If your looking for a good burger and a cold beer I recommend going there!!!!! Also it's right across the street from the water!

Very nice, clean place. Generous portions such as salads with fresh veggies. Love the nice outdoor patio facing the St. Clair River. read more

It's your hole in the wall bar that everyone needs to try. Great prices and great food! The burgers are amazing and HUGE. This is the place to come for boombas and good priced drinks. Right downtown so you can walk by the water and enjoy the rest of your day. read more

We've been to gar's in the past, and I wasn't impressed then nor am I now. Everyone raves about their cheese hamburgers ...Umm it's a dry slab of over-cooked meat, burnt from the flat top.. . Not my idea of a good burger. The bun isn't toasted; you get no pickle, lettuce, tomato to make it less DRY. My biggest complaint is that the ONLY cheese they offer for a cheeseburger is Swiss yak! The fries were decent, but I can go to McDonald's for less money and get better quality fries. I thought the place had an unkempt, run-down look to it. On the positive side, they had the Tiger's game on. read more

I've waited for breakfast here with my boyfriend and son for over 45 minutes. Absolutely ridiculous. Food was alright. But service wasnt good at all. read more

Came here because my husband has fond memories of a previous visit with his father, many years ago. Expecting it to be a small, local bar, we were both quite thrown to find just how small and local (and dirty) it was. Everyone stared at us as we entered and tried to locate a table.. Everyone except the staff who all seemed unavailable and too busy to assist us with finding a seat. We sat at the bar and decided to stay despite the uncomfortable and unclean environment, because after all.... some of the dirtier places have the best food, right?? The bartender greeted us promptly and was extremely friendly. My husband ordered a beer, and I ordered a glass of White Zin.. however they were out of the wine and could neither suggest or offer another sweet white wine. We both ordered burgers, but were not asked how we would like them cooked. With my experience in dining, as well as with food services, if the establishment does not ask the customer for the temperature of the burger, it is served Medium Well -- Well. Ours were served bright pink in the middle.. and that was with the dim lighting! I can only imagine how undercooked it actually was! The bartender was happy to send it back to the kitchen for an up-cook. The burger itself was ok. Nothing spectacular and I found that it had an extremely weird, mushy texture. My husband didn't seem to think so. The bartender continued to be attentive until we were finished eating and my husband ordered his second beer. At which point, she kept her back to us (at the bar!) and never even glanced up to see how we were doing. After sitting with nothing to drink for about 10 minutes, we asked for the check. I feel as if I should be insulted by the sudden change of personality. Did we do something to offend her? We were nothing but courteous and polite the entire time and I am baffled as to why the sudden change in attitude and service. Upon leaving, I took a quick trip to the restroom. It was interesting to say the least. There was one stall.... And it didn't have a lock! I'm very fortunate that no one else needed to use the ladies room! What really creeped me out however, was the towel dispenser.... It had one cloth towel that turns as you pull it and just rotates around. I've never seen anything like it and I don't quite understand it, but gross!!! How unsanitary!!!! I feel sorry that my husband had such fond memories of this place and then found such disappointment in our recent visit. Even if the service and food had been 100%, I'm not sure we would return due to the extreme uncleanliness of the establishment. I've never felt dirty being inside a bar before this. read more

Can't rate the food as we were never served. After being rushed to order before a 20top (which we did) we sat for 30 minutes as we watched our popcorn basket and drinks sit empty and tables who had arrived AFTER WE HAD ORDERED us get some of the same menu items we had selected BEFORE us. After a long stint of trying to hunt down our waitress, who finally appeared smelling heavily of a tell-tale smoke break, she snapped at me 'you couldn't make up your mind'. It's true I that I said I wanted one thing and then immediately changed to another item (I think it was shrimp instead of poppers, whatever) but c'mon....We left money on the table for our drinks and took our business elsewhere. read more

I remember when I first went into Gar's bar. My father took me there when I was about 11 or 12 in the late '80'a and told me that the burgers would be huge, and I probably couldn't finish it. That was an understatement, particularly for a kid. What I TRULY remember though was the taste, and the novelty of having the cheese and onions cooked inside the burger, which was a new thing for me. I have never had a bad burger here - heck, I've never had a bad meal here - but I admit I sometimes have to be a bit "in the mood "to head to Gar's, The mood being mostly revolving around having a craving and or I need to fill my gullet. Now for those of you that would think that it's "horrible" to take a child to a bar, realize that Gar's isn't a dive, and arguably it's less of one now then when I went in as a kid. The place has great food and the complimentary popcorn basket is always full, but if your vegetarian this will never be your kind of place, nor should you expected to be. If you're into history, there are all kinds of pictures and histories of ships built in Marine City and the surrounding area, and it's not unusual to find people who haven't been here walking up to the walls and reading them. The spookiest image though is the one of the ghost or Grim Reaper hunkered down over the Edmund Fitzgerald; you can almost hear Gordon Lightfoot's song playing in the background, and then you realize the jukebox isn't playing. Anyway, if you want to good beer in an unbelievably good burger, check it out. If you're expecting hummus, a raw bar or baba ghanouj, find someplace else. read more

I haven't been here in years but I have three words for you - spicy cheese balls! Go get some and thank me later.

