The two stars are only for our waitress Addi who deserves five stars. Great upper deck, went at 4:30 on a Monday. Out of 12 inch pizzas which also meant all of their oven folds which also use the 12 inch pizza doughs were out. Also out of french fries and ranch, again this is 4:30 plenty of time to make amends. Very slow when we arrived but a margarita and strawberry margarita took 15 minutes. Bartender seemed like he had better things to do. Ended up ordering a beer off their "deck menu" had to be cans but even though it was on their deck menu the bartender said it was only available in bottles downstairs. I showed Addi the deck menu and she went back to the bartender and amazingly they had my canned beer. When the average at best food came out it was from a food runner who auctioned it off and nothing came out even close to the same time. When we went downstairs to the restroom their open kitchen showed two cooks moving at snail speed with no hair restraints. If Addi wasn't doing everything in her power to ensure we had a nice experience and the fact the deck was really nice (perfect weather helped) this review would be much worse. read more

Always come here with friends or by myself for a drink and some good food. It's a loud bar, but the rooftop is cool! Also, I've always enjoyed the food. They have healthier options, and options for those who are gluten free. Trivia on Wednesday nights and love music on the weekends! Their Bloody Mary bar on the weekend is good, but I wish they also had a brunch menu to accompany it. They only have their regular lunch/dinner menu. It's also a fun place to come after a few dance when you have that liquid courage to boogy! Four stars because I like the rooftop, the food, and the service! read more

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The staff doesn't wear masks properly, inside or out; they're completely irresponsible and unsafe. Also: are the waitresses old enough to serve drinks? Half of them looked no older than 15, which seems really weird for a bar, because teenagers shouldn't be serving drinks. Anywho, we were grossed out by the entire experience and quickly left so we could sanitize ourselves. If you want to feel safe, I recommend Bell's Eccentric Cafe in K-zoo. They're taking COVID seriously and making a real effort to keep their customers healthy and comfortable. Please, go anywhere else. I promise you will be less disappointed than if you came here. read more

Good restaurant, terrible nighttime DJ This place used to be my favorite bar... The nightlife used to be POPPIN', but now the DJ sucks and the whole vibe is off. Don't get me wrong the food & service here is pretty good (they got good deals, too) and the $2-$3 beers are my favorite part. The rooftop is also a cool spot to chill. read more

Had really good food and drinks! Pizza and burgers were incredible and the fries were seasoned well. Our server was great and super friendly, checked on us several times throughout the night and was super funny. Ambiance was also great with plenty of games on the TVs. Definitely will be back. read more

Excellent burgers. Interesting conversation. Plenty of TVs to view games. Love the rooftop bar!

Our waitress was mia for about 20 minutes after we were seated. I ended up getting the menu and silverware from an empty hostess stand. Where's the staff?! Not a good start! Sub-par food. We ordered the calamari and they were terribly salty and hard as a rock! The breading was too thick and who knows if there were calamari in there! The French dip was,... meh. The burger was nothing special. My husband said- it's like they opened up the package and threw it in the microwave! The ketchup bottle was all messy with a swirl of mustard and ketchup... no doubt from patrons before us... or earlier! Yikes! However, I will say, the tater tots were yummy! Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Not much else... beer was beer, can't screw that up! read more

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We were told the wait for the roof would be about 25 min. We waited 65 min. Our order took over 1 hour. Two of our three appetizers came out cold. The third appetizer never came out even with telling the waitress twice. Our food came out 1 min after the appetizers. The food was ok. The Pound charges extra for everything to include ceasar salad dressing with a chicken caesar wrap and $2 upgrade to French fries instead of chips. Since we were on the roof we were limited to the alcohol we could order and what we could order had a surcharge. To top things off, we were charged a surcharge for using a credit card. We were not impressed with The Pound read more

REALLY bad service from our waiter who then " misapplied" our giftcard and cash payment . My guess based on his VERY odd reaction was he pocketed the difference. Also portions way down they used to have THE best burgers now 1/3 cooked well done since new ownership . Won't be back. Struggling even for 2 stars. read more

OK enough for a beer and shot but it didn't strike me as super cleanly. While we were at the bar having our drink and our shot you could see the kitchen staff in the back chowing down on food. It looks to be run mostly by late teens to mid 20-somethings. Unfortunately, it shows. It has a strong following of locals and I've heard they have good pizza and burgers but haven't had the desire to eat here. Service has been so so when we've been in. read more

First time here. Just stopped in to take advantage of the beautiful weather and sit outside with a cocktail. We were greeted promptly. Menu is decent, wide variety of choices. I was hoping to come back in the future for dinner until our server told us that they don't do Gluten free here. So I guess food is out of the question for me sadly. I will stick to wine instead. Very disappointing though. This day and age I would think that most restaurants could and would work with dietary issues. It is definitely a Sports Bar atmosphere with decent patio and roof top deck. read more

