Mr J's Sports Bar & Grill

This is one review I am elated to make.  I've been here twice and they've failed both times.  First, we came here back in November on a Saturday night for my birthday with 8 people.  We were the only 8 people in the whole bar so we expected stellar service.  The two bartenders were so busy chatting that they didn't seem to want to be bothered helping us.  I would never be back, but we decided to give them another chance.

We had a group of 17 people (employees of the Red Wings) looking for a place to watch the away Wings playoff game.  Knowing this was a larger group, we called in the morning to let them know we were coming.  One might add appropriate staff members to accommodate a playoff game and a group of 17.  To our surprise, only one bartender was on staff to serve the entire place.  As we sat down the bartender (who doesn't know us) informed us that she just came back from being at the strip club and she's exhausted.  Classy.  After she informed us of how her day has gone, she then told us that she will not do seperate tabs.  Wait... This is a bar? Three people ordered food.  We all drank bottled beer.  I don't understand how this makes sense to put 17 people on one tab.  In order to avoid the entire hassle of breaking down a tab 17 ways, 5 or 6 people went to the bar and started a tab.  

When it was time to leave we had to ask for the bill.  The bartender sat down at our table with a long receipt and a pen.  Then took one person at a time, took their card, crossed their drinks off the tab, went back to the bar to scan their card, and then moved on to the next person.  After everyone left we were left with a $37 tab - and we only ordered 3 beers.  We pointed out that several items on the tab were items that nobody ordered.  Rather than arguing, we paid the bill and left.  And we definitely won't be back.

This is a great spot for a dive bar in Berkley.  Just not THIS dive bar.  I can only hope the owner realizes he has no idea what he's doing and someone else can turn this into a great spot to hang out.

-Good beer selecton, but WARM beer from the coolers!!!!
-Go someplace else

-If it were possible to put zero stars, I would.  Suggestion for Yelp, negative stars..?
-awful service
-warm beer
-caters to dirt-ball regulars
-nice remodel, but wasted on the wrong patrons
-overpriced bar food that tastes like a pre-wrapped gas station lunch.
-disgusting bathrooms
-did I mention awful service?
-I can't wait for the owner to run out of money, so a REAL businessperson can take over
-I live VERY close to this bar (I can throw a football at the building from my front yard) and enjoy having a drink with friends, but would rather pay for a cab, or walk a few extra blocks, to hang out at 24-seconds/Berkley Front on 12-mile.
-Don't waste your time or money
-Every visit, I have seen the regulars smoking at the bar (non-smoking State).