Bar Louie

I met a friend here for a drink. I always like the atmosphere here. The waitress was up beat and attentive. I got a purple rain and she got something referred to as a slippery nipple. Hmmm. Ok. Interesting drink. I also got the salmon sandwich which was pretty tasty. She got the salad which was a pretty good helpng. She even admitted that it was pretty large. I had a good drink and meal. I also learned of a new drink to boot. I look forward to visiting again soon.

The two stars are for the one drink that I had that was very tasty and did the job with giving me a midday buzz. However the drunken fish of the –drunken fish and chips– was very soggy on the inside. The service was absolutely terrible. The menu is scarce. We sat in a seemingly empty bar and waited a long time before even being greeted. No water or napkins were given. The food made my stomach hurt terribly before even getting halfway through. Long story short I will not be returning. Even for the good drink.

Ordered chicken pot pie soup disgusting and cold not even warm. Waitress to busy dealing with another table to check on me. Will not be back.

Terrible, terrible service. If it’s going to take over 30 minutes to take my credit card and run it — please just apologize and take care of it when you can. I get it. Sometimes you’re busy and sometimes you’re overwhelmed just be cool about it. But feeling ignored and unseen is the worst!

We went in with a 4 guest group. Ordered 5 dishes, 4 were good, one was not (tacos) but overall the meat could have been better quality. Our server carded a 60 year old guest and had no understanding of the menu.

We went to Bar Louie for a friend’s birthday. Our server took our drink order and proceeded to get two of the drinks wrong. He came back again and brought one correct and the other one was wrong again. I am not talking anything that is off the menu or strange, just their standard drinks. The worst part was, he insisted I had asked for the other drink both times and everyone at the table confirmed I had not asked for what he brought. I opted for the chips and 3 dips and thai chicken flat bread… both are half off appetizers. Both were inedible. The guacamole and salsa were fine, but the cheese dip tasted like plastic. The chips tasted like they were a year old. I love salty food, but the thai chicken flat bread was so salty, I could not eat it. I shared the items with others at the table and they all agreed. We told the server it was our friends birthday and he said he would bring us a cake for her birthday. The cake never came and we were so disgusted with the whole thing, we didn’t ask again. Service was slow, but we realize on $ 1 burger nights, it is busy and will be slow, and we were there to socialize, so that was okay with us. This was literally the worst experience at a restaurant in my life. We could not find a manager and just wrote the evening off. If not for the good friends and conversation, the whole night would have been a disaster. I had sent a text for a free appetizer, I stopped the text. I would not even go back for free food at this point.

My one star rating is the minimum I can post or it would be minus 10.
My wife and I usually don’t put up with more than one incident at a restaurant before we wash our hands of that establishment.
The straw that broke the camels back at Bar Louie is strike four.
Our recent visit entailed a request to see someone from management that the smelly (BO) waitress refused to honor our request. The immediate issue was not her lack of hygiene but the short grey hairs I found in my meal. These were likely mouse hairs but I didn’t want to make a scene.
Waitress refused to fulfill my request. This is the second time a gentlemanly simple request to talk to someone from management has been refused by wait staff.
The previous event I had asked someone named Sarah to get me someone from management but she refused.
In closing, I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. If you do, examine your food closely. There are deadly viruses associated with mice in food.

False advertising.
We went here for happy hour munchies (allegedly ½ off appetizers) However, when we got there we noticed in very small print on the menu that it’s only select appetizers and out of the 15 or so apps they have only 4 or 5 qualify for happy hour, lmao. No respect for false advertising, skip this place. Novi location is better anyway.

Do you like sticky tables and waiting forever for your drinks? If so, come to Bar Louie!

I’ve been here a couple of times lately. It’s cozy atmosphere even though it’s pretty big. They have a really nice outdoor seating area.
They seem to have every drink known to mankind, and then some. Their ahi tuna is incredible! The best meal I’ve had in a long time. It was prepared perfectly and had incredible flavor. I’ve also tried their portabella burger which was ok. They have a pretty big menu. A bonus is that their kitchen is open late so you can get a bite here even when it’s late.
The service has been really good every time I’ve been here.

Basic bar with basic bar food. Nothing great nothing bad. Drinks are ok and wine menu is just ok. Service is fast just not friendly.

I went here for the first time tonight with 12 colleagues for a going away party. We called ahead with a reservation and they had everything ready for us. The waitress was on top of everything and she was very personable. The food was outstanding and the drinks were even better. Everyone had a wonderful time. I was also very impressed at the way she was able to break up the bill so that the company could pay for food and the first round of drinks then everyone else paid for their additional drinks. Very nice place. Highly recommended for groups.

