I found this little spot on my travels and it was absolutely a great find! I happen to be lucky enough to be there on their bluegill special night so I indulged maybe even a little too much on some pan seared bluegill. The atmosphere was very welcoming most of the people there were locals who treated me like one of their own. I look forward to frequently stopping by any time I'm in the area. read more

Nice place inside, clean and fresh, outdoor patios seating too, staff is nice and friendly and service is quality and quick. I had the baked french onion soup that was tasty with plenty of cheese, gator bites were fried well and juice with a good sweet/spicy sauce, Pot stickers were crispy with a soy type sauce. Menu is 1 page, but has plenty of choices, should be able to find something for everyone. Will be trying the wings next and then burgers. Can't get myself to try the caramelized frog legs, but a guy sitting at the bar loved them. New favorite restaurant for the area. read more

Such a hidden gem with incredible food. We had the best lobster, salmon, and shrimp ravioli and bucatini pasta. Our toddler was not in the restaurant mood, but our server Sue was absolutely incredible and accommodating. She went above and beyond to help us have an enjoyable dining experience. We have been back a few times and are always so impressed with the food and service. Thanks again!! read more

Went there last weekend for the shrimp special.The food was excellent as was the service. It's high end bar food. I will definitely be going back. read more

I would even give 1 star! Don't ever go to this place. I have never in my life been to a place that was so racist. We were just a group of nurses going out to have a good time. We literally ordered 3 drinks and waffle fries considering we just got done eating at prime steak house in crown point. We sat in the corner minding our own business laughing with each other. 45 min later we asked about the fries and said we didn't need them because we were ready to go. They gave us issues about the fries and said they don't just let people order waffle fries. Well they didn't tell us that when the one person we were with ordered them. They were clearly on the menu! They even asked if we wanted Parmesan cheese on them even. The drinks were awful! I won't even say the cruel things people were saying about us. I am 42 and have never seen true racism until today. You hear about it but I have never experienced it. Me and my husband were thinking of moving to Lowell. Nope we will not ever move to this city after today. Never have I been out to eat and been flat out treated so rudely! Racial slurs were not even made at me, they were made at my best friend! Absolutely appalling! Update after the owner contacted me personally on Facebook! We called to let you know what happened and you did not give a crap. So we took it to Facebook and yelp! You personally did not overhear what people were saying about us. So don't act like you did. Never did I say anyone approached us directly like you said, since you want to throw camera footage info at me! At least you admitted the service sucked from the server because she barely stopped at our table after ordering! You clearly saw that in your camera footage. I'll tell you what was being said about us! My friend was looking directly at the people saying it to us before we left. People were saying "we don't serve people like that in our community. We keep our community very vanilla"! They were making fun of us! How dare you tell us we didn't hear what we heard. For you to call us liars and then tell me in the private message you sent me "it's clear this is not your spot"! (CLEARLY) and then you tell me "I hope you have the day you deserve"! You really are a horrible business! We were 4 very nice nurses out having a good time and didn't do anything to deserve the treatment we got! You as a business clearly didn't care at all! Your service was crappy and your drinks were terrible! We can't say if the food was terrible because you never brought it to our table. How dare you message me privately and call all 4 of us nurses liars! We should have stayed at place we were at in crown point! They know how to treat their customers and people don't make racist comments at us! Shame on you for making it seem like we did something wrong! You should apologize for what we went through! But nope you want to tell lies on yelp that it didn't happen! Your place is an absolute joke! read more

If I could rate this place 0 stars I would've. WORST SERVICE EVER! I don't understand how a facility would continue to serve customers who LOUDLY make racial slurs and disrespectful comments continuously the whole time we were there. I wonder why everyone else was getting service, but weren't. Hmmm, it's not that hard to figure out why the waitress never addressed us.. read more

Went here last Monday only to face extreme disappointment. I was ready to get all my favorites from here and drop a cool $200.00. Instead this is the putrid menu we were given. Now keep in mind we were there for dinner, and got handed a lunch menu with shrimp and fish dinners adde. Really!!!? Who wants a wrap or burger for dinner? Not me! And check out the pirce for add ons to your burger! A dollar for mayo? Laughable. We paid for our drinks and walked out. I have been a patron of The Dam since day one and have watched it go down hill. This is the 4th time I have brought guests here and the 4th time to walk out. NEVER AGAIN!!!! read more

The Dam Bar & Grill - Bars Near Me - Lowell, Indiana

This place use to be great until they got rid of the original cook. Now it's a bland, Way overpriced shell of its original self.

