Joe Kools Brighton in Brighton
Site: http://joekoolsusa.com/
- Monday:11AM–10PM
- Tuesday:11AM–10PM
- Wednesday:11AM–10PM
- Thursday:11AM–10PM
- Friday:11AM–11PM
- Saturday:11AM–11PM
- Sunday:11AM–10PM
Every plate we had at this place was well prepared. My meal of choice the salmon, was cooked perfect. Its surprising how many restaurants cant prepare a salmon filet right. But Joe Kools knows
We love Joe Kools. Great food and great service. Lindsey, Aaron, and Keely are our favorites. Drinks are always sooo good. We get the southwestern egg rolls almost everytime. Love the olive burger, the boneless Buffalo wings, the steak tips. You will never go wrong with the southwestern salad or the VP salad with blackened salmon. They have a delicious sanders cream puff and make nice sundaes for the kids. Great atmosphere, open and spacious with tons of tvs. Lots of parking too
I sat at the bar since I was dining solo. The bartender did a great job, food was high quality and quick. I would go back again in a heartbeat--and highly recommend this place.
Joe Kools was nice. Even though covid has decreased in dining to 25% you didnt need to make a reservation here. It is first come first served. No wait on a Thursday with not many people inside.Waitresses was very nice and polite. Got the $7 pint of hopslam which was a bonus. The fish and chips were pretty good. The portions were huge and the batter was ok. Its not the best but pretty good. Even though its not OCallaghan it was a pretty good experience.
In for a hockey tournament. Bar and staff was excellent. Food was terrible. We had a party of 16 and everyone agreed food was not good.Place is beautiful and staff is very nice and accommodating. Get the food squared away and its an easy 5 Star.
I loved the variety of the menu! There was a brisket quesadilla on their specials page that should be on the main menu. I had the Ruben pizza which was equally great after swapping the coleslaw out for crout instead.Staff was awesome, too!!!I WILL BE BACK!!
Love going to this place! Great atmosphere and food. Jordan and Krissy are the best Bartenders!! Have not seen them on Saturdays lately and really miss them.
My wife and myself were on the road for 5 hours, we were starving. We checked out there menu online, it look good and the reviews we mostly good so we thought we would try Joe Kool’s. They were busy, the restaurant was clean and it’s a very nice environment. We ordered drinks and got them right away. We ordered the Mac and cheese and the beef tips with side cease salad. When the salad arrives I waited a good 10 minutes for cutlery. The salad was great loved the dressing!!! Once we received our main course the Mac and cheese wasn’t cooked as described on the menu, it looked like slop. My wife never complain when it comes to food but she said this Mac and cheese tasted like the box craft dinner that comes with liquid cheese. She had two bite’s and was read to leave. The tips were just okay but not of good quality meat. My wife said this was our first and last visit. We were very disappointed with the whole experience. Oh yea when our waitress brought my wife another sprit, it was water.
This is the worst experience I’ve had at a restaurant! My family and I walked in was greeted by 2 girls. One of the girls sat us and that was it. Know one came to our table at all! So after sitting there for several minutes my husband and I decided to leave!
After 3 tries they couldn’t make a medium rare burger. The last one was more well done than the first. Stay away….
Well, much welcome to u Joe Kools! I knew opening up will be a task.. Yes the food took a bit to come out, thats understandable just opening up.. I will say the service was great, the atmosphere is Amazing the best place by far in the area to watch sports, not a bad seat in the house! The food was Amazing. The Jose Chicken Nachos was delicious & was nice in portion size! The other entrées gotten were big & delicious as well! Priced well.. Happy to have a new Sports bar to hang out at. Lookin forward to goin back!
Really enjoy the food and the atmosphere. They play some good music as well. Looking forward to going back and trying more things.
1st time here not overly impressed. The prices dont justify the quality of food . Restaurant not very clean Staff very friendly.
