I have visited this location two times. My first visit the food was better. It was well seasoned and more tasty. I really need to and plan to return to the original location in downtown Detroit. I just feel the chicken wings are more flavorful and my hummer ice cream cocktail is delicious at that location. Service has been good both times here. The waiters are pleasant. The ambiance is decent and it's a small bar with booths and tables. It's not fancy and more of a hole in the wall. The food is hit or miss. The chicken wings can be good and they can also be just ok. The fries were hot, crispy and tasty on this visit. This visit the wings were ok. The steak bites were good. I enjoyed the steak bites more than the signature wings. The steak bites were well seasoned with onions and mushrooms. The mushrooms were canned mushrooms though. Then with the A1 Sauce added it was a good. The drinks are STRONG. I can say this is a great thing. Overall an average visit. I probably will try another location and see if the hype is still there. read more

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I haven't had sweet water in forever and when I came home i DoorDash them around midnight. And I swear they never disappoint . The wings were so big and ofc the sauce/flavor on them never disappoints. I shared with my Cousins and we smashed . I will forever have a soft spot for Sweetwater 10/10 read more

Sweetwater Tavern - 1/2 Order Sweetwater Wings - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Tonight i ordered takeout from here. My partner was already there having a meeting w/ friends. I ordered the sweet water wings, full size (8). I also asked for a loaded salad and loaded mashed potatoes. My order wasn't received correctly. No potatoes weren't in my bag at all. It took 30-45mins for my wings. The salad came out fast. The salad tasted great but the croutons were old, some were soft; none was fresh or crunchy! My wings weren't saucy. More on the dry side. My partner said the waiter moved w/ no urgency. They forced the party of 7 to be on one bill & they weren't told in advance. They kept looking for the waitress. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Bill - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Went last Sunday night spur of the moment (10pm ish) cause the bridal shower I attended earlier only had pork in their food which I don't eat. I walk in, not very crowded but little groups here and there. I was able to seat myself at one of the high top tables, in which one of the waitresses ask if that's where I wanted to sit and I asked if I was able to at the bar for food and she said yeah so I proceeded to sit there. Sitting for about 20+ mins no water offered no menu given or anything. Then it takes the takeout woman to ask if I'd been serviced and I said no and she does give me a menu....its not her job as she said shes only the takeout person so I was never expecting her to get my order yet no other server or bartenders offers after having the menu for another 20 mins. And again they weren't busy or packed; normally I wouldn't even wait that long but I wasn't in a hurry and was genuinely hungry but At that point I was turned off and no longer wanted to eat there in which the bartender apologized and said she thought I was with another group...-_- I walked in alone and I have blue braids so I find it astonishing she made that assumption so can't comment on the food but service is the first step to any experience and this was terrible. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Still not being serviced after 20 minutes of not having a menu then still waiting - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

More professional staff and quality of food. Wings were not like downtown location, and it's neglected here 100% Was only white guy here, and felt the vibe clearly. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Came here 4 months ago, and front door still smashed In glass, speaks for itself for yelp Rating. - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Horrible service. I placed a Uber eats order, once I came to pick it up there was a sign saying as of December 30, 2025 no grub hub or uber eats orders. I was told they don't have my order & to cancel it with uber eats. I advised uber will not give me my refund & that I needed them to cancel the order. I was told they weren't able to & to call uber. I decided to place 2 full wing orders with fries. 1 of my orders only had 7/8 wings. I asked them id they were aware that their phone was down & the lady responded "I'm aware". Seems like they are trying to steal money. If you are able to accept uber orders & your machine is "online" you are able to cancel the order. Uber eats finally responded to my email that they cannot refund me order because "it was already picked up". Been coming here for years, will never come back. Absolute trash & wings tasted burnt. Very unprofessional. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Great food. Trash a$$ attitudes tho. I just moved here from San Francisco & it seems like all the females around here have terrible, dry attitudes with stank looks on their faces. Not very inviting at all!! read more