Awesome burger, quaint place. Enjoyed dinner here will come back. Had the chili cheese burger and it was great. read more

Gar's - Chili cheese burger - Burgers Near Me - Marine City, Michigan

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Stopped in from PH cause I heard burgers are good and I was in the area . Hardly no one in the place, just bartender and waitress. One guy at the bar. This young woman comes in with her vested service dog. "The waitress yelled across the bar" You can't bring that dog in here! You got his papers??" she was really being a bit**h about it with the attitude. The girl said she had papers and got up and didn't come back. I Don't blame her. Don't think I will either. No need for handling it that way. They weren't even busy. read more

We went here before, during and after a show at the Snug. It was packed on a weeknight at 7, but our beers were served quick, cold and a good price. Later on we ate and enjoyed our chicken sandwich, blt, shrimp, fries and chili. It was all tasted good and good portion sizes. The margarita had too much sour. I love getting free popcorn. The decor is old, the floors are off level and different styles, and I almost hit my head on the bathroom ceiling. Good food, quick service but needs a bit of a facelift. read more

Gar's - Beers before the show - Burgers Near Me - Marine City, Michigan

Data had the absolute best hamburgers you will ever have. They also have boombas.... Need I say more????

Went for a burger and beer after fishing today, place was empty and our waitress seemed like we were interrupting her down time. Asked her for small sample of Danny Boy craft beer on special before I ordered 32 ounces and she seemed put out by the request. Ordered the beer, burger and grilled cheese. Got the food, burger is good, not as good as the Lynwood, but good. Grilled cheese turned out to be toasted cheese, dry and dull. Told waitress about grilled cheese and she gave me a disgusting stare. When I told her that grilled cheese sandwiches are grilled, not toasted, she tersely replied that she knew how to make a grilled cheese! I was ready to talk to the owner but no management could be found. Lots of good burger places around with a lot less attitude. read more

We've heard about Gar's for several years! Finally we tried their hamburger with a basket of fries,. That was yummy enough that we tried again .. Did I say we did carry out? Nice to get huge, great hamburgers in your own space!! Anyway, our next try was unsuccessful - "the truck didn't come in so we don't have hamburgers"! OHMY! It was lunch time ... And stores close to Gar's sell hamburger if you're in a pinch!! One should never run out of one of the items that everyone oohs-and-Ahhs over!! Arghhh read more

We were recommended to try the burger here from another near by bartender, but were apprehensive due to the previous reviews. So yesterday 01/28/18 we decided to take a ride out and try it. We loved it. The burger was fresh and delicious, the ice cold boomba of beer was a perfect pairing and the waitress and bartender were very friendly and quick to get to us, despite how busy they were. If you like a hole in the wall atmosphere and a great bar burger, head on over to Gar's, you will not be disappointed. We will definitely be back. read more

Have been going for breakfast almost every Sunday after church, always good service and food, until today. Sat over 10 minutes while 3 other tables who came after us were waited on, food was cold, both orders of toast had mold on it, and when brought to the attention of the waitress, get an " oh I'm sorry," no offer to replace or remove anything from the bill. Also told cook/manager, got another oh sorry. So disappointed, was our favorite breakfast spot, but moving on. read more

A pretty darned good 1/2lb burger with very reasonable prices. They have a small draft list, but it does not disappoint. You can get your beer in two sizes: normal and HUGE. The fries were good and they had a nice little patio. I would definitely come back here. read more

Now open for breakfast I gave it a try. Well hey they are doing good had basic bacon potatoes and eggs with toast . All were cooked good. the only thing was it took a little while to gt my food but I can overlook that being as they are just starting to have breakfast. :) read more

Taking advice from a Marine City Polish market worker, I brought my future in-laws here for lunch today (on a Saturday). We all ordered burgers; my in-laws both asked for relish on their burgers. The waitress was pleasant enough, and had a young girl (I'd guess around 8) helping her bring food out. It was cute, but after there was no relish on EITHER of the burgers, it felt a bit awkward to ask a small girl if she could fetch us some relish when she came around with our fries by herself- no waitress. It became more unprofessional than cute at that point. We were all very pleased with the burgers and fries; the market's owner was justified in pointing us there. The burgers were a good size. The only complaint any of us had was that the mushrooms on the "Gar's Special Burger" ($8; $10 for it to come with fries) were CANNED mushrooms. Tasteless, slimy and rubbery. So overall, I wouldn't pass it up if I were to visit this city again, but it definitely is not five-star worthy. read more

This is a great neighborhood bar with awesome burgers. For a real treat show up on Sundays when the Carols work together. But consider yourself warned- don't order hot tea with honey. read more

Best Ribs in Marine City and surrounding area! I have been coming to this place for over 20 years and the food is always outstanding. Fast quick amazing BBQ food in a clean nice ambiance. Will continue visiting this place for my Ribs, Wings and all BBQ needs. read more