Uncle Ray&#x27;s Place

We came to give the craft cocktails a try as the menu carries a variety of gin drinks. Between the…read more2 of us we tried 4 different gin drinks and all were delicious with unique flavors. The ambiance is a bit on the darker side but welcoming and waitress/ bar staff are attentive. Keep in mind there is no food or snacks. This is a good place to go pre-/post-dinner. Lastly, there is a lot of street parking as the lot holds maybe 3 cars so don't be surprised

Great place for live music. Service and drinks are always good. Don't sleep on the mocktails!read more

Monthly special for December- includes fresh cranberries

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Buck's Place

4.7(3 reviews)

0.3 mi

I've been going to Buck's place for Monday's pooL tournaments for almost two years and Sandra and…read moreMr Buck have been amazing. Jen and Shannon have been two of the best bartenders and Jeremy is an amazing cook. Always a great and amazing time!!!

Forgot to update this since I did venture back and received the same great service. I didn't notice…read moreany smoke this time or at least not as much to catch my attention. Had a couple rounds, got a few unsettling stares from a group of bikers right next to me but they didn't say anything or do anything so I was okay with that. after all, maybe they were staring at my date. Someone was asking my date for her to hook him up with a friend or someone for the fellah just to "talk" to. that was a little odd but understandable as my date was extremely attractive :-) Once again, very friendly crowd. Great friendly, knowledgeable staff. I will be back

Walker's Speakeasy

3.1(15 reviews)

1.3 mi

Kristy The Bartender. Extremely rude and gave horrible service. Tried double charging my card. I…read morewill never return.

Nice Environment And cool people And the servers are very polite I will be coming back for sureread more

Yeah buddy's

The place is open and looks great . Stopped in had the Rueben all I can say is outstanding

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WORKS burger with tater tots!

Randy's Robindale Bar

4.6(7 reviews)

0.3 mi

Favorite bar, food is wonderful, staff is warm and welcoming, and the clientele is a comfortable…read moremix of age and gender. I love to spend cold nights there propped up at the bar enjoying a drink or two and meeting people. I bring my friends here quite a bit, they love it as well.

My hometown watering hole…read more Cheap beer, and solid food. I recommend the pizza, or the cleverly-named Randy Mac. You'd think with a name like Randy Mac it would have two all beef patties, special sauce, and the other ingredients. Really, it's more like a Whopper. If you end up drinking too much, which is known to happen at Randy's due to their $7 large pitchers of domestic beer, fill up on some mini tacos. They are the generic ones they sell at Costco, but these are covered in grease. Randy's isn't for everybody. It is smoky, loud, rather dirty and sometimes full of mullets and butchly women. Still, it is a great place to catch a game, or have a cheap night out.

Jp's West

5.0(3 reviews)

1.1 mi

Great place good food great atmosphere if you're looking to have a few drinks and great service run…read moredown to Jp's West

This is a little known place on the westside of detroit that locals have been flocking to for…read moreyears. Some of the best bar food I've had in a while. Try the steak special or the burgers. the drinks are cold and staff second to none

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Free comedy tonight. Cash only spot.

The Biergarten

4.1(71 reviews)

2.9 mi•Downtown Dearborn

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!

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The Gallery

4.4(19 reviews)

1.6 mi

Food is good. Service is amazing…read more Entire place is cute and clean. Definitely recommend, it's good balance if you're with someone who's into good pizza or sushi

The inside of this place is very nice and well updated. The staff was friendly and professional…read more There's a lot of options on the menu we got sushi and a sub and everything tasted great.

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Sidelines Sports Tavern

2.5(6 reviews)

1.8 mi

Great neighborhood sports bar! I was really surprised to find this place. They have real good bar…read moreburgers in either slider, third pound or half pound sizes. I had the half pound with more fries than two could eat at lunchtime and didn't need dinner! The bartender was very friendly and we got great service. She told us they have a DJ on Friday nights. I saw a pool table, shuffleboard and dart boards. Nice place. Give it a try.

It's okay. They've…read moregot shuffleboard and pool and you can have pizza delivered here. The bartender had to look up how to make a whiskey sour and charged me extra for a lime though lol.