Wings are the best I've had in Michigan hands down. Service is island time so relax get some drinks and enjoy yourself read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Wings - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Good food, bad management Employees don't take their job seriously Too bad, I like those wings! Y'all foolin read more

I ordered takeout from here. Over the phone asked what sides do they have, they stated Mac & cheese and greens, when I arrived they stated they did not have greens and gave me double Mac. -- the macaroni & rib tips were cold. read more

Great food when you can get it. Usually any delivery gets canceled after three drivers time out. You can be the only table In the place and it's guaranteed to take 45 minutes. It's been like this since they opened, it was like this at all locations except the carryout express, only respectable location they had. Delicious food, just prepare to be frustrated if you're not drunk already. read more

Worst customer service. Can never get an order right. Cortez needs to be fired. Both this location and he was at Eastpointe location. When he works he never answers the phone. Long wait times. Don't bother doing call in the wont answer! Asked for Sauce on the side they still put sauce on it read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

The food was absolutely disgusting I ordered $70 dollars worth of food for it to not even be good and now I'm still as hungry as I came.It's sad to say but McDonald's taste way better than what I ordered and my macaroni tasted like dishes and soap you can tell they probably didn't rinse the pans out good enough I'm quite dissatisfied with the taste and presentation of my food thumbs down.Oh and I asked if they had bbq wings and they said we don't have bbq wings and gave us buffalo instead I didn't know they pick the flavors for you read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Doesn't make any sense - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Eh, they were out of everything I wanted to order for dinner. $5 happy hour specials. Waitress was nice, and r&b music was played by jukebox. Maybe I'll try again but not impressed. I noticed many customers were picking up carryout orders. read more

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Everything that we had was very delicious!! Tutu our waited/bartender, was just delightful! Made me feel right at home, and would definitely recommend! The sweetwater burger was read more

My aunt and uncle took me here while I was in town. I asked them what's good since they've been eating here for years and they said the only thing they ever get is the wings. Fair enough. As an Atlanta girl I'm *picky* about wings and can definitely say - these are bussin. They not a extra hot w/ lemon pepper sprinkle but it's something interesting flavor wise. Kinda spicy, kinda tangy, kinda sweet. Kinda everything, but definitely good. I asked for all flats and it was a $3 up charge (!!!) and I agreed, but when the food came out, it wasn't made that way. (She did fix the bill when I pointed it out though.) Our waitress was sweet, but she was new and couldn't speak to the menu much in terms of questions. But I loved her "let me go ask" attitude. They had a $5 happy hour and I got a lemon drop. I tried the mac n cheese and ended up sending it back. Dry, overcooked, not much cheese. The greens were good. I wanted dessert, but they were out of both the things I wanted to get. My main issue with this place was the gnats. My god, they was in that bitch 100 DEEP. We were swatting the whole time! It was damn near like we were eating outside!! Maybe because it's summertime, but damn. Oh, and the floor was sticky af too. read more

The attention to detail from this location, when the only details are a checklist of items to put into a bag, are highly disappointing. And for context, this review is over the past 2-3 years that this location has been open. It's only so much of "letting fam slide" that can happen before critical changes need to be made. Good luck patrons. read more

I went here for my first time with a group of 10. Almost everybody went with rib tips and wings. Our waitress was super friendly and very attentive. The food came out in a timely manner and it was exceptional with generous portions. The wings are an absolute must try. I look forward to coming back again. read more

The food was greasy and not tasty at all.. I'm bummed because I really wanted this place to be good,I live close by. I think if carryout is too much for the kitchen to handle then u shouldn't offer it. read more

