Rosie's is such a nice place to relax and have drinks with friends. The patio is really cool and absolutely perfect on warm summer nights. The drinks are good and reasonably priced. Side note, I'm just now realizing I've only had their appetizers (ha!) they're pretty tasty but nothing out of the ordinary.
Review Source:Had the $2.00 tacos and they were nasty ,the meat tasted like all chili powder the so called soft taco came open faced so when you fold it it cracked in half, the shell also greasy ,I was hungry and ate them and had tummy ache for hours after,, on a better note we enjoy the pizza and fish
Review Source:Actually got recruited to going to Rosie's while visiting the zoo. Weird, I know. These guys came up to us asking if we frequent Ferndale, I told them I don't know, I don't think I've ever been to Ferndale, haha. Then I explained we just moved here. They had a variety of giftcards to randomly choose from with surprise amounts. This couldn't have happened at a better time! We were just talking about heading out to find something to eat. We drove the 3 miles to downtown Ferndale and made our way into Rosie's. Street parking was a breeze and the meter was only 50 cents. This place is a sports bar so there are TV's galore. Pretty roomy with plenty of booths, table tops and outdoor seating. Our server was super nice and knew the menu which was a big plus! When trying to alter one of their specialty pizza's she suggested making it a create your own to save some dough. I had a deep dish pizza and I have to say it was the best pizza I have had in a long time! Being a Chicagoan, this is where it's at! My friend had the thin crust and said it was equally delicious. The kiddo had the hot dog from the kids menu and I have to say this was the biggest hot dog I have ever seen! She loved it! The hubs had a chicken sandwich that was also good, even when he heated up his leftovers the next day he said it was still super tasty. Though I think I may have gotten him hooked on the pizza. ; ) Mmmm all this pizza talk has me wanting pizza now.....
Oh and those surprise giftcards we had...came out to $22! Thanks Rosie O'Grady's recruiters!
OK here's the deal with Rosie's... you have to be in the "let's go to Rosie's mood"... if you're not in the mood, this place could be a 1 or 2 star place.
However when you want a sports bar atmosphere, with friends, beer, food, games, AND you're in the mood for the food at Rosie's that's really good, than I'm a huge fan.
We have our company party here for xmas in the front room and it's great, very laid back and fun environment. Their staff is very good and nice behind the bar. I'm not a huge fan of the booths they have, I think the high top tables and belly up at the bar is definitely the way to go.
Their bar seating which has indoor/outdoor for spring/summer is probably the best in metro Detroit.
Again if the game's on and you want to grab burger/pizza/beer this is the place. If you're going for a romantic date or a comfort food dinner that's quiet, this is probably not the place. Most of the negative reviews on here IMO are based on people going to this spot with the wrong attitude at the wrong time. There are many nights where the last thing I want to do is go to Rosies... (which is why it's not 5/5). Only other issue is there is some pretty horrendous stuff on their menu. (like the nacho's... 0/5)...
The food isn't bad but the drinks are pretty pricey for some Joe Schmo Irish bar. This place isn't that great on any level ... average set up, weird TV's that show the dance floor and encourage stalking to a whole other level, average music, busy bar, etc.
But it's not the worst either. They have a nice outdoor patio good for the summer. It's a big place so you can avoid that significant other you see across the room. I will go here every once in a while (parking is a pain sometimes though).
I would come here for the patio and leave here for a handful of other reasons.
As far as bar food goes they have, decent choices. The Mac & Cheese is mediocre, the Sandwiches are alright, and the salads fresh but not crazy creative. One thing I do get a kick out of are the garlic parmesan fries that are horribly greasy yet oh-so-good. Burgers might be the safest bet. These dishes will probably be served with a side of spotty service. Sometimes the waitor/waitress is great, other times very much the opposite.
The beer list is limited in comparison to other bars in the area and pricing is average for a pint or bottle. Really, what it truly boils down to is what kind of atmosphere you are looking for when watching a game or catching up with friends. I'm not going to give a low rating to a place for not being my style or not having the crowd I particularly want to be around because obviously many others do enjoy this spot. If you have bro tendencies then I would check it out. If you just love sports and want to go to a place that is about ready to blow out the city's electricity with how many TVs they have on, I would definitely go here. If you are a hipster kid that only likes limited batches of beers from microbreweries I would pass. If you just don't care and you want to sit out on a nice patio and people watch? You can come hang out with me.