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Avenue American Bistro

4.6(1.2k reviews)

7.0 mi

We live right down the street and wanted to try! It blew our minds, I had the fiesta tacos and…read morefiancé had the white bbq slider. Amazing to say the least, looked like not a lot of food but we are both so full with food left over! The restaurant itself is super cute and everyone is extremely friendly. Customers and workers, we cannot wait to come back! Very happy to find a place with weekly specials that isn't a Coney Island

Would've been 4/5 stars if the front-of-house didn't get in its own way. We had a reservation and…read morestill waited 30-40 minutes, and I walked past whole empty sections on my way to the bathroom, so I don't know what the holdup was. The confirmation text didn't come through until we were already inside, which might be bad reception, but it almost cost us the table. Then they sat us right across from the back kitchen entrance. Banging, yelling, and an open doorway into the kitchen. Off-putting, especially with better seating clearly open. The food keeps the rating up. I did not expect a wings place, but the smoked wings were my favorite, right amount of crispy with good smoke. The sauce list is long and I couldn't pick a favorite. The ranch tasted house-made and it was amazing. The chikin soho was the other standout. Honey ginger glaze, chili dijon slaw, and pickles that all work together. Misses: the brisket nachos needed fresh guac and actual brisket, since there was barely any. The 6 cheese mac was fine but not worth ordering again. Prices were right for what it is, a bistro concept. It's in Wayne, which surprised me since I didn't know spots like this existed out here. Wide enough menu that I'll be back. Next time I'm speaking up about the seating.

Dining area

Fish tacos

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American sliders

Miss Eva's Detroit

5.0(7 reviews)

5.1 mi

We had a nice time here on Sunday afternoon 7/5/26. We were at a private party & met the owner. He…read moreactually made my drink. I had the brown lemon drop && I really enjoyed it. Great taste & it was strong. I tried the "good times" food truck. The fully loaded steak-bites could really use some sauce. It was dry. I'll be back to Miss Evas one day when its likely open to the public. I lived the venue.

I stopped by for a Jamaican food pop up on a Thursday evening. There was a DJ playing and everyone…read morewas having a good time. The bar was set up really nice and had a nice list of craft cocktails to choose from. The bartender was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and made excellent drinks the presentation was really nice.

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Scott M.

6 years ago

I've been coming to Uncle Ray's for about 7 years now. The service and food are great! Best Friday fish fry in town....PERIOD!! The owner (Jason) really takes pride in his bar and it shows. He's constantly having something done to it to make it a nicer place for his costumers and employees and is a hands on owner always visiting with his costumers. Makes you feel comfortable. Very clean inside and out. The patio is awesome! Can't say enough about the place. Good service, great food, good prices, and plenty of TV's for the games. And Angie is awesome!! My favorite bar hands down! read more

Bill Q.

15 years ago

This is the exact example of a neighborhood bar you hear about but never seem to find. We had a group of 11 for my wife's birthday. They had a table ready for us and the server took great care of us and the food was as good as the service. It was karaoke night and one guy even dedicated a song to my wife and sang it to her. Even a gentleman bought her a drink because it was her birthday. This is where the nice people are going. Will be back soon. Thank you to the Uncle Ray's staff for a great evening. read more

Diana M.

8 years ago

I absolutely love this place and all of the great people that work here! Jason and his entire staff are so friendly and thoughtful, even on the busiest of nights they are always smiling and making sure that everyone is taken care of and happy. Love the friendly atmosphere and the food is amazing too! I live in Northville and will continue to make the drive to hang out here with great people having great food and drinks! read more

Dan P.

5 months ago

We are newbies, but now regulars. Terrific food at modest prices, great service and very friendly staff. Alas a spotless clean kitchen and owner who takes the time to make the rounds with customers to make sure all is right. Highly recommend ! read more

Jay J.

8 years ago

My brother n I , along with friends , enjoy the great fish fry on friday nights ! Beautiful waitstaff serving amazing food ! Yours , Santa

Marcus R.

9 years ago

Friendly atmosphere, clean, great deals, great food, just an all around nice place to have a few drinks with friends.

Jay G.

10 months ago

Fish and chips batter had change and not for the best...plz go back to the old batter.

Tamara C.

15 years ago

its a great place. everyone is very friendly. they make you feel like your at home

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