Ok, first food review in a long time, so listen up. I've loved Sweetwater Tavern (Detroit) wings since being introduced to them by Adam and Mark a couple decades ago. It's tough to get downtown, and parking sucks there, so I don't get them often. Happened to get some on the way back from Bedford a couple weeks ago. They were pretty good. So...Friday night Eric, Jake and I went to the new Eastpointe location instead of Detroit to check it out. It was a great experience, and here are the details. 1. Parking was easy, on site and free 2. The restaurant/bar was clean and welcoming. 3. Our waitress was efficient, attentive, funny, and managed to get Michigan/PSU wrestling on the big screen for us. 4. Prior to ordering, I spoke with the manager and let him know that we had planned to go to the D, but decided to try the Eastpointe spot. He told us that all recipes are exactly the same. "Don't worry man, you're gonna love it." 5. We all ordered wings, but I got the wings/rib tip combo. 6. All food was absolutely fantastic. Service was great, atmosphere was on-point. I even ordered wings/fries to go. 7. I ate the carry out today for lunch, tasted even better in the air fryer. Conclusion: It was so good. We can't wait to go back. If you've never had Sweetwater wings, they are different than most. They are marinated and then fried, then sauced. Just so good. I can't compliment them enough. If you like wings, and have not tried Sweetwater, Art and Jakes (Sweet Heat dry rub) Your Mothers (Mesquite, Honey Mustard) or Oxford Tavern (Tavern Wings) then you are missing out. read more

The experience was horrible, the manger was absolutely awful from the moment we walked into the building. Saturday, November 9 at 5:00. She mugged us multiple times and made shitty comments to other customers and her work crew about us. Hopefully whoever is over her do something about her. She was rude and attitude ugly.. just like her & we never got food after waiting over 40 minutes and if I could I would put negative stars for overall. read more

I've been a regular of Sweetwater, in Detroit, their "home" location for the last 5 years. The wait staff made me aware of their new location in Eastpointe - telling me I had to give it a try. I'll admit, the reviews didn't grab my attention and nearly deterred me from making a visit. Don't let it. The wings and fries, their staple, are just as mouth watering as those served up in Detroit. Parking is provided, with an attached lot - at no additional cost. This differs from Detroit, in parking is usually based on street availability and subject to cost. Carry out is available at both locations. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Full order of Sweetwater wings with seasoned fries - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Freshly opened! We were there about a week ago and they had plenty of staff, tables, bar space, tvs, and food. Actually, they were out of a couple things when we were in in a Sunday, but there was lots of others to choose from. I got chicken tenders, coleslaw, and a side of the Mac and cheese - that Mac and cheese was delicious. You could tell that the beer battered chicken was fresh, not from frozen. Husby got the Hudson Salad, which had the perfect dressing. We will be back soon! read more

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Best wings I've ever had. The season fries are delicious and can't get enough of their house made blue cheese dressing. On top of great food, they are super quick and always get me in and out when I stop in on my lunch break. read more

I did not have a good experience at this place, since it took them a very long time to make my drink, which then was not made correctly so I dumped it and left. read more

Collard greens and Mac n cheese were terrific! As a bonus the corn bread served alongside was sweet and moist Very friendly wait staff- they were seating us before our eyes could adjust from being outside. read more

Decided to give them another try after a few years and you guessed it. It's still terrible only this time the drink I ordered was very very weak. I ordered pastor skins and they was the size on half dollars lol. Super small. read more

Food was so good and so perfect. Ordered sweet water wings, seasoned fries, and a fried shrimp dinner with buffalo sauce on the side. The food was absolutely perfect as well as plentiful. We had so much food I ate twice. I also liked the bars vibe when I went in to pick my food up. I will definitely be frequenting this location because let's face it, I'm impressed and definitely intrigued. read more

The wings are phenomenal- exactly like the Detroit location. Service was on point! ***** read more

Sweetwater Tavern - a sign for sweetwater tavern - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Honestly, wasn't sure if they would be as good as the Detroit location but WOW!!! Phenomenal! And the service was great as well! I will definitely be back and definitely recommend! read more

They are unprofessional. We waited 20 minutes for ranch for our salad then wait another 15 just for silverware. The server is dancing and or just standing. Still hasn't brought our silverware read more

Sweetwater Tavern - My friend is eating her salad with her hands - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

