The service was good the bar was pretty empty at dinner time…read more The wrap, fries, wings, and Cole slaw had good flavor. The wrap barely had any chicken in it and the fries were good but the portion felt like it was for a child. The wings were a good size and the drinks were a good price. It was nice and clean in the bar. I liked all the wood.

Service was quick and friendly. Parking is a little rough outside but usually open for street…read moreparking. Lots of areas and space inside. Food was decent for bar food, loved the fried pickle spears! The wings are also very good! The biggest disappointment was the ranch though, definitely not homemade.

Mimi's Retreat (Auburn, on the square) - dinning "retreat" during the Auburn Fair…read more Here is another one of our family traditions. We enjoy going to the Auburn Free Fall Fair. Looking at the 4-H animals, walking through the commercial tent, getting donuts, people watching and taking in the food vendor sights/smells are part of that experience. We also like to grab a bite to eat while there. However, I'm just not interested in fighting the lines to get an expensive corn dog, sirloin tip and/or fish sandwich....and then having no where to sit, relax and eat our selections. Enter Mimi's Retreat! Mimi's Retreat is small community bar that is located on the south side of the square - so they are right in the middle of the action! They are always open during the fair and tend to have fewer customers than normal. This makes them a great choice to duck into to get a good meal, at a pretty good price and sit & relax away from the crowds. Mimi's has been a part of the Auburn scene for as long as I can remember. They are best described as a community bar. They have some TV's for sports viewing. The attractive looking bar will seat about 10 people. There are less than modern tables to seat about another 40 patrons. Mimi's is set in an old building. They have stayed true to the older feel in terms of wood work, brick and vintage feel. The decor mainly features bar modern day product signs and some historic Auburn pictures. The kitchen is easily viewed as you walk in the door. The place is rather comfortable and inviting. The staff here is welcoming and friendly. Mimi's service may not be the most attentive when the bar is busy - just be aware. The menu is pretty simple and moderately priced. They have the typical bar food with a few add-ons that give them a little boarder touch including non-bar food daily specials. I can't speak for bar service. It seems like they hustle the best they can. Food tends to come out at a decent pace - depending on the crowd. Mimi's is definitely a no-frills kind of place as the non-alcohol drinks are served in a Toby Keith style red Solo cup. Now onto the food. We started with the sweet potato fries. The fries are thin and fried to a moderate crisp - like you would expect, not mushy. The fry has a nice bold sweet potato taste. They aren't very oily. The real treat is the homemade Hawaiian pineapple dipping sauce. It is smooth, thick and sweet. You literally can taste the refreshing Hawaiian flavors which really bring out the bolder sweet potato taste. Definitely a must try! The blacken chicken Caesar wrap is very tasty. The chicken is very moist and nicely grilled. The mild tasting Caesar dressing is applied in moderation and helps pull all the flavors together. Note: this $8 item doesn't come with a side, that is extra. The Cole slaw is homemade and outstanding. It includes white and purple cabbage. Onions, carrots and red peppers are apart of this fresh tasting side. The Cole slaw is mayo based. However, the mayo is very lightly applied and it has a hint of vinegar flavoring - the best of both style Cole slaws. The fish dinner has seven medium pieces for $14.99. It comes with French fries and one side. The French fries were a lot like the sweet potato fries in terms of cut, firmness and oiliness - fairly good. The fish pieces tasted fresh-ish. No fishy or frozen tastes. The meat was soft, tender and slightly flaky. The breading is rather thin. It is also rather plain to taste - unlike a Fish of Stroh type fillet. The tarter sauce has a heavier mayo taste with a mild amount of pickle/tartar flavoring. It definitely isn't sweet or heavier on relish like I like it. Overall...Mimi's makes a good place to pick up a meal regardless of the time of year. Give them a try sometime when you are in Auburn.