I love the atmosphere of this place, but it can be expensive! It's a great place to come and watch a game, or enjoy the outdoor patio with friends. The burgers and sandwiches are solid, and they have a good beer selection. I'd say the food is slightly overpriced, the beer is pretty average in price, and the liquor is way overpriced. Overall though, it's a fun place to hang out and the place is huge so you almost never have to wait for a table.
Review Source:I love the "new" Rosies!
I always enjoyed the local dive bar, feel of Rosie when it was on Troy, and wasn't sure if I would like the new one...kinda expecting your typical meat market atmosphere. I have gone, now, for a few drinks with my friends, and into the restaurant area with my family. Â I think the layout of the place allows one to enjoy an adult night out, yet it accommodates children very well. Â The table side tvs are a godsend if you have small kids.
I haven't tried anything on the menu that I didn't like. Â Quality bar fare. Portions are large. Staff have always been courteous and attentive.
They now are promoting a kids night on Wednesdays  where cartoon characters greet kids and they eat for free.  Great idea.  Not many restaurants in Ferndale/RO go out of their way to please their youngest guests.
I give rosie' s 5 stars for their happy hour, but this rating is for the food;)
I love the chicken tortilla soup, like their pizzas (round) and avoid their burgers...
I'm not really into bar food so that may account for my lack of enthusiasm. I've tried a chicken sandwich and it was ok. The salads are good but pricey and their burgers used to be better. Â The cheap drinks and good service (usually) are what keeps us coming back!
Bottomline...go if your thirsty and if you're hungry you can always order thai from across the street:)
I had some free time the other day and decided to venture into Ferndale....
I originally went to try out One Eyed Betty's, but they were beyond packed (as usual) Â Sigh.... Some other time, Betty. Â Some other time.
I didn't feel like standing around for an hour hoping someone would jump off their bar stool. Â Everyone looked pretty comfy in there. Â So, I mozied on out and took off down Troy.
I realized as I was walking I hadn't been into the new(ish) location of Rosie's so I thought, "why not?" Â
When I walked in, it was quite the opposite of Betty's. Â There were seats GALORE!!
There were some people eating and sitting at the bar.. my first thought was "more overflow"... for people like us trying to get in somewhere packed, it was Rosie's or B-Dubs ( and although I love hanging out at B-Dubs, I hate their food).
I sat at the bar and Jacob greeted me. Â He was nice enough, but should've spoken more carefully...
me: Â What do you guys have on draft?
Jacob: Â Well, that depends, we have LOTS of stuff..
me: Â Do you have 312?
J: Â Uh, no, we don't have that.
me: Â Ok, how about just a Blue Moon then?
J: Â Well, let me tell you what we have... blah blah blah Summer Shandy... blah blah...
me: Â Ok, i'll take one of those.
Then I ordered a pub burger. Â
It was OK.  I'm not gonna rave about a burger that's basically one step up from a Big Mac and  charged $9.00 for.  Fries were terrible.. way overcooked and I think the oil was old too.  They had that funk about them.
I am giving them 3 stars only because I know their pizza is super yummy and they have days when it's half off.
So, one beer and a burger with lousy fries was $16.50 including tip. Â Still on the "cheaper" side, but barely!!!!
I should have waited around at Betty's I suppose.. Something would have opened up eventually. Â
/Pizza!
4/14/13 the bartender carried my pint from the top of the glass. GROSS! Then after observing him for a few minutes, saw him touch money then carry salsa with his thumb actually in the salsa!!! Very unprofessional, any well run restaurant would not allow any of this to happen. Oh, and either replace the rinse aid in your dishwasher or start polishing your silverware. Food was good, but can only wonder what goes on in the back of the house if I witnessed so many gross things right in front of me.
Review Source:Met a colleague for lunch. Â Nice and spacious bar area. Â Rest rooms were neat and clean. Â Our server was also the bartender and she was quick and got the orders right.