Atmosphere is okay and food was decent but a bit pricey
I come here once a week and it is always on point. Food and service is always top notch. Tonight we had a great server but my meal ( Cajun chicken alfredo pasta) was no good and it is usually so good! I sent it back once because it was very cold. It came back still cold and with zero flavor. I never complain but told my server it was really watered down. He apologized and said I must have gotten the end of this weeks stuff. .I tried to eat it but couldnt so I complained nicely one more time....they wouldnt take the meal off of my bill. I even said I would pay for the Cajun chicken because I ate that and it was good. But I didnt feel I should pay for the pasta. They wouldnt take it off my bill even though I did not eat it. This is the only time I have ever had a problem with Joe Kools. Love this place!
We were seated quickly, the service was good, but the food was very sub par and quite over priced. My husband ordered fettuccini Alfredo with a $6 steak tip add on… he got three bites of steak. I also ordered the fettuccini Alfredo and it was quite bland. The fries were good as well as the mixed drinks, but definitely not worth the money.
I am sick at home, so my mother came to pick up a quesadilla for me. It was made incorrectly, so she called to ask for it to be remade. After making her drive all the way back and wait 15 minutes, it was made incorrectly a second time (the exact same exact mistake was made). She then had to sit and wait again for them to remake it. To top it all off, by the time it was all said and done, the quesadilla was cold. We only live 5 minutes away. Poor service all around. Only reason for 2 stars instead of 1 is because they gave us our $ back, even though that’s literally the least they could’ve done. Disappointed in this place.
Very nice, new, and modern. Service was a tad slow but the food was excellent and worth the wait. Many good beers on tap.
Had the best pizza here today! Our server Sara was awesome!
Kelly was an excellent server. We asked her what she recommended, and she spent time with us.Excellent fresh food. We tried several craft cocktails and enjoyed those, as well. The salads are huge and the dressings were made there. A bit of a wait on a Friday but well worth it. We will be back!
Good dining experience. Sports bar atmosphere.TVs at every viewing angle. Food was good. Wide variety on the menu: burgers, wings, pizza, sandwiches. Enjoyable night out. Would definitely go back.
First time here. Food was delicious. Definitely will return when in the area again.
I had the Southwest salad and it was great! My daughters both ordered the chicken nuggets on the kids menu and they were terrible ( seemed like they were overcooked or the oil in the deep fryer could use a change. The waitress was awesome and very attentive. I
Really overall great experience, good food, pleasant atmosphere, at a reasonable price.
Great staff, and great food and drinks.Sitting at the bar is best.
What a pleasant surprise this place was! First time there. The salmon was killer. Highly recommend!!
This is the 2nd time weve eaten here. First time was a busy weekend night pre COVID. The food was great, but the service was quite slow, which we chalked up to them being busy.Today we stopped in for lunch mid afternoon because we liked the food so much the first time. There was hardly anyone there but we waited at least 4-5 mins to be greeted by a hostess and sat. Then it was at least another 5-7 mins before a server stopped by to greet us. The southwestern eggrolls took a bit longer than Id expect on a slow afternoon but they were good. Our lunch however took forever to arrive (~25-30 mins for a burger and pasta dish) with maybe only 10-15 other patrons there).The burger was delicious, however the blackened pasta with pesto was absolutely drenched in pesto, it was nearly inedible, certainly not appetizing anyway, and I like pesto. The server didnt return to check on us until 15+ mins into the meal, well after I had gotten up myself to go find some salt. She didnt come back until my companion was nearly done with his burger while my plate sat half uneaten. She asked if we wanted dessert and offered a box. I said, The cook really went way overboard on the pesto, she glanced at it and said, Yeah, i guess that does look pretty heavy for that dish. Didnt offer to do anything about it, didnt offer a manager, her general affect the whole visit seemed uninterested at best; she was not engaging or friendly at all. Maybe she was having a bad day. But the experience was definitely not impressive, especially not when the place was so empty with service so inattentive and painfully slow.
First time in. Had a great waitress, delish food! We got the nachos, hubby & I split it. The wings were awesome! Nice place to sit and watch the games.
