Grand Dad's Bar — Restaurant in Wyandotte

Closer to 3.5 stars. Low buck operation charging fancier prices. Cardboard serving-ware and plasticware filling the landfills.

Kudos to their social media people, we fell for it. Looked great online. Disappointing in person. Must be a downtown Wyandotte thing with lackluster experience for higher prices due to rent costs. This was the 3rd and last time I make the drive to Wyandotte, south of Ford, for overpriced mediocre food.

We passed no less than 15 other similar bars on the drive to try this place because of their IG advertising blitz.

Burger was okay for the price, aside from the bun being extremely dry and falling apart. I ate the burger patties mostly with my fingers as the bun was falling apart. Fries are a sad little paper dish for $4? Super Pretzel? $6? ($3.00 at the mall). Nothing but a single pretzel from a Sam's Club box of frozen pretzels. I had them before. A real Super Pretzel comes in a Large Pizza box, like I've had in Algonac, at a marina, for $10. And that's waterside!

$51.00 bill for 2 people during Happy Hour? Dbl Burger, Cheeseburger, 1 tiny cardboard cup of fries ($4), Stuper Pretzel ($6), 2 mules (on Happy Hour $6 ea), 2 can Stroh's ($4 ea!!!). Moscow mules were inconsistent between the 2. Completely different taste.

I went to a Garage themed place in Dearborn for Happy Hour earlier in the week and spent $21. Had amazing Meatloaf sliders ($6), 3 Bluemoons ($3 ea) and Soft Pretzel sticks($6) I shared with 2 others.

Normally we tip 20% of full price during Happy Hour. No reason to short the staff. But there were no deals today.

We definitely prefer the long standing bar with a boat on the roof in Wyandotte for less money and the same experience. Next time, I'll just go there.

Yes, everything is more expensive these days. But we frequent various establishments 2x a week and my review is solely based on comparable prices for like kind food in a similar atmosphere.

There's a popular place closer to home where we spend $50 plus tip everytime we go, without Happy Hour. Pretty much the same as we ordered here. But, there's real silverware, real plates or baskets, larger serving sizes and food quality is better. I guess we just continue going there and stop...

This is a cool place with good nightlife. During the week, it's a great place to meet and chill with friends, maybe have a few drinks, whereas on the weekends, the place fills up quite a bit and it becomes more of a crowded club-like feel. The place is reletively new and is definitely is one of the more happening bars in the area.

They have a wide range of cocktails on their menu, which I'm eager to try some time. Their prices on both their drinks and food seem very reasonable, especially for the way their bar is set up. With that said, there is a side bar where you can order drinks and sit outside.

As for the food, I ordered the Nashville chicken sandwich and the dill fries, which seemed to be the most popular items. I was dissatisfied with the chicken sandwich. The chicken was like a milimeter thick and the batter was all mushy and gross. The quality was as of a middle school lunch chicken sandwich. They brought it all out relatively quick. So maybe that's why the chicken sandwich was so bad. The dill fries, on the other hand, were great. I can really dig the whole concept of them. They were served with this aioli sauce and had terrific flavor.

The waitresses seemed a little busy and worn out. They weren't rude or slow by any means but they certainly weren't jolly with a jump in their step. They were all very busy though. It was quite crowded for a Sunday night and they may have been caught off guard with all of the drinks they had to make and serve.

The atmosphere of this place is good too. Like I stated before, there is a side bar with outdoor seating. But it is also very clean, cozy with an electric vibe throughout the whole bar.

Overall, this place has terrific nightlife with pretty good prices on their...

It's hard to find a place that is so straightforward with what they offer and how well it is delivered. There are no pretentious vibes when you walk in on the contrary it is very welcoming. Wherever you sit, be it at the bar or a table you are presented with a simple trifold paper menu and a tap list. The menu offers bar food, beer options and a selection of specialty cocktails.

I believe this is a bar first and foremost; there are definitely more alcohol options on the menu than food but that's never a bad thing. The beer selection is good and I'm sure they taste fine but I prefer a cocktail so that's what I've ordered when visiting Grand Dad's and I can't believe how good those are. They are simple but excellently crafted libations. They make a great Painkiller which takes me back to the Keys. One of their specialty cocktails, the Hot Mess, is fantastic. Even classic cocktails such as an old fashioned or a bee's knees are made wonderfully. If I lived closer this would be my watering hole without a doubt.

The food is simple bar food. They have the usual selection of burgers, wings and dogs that you would expect to find but there are little touches of greatness even in those simple offerings. The Grand Dog for example is billed as a Chicago style hot dog, my second favorite kind of dog, and it is perfectly made with the correct style of hot dog the correct toppings and most importantly a poppy seed bun, which is what most places get wrong. It was perfect. The garlic dill fries are great and come with dicilus gaic mayo to dip them in. The wings are pleasantly spicy although I wish there was an option to get them without the breading but even so they were...