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    Torch Bar & Grill

    3.8 (126 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Divey

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    Perfectly medium rare. Super juicy.
    Shirley P.

    Excellent burger. Great beer selection and great service. Only downfall is the challenge of parking but it can be done.

    Current tap list.
    Pamela S.

    Very welcoming and friendly place, with great dive bar ambiance. The bartender was really knowledgeable about their impressive draft beer selection as well. The best burger I've ever had in Flint.

    Entrance to Torch off the Buckham Alley
    Lionel B.

    The Torch Bar opened in 1953 and the entrance is in the Buckham Alley. They have really good burgers, deep fried pizza rolls and a really cool staff. Try the Torch Burger with Cheese and everything on it. And ask for a cup of Boom Boom sauce on the side. Open 8am-2am, you can order any item at any time. If visiting Flint, also check out Totems Books & Records.

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    The burger was the best I've had by far in Flint till this day. Friendly server, budget friendly.

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    3 years ago

    Great burgers and good service. It's become my go to dive bar to chill and eat with friends.

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    Poor Quality food. Use to have the best burgers in town but now under new mgmt. hated it!!

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    Hidden gem tucked back in the alley. By Far the Best bar burgers in Flint hands down.

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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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    Down the Hatch

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    One of Flint's many dive bars, but this one is a little grittier than most…read more The atmosphere is kinda hardcore, not overly friendly in a fun, dive bar kind of way that most people that patronize dive bars have come to expect. The vibe inside is sort of chill in a way, but only if you are a straight up a regular. There are true regulars and they usually hold court most nights at the favorite spots. If you aren't one of those barflys, you might feel a tad uncomfortable. The interior is straight up divey- it's really dark and the bar isn't much more than a little hole in the wall. I was really put off by the place the first time one of my old friends dragged me here. Oddly enough, it does have outdoor patio seating during the summer, which is nice. The building is funky, it looks like an old depot. It used to be called Down the Hatch and they still haven't changed the sign. Why bother now? The drinks are typical of an average dive, strong and cheap with a beer selection easily described as average at best. If you are into craft beers, skip this place. Also, I can't imagine anyone ordering a glass of wine here because they would likely get laughed outside.

    Total dive bar, pure Flint. I have stopped in on a few occasions recently; I will now just get a…read more6-pack of warm Budweiser and slam as many down as I stand while sitting in the liquor store parking lot rather than go back. The place somehow stays open; somehow, the twenty or so regulars stay out of jail, I suppose. This places was originally called Vechills and was always known as a fighting kind of place, what being so close to Chevy In The Hole back in the day. No longer. They don't care for strangers these days, it's always dark and the TV is always on. I've never heard the jukebox work. Well, not since the 90's. And may God have mercy on your ears if you suggest that you might shoot a game of pool. Wait your turn. I put my quarters on the table and a guy walked out, scooping them up on his way. The bartender didn't seem to care. Bar's like this are almost all gone, certainly on this side of the city. But I always have to leave before I quench my thirst.

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