My 2 kids went here a few weeks ago got the mac&crab my 22y asked why it didn't have and crab and taste different. And was kinda told you don't know what your talking about. Way to treat your New up coming customers. Been going here for for about 12 years so I had to go see what's what and yes the food we got was off not as good as a few years ago. And mac&crab must be grounded up u can see any in it my other food was over cooked wife's chicken under cooked.....let's get back on track read more

Menu changed from last time I was here. That's a good thing. Was wondering if Bobby Flay was hired as the chef. Went with a group of 10 and everyone was blown away with the food. The wings were excellent! I had a flatbread that was delish. Truly a hidden gem. read more

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Great food, great service,, need that chicken dumpling soup back!!! Incredible wings!! read more

Martinis are amazing! The selection is unbelievable- so many to try so little time! Will definitely be back!! read more

The Dam Bar & Grill - First flight of Martinis! - Bars Near Me - Lowell, Indiana

Discovered this place and finally made it today. The wait staff was very attentive. The beef couscous soup was delicious. I had the blackened perch which was good with delicious grilled green beans. My husband had the Cajun Chicken Pasta which he seemed to enjoy. No real complaints, maybe prices a little high for the area. read more

The Dam Bar & Grill - Blackened Perch - Bars Near Me - Lowell, Indiana

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Amazing Cobb Salad, exceptional Lobster Dip, flavorful and filling french onion soup. Unexpected towering, tons of bacon on the BLT! The service is friendly and efficient and they make sure you can here them over anything else going on in the establishment (it is appreciated). The restaurant is clean, the food is hot, the wait is not long, the service is good and all at a satisfactory price. read more

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Well this is my 2nd review went back with friends despite my last visit and ... this time was no better mens bathroom is disgusting kitchen door is open so a peek towards kitchen made me wanna vomit unfortunately this was after we got our subpar food , its not what it used to be service was very good food is a 1 star cleanliness is disgusting read more

Came in late lunch sat afternoon,there were 6 of us, ordered a few appetizers,and lunch,our waitress was Morgan and besides the fact of being cute as hell and as friendly as could be,my order and food came out perfectly and in very timely fashion..now 3 burgers were ordered,mine was PERFECT, the other 2 were overdone and present company was NOT as impressed as i was and actually second time this had happen to them(step it up cooks,its burgers not brain surgery!) I would definitely recommend,but MORGAN definitely helped my decision on returning because of attitude and ofcourse very easy on the eyes..thank you read more

Chicken wings were tasty and the Bloody Mary was a special treat! Sat on the patio and enjoyed the fresh air.

Excellent service, excellent food! My husband had lake perch, fried & didn't even need melted butter for it. I had a bbq bacon chicken sandwich with tots. The chicken was juicy and the tots were perfectly crispy! Will definitely be back and strongly recommend! read more

terrible service. They lose their mind. If they have more than 20 people ordered food waited an hour and a half forgot to put my order in, my wife's food set up at the window for 15 minutes before they finally give it to us then waited another five for silverware read more

Love this place. Food is always great and so is the service. I have had just about everything in the menu and never disappointed. Love sitting at the bar. read more

This place is such a gem. The food is beyond expectations! Really comes from a chef that cares about the craft. The server is so attentive, friendly, and amazing. The place has the feel of a dive bar but super kid friendly. Love bringing friends and family here to show them what an awesome place it is! read more

They have the BEST burgers around. Great service & you can't beat the view if you want to sit outside.