I enjoyed a cup of soup and a Traverse City Salad. Â Good portion and tasty. Â
Only knock (which albeit not a big one) would be maybe add a few more 'healthy items' to the menu.
The food is just ok, and the atmosphere I don't understand.
Is it bar, or pub, or club, or lounge? There's this trendy seating lounge in a small room to one side of the bar, and a awkward dance floor next to bar booths. I don't get it. I've had hot dogs, burgers, appetizers, and their pizza.
The McClures pickle chips were very good.
A night of watching sports turned into a full-on dance party that I was not prepared for nor expecting.
Seriously, what is this place -- an Irish pub? A sports bar? A night club? It's all of the above.
I didn't even know it was an Irish spot until I just saw it on the Yelp profile. I didn't notice anything Irish about this place, other than I think my friend wore green.
Yes, the Wings were getting embarrassed that night but even if they weren't, the lights would've dimmed and the tunes turned up full blast. Not even anything current -- think '90s Shaggy.
I was taking it all in -- the two bouncers, the coat check, dress coe for men, how the cliente changed gradually -- and just burst out laughing. And then got annoyed. I'm still annoyed. The guys also said a man was in the men's bathroom offering soap and paper towels. AT AN IRISH SPORTS BAR.
Originally, I thought we lucked out when our first choice to watch MSU/Red Wings was at capacity because I realized how much more sports-friendly it was here than the other spot. TVs were everywhere -- even in our BOOTH! It was amazing because we weren't craning our necks to get a view of the ones above the bar. We also got there early enough for the drink specials, which this place has seven days a week.
Our appetizers of pickle chips and made-to-order guacamole was way better than I expected. The pickles were breaded and served with "boom" sauce, which was maybe a queso dip. The guacamole, though I would've preferred more spice, was incredibly fresh and gone in no time.
We split a small, six-slice deep dish spicy Mediterranean pizza. Deep dish is just a thicker crust and definitely nothing like Chicago deep dish. The slices were pretty puny actually but I loved the combination of the flavors: banana peppers, garlic, fresh moz, pepperoni, salami and olive oil.
After we were done eating is when it all went downhill and spoiled what was otherwise a good time. The music seriously came out of NOWHERE. Maybe make an announcement or something.
I'm a carryout person, so for lunch I wanted to go back to an old spot. Rosie's staff is pleasant (carryout) and they have the orders ready when promised. The food is more disappointing than I remember. My BBQ burger was laking flavor and seasoning. The fries are not made for carryout because they were limp and a bit soggy when I went to eat. The Julius' Caesar salad (large) is huge and if you are vegetarian you would like all the leafy romaine lettuce. I on the other hand order it with grilled chicken. The chicken had the good mesquite flavor, but was lacking in portion size. It would have been great for a small, but for $3 extra I was disappointed. It left me craving a coney island salad from the local spot down the street (cheaper & a huge amount of grilled chicken salad). This
Review Source:Another place to take off my list of restaurants to go to if I can't think of anywhere else in the area.
The food has gotten progressively worse (and it wasn't that amazing in the first place), to the point where it's not worth eating. I tried the Godfather sandwich, and after a failed attempt by the food runner to give me a wrap, my sandwich was delivered with greasy fries (don't get the garlic parmesan fries). I wish I would have kept the wrap, it might have had more taste.
The service has always been sketchy, this night it was terrible. There was a lady at a table across the way that was trying to get her server's attention to get her bill, and after a while it got hilarious because it was taking so long. I even brought it to the server's attention, and instead of going to that table she went to one two in front of it. I never got a refill, and had finished before I was asked. At that point, it was pointless. The people that run this, CD and OEBs appear to need some real help to get back up to speed, all three are now lousy places.
I have to say I had some of the WORST service I have had in a Resturaunt in a very long time. We were outside in the heat with a medium sized group. There was a crappy band playing and out waitress was terrible. We ordered an appetizer which never came apparently he kitchen "lost the ticket" probably because the waitress did not write anything down.
Then I asked for ranch on my sandwich rather than mayo. I never got my ranch on my sandwich and she said "I'll be right back with that ranch" 15 minutes later my husband had to ask another waitress for it.
