Silver Dollar Pub & Grill — Restaurant in Lyon Township

We visited the Silver Dollar on a Saturday night with another family. We had nine people total, five kids and four adults. We arrived at 7:30pm and got seated immediately at two separate tables which we were fine with. The service was prompt when we first sat down and from there it went down hill. We ordered fish and chips, hamburger, two chicken sandwiches and the kids all order boneless wings. Nothing real difficult and mostly deep fried. The other family also ordered pretzel sticks for an appetizer. After a hour of waiting we inquired how much longer and if the pretzel sticks were coming. The waitress went into the back and came out to inform us that our ticket had some how been shuffled to the bottom and not even been looked at yet. We were told it would be another 45 minutes for our food. We asked to speak with the manager (Skittles?) and he didn’t seem real concerned except that our order was the long one that we could see in the kitchen. It was the last one in line with about 10 tickets in front of us. Skittles assured us that the orders are first in first out. There was another table of six that were seated just before us who now was finishing up with their meal. After two hours and watching numerous orders behind ours come out another guest came to our table asking if we were waiting for our food. He stated that he had also been waiting for two hours. At this point the restaurant was starting to empty out. When it finally appeared like our order was coming out our waitress disappeared and someone else brought our food out. She stated that she used to work there and was very apologetic. This is where it gets good... both my wife and our friends wife order chicken sandwiches and they were both cold along with the fries. Unbelievable... at this time it was now 10:00pm. Our friends were so upset they left, because we were at two different tables my wife and I decided to go sit with our kids. When my wife stood up, with her food, another patron started yelling profanities at her telling her to just leave. Mind you our kids are only 7, 11 and 13 so not real appropriate for our kids nor for my wife seeing she was just standing up to go sit with our kids. My wife proceeded to tell one of the waitresses hoping that the other patrons would be addressed by Skittles, but nothing. It will be a long time before we go back to the Silver Dollar which is disappointing because we used to go there almost every weekend.

If you want a good meal, drive a little...

This place is absolutely horrible. We walked in, and didn't get acknowledged for about 10 minutes. The waitress who was actually the barmaid (her name was Emily) was a joke. Once she delivered our drinks she had to go get paper to take our order. She stood behind the bar first taking drink orders then talking to another employee for at least 10 minutes. She finally came and took our order. By the time our food came, a table of 3, that came in after us was getting their bill. My daughter had 2 hairs on her boneless wings. So upon ordering more we wait another 20 minutes for 6 boneless wings. In the meantime another table walks in and waits .... The other waitress goes to them and gives them a menu to get them started and tells "Emily" she has a table. (This is why I know her name.) She continues to talk to girls that look to be employees either on break or done working. Then she goes to the window, I'm assuming to check on the wings we ordered. Talks for a while longer. Then the other waitress again tells her she has another table. At this point I tell this unfortunate table good luck with their waitress because they are going to wait a while. They wait for a couple more minutes. End up leaving. Our boneless wings came out. What a joke for 6.99. Plus when we got our bill the waffle fries (according to the menu) should have only costed $1.50 and they charged us $2.99. With the exception of the wings with hair, our food wasn't bad.. Portions were definitely skimpy. I had asked how many bone in wings came in the basket. Her answer was 6-8, then said she wasn't sure. I got five, with a small handful of fries for $9.99. Of course my hungry daughter ate one waiting for her food. So I left extremely angry and not full. Our bill was almost $50 for 4 of us! Upon complaining we did get some things comped off of our bill. I am normally a patient person, but I will never go there again, and this lady should just stay behind the bar, seriously.

• Edited to add* While driving back to home we taste one of the boneless wings, definitely NOT BBQ sauce that we ordered. 🤦‍♀️ So my daughter won't be eating...

"Smash burger"? More Like Crash and Burn!

Oh, where to begin with this culinary catastrophe at Silver Dollar, where the menu promises fast-casual bliss. A "smash burger" Spoiler alert: If smashing involves a pre cooked and air dried hockey puck of meat, then congrats, they've nailed it.

I arrived expecting that glorious, caramelized crust – you know, the kind that makes your arteries whisper sweet nothings before plotting your demise. Instead, I got a pale, ghostly puck that looked like it'd been airlifted from a vampire's tea party. No sear, no sizzle, just a sad, anemic disc staring back at me like it had given up on life midway through cooking school.

And the texture? Dry doesn't even cover it. This thing was drier than a nun's sense of humor or that one uncle at Thanksgiving who lectures you on crypto while passing the kale. And no, drowning it in BBQ sauce didn't help. I swear, it was the worst burger I have had in a looooooong time.

The bun? Straight from the day-old bag of solidarity, as if it too was mourning the missed opportunity for flavor.

But let's talk brass tacks – or in this case, brass knuckles to my wallet. $22 for this beige betrayal? That's not a burger; that's highway robbery with a side of fries that tasted like they were deep-fried in regret. I could've bought a real smash burger from a food truck, fed a family of four, and still had change for therapy.

Pro tip to the chef: If you're charging big-boy prices for a patty that belongs in a museum of failed experiments, at least make it photogenic. This one? It make my camera weep.

Skip this place unless you hate joy and love overpaying for disappointment. 1 star only because zero isn't an option, and hey, the napkins were free, except they didn't give us any, but lucky for us the neighboring...