I cannot say enough positive things about this place! Everything we’ve tried is delicious. We get carry out from here all the time and we dined in once, amazing service. The chicken club sliders are some of the best darn things I’ve ever tasted in my LIFE. I like to add pickle and onion to them. Literally perfect. Those chips are to DIE for. So crunchy and delicious! The time we dined in I asked our server for some chips to go and she brought me a huge box of them and didn’t even charge me! I just wish they offered some sort of onion dip for the chips! That would send me straight to heaven. Lol! Anyway, love love love joe kools.
My fiance and I love the Steak Bites. They were amazing some of the best steak Ive had!! The drinks were not lacking on the alcohol content!! Nice Atmosphere, first time going. This is now one of our favorite sports bars.
Really nice new layout since changing hands. The menu was good. I had the fish and chips and loved it! The fish was perfectly fried and the French fries where excellent crinkle cut style. Now the downside; the service was garbage! My beverage was never refilled, and our waitresses was rude and ignored us most of the time. Overall, nice restaurant, good food, poor service.
Cooked to perfection!! I havent been hear in a while and I ask myself, why? Cool vibe. My meal was great and they found a diamond with the bartender. Great service. 👍
Enjoyed dinner and drink with friends on a Friday evening.After signing in and recieving beeper, We had to wait in our vehicles until our table was ready, because of Covid restrictions. It was worth the wait as we had a very tasty meal. Try it I believe you will like it. Try there bacon wrapped shrimp, it was Yummy!! Very good selection of beers. You should be able to find one you like.
Standard pub faire. Service was good. The avocado burger was tasty. They have a decent selection of wine and spirits
Had lunch with a co-worker here so that I could bring my wifes favorite salad home to her afterwards. While my wife and I go here often for this salad, we also know what to expect; my co-worker did not. Pretty much the usual for a Brighton area restaurant: a long wait for every step of the eating out experience. We ordered two sandwiches and waited a good 20 minutes for them to arrive. We were the only two at the bar and the restaurant wasnt too busy. When we finished, we placed the order for the salad and it was an additional 10-15 minutes. From the time we walked in until the time we left was an hour an a half. A solid 45 minutes too long.Regardless of being slow, the staff are friendly and the food is good for bar food. So far, Ive never ordered the same thing twice and so far, Ive not been disappointed in the food quality.Overall, we will continue to patronize Joe Kools, but we also know what to expect when we do. Dont go here if youre in a rush.
Great time! Little lunch outting with the hubby and our little girl. Great kids menu selection- our little girl ordered mini corn dogs with apple slices and finished her whole meal. My husband and I shared the Tree Hugger Quesadilla...it was AMAZING. The thin crust pizza was delicious. Great choices for meat eaters, veggie foodies and kids. Tons of TVs. We werent drinking that afternoon but the bar looked great and the drink menu and drink specials offered many options. We will absolutely be visiting Joe Kools again
Awesome food. Noise was louder than I am comfortable with.
Our server was Shawn and he was great!! Fast friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and drinks. We had the spinach dip (which was easily twice as big a portion as any place I’ve ever been!!) and it was delicious. Like that it was served with garlic bread. All the drinks we ordered were very well mixed and everyone was happy!! Will definitely be going back!!!
Good food, good atmosphere, nice staff.Highly suggest you check it out.
Went to Dinner last night at Joe Kools and it was excellent! Service was prompt and the food was amazing! I had the Chicken Asiago and my wife had the fish and chips. Both plates were delicious and also very large (took leftovers home) the selections of spirits was fabulous and they have all kinds of Bourbons to choose from! Highly recommend this place! - Bill H.