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Bone in chicken wings tasted great however it was only six pieces not six wings for $14. Salad with Romain lettuce head 50% brown nasty lettuce with no discount when asked for. read more

My husband and I shared the pretzel knots and a calzone. The cheese that came with the pretzels was awesome! The calzone was good too. We sat inside due to the heat but they do have rooftop seating. read more

So who runs this place now? I don't appreciate having my bill being literally thrown at me. The bartender didn't even deserve my 34 cent tip. read more

SUMMARY: The food here is definitely better than your average bar food, but be prepared for a loud setting. Would recommend for grabbing some drinks and some food, but not a place to really take your family for a relaxing dinner. FOOD: Chicken quesadilla app $10 - this was tasty and griddle-pressed with their salsa chunky and fresh tasting. It comes with sour cream and a bit of shredded lettuce and chopped tomato on the side. But I definitely don't think a folded lightly-stuffed tortilla is worth $10. Make your own Burger $9.50 ($8.50 + 1.00 extra for cheese) - 1/2 lb burger with lettuce, tomato, onion. My DH ordered it medium rare and it came out perfectly pink in the middle. He said it was very tasty and juicy. This comes with homemade chips which we subbed for fries. Fries $2 upcharge with the burger - at first glance, we thought these were onion rings or potato chips as these were curled half moon chunks of lightly battered and fried potatoes. But these were delicious with the batter so light and super crisp with the potato light and fluffy inside. I wanted to order a whole side for myself. Would come back to just snack on these. Salmon dinner $16 - I got mine blackened and this came with a load of sauteed fresh, crisp, chopped veggies (broccoli, red pepper, red onions, zucchini, cauliflower). Salmon was cooked perfectly and not dried out, though the blackened seasoning wasn't as pronounced as I hoped for as it was a bit blander than usual. SERVICE: The service was adequate but the young waitress made us feel rushed while ordering and asking us if we wanted the check once we put our forks down after finishing our food. Perhaps because this place was really packed as it was Saturday dinner time. PRICE: Everything here is a bit overpriced, but that's just like every other restaurant here in downtown Brighton. AMBIANCE: This place is more of a sports bar atmosphere with pretty waitresses and a beer drinking crowd. The acoustics of the place, the loud country music blaring from the speakers, and customers screaming to hear each other all resulted in a not-so-relaxing dining experience. This place is best for watching sports on their screen tvs or grabbing drinks and some food. Definitely not a place to take young kids for a family dinner. read more

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The food has always been good here. We love the roof top patio and now with the Igloos it's a great option to have dinner. The Igloos are warm and roomy. The staff was wearing masks and they were very friendly. Service was quick. One caution though, inside on the lower level was full. Had to be 100% capacity or close to it ! No social distancing and no precautions except that the staff were wearing masks. Definitely not the place to be if you're concerned about Covid, especially after 9:00PM. The inside area looked like it did pre-Covid, which is disappointing. read more

I know restaurants are short staffed but our server didn't even pretend that she cared. Burgers came out wrong, took 10 minutes for her to take them back....brought the same burgers back out with stone cold fries. Who does that?? Then she run my credit card for a $64 tab when mine was $15...again didn't even pretend to care. read more

It took so long to get the food with a party some people got their food 20 minutes before other people.they finished their food before other people got their food. read more

Every time I go here we have great service and food. I always find myself coming back and trying something different. I haven't been disappointed yet. In the summer you can eat on the roof. It's really nice and a cool dining experience! read more

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DO NOT GO HERE! This was the absolute worst service on a Saturday at 2 in the afternoon. After waiting at the hostess stand for someone to seat us for 15min. We then proceeded to sit at our table for 30min and watch 3 different waitresses pass us by, never once asking if we had been helped. Numerous people around us that sat after we did were being helped. WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS ESTABLISHMENT! read more

The only reason it's getting 2 stars is because my meal was very good. First, we had a reservation for 6pm for 7 people... We got there and was told it would be 5 minutes. 50 minutes later we were sat a a 4 person table to wait until a bigger one opened up... Also you should know we had 3 young children who were very hungry. Thank god they were so well behaved while we waited. Finally a little after 7 we were sat at a proper table. We ordered quickly since we were so hungry. The food took another 40 minutes at least to get to the table. My sandwich was good. But everyone else's was mediocre. The best part of the experience was the roof top view: very nice. But we will not be back. read more

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You're not really coming here for top food and drink quality, but on a beautiful day, and a game on the tv, you cannot beat sitting on the rooftop with a beer. Don't special order a drink and be disappointed: you are in a sports bar for goodness sake. I did try the Michigan salad and the brussel sprouts which were good enough. (ie, I finished them) The girls who work here are super friendly and efficient and that goes a long way. read more