While visiting the DeKalb Fair this week, we decided to try MiMi's Retreat Bar instead of eating…read morefair food. We were greeted right away when we walked in, which was a nice start. Our server was friendly and took our orders promptly. My husband had the grilled chicken sandwich, I ordered the breaded tenderloin, and we shared fries. The sandwiches were good, but the fries were a bit disappointing--very small portion for nearly $5 extra. They were thin, McDonald's-style fries. The bar wasn't busy during our visit, with only a couple tables occupied at a time. Staff seemed to know most guests personally, greeting them with hugs. The music was loud, which may be fun for some, but felt a little overwhelming to us. The biggest issue was the restrooms, which had a very strong odor that made the experience unpleasant. Overall, the food itself was decent, but the portion sizes, loud atmosphere, and restroom cleanliness kept it from being a great visit.

Great Black and Blue Burger, cold beer and excellent…read moreservice It doesn't get better than that.

Arena Bar & Grill - home for thin crust lovers. And if you need a deal...then order on Sundays…read morewhen a 16" is $14 all day. If love thin crust, then you need to make the trip out to Arena B&G at DuPont & Lima Roads. Arena does have a very good thin crust pizza. The crust is saltine cracker thick. The bottom is cooked so that it is flour white and soft...but stiff enough to pick up an individual square. The edges are cooked with a slight golden brown and crisp. The crust doesn't have any accents like butter, garlic or seasoning. Just plain pizza dough. The sauce the is slightly sweet and has a thicker consistency. Arena apllies a decent amount of sauce covers the pizza well and moistens it up a bit. I like the little bit stronger tomato flavor without a dominating spicy taste. There were enough toppings to create that single layer across the pizza. They aren't piled up such that you toppings on top of toppings on top of toppings. Just the right amount. The veggies were crisp and fresh. I would have liked to had more meat and more of an Italian favoring. Still good stuff! As for the cold pizza test...it was still moist enough to bite into the next day...the crispy crusts were still pleasantly crispy. The toppings tend to lose much of their zippy flavor. Though the veggies are still crisp. We ordered a side of cheese bread. The bread is a slice of Texas toast..so it is thick. They grill it so it has some nice buttery grill marks on the bottom. The edges are still soft. The inside breading has a nice buttery-garlic taste. The mozzarella is piled on nicely. Good cheesy taste overall! Overall, Arena Bar & Grill should be on your destination list if you are a thin crust lover. It's a busy place if you plan to dine in. Service is usually pretty friendly and spot on. They also have really good wings!

We stayed at The Bradley and went up to Birdie's two nights in a row. The weather was perfect and…read morethey had the fire pits on. I tried the Peach Old Fashioned on Night 1 and a regular Old Fashioned on Night 2. Both were very good. We had great service both nights.

On the fifth floor of The Bradley Hotel in Fort Wayne, Indiana is Birdie's. This place only allows…read more21 years older as this is more of a night spot for adults, serving snacks and bar food and of course, all these drinks on the menu. You are out in the open on the rooftop and it's a beautiful view of the city. Service here is a bit slow when it comes to the food so I'm gonna give them a three star. It took forever for my fried artichokes to come out almost an hour and a half long of a wait. The bar is quick with your drinks according to my friend the french fries are too salty. My guess is to get you to drink more alcohol beverages

I came here for a nightcap and quick bite to eat. The bartender was well versed on the menu and how…read moreto make the drinks. She greeted everyone who walked in warmly. The burger was delicious, as were the fries, albeit a bit over-salted. I had asked for mayo with my fries, and they forgot. No biggie. I requested it again, and the kitchen brought me an entire second burger to go for the "trouble". These people know customer service.

By boyfriend was told this place had great burgers and we decided to go. It's one of the only…read moreplaces downtown open late night. The staff did not acknowledge us when we came in. We sat at a booth and no one came to take our order. I went to the bar to ask the bartender about our waitress. She said there is no waitress and we needed to order at the bar. We moved to the bar and ordered. Their burgers are called sliders , but they are regular sized smash burgers. They have single, double and triples. Their crinkle fries were really good. The burgers are juicy and messy. I do like all toppings are free.

This has become our mid-week go-to spot for dinner and a few drinks. Weekends are crazy busy, but…read morepretty easy to get a seat at the bar earlier in the week, and we just luv the place. Menu is pretty simple, but everything we've had, which is just about everything by now, is absolutely dynamite. Favorites (in order): Tomahawk Pork Chop, Broasted Chicken, Broiled Haddock, and then most likely the Tenderloin Sandwich. Really nice atmosphere, service is really good, and unlike some places, I actually look at the bill and think it's worth the money...and that doesn't happen much anymore.