Walking in it is nice. Wide open nice sports bar. Was really looking forward to menu after that. I ordered the ribeye medium rare with rice pilaf and a side Caesar Salad. She ordered filet tips with rice pilaf and veggies as well. We started off with spinach artichoke dip w/ bread. The seasoning on the bread absolutely takes away from the spinach dip itself, recommend ordering that with chips. My Caesar Salad showed up with some romaine in a bowl with some diced up parm that clearly wasnt done with effort and a very sad amount of dressing. I believe Caesar salads should always be tossed unless by request not to. (This salad was the best thing from my visit) Onto the entrees. My medium rare steak was medium and her medium tips were Med rare, not a huge biggie but this is a review. Far too much salt on everything. Whatever theyre doing with that rice pilaf they need to stop. Far too much salt in the stock. Everything on the entree plate tasted as if I was eating beef bouillon. Nothing had a different flavor including the zing sauce. Either some recipes went terribly wrong or someone has no pride. Tipped 20+% because hey service and the world we live in but the bringing a half full cup to refill my rock and rye which was suppose to be cherry coke isnt too attractive either.
Stopped in for lunch and cocktails Sunday afternoon. The new decor is awesome! The extensive menu make it hard to choose but we really enjoyed our choices. The manager and our server were very attentive. All in all a great experience and we will be returning often!
My wife and I stopped in today for a quick beer, and to check out the atmosphere... we were both pleasantly thrilled with the cleanliness and courteous service we immediately received! The bartender, Shawn, was a wealth of knowledge about the area (we’re brand new to the area), and was exceptionally personable! We had a great experience, and will definitely be back! Good beer selection and at great prices as well!
Met a buddy there for lunch today to celebrate his birthday. The decor is warm and inviting. Plenty of TVs to take in all that is happening in the world. Competitive prices. Had the half-pizza and soup, excellent! Our waitress Rand was very friendly and helpful with menu recommendations. Definitely worth stopping in when youre out that way.
Loved our first experience here, the food was great, the atmosphere was fun and its all really for this years football season and our waiter was on top of his game always making sure things were top notch.....well be back again soon
Went to Joe Kools for dinner! Loved the food and the drinks! And loved our waitress Maria, she was awesome. We have been back once already and plan on going back soon. I love the new look and the chicken sliders and waffle fries were amazing! I definitely would recommend this place to anyone!
Chrissy and Jordan are very attentive, awesome attitudes. Best bartenders around and they give the best service. Great place to go after work for a drink and awesome Ruben Flatbread “ My Favorite”. Will be back weekly.
I’ve visited there twice now and both time food has been amazing and service was great! I had the pizza and salad! Definitely will be making this our regular dinner spot! Loved the craft beer and Maria was our waitress and she rocks! Love this place and will definitely keep requesting Maria as our waitress!
Order during quarantine for take out, using door dash for delivery. Seriously the best food weve delivered. Food was hot when it arrived, and tasted like we were in the restaurant - we are a good 20 minutes away. Everything was cooked to order and seasoned to perfection. Excited to visit the restaurant in person!
Waitress was very inexperienced and my $14 fish and chips had 2 1/4 pieces of Cod. Seems like a weird portion size. Cook must have been debating is it 2 or 3...! Ill just serve 2 1/4....Also waited very long in an empty restaurant for our food. Menu was not very appealing and had no real identity. Manager came by later in the night once we got our food and asked how the food was. I seriously wanted to give her my honest opinion, but I didnt want to embarrass our friends who invited us. My suggestion is to keep the menu simple, get rid of those Wrap sandwiches, we had 3 in our group and no one liked them. Mini chicken club sliders were fake chicken patties on a bun, poorly executed.
We carryout because the food is always good, but the ordering process is frustrating. We always seem to get the same guy that is very bothered by having to answer the phone and take carryout orders. Very rushed, not pleasant, and not appreciative of the business. The physical pickup is just as frustrating. Same guy I assume. The google info shows that curbside pickup is available, but he was quick to tell me that I had to come inside. Wed probably carryout more often if it was more pleasant to order.