She took 20 minutes to return our bill and just overall screwed up. The food was decent but I couldn't get past the poor service.
There are certainly plenty of good things to like about Rosie's...the huge space with different sections, the TVs, the beer selection. But there are also plenty of things really killing this spot...running out of multiple beers on the menu, cheap greasy food, early happy hour(ends at 5), stupid ass events and contests.
Overall it's not a bad place to watch the game, but everything is priced a dollar to high for what your getting.
Oh Boy...
I went here yesterday for lunch. I mean, they serve bar food... impossible to mess up...right? WRONG! I was in the mood for greasy good food. For an apetizer, I ordered the Chicken strips. Easy right? They had so much salt on them that i had to send them back. Besides, even if they were seasoned correctly, they tasted like they were fried in aged 1980 oil that was used to fry catfish or something. How dissapointed was i?
As a meal i tried the burger and fries. I mean, come on... The burger was ok. To me, i dont see the point in ordering a burger if its not from the red coat tavern  but i was advised that they have a good one. It was fine enough. The fries though. They were seasoned fries which should have been delicious. nope. They were fried in that nasty grease so they were not hot, crispy or delicious. I heard that the food there was not so good but i thought the people who told me that were just being unreasonable because how can a restaurant mess up bar food? turns out they were right.
I dont think i like the ambiance there either. There are just too many ideas strung together. patio, disco balls, pool hall feel and a weird unopened area that reminds me of Carabbas... too much.
I wont be returning unless its for the beer selection.
I will say that Erika was an amazing waitress.
I am giving it 3 stars because of all the lovely ladies I saw inside. I went because it was 1st Wednesday and I figured I would bring my baby brother so I wasn't solo. When we arrived they carded us and my poor brother is 18 so we didn't go inside because it is 21 and up after 9pm.
It would have been nice if the website stated this because we just wanted to eat and people watch. We couldn't go inside so I guess I miss out this month. I refuse to go alone and I refuse to go on any other night because from what I have read it turns into frat house fun.
I am giving it 3 stars because of the good vibes and neat people I noticed going in and having fun. It really seemed like a cool place and I guess I will go before 9pm so my brother can come with me.
The food smelt good and I want to try it. I can't wait. More reviews coming soon!
How many times have I driven, biked, or walked past Rosie's without going in? Probably too many to count given how often I wander around Nine Mile. My first adventure into the TV-choked, beer slick bro-haven came on Sunday morning in search of coal-oven omelettes. My hopes were wretchedly dashed from the first when our prompt server, Jason, sadly informed us breakfast went over to the Cantina Diablo (owned by the same company) across the street. As friends arranged to meet us at Rosie's, there was no change of venue.
Being a counterpart of The Cantina Diablo, I was of two minds about Rosie's as an eatery but decided to give the restaurant a shot. Admittedly it feels like a sports bar crossed with a slapdash attempt at Irishness, thoroughly soused and stumbling through Vegas at 11AM the morning after. Maybe ithe ambiance improves somewhat when night falls. The place is noisy, loud, and extremely bright thanks to far too many TVs mounted on every inch of wall space possible. I am told there are 120 plus, which leads a certain assault against the senses. But be sure you'll be able to catch the game from _some_ angle, no matter what the game is. About the only sports not shown were extreme minecraft and Swiss tackle yodeling.
So this isn't the place you take your girlfriend for a romantic dinner or Mom and Aunt Matilda for a cozy Sunday brunch. You might drag your roommates or the team in late, late at night for a nibble or swing in for a quick lunch on the very nice patio. Adjusting my expectations accordingly, I perused the menu and found the usual staples: a few sandwiches, about a dozen burgers, several appetizers focused around bar favourites (the loaded chili is worth mentioning), and a seasonal menu in the back. The coal-fired ovens made the pizzas sound like a sure thing, but fellow Yelpers have warned that way lies disappointment, so I didn't bother tempting fate.