My friends and I stopped in here after visiting the farmer's market one Saturday this summer. Being able to sit up on the roof was quite pleasant. I was ready to be underwhelmed by the food choices but was pleasantly surprised by the ingenuity and variety of this seemingly simple sports bar. I decided to get the most ridiculous food item I could imagine, which in the end I decided was a hot dog topped with macaroni. It was delish. read more

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I've came to the pound a few different times. HOWEVER, nothing will ever beat the fact that they BENT and ruined my friends ID that was visiting from Vegas-- so badly that if she flew home her ID wouldn't be valid-- because they thought it was fake. However, she showed them her birth certificate & in fact was of age. They then charged her for her drinks & didn't make it right to get a new ID. Will not be coming back. read more

Eh. Best description I can muster. Best thing about it is the rooftop deck and beer prices. Food is quite subpar and it's a dingy basement like club on the weekends. The staff is great though and very helpful. They are pretty eager to please which is great. There's a lot of other great spots to visit downtown Brighton but if you feel like slumming it up, this is the joint to do it. I ordered wild boar something or other as wild game dishes I'm all about. It was absolutely dreadful. Tasted like they dumped sugar or syrup on it and seemed like diced Walmart pork. They did take it back and I ordered chicken wings. Again, bag- frozen, wet, soaked in franks hot sauce. No ah ah. Not for me. They give you a lot of em but it'll ruin your appetite. Visit during the day and chill on the rooftop. That's where this place has any magic at all. It's a good view and comfortable up there. Especially if you're with a group of young friends that can adapt to their environment like their back in college. read more

Stopped in for a quick drink and a bite to eat. If the weather permits, I recommend sitting upstairs on the patio, it has a nice view. I tried the fried cauliflower, and it was delicious. I'm excited to come back again and try some other things on the me u. The only reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 is because my drink wasn't the best...but it was t the worst either. If you are looking for a decent, reasonably priced restaurant in Brighton, check it out! read more

We were very happy with our whole experience at The Pound today. We reserved an Igloo on the rooftop for 4. It was spacious and warm, very comfortable. It was especially beautiful today because it was snowing. The server was very friendly, helpful, and attentive. We started with Margarita Brussels Spouts which may have been my favorite Brussels Sprouts ever. (It's one of my wife's favorite things to try at restaurants, so we have tried a lot of them). My wife had The Pound burger which was a good burger that checks all the boxes and The Pound sauce was fantastic. I had the Shrimp Po-boy oven bake, and it was absolutely amazing. I really, really enjoyed it, and highly recommend it. Overall we had great food, great drinks and great service. Very impressed. We will definitely be back, even though is quite a hike for us to get there. read more

Went for lunch to enjoy a beautiful day outside. Husband ordered the buffalo chicken wrap, with instructions for less sauce. I ordered the french dip. We both substituted the fries for the chips. Service: was horrible! Waited forever to be recognized while two servers stood talking for over 10 minutes. When our server finally appeared she explained she was new (as if we would care). Our food came in a reasonable time. My husband asked for catsup--think they had to go grow-a tomato, it took so long for her to-return. I had asked for salt and pepper--and I was almost done eating before it arrived. It took over 10 minutes and three requests to get a refill on my drink, and then it was not the right drink! I received an unexpected shower when the waitress was clearing the table next to us, and spilled the water. She giggled, as said, Oh that should feel good, it is hot today.(and she walked away without apologizing leaving a huge puddle on the floor!) I was not amused or refreshed. The buffalo wrap was drippy with sauce and very hard to eat. The french dip was great--with a wonderful bun, and good ratio of cheese and onion. The Au Jus was however terrible--very very salty and strong--think it was mixed up incorrectly. The fries are coated fries--which gives them a nice crunch. The tables around us seemed to be experiencing a similar lack of general awareness on the part of the servers--no condiments, only part of their order delivered, slow drink refills, etc. So although I loved my sandwich, overall our experience was a huge disappointment. Hopefully the service will improve? As the summer progresses--we wont be back for awhile. Too bad that terrible service can ruin what would have been a great meal! read more

Surprised to see an 18% gratuity and Credit Card surcharge without the server telling our table. Almost way over tipped, our server, but that's probably the plan with people eating & drinking and not looking closely enough at the entire bill before signing. read more

Food wasn't great. Atmosphere meh. People were okay. It's just your average sports bar.