Nice bar and restaurant. All of us (party of 6) had their Haddock broiled, batted and fried, baked…read more All the food was delicious from what the others told me except for my battered and fried Haddock. The fish was way over cooked to the point all the outside of every piece was burnt and hard. I was only able to get to eat maybe half of each piece. Their green beans were hard and chewy and the other side their garlic mashed potatoes had this distinct flavor of old potatoes. Very much a waste of $25. As a group we all had a complaint or two with each item. The only thing that pulled this meal out of the dumpster were their drinks. My opinion is that I'll not be returning unless dragged there by a team of draft horses.

Sitting across the street from the courthouse in Albion is a gem of foodie find! Advertised as a…read morefriendly place to meet, the owner served us and was exceptionally friendly to us. Her goal is make the customer feel like family. Today's special was Salisbury steak , mashed potatoes, green beans and gravy. I did not have it but my husband had it and he rated it a 5/5. I had the breaded tenderloin and French fries which was excellent as well. Decor is a nice clean bar/restaurant with beer signs and a huge picture of a steam engine. Overall, a great experience! I'll be back next I camp nearby.

Popped in for lunch while passing through. Immediately greeted by a friendly and knowledgeable…read moreserver, Cameron. She explained the short menu allows them to excel at everything they do. She wasn't wrong as we enjoyed a hand-breaded pork tenderloin sandwich and whitefish bites with fries. Added a beer and a coke and thought the $33 tab (before tip) was more than fair! My husband did take note of an unusually large urinal in the men's room...

Corner Pocket Pub (St. Joe Center Road) - bar eating/drinking on a relaxed outdoor patio…read more Spent a beautiful summer evening relaxing and dinning/hanging with friends of the Corner Pocket Pub patio. They have a very spacious patio. It's clean and well maintained. Chairs and tables are a comfortable wire construction - nothing fancy. And yes...it still feels like a bar as a bouncer will check your ID at the door. You can balance the bar feel with the opportunity to hang out on a warm summer evening...on a patio. Our waitress was very friendly. She hustled as much as she could though she had a lot of tables. The bouncers were all business. The menu is pretty large with pizza, salads, wraps, wings sandwiches and lots of appetizers. Prices are fair. And, to me, the overall food quality is better than your standard bar food. Here is a run down on the things we ordered: -Quesadillas: extraordinarily cheesy. Soft shell. Easy to pull apart. Comes with salsa and sour creme for dipping - nothing special here. -Chef salad: very fresh and piled high with meats and sides. Two breadsticks were also tasty. -Chicken Ranch wrap: fresh tasting. Tender chicken and wrap. Fries were good. -Onion rings: lots of rings in the basket located on the premium side menu. Rings were inconsistent. Some pieces had a very thick onion piece with a softer batter. Others had a thin onion piece and a very crispy outside. In general the rings were fried to a heavier crisp and a bit oily. Not my favorite. -Cole slaw: very smooth, sweet and creamy Mayo based dish. Small slaw pieces. Not soupy. Tastes almost exactly like KFC's cole slaw. Very good taste! -Wings: I ordered grilled teriyaki and spicy buttery ranch wings. About 50% of my wings were tough and chewy. The other 50% were moist, tender and perfect. All white insides and slightly crispy skins. Love the grill marks. I would recommend double dipped as the grilled skin was thinner on flavor. The teriyaki sauce was thin and had a mild teriyaki taste. The spicy buttery ranch sauce had a slight buttery oil taste with a moderately heavier spice taste. No spicy after taste or burn. The ranch flavor seemed to get buried in the spicy flavor. This review focuses on the patio dinning option. Corner Pocket does have a fun and spacious interior, with lots of pool tables, if you want to shoot some billiards with friends.

Great place to chat and unwind. Multiple pool tables available (play per game or hourly options…read moreavailable). Service was quick even with high traffic. Bartenders and servers were upbeat and attentive even at peak hours. Wednesday special was Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich! Delicious combination of cheese, bacon, cream cheese, and jalapeños. Tomato soup would have made this the perfect meal!