Instead I went with the chili burger, a compromise between my carnal desires for meat on a bun and meat in a bowl that morning. (To heck with the omelet, since they didn't have it.) After getting my revenge on innocent cows, I was provided with a tasty burger stacked in a huge heap of onion straw rings, almost wafer thin and quite chewy. There was no stacking the burger together, though, without hopes of chili pouring down the sides. All in all, the chili burger was tasty; the fries far too salty (stolen from my beau's plate); and the house salad about as regular as one might imagine. A nice touch: they bring the bottle of balsamic vinagrette to your table.
Service varies enormously. Some of the staff looked too cool to care, while luckily my server was attentive, mindful, and checking in frequently to provide refills on tea and pop, bring updates on our meal while in the kitchen, and such. That level of service I expect from the likes of a 3-star plus restaurant, and I'd hire him on the spot if I worked for an upscale place. I don't think it's the norm, but Jason absolutely changed the tone of the meal. He would bump the star value up a lot more, but the rest of the restaurant just didn't carry the same care and quality. Rosie's middle of the road and totally without atmosphere. The menu meanders all over the place without any specific style or specialty (Irish on one page, a bunch of pizzas the next, no real distinguished entrees), and it was a morass of loud, noisy people elbowing one another out of the way.
HMMMMMMM this place has well over 80 reviews i really don't think its even worth me adding another one lol
service was okay big ups to Mike who had just started he was great!!
i got the spicy pizza comes with peperoni, salami, banana peppers and cheese i opted out of the salami and replaced it with chicken. great thin crust pizza.
Lemon drop was weak..very weak
My home girl got the kids portion of fish ad chips it was a nice amount for 5 bucks or so. Really good tarter sauce with some type of creole spice to it..
From the reviews i take it that this place is better for happy hour
Only gripe i have is that they did not have a full bar that i assumed they would have, they did not carry the vodka  was looking for also they ran out of the Stella Artois beer..Okay thats cool whatever
Thats it.. leave it or take it folks
HAPPY HOUR IS YOUR BEST BET..
There must be a large section of the population who thrives in a loud environment crammed with retina-scorching television screens, greasy menus (in both content and to the touch), and mediocre vittles and service. Â Rosie O'Grady's is the reborn, nuclear Sta-Puft behemoth of sports bars, plunked awkwardly in what used to be a nice little haven of bistros and small boutiques.
As we tried to converse over early Sunday dinner, a bright, moving screen stuck into the side of our booth spewed forth a lively parade of commercials with some kind of sports game sprinkled in. Â I glanced above, looking futilely for an "off" button and the wall was moving...you guessed it-more screens! Â Pesky city ordinances be damned-why don't they go ahead and cover the outside and roof with screens too? Â People can fist pump as they fly overhead!
Conversation must be obsolete in these circles. Â How do people meet each other here? I imagine this place on a crowded Saturday night filled with folks staring in all directions at one of several "big games" while sucking predictably on beer for the guys, fruity cocktails for the girls. Â Only during less interesting commercials do they turn away from their screen of choice to make out a muscle or set of boobs through the blear. Â They then screech out "What's your name?" above the din as the seconds tick down. Â Score!!
My cohort wished to change the station to anything else-an ordeal. Â The waitress asked what we wanted to watch, coming back awhile later to ask again, then again. Â Acting visibly put out at finding one channel change quite impossible, she finally had to get the hostess, who had some special code or something. Â Who knew one channel change at a screen that only our table could see was such a guarded privilege? Â My chicken Piccata was two small discs of chicken pounded very flat atop bland, salty rice. Â There were beans. Â The pecan ball ice cream dessert was tasty. Â
I fully understand that I'm not of the breed they're shooting for, but was open-minded enough to give this place a try, hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Â Instead, hours later, I see ghost images of sports legs running when I close my eyes as my substandard chicken hardens in the fridge.
Ew. This place is full of tools. The only good thing about it is their chicken caesar wrap. The only time I will go there is during the early morning/noonish for food. Not at all for the atmosphere. If you feel like getting hit on by guido's or just plain annoyed by them then this is obviously the place for you.
No thanks.