Food takes a while, soup was Luke warm. Some kind of of season is sprinkled all over your food and plate even thought it is not stated on the menu and it ruined my food. No non alcoholic drink menu, went through 3 drinks before I found one they had. Waitress could have told me what drinks they had after the second one at least. Staff was very friendly and attentive though. Place was very inviting but food isn’t that great for the prices.
Overall, just average. Good beer selection and big menu. Asked for wings well done and got rubbery wings. Hamburger was good, fries didnt seem fresh. Kids food was good and reasonably priced. It was clean and a good atmosphere.
Stopped in for a bite to eat after work wanted to check out a new place and oh man so glad I checked it out the menu here is amazing!!! Had the rock n rye burger and oh man o man glad I did! That sauce is awesome it was so good I actually got 2 sides to go with me to take home its amazing also had the pretzel stick app and no joke the beer cheese that comes with them is legendary for real the flavors on it was spot on and perfect service was on point and the bar is like none other! Its seriously something to see cant wait to go back and try other things to eat as well the mari gras pasta looks good too so many choices and a wonderful atmosphere will definitely be back👍😁👍
New years eve 5.30 pm out with with two other couples. Ready to enjoy a relaxing early dinner. Right out of the gate, the drink order was mixed up and took an unusually long time to reach our table. That was the beginning of bad service. Waitress had to be informed soup never arrived. When it did, it was wrong kind. She personally left to get correct order and never came back with it! Had to have it removed from bill. Food quality did not make up for poor service in a restaurant that was only thirty percent full to begin with.
I am sorry to say; I do not recommend this place. The place is very boxy and sterile feeling. I could live with that. However, I asked for a certain beer, that was on the menu. I was told they just changed over beers on tap. So, I ordered a PBR. It too, was on the menu. However, I was told they just ran out. I then asked for a desert. They told me all they had was ice cream and shakes. When I take my family out, I do not want to be stressed. I will say the young man, serving us, was very professional and understood my frustration. I hope this review helps you decide your money is better spent somewhere else.
Very disappointing. Under staffed and the soft menu“ was limited. How can a sports bar not have burgers on the menu? I had the nachos which were just okay, the hamburger topping was too finely minced and had a gray appearance rather than the typical browned hamburger color and texture. The meat was extremely dry. The management should have tested the menu and staff instead of opening as soon as they did. It was a waste of my time and money. Wait-staff were overworked but pleasant given the lack of staffing. My experiences at their Troy location were always positive. My recommendation for this location, wait until you hear better reviews.
We came in a few weeks ago for my birthday, and overall we were pretty disappointed. The hostess was not friendly or nice and had a bit of an attitude that she was seating us, because shes a server not a host. Okay, whatever. We order a shot (in which the ingredients are on the menu) and it was definitely not correct. It wasnt made correctly, but it was still good. We then order our two meals and it took FOREVER. Id say we waited at the minimum 45 minutes, probably closer to an hour. Mind you this was a Monday and it was pretty empty. We ended up having to take our food to go because our child couldnt wait any longer. Once we got home the food was mediocre at best. Nothing I would ever seek out, and food that I could easily make at home and do a better job. The renovations were disappointing - it was so much more interesting before they slapped a tv in every square inch. I get its a sports bar, but it was just not a great environment overall. The server was very nice, but not knowledgeable about the menu and hadnt tasted any of food items we asked out. We used to really enjoy Jamesons in this location so it was quite a bummer for the experience to be so negative. We will not be back and will avoid with groups in the future.
Great selection of a nice variety of food on the menu. We were seated promptly and received excellent service from Kayla. Food was very tasty and fresh - we got a sandwich, a wrap, waffle fries and onion rings. Would definitely recommend... and we will be back!
This is my second time to Joe Kool’s and I have had a delicious dinner both times I have eaten here. I enjoyed drinking the Florida Mule! Our waitress Rand was amazing! She is seriously the best waitress ever! She was very attentive and sweet. I will be back soon!
When this place was Jamesons, it was fantastic. I didnt think it could be improved. I was wrong - the food is unbelievable and the service is impeccable. The interior remodel is one of the best Ive seen - very minimalistic, but it works for this place. I will visit here often!
