christine S and I have tried many times to enjoy tom's. i had heard people speak very well of the ramshackle bar on 7 mile. little did we know that the patrons park at the bank next door. if you pull up, there are no lights, no action happening inside that you can tell. so we always drove off thinking it was closed.
thank god for one sunday night when we interupted a euchre game. it was kinda a private party we crashed, but the owner and everyone else was very nice.
since then i've been a couple more times and have enjoyed the cheap cocktails, slanted bar, frodo hobbit like interior and the piano.
seriously the cocktails are super cheap and the owner often cooks random things to eat. he also drinks right along with you and has a great time. this isn't a dive, its more like a living room with an awesome bartender and some stinky toilets with awesome grafitti.
tom's is always a good idea. open wed-sat and sometimes sunday. bring cash and some smiles.
love, juston
I have been trying to go to this bar for ages-it seemed everytime we would drive by, there would never be cars in the parking lot so we assumed it was closed. FINALLY I got to experience Toms. Random Sunday last week we drove by and there were cars. Yes! We got in. The interior is far different from the exterior. I was pleasantly surprised. Ron, the owner was hilarious and very welcoming. We sat at the oddly slanted bar, had a couple of beers, and sampled the food that was sitting on the counter. Ron as well as some of the patrons were interested in where we were coming from, how did we hear about the place, etc. Very friendly and chatty. I can't wait to come back to visit again. Yippee!
Review Source:I was introduced to Tom's Tavern in the mid 90's after attending a U of D reunion down the road. Since then I have shot portions of a short film there. Ron plays a mean bartender and made a short documentary about the bar. There is NO place like Tom's Tavern, any where. It defies classification, it's not a dive bar it simply is Tom's.
I just left the St. Patricks Day party at Tom's I'm all warm and fuzzy (no it's not the beer). The place was filled with old timers, hipsters and regular Joe's. I will never give another bar my heart because Tom's Tavern stole it ages ago. Ca$h Only
This place is NOT a DIVE BAR! Tom's Tavern is a classic. A national treasure. An historic site that should be given special recognition! I loved every minute spent there on my birthday (2/9/13), which also happened to be a Mardi Gras celebration. Words cannot describe...and I'm a writer!
Review Source:Wow. From now on when I think of Detroit I will always remember Tom's Tavern. The bar is o. a slant to the point that your drink may slide away if you're not watching it and the bathroom was in bad shape, but the drinks are cheap and they have plenty of Bob Seger on the jukebox. You'll also get a piano performance while Ron tells you tales of the old days. At first if you venture over to Tom's you'll feel like you're probably going to die, but after a few drinks you'll have the time of your life. If you like dive bars, this is your Mecca!
Review Source:I grew up here. Â Fabulous fried chicken,roast potatoes, salad.. Once in a while we would crave it so bad my dad would go and get it and bring it home. Â You didn't want to see the kitchen on your way to the ladies' room. Eddie Fisher on the juke box. Â One of the best memories of my childhood. Â My parents used to say that Tom had no standard prices; it all depended on whether he won or lost at the track that week.
Review Source:I'm not going to lie - when we first pulled up outside this place, my first thought was, "Wow, I hope my tetanus shots are up to date." It didn't help that when we got to the door, an older gentleman peered out the window at us for a bit before letting us in. Tom's is a true dive bar, but you absolutely cannot find better drink prices. Mixed drinks are dirt cheap (we're talking $3 for pretty much anything) and boy, do they make them STRONG! Tom's has a really cozy feel, like you're just hanging out at an old friend's house instead of a bar. The bathroom's slight gross-ness was overshadowed by the graffiti on the wall; I got such a kick out of reading the notes other patrons have left behind.
Review Source:I haven't been here in a really long time.. but Tom's Tavern is one of my favorite Detroit memories.
When I was a kid, my mom and dad would take us to Tom's after we'd trek into Detroit for an event. I remember Tom Lucas, the owner who still worked every day, even though he was well into his 80s when I met him as a child. I remember how his eyes would glisten when he'd see us, he was larger than life.
I remember the crazy graffiti in the bathroom... when my mom told me it was "ok" to draw on the wall in the very dirty woman's room.Years later, when visiting the Tavern years after Tom passed away with my mom, who had driven in from the suburbs to visit me at the UDM campus, and finding the graffiti I'd drawn in the bathroom 10 years earlier. Crazy.
Good, cheap beer. Very crooked floor. Amazing jukebox (at least the last time I was there!) and so much history on the walls. Check it out if you're ever in town and let me know if my graffiti is still in the girl's room!
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