Thursday night. First time and was pleasantly surprised with the music playing (top 40). Saw a band setting up, and it appears there's live music every Thursday. Believe the band was called blue jay bridge and apparently filling in for a regular Thursday band. It was great to hear live music in this small "venue" and was impressed with the covers they played (Lenny Kravitz, harry styles, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Young crowd. I'd venture here again if in the neighborhood to catch a drink and some fun, live music.

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    This new DJ is so bad...SoHo used to be the spot because of the music. It felt like a high school dance.

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    The DJ sucks.... Friday nights are supposed to be lit. Don't come here if you want to listen to good music. DJ Riink is wack.

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    We sat at a table for 20 minutes with little to no service. There were 2 other couples so they were not busy at all. We ended up leaving.

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    They are extremely rude and leave themselves fake reviews. I would definitely avoid. I won't be going back.

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    Food and service both very good and prices were reasonable! The interior was beautiful as well.

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    Love coming here with my friends on the weekends. Adam is the best bartender and always makes our drinks super fast and good!!!

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    Food was terrible and the manager and staff were rude..overpriced and way better options close by.

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