A pleasant surprise. About a week ago, I was out with my friends and we were looking for a chill place to just hang out and have a few drinks that wasn't too crowded when we happened upon this quiet little hangout rather by accident. For some reason, it seemed everyone in town was out that night and each one of our preferred watering holes was either too crowded or just felt meh to us. After meeting up in Flint Township after work, we were struggling to settle on an ideal, perhaps new, place that also served decent bar food, but was laid back and not filled with Nascar fans, dbags or overly drunk 21 year old girls. After ditching two other establishments because they were not our scene, we came across Vic's Place, quite by happenstance. Vic's Place was definitely the answer. Located around the back of the new Ruggero's location (with a separate bar entrance), Vic's was a nice, quiet alternative. It wasn't a lame sports bar or dive bar, just a quiet pub with good food and drinks. The food was quite good and the menu was fairly extensive, ostensibly because the food comes from the Ruggero's culinary team. After all, they are located within the same building. The food menu featured a lot of pasta dishes and specialty pizzas, as well as the basic tenets of bar food, namely burgers, sandwiches and deep fried appetizers. I split a ginormous order of loaded nachos, heavy on the traditional fixings with a pretty decent hot sauce on the side. My friend, Jen, ordered a personal margherita pizza and while I didn't sample her dish, it looked great, plus she said it was quite good and would order it again. Vic's had an extensive list of beers on tap, which I like in a bar, as well as a nice selection of craft beers. Draft beers came in two sizes- big and humongous. Guess which size I had. Anyway, the beer and wine lists were impressive and the cocktails, while they took a long time to hit the table, were fun, inventive and decidedly not on the weak side. The Old Fashioned was a good classic, strong, but subtle in all the right places. I'd order it again in a heartbeat. My friend, Jen, asked the bartender to "whip up something unique." She was not disappointed. Her nameless concoction was an ode to a Manhattan, but with a twist. I tried it and she was right- it was sublime. I liked the atmosphere. It was laid back and quiet, despite the fact that there were quite a few people in the place, seated up at the bar and at tables. The bar had a jukebox. That was kinda interesting. It wasn't something you see everyday. As for decor, there was a fire pit near our table and the bar was outfitted with a mix of high tops and low tables, with a slightly elevated seating area near the jukebox and the fire pit, which was where we were seated. Be careful when you step down or you'll trip, especially if you're a bit inebriated. The service was a little slow and it definitely took a little bit longer to receive our food than it probably would in a typical dive bar or a greasy spoon, but it wasn't that bad and there was only one bartender on duty pretty much the entire time we were there. Plus, the food was clearly quite a few notches above basic bar grub, anyway. Prices were on par with what one would expect. The draft beer specials were cheap and well worth the extra money to order the larger size draft. I will definitely be back. Our group came in with low expectations and left with any preconceived notions about the place completely shattered. Definitely a nice place for a quiet drink with friends after work or happy hour. read more

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This would be a great place. The staff is great. The food is good and a decent selection of beers on tap. Here is the problem... the bartender gives this one Ding Dong at the bar the remote to the music and he cranks it so loud that you cannot talk to the person next to you. This probably isn't a problem at night but at 6pm when most of the clientele is over 60 and trying to eat dinner this doesn't go over too well. read more

Great time with George and his trivia. Team A2 in 3rd place. Great drinks and the pizza was outstanding read more

Vic's Place - Trivia night with George. Great time with friends - Bars Near Me - Flint, Michigan

Had a Groupon for a pizza and beer. We were pleased with the quality of the food and drinks. This establishment is next door to Ruggero's and owned and operated out of the same kitchen. Everything was fresh, the service prompt with great attention to detail. There was a party going on in one area, some of the kids were playing onsite games. They have darts,keno, video games available. Killian and angry orchard on tap. read more

Vic's Place - Large pizza with 3 toppings yum! - Bars Near Me - Flint, Michigan

Excellent place to have a nice relaxing drink. Very spacious and the wait staff is great. Also the food is made next door at Ruggeros which is the best Italian in town. Don't miss their happy hour drink specials! read more

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The bar area is always airless and has a bad smell. Toilet walls, doors, sinks were always dirty. Door entrance sloppy and not cleaned at all. In short I don't find it clean. The place should smell fresh and clean. People come to the bars to be happy. The ladies' service is good, the food is not bad. Friendly place. It should definitely smell better and be clean. read more

We went to the new sports bar in Flint township behind Ruggero's restaurant. What a nice place! They have 8 big screen televisions, a friendly staff and Michigan craft beers. On top of that, we were able to order some of our favorite Ruggero's items from a limited menu, when we got the munchies. Definitely the place we will be with a group of friends for the next big sports event!!! read more

My husband and I frequent Vic's Place for dinner. We have never ever had anything bad and have had many items on the menu. Our favorite (to share, as it's very large) is the Damoni Salad! OMG! It's to die for. Loaded with real bacon, cheese, chicken, onions...the works. Served with their homemade salad dressing: Damoni dressing (a sweet mustard mix). We go to Vic's Place at least once a week. You need to try it. read more