Lively american sports bar where you come for a couple of beer with your mates after work catching a game or two. I was here on a company gathering (25 of us) and the wait staff was efficient enough to set us up within minutes. Very impressive. There was a hot hockey game that night so the bar was filled with Detroit Red Wings fans cheering for their home team.
Food wise — we tried almost the entire «small plates» section. From nachos with dips, to fried calamari, to quesidillas to chicken wings to potstickers. Nothing extraordinary but good enough to fill you up while you enjoy a pint or two of local IPAs. Service was great and attentive throughout the night.
A great place to relax with your co-​workers or friends after a hard day;s work or just to catch a game of hockey. basketball or baseball. This place got you covered!

Initially had a less than enthusiastic or helpful waitress, but the manager quickly fixed everything and then some. Thank you Chris for making my friends birthday top shelf!

TVs are Broke wings are only on 1 tv
We are in hockey town people!!!
Playoffs
Playoffs
1.00 burgers were good tho.
Cheers Tuesdays
Wings are winning 1 to 0

Bar Louie offers $ 1 burgers on Tuesdays from 5pm-​close. This promo is the only reason I went because I’m all about those cheap burgs.
The promo only applies when you order a drink. Your dollar will buy you a beef, chicken, turkey or portabella patty and lettuce. Most veggies are fifty cents more, bacon is seventy-​five cents and sauces are a quarter. All said and done, you can get a pretty stacked burger for $ 5 or less.
They came out really quickly, so that was a plus. We ordered our burgers medium rare and they all came out well done. Bummer. They use a really dry, low-​fat beef, so it was hard to choke down. I’d have been pissed if I paid the regular $ 10+ for this thing. An order of tots on the side was $ 4 but it was enough for the three of us to share.
I may be back for dollar burgs if I’m in Livonia on a Tuesday. But in the meantime, I’ll stick to my delicious $ 1.25 burgers at Denny’s in Dearborn Heights.

Wednesday is $ 1. Domestic bottles ALL DAY LONG…
Half off appetizers from 3 – 7 or 4 – 7.
Can’t beat that deal.

We were staying at the Marriott hotel next door, so we stopped in for a drink before a wedding reception.
Since dinner was in a few hours, a group of us split some appetizers instead of everyone ordering entrees. I can recommend the loaded tater tots with no qualms whatsoever — they were amazing. Plenty of queso, jalapenos, and scallions surrounding crisp tater tots which didn’t get soggy even after they had been on the table for ~15 minutes (we were getting full).
The buffalo wings were good. Quite meaty, and the sauce was flavorful, but the texture was a bit off. If I had to pick an adjective, they were a bit «rubbery» as opposed to crispy on the outside like wings should be. The ranch dressing was chunky and while it was a welcome change from the typical watery sauce at another famous wild wing location, something in it was a smidge on the sour side. They may have even mixed up my order and given me bleu cheese instead of ranch, but I’m not sure as I ignored it after the first wing.
The service was pleasant, and the beer selection (despite a baffling review from one other Unilocaler) was impressive. They had roughly fifteen craft beers on draft from all over the Midwest, and a couple from further away. I got a 20oz Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald, probably my favorite draft beer in the world, and it wasn’t poured full of head.
The place has a welcoming yet sterile atmosphere, and I’m sure in the summer that the porch is a divine place to enjoy happy hour. The prices were a bit steep — the appetizers were more than $ 10 each, although they were portioned to share, and the beers were upward of $ 7 each. Be prepared to pay for consistency, I’d wager.
I don’t think I’d head here as a destination dinner spot based on the ahi sandwich one of my companions had, but as a happy hour spot I’d definitely come back and split some appetizers again.

If you can manage to come eat /​drink at this location and not slip on their floor… you are a winner in my book. seriously, what is up with the floor here? its soooo slick! And no, I have not been drinking.
I do like Bar Louie for a number of reasons, despite their dangerous environment.
1. They have a large menu, with a variety of choices, including typical bar food and some unique items.
2. They have a decent wine, beer and cocktail list.
3. They have good happy hour deals, not that I ever get to go to Happy Hour. But if I did, I would choose this place.
Some of their signature cocktails are a little pricey, but overall I do enjoy it when I come here.

I liked this place. Comfortable patio seating, a nicely eclectic menu, decent service, friendly servers and the food was solid.
I had the BBQ Ranch Salad with chicken. It came lightly dressed with lots of tasty morsels like roasted corn, ripe tomato, tender chicken, fried onion strings and tortilla strips to guild the lily. The garlic bread was overkill but it was tasty from the bite I took. I’d definitely eat hear again and I’d likely order the same thing if I was in the mood for a salad. My friend had the chicken sandwich and it looked delicious on thick multigrain bread and tater tots. It’s definitely worth checking out and a return visit.