Okay, I wasn't technically at Rosie's this Monday, I was at the BW3 across the street sitting on the patio. Â I'm giving Rosie's one star because they were playing what seemed like a continuous godawful techno trance meets Enya song on a loop. Â I know it's hard to find sports people want to watch in the summer when the Tigers' game has ended. Â I'm not an Ed Hardy dude-bro and I'm not the world's most voracious sports fan... Â Why, I've even been to a couple Broadway plays! Â But if this is sports bar music in 2010 the male gender has officially been neutered. Â
I actually asked our waitress if she had a pistol so I could shoot one of the speakers out. Â She denied my request so I asked again for a pistol, this time to put in my mouth so I could end the suffering.
DISCLAIMER:
This review is for Rosie O'Grady's as a BAR.
As a restaurant, they are A-OK - three stars.... just don't show up to eat after 9pm on a weekend!
The nightlife at Rosie's is a total FAIL!
Music: Awful - Crowd: total chach - Drinks: weak and generic - Atmosphere: artificial - Women: artificial .... I could go on, but I wont.
This place blows. It embodies everything that is wrong with America today. Over-hyped, over-stimulated, over-saturated.... I was over it before they were done building it.
A place for Ken and Barbie to meet and mingle...My nightmare, come to life!
Over and out...
I have to update again...great service deserves another 5 stars! Â
Right before Christmas, we met up with some friends for pub trivia at Rosies. Â Our friends got there first and had gotten some beers from the bar before being seated at a table on the dance floor (where the trivia tournament is held). Â We showed up and sat with them for 20-30 minutes, getting more and more irritated (and THIRSTY!) as we watched all the tables being served all around us while we still hadn't been approached by anybody! Â Finally we grabbed a waitress and she said we weren't her table but that she'd find out what was up.
At that point, we got a complete turnaround in service! Â The manager explained that there had been a mixup and nobody was assigned to wait on us, it was totally their bad, and she wanted to make it up to us by buying us a round and an appetizer. Â We gratefully ordered some beers and looked at the appetizer menu, and I jokingly said "How about the Party Platter?" Â The manager said "Absolutely, I'll go put the order in." Â I immediately said "I was just kidding, that thing is $25!" Â She said that she had screwed up and wanted to make it up to us, so we could have anything that would make us happy. Â We decided that a party platter would make us extremely happy, and she happily obliged!
From that point on, we had red carpet treatment all the way. Â We got extra attention from our waitress, plus the manager and an assistant manager checked on us regularly. Â Beer glasses didn't stay dry for long! Â The total bill was crazy low too, apparently there was some kind of beer special going on. Â And, we came in 2nd for pub trivia, winning a $10 Rosies gift card!
TOTALLY AWESOME. Â Their over-the-top customer service saved the day! Â We are pretty excited about going back for pub trivia as often as possible - see you there!
Wow this place rocks!
soooooooo much space and soooooo many TVS.... Â my friend and I were catching up on ole times and thought we would have a laid back night at this snazzy new spot, and we were not disappointed we had every intention of having dinner and in anticipation we ordered the small bar platter of appetizers I think it was $9.99... Â That was all she wrote, because after we consumed all of that we were not ordering anything else but good dark beer! Â They have Guinness on tap and more space with a lil different atmosphere and attitude throughout, choose your scene and then change it if you want all in one huge and friendly bar!
The bar platter was unique with buffalo cheese sticks deep fried with a blu cheese zest hotness and crispness all dipped in blu cheese again... Â stuffed mushrooms oh my! Â and wow now those are good potato skins, truly more then a meal here! Â I can't imagine the large so I think next time I will have to order it just to see how obnoxious it must be...
I will be back!
The only good thing I can think of to say about this monstrosity is that at least it's gargantuan enough to contain the douche bags who seem to travel far and wide to fill up it's concrete ugliness. Â What's up with the blazing patio - no shade anywhere.
On their grand opening, I was charged $6 for a pint - I think the idiotic waitress was just some random chick who decided to come in and make a killing.
The old Rosie's was a total dump - but it had a certain charm. Â This place is just a soul-less cavernous money-pit. Â The food is only ok, nothing special.
I know I know - The old Rosie O'Grady's was a dump! Â A DUMP! Â It was just like the bars I avoided in my home town where everyone in house on any given night was a graduate of the local high-school. Â
But this... Â This place is different. Â I'm on their indoor patio writing this after having a nice big fat burger (my last cheat meal of the day since half the day I ate healthy yesterday). Â Yummy. Â I like it. Â My stomach says "Ellllehhh..." which is a bad feeling BUT which means the food was good!"