The only thing about the order I made was that I got the Diet Coke that I ordered. I ordered some garlic cheese curds as an app and a Double POUND burger, no tomato. Now, the Pound burger is supposed to come with pepper jack cheese, an onion ring, and something they call Pound sauce all over it. My friend ordered a Salmon Avocado Wrap with onion rings. Well, when we received our meals, their wrap was pretty sparse with the salmon and avocado and was mostly lettuce, and what I was served was a plain burger with just red onion and lettuce on it, none of the stuff that was supposed to be on my burger. They completely forgot the order of cheese curds, only to have them come out well after we started eating our main meals. The guy who came out with them said that he dropped the initial order and that they had to make a new batch, which being a veteran of the restaurant industry, means "we forgot". Never got asked if our meals were ok, as our waitress was suddenly absent for the entire time except when it came to drop off our bills. Now, I could have made a big stink about it, sure, but I was quite hungry so I made do with what I had. And you'd think that since they dropped the ball on the chesse curds, they'd comp them. Nope, please pony up the 11.99 please. I will not be back. read more

Resident of Howell who supports local business. Two weeks ago had terrible experience excessive wait for food and when it arrived poor quality and incomplete missing chicken on chicken salad. Thinking this experience was a one off, we went back yesterday and a repeat performance. The only difference was the order two burgers and fries. This restaurant survived covid but not sure if they will survive a crappy kitchen. Pre covid we were semi regulars food was good. Patio and service great read more

Had the Pound burger and wasn't impressed. Onion ring not cooked enough, burger over cooked on outside.

Great ambience and the food is really decent. The service is wonderful. Everything we ordered was cooked to perfection. The best part of it all is the rooftop dining that overlooks the Brighton downtown. I'd make it a 4 star if the place was a bit mote cleaner. read more

I want to like the pound, it has good food and is a fun place, but I've been so disappointed with the service I've received on multiple occasions that it's hard to give a better review. The first time we ordered vodka sodas throughout the night and without asking we were charged for Tito's. Not a big deal when it's just one, but when it's all night those extra dollars add up to a much larger bill, especially when that's not what you're expecting. As someone who's been a server for years, that's just disappointing to see. You either ask or you make them with well vodka, you don't upcharge without asking first. The second time we came it wasn't busy in the least and it still took almost 45 minutes to get our waitresses attention to give her my credit card after she dropped off the bill. All through dinner it felt like we were chasing her down or having to flag her down when she wizzed past to get something. If you're looking for a hometown bar on a Saturday night, you've got your place. It really is a very fun atmosphere, especially in the summer with the rooftop patio open. I just think the service is an important part, and I have been less than thrilled. read more

Went last night with my girlfriend and a buddy. I had not been here in years and we decided to stop, that was a good decision Chose to hang out on the outdoor upstairs patio and the weather was perfect. Great, relaxed vibes up there with a good beer and cocktail menu. We grabbed some drinks and a few things to eat. I'm a huge appetizer fan and they had so many good choices I didn't know what to get. We opted for the sweet and sour cauliflower and some chicken wings. This is when I became very surprised, the food was great. I didn't really know what to expect, but it was all delicious. We had our wings spun in two different sauces: one was honey garlic and I loved it... I wish they bottled that sauce, I'm a huge spicy fan but these were sweet, flavorful and hit the spot. Our next wing flavor was highly influenced by habanero and so hot I can't remember the other flavor involved (maybe mango?). It was extremely spicy, but the burn was addicting! There were also many meatfree/vegetarian options so we tried the Asian influenced cauliflower appetizer. I was blown away by how good it is. Perfectly crusted, deep fried cauliflower balls with a few veggies and a sweet sauce. Great texture and great flavor made this one of my favorite new apps I've had in a long time. After this experience I will be back, absolutely enjoyed the food, beer and atmosphere. read more

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The food was pretty good overall. I wasn't terribly impressed with the Spicy Onion Rings. Not that there was anything wrong with them, they just weren't what I was expecting. My coworker liked them, though. I had the tacos and they were particularly good. Some tots with some "Boss" wing sauce to dip them in were pretty tasty too. I was happy with the service, too. read more

Came to watch the game and enjoy a burger. There are ten televisions here. All tuned to the same Ohio State game. Thought this bar was in Michigan?! Asked to watch MSU play Rutgers on one of their ten screens. The reply: "The people at the bar want to watch OSU. Sorry. Somebody's always mad about what's on." I'd much rather support a local watering hole than a chain but it looks like I have to go to BWW in order to see the local team play. I won't be back. Ever. read more

I can't speak too much on this place. We went here for a work lunch and had the place to ourselves. They set up a taco bar, which was delicious, but it was awkwardly set up in the corner in front of tables. But the food was super good, so I'll give them the edge over that awkwardness. Overs, it was a cute, clean place and I'm told the upstairs outdoor deck is awesome. read more

Have been coming here regularly for about 6 months now. Used to be amazing service and great food but for the past 3 weeks or so the service and quality of food has deteriorated quickly. The staff has suddenly become very young and inattentive. They seem more interested in talking to their coworkers and friends than waiting tables. It's a shame because we used to come here at least twice a week. Not any more, there are so many other great options with great service and food in downtown Brighton. I don't know if it changed owners or managers or what's going on but this place has gone down hill fast!!! read more