The review below was written for Qype.co.uk. The website is a networking website where people from around the world post reviews of businesses and services. I recently went to Chick's Bar on Warren Ave. in Detroit for the Friday Fish Fry. This is my review of Chick's:
It may seem odd to give 5 stars to an old neighborhood bar on a Detroit street corner, but after one Friday night fish fry, I was sold. Chick’s Bar has apparently been an establishment since the 1940s, and it’s definitely got that atmosphere of a true neighborhood bar, where regular customers are treated like family.
I don’t venture to the city of Detroit very often, but I may have to for an order of the fried shrimp. Not liking seafood, I made the rookie mistake of ordering a cheeseburger on fish fry night. You are supposed to order some sort of fatty, buttery, scrumptiously fried seafood. When my “medium” cooked burger came to me dead last and looking much more “well done” than I had ordered, I learned my lesson. My dear friend took pity on me, and offered me three of her fried shrimp, explaining she had plenty to go around. They were so tasty. To be honest, my burger was not bad by any means. It just wasn’t cooked the way I ordered it, but after a bite of the shrimp, all was forgiven in my book. Perhaps drinking beer also helped…
My friends’ grandmother who is quite the gambler (go Granny!) was with us that night. See, it really is a neighborhood type bar! Where else can you drink with your 23-year-old friends, their parents and their grandmother? So, she got the whole table playing pull tab lotto games. Someone had a $20 winner, but mostly, we just lost and had piles of pull tab tickets scattered across the table. The bar also has Keno for you fellow gamblers.
The only downsides to this bar are the location because being in Detroit at night is scary (which is why I fully recommend traveling with a buddy, if not an army, in this city) and that you will reek of fish when you leave.
(Tip: You may want to Febreeze your clothing, if you plan to go anywhere else in public afterwards.)
I leave you with four words… Friday night fish fry!
For more information about Chick's Bar, check out the bar's website at www.chicksbar.net.
3 comments:
I've been there as well, and I agree with your review. It's a very "homey" place. Everyone was very nice. Great atmosphere, and great fish. Save the burger order for any day other than Friday!
I'm glad you liked it. Sorry about the burger, though. I am the owner of Chick's, and I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for coming. Hopefully you will come again, and introduce yourself. My name is Pete. Thanks again.
Hi Erin,
I'll be in that bar this weekend, really looking forward to it, my friend in detroit wil be taking me there, he already got me a t-shirt lol, i am travelling from Ontario Canada... where would you recommend closest most decent hotel to there? I like the Hiltons like Hilton garden inn but have no idea how close or far away from there it is, and he lives in Allen Park so don't want too far from there either. Thanks in advance if you can help.... i wil check back here in a few days..thanks ... Bet from Ontario
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