Typical food service truck food at a family fun center. However, I gotta give them 4 stars for nailing my order. I got their seasonal salad which was very fresh and I had a couple allergen modifications that they went above and beyond for. The other food at the table was your typical whatever 2-3/5 star food. Not bad for a bowling alley. read more

Disappointed. The food here is usually good. However this time I had a terrible experience. I took my brother out to lunch and we arrived at 12:20pm. We got our drinks and said we needed a couple minutes to decide on what we wanted. At this point there were two tables with people in the restaurant and one had their food already. At 12:40 a group of 12 people arrived and were seated. As we were waiting for our order to get taken we watched the waitress take the order of the 12 person party. Finally at 1:00pm our order was taken and the waitress apologized for the wait. At 1:20 the table with the party of 12 received all of their food. The waitress stopped by again and apologized again saying that she asked the cook to make our sandwiches first. This is the point where I asked for the bill. The waitress brought the bill and it was $51 for the food that we did not receive yet. I thought maybe they would take some of the price of due to the situation, but they did not since I didn't complain and was trying to keep my cool. Long story short, we got our food at 1:40 in take out boxes and I did still leave a 20% tip. We were late getting back to work and still didn't have time to eat our food. Only come here if you have at least 80 minutes to wait for your food read more

Since we moved to the area, I've been searching for a really good bar burger. I played in bands for 28 years and traveled all over. A GOOD bar burger has a great sear, a little snap to the patty, and (God forbid) just the right amount of fat. That's exactly what you'll find at Gimmick's! Good wings, nice crispy fries, great burger! My wife loved the French Dip. One of the few places I've found the Vanilla/Java porter I enjoy. Service was great! Friendly without being intrusive, main course didn't show up in the middle of our appetizer like some places. If you're looking for hauté cuisine, you're obviously going somewhere else. If you're looking for just a good solid meal, great service, at a decent price, you'll find it here. read more

Hey, something local and a little different! A group of us went here and started in the bar. The sandwiches and nachos were really good! Friends got burgers and they looked delicious as well! After drinks and food, we did the putt putt course. I think it was about $5.75. Cute little pirate themed course. Then we did the laser maze. $3. Really short but so much fun! We ran through that a few times. Bumper cars was awesome with 6 of us. At one point, our cars kept spinning and we couldn't figure out how to stop it. They had bowling, an arcade and pool tables too. Ask to see the shot list. Yum! read more

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Located in the Valley Lanes in Midland. Well stocked bar and an excellent selection of menu items. Well worth the effort to go there. read more

Gimmicks For Food & Fun - Bar at Gimmicks - Bars Near Me - Midland, Michigan

Food sucked, then the arcade ate 40 dollars that I didn't get in a card or my money back. The manager was a complete fucking idiot, I wouldn't recommend this shit hole to my worst enemy read more

It's my fault really. I assumed. I assumed that when you order Taco Salad that "seasoned beef" would be seasoned with taco spices. Not salt and pepper. Small potion and the margarita was all cheap mixer. Maybe order a burger. Hard to mess that up. The server was very good. read more

Kitchen closes 30 minutes prior to closing which happens to be right at dinner time on Sunday. This information wasn't made available until AFTER my party sat for several minutes being watched by the server from across the room. Service: F Hours:F Quality of food: will never know because I'm never going back read more

Incredibly disappointing. I was feeling like a burger, so I decided on the jalapeno burger with beer battered fries. The fries were okay, but a little soggy. They were well seasoned though. The burger on the other hand...if I were confrontational at all, it would have been sent back. The menu says they serve all the burgers medium-well. Ha! This burger was way overcooked and dry. It has the consistency of finely packed sawdust. It also had very little flavor and weirdly, the bottom bun was significantly larger than the top....odd. I would avoid this place for burgers. You're better off hitting up the McDs down the road. Easily one of the top 5 worst burgers I've ever had. read more

Gimmick's has some pretty darn good food. When a joint serves fries by the pound, I'm an instant fan. My friends rave of the pita sandwiches. The atmosphere is cabin-esque, featuring a fire place and stuffed critters. Nice place to chill, maybe bowl a game, play some vids. Has a lovely patio area, as well. PoPcoRmz! read more

This place is hit or miss I've had some great food, chicken wrap and grilled cheese which are not that hard to mess up but are tastier then average here. Not so great, roast beef Au jus and nachos.....the au jus was a flavorless broth with what looked like grease drippings from the grill, and the nachos were more chips then toppings I make better at home especially for the price! read more

My kids love playing at the adjoining miniature golf place, we get dinner when we do. Food is decent/ solid. The restaurant is pretty good, solid value pub type atomsphere. It is close to where I work and it is the other place we take vendors to for lunch. read more

This has to be one of my favorite go to places in Midland! The food is always excellent, I always end up with one of they gyros or wraps, the nachos are HUGE but well worth it if you have more than one person and they never had an issue making them with chicken for me as I do not eat red meat. The staff is very friendly and fun, the atmosphere is always inviting and it always seems like the perfect place to end up. During the day they always have some game on for everyone to enjoy and in the evening later in the week they even have what I call Scary-oke....although I would never get up and sing, it is always a good time to sit around with friends have a couple drinks and enjoy the people that have the guts to get up and belt out a song or 3. You often would not think of eating at bar/restaurant inside of a bowling alley, but the decor is very log cabin and provides a great place to just hang out with friends. Once you are finished eating you can always bowl or play a game of indoor golf! Either way Gimmicks is one of the best little spots in Midland, as horrible as the Moose Chips probably are for your heath, they are amazing! I have never had a bad experience here and the staff is always willing to go above and beyond to accommodate me and my friends. read more

Its alright, the building holds memories when there used to be a different resturant there, my father used to work there. Now though, if we go, its because we also want to play pool or bowl and we get some food. There is not much for vegetarians, the fries, pita sandwich or pits piza thats about it thought. The servis is ok sometimes, we have been there when we get great servies and one time we left no tip because the waitress was rude and barily ever came over i think we had to go up to the bar four times just to get drink refills and to ask if she was ever going to serve us. Its alright but SOOO not worth it if you are just going there to eat. read more

In summary, Gimmick's is a fine place for a drink or snack, especially when bowling. I'd be happy to discover it in my local bowling alley, but I'm not sure I'd drive there just to eat. read more

Of all the times I have been there, it has been iffy. The food is great, and is well worth the price. The portions are awesome, I always leave with food. But the service has always been poor. Some days there hasn't been enough servers for the lunch and dinner rushes. Disregarding the service, I definitely recommend Gimmicks. Great food for a great price. read more

This place is a staple for people who work in the area. Great pizza, salads and soups but the breadsticks are my favorites. The staff is friendly and have amazing memories! If you want to frequent a place where they remember "your usual" each time you come in this is the place. read more

There was a previous review stating this is hit and miss. That is exactly correct. I have had pizza there about five times. A couple of the times the pizza was very good. However, the other couple it was very very greasy. We went there for dinner last night. The nachos were mediocre at best. They double cheese on them. Meaning they will put a layer of chips down, put cheese on and then put more chips on with the toppings and more cheese. The nachos were nothing to brag about. I also had chili with cheese on it. The chili tasted as if it came out of a can. I think this place just employs too many different cooks which is the reason for the hit and miss. However, it is not as if the restaurant has hard dishes to create. These are simple dishes to screw up. read more