They *fixed my Long Island! Don't worry I'm not driving. Have what you want. Been eating here since 16 haven't been disappointed yet! I had a great happy hour here, my waitress was great! The ahi tuna sald was pretty good, my only suggestion would be to use mixed greens instead of iceberg lettuce. The prices are fair. The atmosphere is welcoming and comfortable. I'd take almost anyone here.
Review Source:Surprisingly expansive and creative menu, but a tad pricey for the quality of the food. Some of what I've eaten here in the past has had strange tastes, and the ingredients, to me, taste very processed and unnatural. Still, there is so much to choose from, and you'd be way better of at Houlihan's than other mall chain restaurants.
Another item to note is that the service is ridiculously and inexplicably slow! I came on a Sunday afternoon recently with maybe two other tables with patrons in the entire place, and a full staff, and it took well over an hour to get food.
Have dinner on the "restaurant side" and then move over to the bar for their great specials! Or start on the bar side - they have good appetizer and drink specials. ONLY on the bar side. Make sure you put your name on the list as soon as you can - there can be a wait on high traffic days.
The Ahi Tuna Salad is really delish!
The food was good but service was horrible. It took about 6 minutes before some one noticed we needed to be seated. 10 minutes before someone took our food order. Just as my friend asked me if I wanted to go somewhere else the waitress finally came over. Â And the best part is we were 1 of 4 tables so I will never go there again.
Review Source:I went to Houlihan's today for the 1,035th  time for happy hour. They have tasty food and great happy hour specials. I really like their creative mixed drinks, today the hit was the basil strawberry lemonade. My main complaint is with their service. We had a large group coming, but since less than "half" of the group was there they would not allow us to have a large table. Then once the majority of the group arrived, we asked if we could move to a larger table. The waitress insinuated that we were trying to take the table next to us away from another customer (which we were not) and finally offered to move some other tables together. The waitress was very busy and did not check on our table as often as she should have. At the end when we asked for our bills, they had taken the liberty to write in the gratuity (by hand) on the checks. Funny, because I would have given more than they had written- but since they had already decided- fine.... I'll go with what they wrote in. Next time I might go somewhere that is a little friendlier.
Review Source:We go there and always get the Lavash and spinach dip, it is excellent!! Â They also had a salad that had calamari and banana, sounds weird, but if you like calamari it is cooked perfectly not rubbery at all, great flavor combo. Â We also have had the burgers on a great hand made bun, yum. Â And the bar has excellent martini's. Â Oh 1 more great thing, not sure if they still offer it, if not they need to bring it back, Â dessert deconstructed smores. to die for!!!! Â We have never had a bad thing yet.
Review Source:This is about as good as a chain can get. The food was fresh and hot and really tasted like it was put together from scratch. The French Dip was awesome but next time I would order it without cheese. It was a good quality cheese, but just a little too pungent for this sandwich. It really detracted from the roast beef and tender-crispy French bread.
Their top-notch service was fast and very friendly. In fact, the manager stopped us on the way out to make sure everything was ok. Next time I'm in Lansing, I am definitely headed back to Houlihan's.
We tried this mall restaurant for the 1st time last night & were pleasantly surprised. I thought their menu was very expansive. The drink menu is a solid 2 pages, and there are at least 15 different small plates you can try without getting into their main courses. I didn't even go that far since I hit the small plates. Â
The parmesan fries were wonderful. Â The mini burgers rock w. their special sauces (Ranch, a parmesan-mayo mix & a special BBQ [which I could do withouth]).
The Meal Deal looks good, but it's only good Sun. & Mon. We will definitely go back for this 3-course offer.
My husband and I visit Houlihan's nearly weekly and love their food, drinks and mostly HAPPY HOUR! Â Their new small plates menu is great too. Â We've never had trouble using coupons or gift cards here. Â The staff is great, especially in the bar area. Â Great service and friendly people that remember your name.
Review Source:Don't even think of getting a gift certificate here - you are banned from any specials if you try to use your GC and are better off dining without one. Â Customer service is nil - we were forbidden to use our GC towards the Sun/Mon meal menu even though you didn't need any coupon to order the special - every other diner could order it off the menu (so why couldn't we use our GC towards it?). Â Management would not budge, even in this economy and never followed up by phone, as promised. Â We will never return and we will never get or give a gift certificate again. Â Waitress gave minimal service since her tip was already guaranteed to be 18% per the GC. Â The entire experience made the food taste bad - I'm not even sure if it was good food or not, but the experience surely left a "bad taste" in our mouths!
Review Source:I have always loved this place, even though I shy away from chains. They never fail to deliver great food. The only suggestion I have for Houlihan's is for them to add some lower calorie menu options. Even the items on the menu that sound healthy aren't. There are not many meals here to be had for under a 1,000 calories.
Review Source:I really enjoy Houlihan's. Â Even though it's a chain, it's still one of the only really original restaurants on the west-side. They do a great happy hour with drink and appetizer specials. Their menu is huge, but full of really interesting, well-made and great tasting food. Â I love their Bruschetta with goat cheese .... mmmmm, so good! Â The Chicken Lettuce Wraps are also amazing - great flavor, beautiful presentation.
My boyfriend has been highly impressed with their French Dip. Â Service can be hit or miss, but the atmosphere makes up for it. Â I don't think it's boring at all ... it's much classier than Friday's.
Since I am "Reppin the East Siiide" as you can see on my profile, I don't get to the West Siiide too often. This was a nice surprise. I havent been to Houlihans in probably 10 years and forgot that it was a pretty cool place. If ya like TGI Fridays, ya might be disappointed with the inside of Houlihans, it is much more boring. The food is very good and they have a 15 minute lunch guarantee for the workin folks...I had some kind of southwest wrap, very decent and lightning fast on the delivery. In the words of Arnold S. "I'll be baaacck"
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