Always a great place to eat. Stephanie is a great server bartender. Love going when she is there

Boneless buffalo wings and burgers are what you wanna eat here.. they are huge pcs and just the right amount of sauce- tastes like Franks buffalo sauce for a reference read more

My dad and I have been coming here for daddy-daughter date night for years. The waitresses are all amazing, and super kind. They have gotten to know us personally and know what we both want to drink and know my salad order by heart. Great dive bar atmosphere with a family twist! We will continue to come here for many more years read more

I love this place, but last Wednesday I was served the last 12 oysters they had and they were terrible and here's why? Because there were no fu@$ing oysters in them, only the Rockefeller.When I told the waitress she just laughed, smiled and said"thats probably why they were the last 12"...we all looked at each other like are you fu@$ing kidding us right now, no refund no nothing...what a joke...our family is done with Wednesday's there! read more

So dark in there could hardly read the menu. Floors looked dirty and dingy. Walleye came with only one side...coleslaw not even an option. Wanted to try it out before we brought out of town guests but took them elsewhere. read more

I came out here and stopped during a storm on mutt motorcycle. They told us we couldn't have a table in the empty restaurant unless we ordered a full meal. We could only sit outside which was full. Crazy that they didn't wantor money. The waitress was great but bad owners. read more

This place has the most amazing food. If I could eat every meal here I would. The walleye is the best piece of fish I have ever eaten in my entire life. AMAZING!!! read more

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I cannot believe the nerve these people have. You used vulgar terms directly in the title?! How?! I took my children here!! They told their friends they went to the dam bar! How am I supposed to explain this to my ex wife? Next thing ya know my children will end up in jail, for reasons, like murder. Food was good though read more

Nice place for being a neighborhood dive bar. Quaint inside seating area with a really decent food menu. Small patio but it looked like there was an extension to the patio on the other side of the parking lot for overflow. We stopped in because it was literally within walking distance was pleasantly surprised with what we found. Service was solid and the drinks were reasonable. If I lived in the area I could definitely see myself frequenting this place often. Stop in if you live in the area...you'll become a regular pretty quick I'm sure. -McLovin read more

They messed up my order it was a snow storm -3 when I went out after my girlfriend came back with the food they told me to come back I did and they still messed up my food‼ on top of that it was nasty read more

The food was fantastic, everything tasted fantastic. Bourbon flank steak is super tender and really flavorful. The parmesan garlic toss for the fries/tater tots is definitely not for the faint of heart! Impressive. Service was spot on. Reservations recommended. read more

So it's New Years Day and my fridge is empty! After an hour of calling restaurants to see what's open, we find one! Not expecting much from a bar/restaurant I found myself raving! The food was full of flavor but on the down side, I didn't like how the restaurant is only divided from the bar by a half wall. And in the restaurant chairs are banquet style with zero padding! Ouch! But I'll be back for takeout. I recommend the alligator bits. read more

The Dam Bar & Grill - Lobster Mac and cheese. Monster portion. So creamy. Lobster cooked correctly. Melt in your mouth status. - Bars Near Me - Lowell, Indiana

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Love this place! Between the servers, food and other patrons this place is a diamond in the Dam! Lol French Onion Soup so rich, Rockefeller is probably the best in the area! I especially love the shrimp dinner! read more

Live in the area drive past quite often. We decided to go with the oldest daughter And her fiancé for dinner. We had the lobster dip, Irish nachos for appetizers. We had grilled chicken sandwich on a pretzel roll , lobster macaroni and cheese and calzones. Everything was great. The guys so the calzone was OK they've had the same other places. I read reviews and they said everything was amazing that's why I wanted to try it. nice place to have a beer and family friendly. read more

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Bad experience, we're out of almost half the menu. Staff was great but they really should stock up on food they offer on their menu especially for a weekend read more

The food here is amazing! However, the service isn't great. Definitely worth the wait for the great food, but the service was frustrating- they were constantly busy going back and forth to tables but it didnt seem like a whole lot was being done. It took almost an hour from the time we ordered to the time we were served our entree- which they were busy but I didn't feel it was overly busy to justify the wait time. If you have time to spare and your taste buds are ready for fantastic-ness this is the place to go! read more

The Dam Bar & Grill - Bars Near Me - Lowell, Indiana

We went there for the crab legs. They were ok. Bartender/service was efficient and friendly. Ate outside, not too clean.

Great food and fun atmosphere! Definitely a hidden gem. I always enjoy the bar section, but they do have a family friendly dining section as well! read more