Somehow I have become sort of a VIP here after spending probably no more than 30 bucks TOTAL. Â But I tip well since I know the gig and the managers and staff like me. Â If you come up here and see a guy with either A) a Bulldog on their Pooch Porch or B) A scruffy laptop at the first corner table on their patio that very well could be ME.
This atmosphere is big, roomy, nice, classy but not snobby. Â The crowd is pretty but not too Ultra-Chic. Â It's rather eclectic and it's big enough to find a spot where you can feel good around people you like.
The one thing I tell people and the staff is, this place doesn't make sense. Â It's got a patio next to a sports bar-irish thingy, next to a Pizza place, next to a dancefloor next to a game area. Â It's kinda like a big jumble but to me - Mr Short Attention Span - That is just great!
It's crazy busy on weekend nights at this point.
Oh ya... Â The POOCH PORCH. Â This place is Dog Friendly. Â They have a porch where you can take your dog and chill. Â Bring friends or something to do, though, since it's a little cut off from the crowd, but not too badly. Â I would almost want to encourage people to use it since if no one does, you never know... It may get sort of grandfathered out. Â They don't really advertise it so I will do so Right Here.
Meanwhile - as you can see - they also have wireless. Â Drink prices are still great and there's always a decent number of people hanging out pretty much anytime.
That's it, man.
I give it a 5 because I literally have zero bad things to say about it.
Now, if you know me, you may be wondering - what the heck is Mariah doing in a sports bar?! True, sports bars are not really my natural habitat. Â However, a friend suggested the new Rosie's and I was pretty curious.
They did a great job with the new location. Â If you're watching any game, you can't miss the million flat screen TVs - you could see from anywhere in the joint.
The staff was super friendly, and the people-watching was pretty fantastic. Â There were some interactions (girl with a boatload of eye makeup talking up guys in suits) I might expect, but there were also a huge variety of people just being low-key and having a good time -- not necessarily trying to hit on/impress each other.
What really won me over, though? Â The outdoor and somewhat outdoor area to your right as you enter. Â On a warm summer night, it was great to sit for a bit at that bar, and if I came back, I'd probably try to claim a table truly outside. Â I'm a strong believer that there aren't enough places to go grab a drink outside. Thanks, Rosie's, for adding one more!
I hate writing bad reviews for restaurants, but I really need to give my input. I was pretty excited to see the inside of this building they have done do much work on, and it was pretty nice.
However, when I saw the salad I had ordered I was extremely disappointed. A meagre portion of iceberg lettuce, 4-6 dried cherries, and about 1/2 cup dressing.. I didn't want to, but I did take one bite of the salad before pushing it to the edge of the table.
My friend ordered a burger (which they grind the meat for, themselves). It was a 1/3 lb slab of ground beef about the size of a slider on a regular sized bun. He was only able to enjoy the patty for a few bites, while the rest of the burger was "fixings only".. He said the fries were pretty good - a slight garlic flavor.
They took the salad off our bill, of course, and asked if I would like to try something else.. However, there wasn't much to choose from - being a vegetarian. Only a couple salads - not even a veggie burger! Being in Ferndale, I think it would have been wise for the restaurant to think their menu over more carefully.
So, I didn't have the opportunity to have a full meal. The tap water was good, though. : )
So Bob G went to the opening night and it sounds like his poor experience had much more to do with the chaos of having an unexpectedly large crowd in a new facility. Â
I gave this place a couple of days and came in in the mid afternoon on a Sunday and had a great experience. The bartender who served me was super friendly, funny, and helpful. All of the TVs were working and the place is spacious enough to feel like the big suburban sports bars, but with the outdoor patio and large windows on nine mile fits really well in downtown Ferndale. I think this bar is a great addition to downtown Ferndale and that's a great thing.
On a lesser note, my pizza could have been cooked a little longer, but it was still yummy. Â If it was a little better done I would have given 5 stars... I'll come again and give another menu item a try and see what happens.
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