Food was fantastic, service was slow but the worst part that really needs improvement is cleanliness. The floors & tables were so nasty with trash and stickiness. It's hasn't been mopped in ages, which had g-nets flying all over our food.. it was pretty gross. My husband & I wanted to dine in but we changed our minds after flying g-nets everywhere & crawling on the table. We will not be ordering food from Sweetwater because if the front of the house is nasty, then the back of the house kitchen is awful read more

Today 2/18/23 , we came into this location around 12:30am. We sat down, the manager brought us water and menus. Our waitress didn't come until 15 mins later (very dry attitude)took our orders. One appetizer finally came 35 minutes after she took our order. The waitress also stated that "She just put out ticket in." So now at this point we waiting a whole hour and only got one appetizer. I asked for the manager and he comes out to explain that the online orders come in consistently and the in-house orders come as well. I explained to him that I was here before 2 tables and they got they food. He told me "No you didn't." But I told him to go look at the cameras and I'm not going to argue with him and he walked away. Now it's closing time and we are still waiting on food , the bill, and an explanation but STILL NOTHING!!!! EXTREMELY HORRIBLE SERVICE & I WILL NOT BE RETURNING!!!!!! You are better off going downtown. read more

First time patronizing this establishment, with the recommendation from our son, who has ordered from here multiple times. After a long day at work, we Door Dashed our order, food came pretty quick...a variety of items were ordered. I ordered wings, fries and macaroni and cheese. Wings were good, ranch dressing (or whatever it was suppose to be) was warm and looked as if it was old. The fries and macaroni and cheese were both cold. Not really satisfied, order was a few dollars from being $100...not worth it. Would definitely try one of the other locations before I say...never again. read more

Sweetwater Tavern - Old expired Ranch dressing or Blue Cheese - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

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I don't know how this place doesn't have all five star reviews. Quick , friendly and GREAT service . AND OMG , the wings and fries were amazing. I've never enjoyed chicken this much . Amazing flavor , temperature, quality & presentation. I will be back .. again & again. If you haven't had their wings , do yourself a favor & go get you some !!!! ‍‍ read more

Sweetwater Tavern - sign for food and spirits - Pubs Near Me - Eastpointe, Michigan

We came here with group of 20 teachers after school. The food was OUTSTANDING!!! Our group ordered a combination of chicken tenders, salads, soup and of course the wings. All items got a big thumbs up! Dave, the manager, was very accommodating and Justice, our server, provided excellent service. Highly recommend read more

I was very disappointed with my order. The macaroni and cheese was dry and lacked any trace of flavor. The beer battered chicken strips were decent but they were soggy. I enjoyed the seasoned fries, they were the most flavorful. read more

Terrible place dirty, smelly gnats , wife and I go in there two people sitting like in a back corner go to the bar to play some Kino eat some lunch, drink some beer three people behind the bar 5-7 minutes go by no one ask us what we want to drink Kino machines were out so I asked do you know if something wrong is it gonna come back on soon? No answer turns around walks back the kitchen sort of waiting waiting waiting to take our drink Order with three people behind the bar 5-6minutes, nobody acknowledged us. We just got up and left total crap bar read more

Unfortunately, my friends I DoorDashed. I've eaten at Sweetwater before of course I love the wings and the ribs the sauce is great but it took almost 3 hours to deliver it to me and I'm only 3/4 of a mile away from the establishment on 10 mile road too often they don't have items that are on the menu. you would think after such a long wait they would've made sure my food was fairly hot wrong!!! I can't say I won't go back, but I will never DoorDash from here again ,Brightside the meal turned out being free after slight resistance from the guy on the chat line who offered me a five dollar refund fat chance lol. I had no problem asking him to escalate me to someone that could help remedy my problem thanks for dinner guys and my bank account thanks you also. read more

We had the potato skins and collard greens as a snack and they were delicious. In case you are wondering you do get four skins (pun intended) so I left a nice tip. read more