Cool place! Staff was short staffed but overall good atmosphere.
Waitress was pleasant but the service was some of the worst I have ever experienced. Appetizers took 30 minutes to come out and the mains took another hour. The soup I was served literally had a skin on it it has been sitting so long. Our other food was overcooked and or soggy. Seriously love the original Joe Kools but will never return to this one.
Dont waste your time. Food is lousy & service is not much better. Went there today with my Mom & Dad for lunch. We all ordered different chicken wraps that should have came out warm to hot. Very cold & the shells tore up our mouths. It was like they sat out for days. My Dad mentioned this to our server as soon as she asked. Nothing was done about it. No manager came by or did our server seem to care. Walk a little further to Buffalo Wild Wings. Not the greatest food their either, but youll be much more satisfied. Also, dont go there if you have limited time for lunch. Youll be late back to work for sure!
Great menu with lots of variety and tvs value galore!
Really good food and friendly waitstaff. Great beer options.
Great place to meet up with friends. They have an extensive beer selection and an interesting and eclectic menu....must tries are the Camp David Shrimp appetizer and the Rueben Flatbread. Super friendly staff and bright modern environment. Big shout out to their Manager Heather for her attention to detail and dedication to her customers.
Great renovation with a nice draft and liquor selection. They are on a soft opening so it is a limited menu. Now for the room for improvement. A place that just opened this week should have a manager or owner on the floor on a Sunday with the Lions game on. The place is 3/4 full and only 1 bartender and not enough wait staff. Our server is trying her best but none of them are smiling. A sure sign theyre struggling. We will be back and hopefully management gets their act together
We love coming to Joe Kools for the great food, clean environment, and stellar staff, in particular, Jordan, the bartender! Jordan always takes great care of us and because of her and the service of the other staff, this will continue to be our regular spot. Highly recommended.Great Food. Great Service.
Nice waitress, but poor food. Took over an hour to get our lunch. Salmon was completely raw in the middle. Fries were cold. Also seemed like the chicken sliders were made with a frozen chicken patty and slice of kraft cheese. Quality was just ick. Pretzel sticks were good though.
Good food at a reasonable price. Perch fingers were great! Very accommodating to me, my fiancee in a wheelchair, and our service dogs
Fish and Chips were great, excellent service and a surprisingly good beer selection. I had written this place off as just another chain sports bar for too long, should have stopped sooner.
The wait was a bit linger than quoted, but in a pandemic world, theres nobody to blame. Maria, our server was gracious and thorough. The salmon cake special was terrific and the whole experience was fantastic. Thank you!
For bar food this place is ok. With All of the foodie joints around, though, I think they can raise their bar (no pun intended). The burger was tasteless. I had the guac burger, bunless. The guac was not good. The burger had no flavor. Pizza was large & kids didnt complain. DH had Joes kools Burger. It was also tasteless. Bavarian pretzels were good with mustard & jalapeño cheese.Upon arriving we were told we had a wait for a table. There was 1 six top ahead of us & at least 10 open tables & booths. Couldnt figure out why the hostess was not seating anyone.Plus side: plenty of craft MI beers.In all we probably wont go back. Our socks were not knocked off. We dont go out to dinner very much & it has to be worth it for us to do so.
Food was great, the atmosphere was very warm and the staff had great attitude. Our server Hali kept our drinks full despite of the big crowd and was very polite; always smiling! Definitely coming back!
Great fish and chips, batter on fish is light and tasty. The chips have amazing seasoning! Yummy!
The week before Christmas my husband and I decided to try Joe Kools. We absolutely love this place. The bartender Bailey was fast and very efficient with our drinks and food order. I highly recommend this restaurant and their food is delicious. Since our first visit there we have been back four more times in the last two weeks.
Nice sports bar with top shelf liquor lots of tvs that u can watch the sports games on
Good place to grab drinks and have a bite to eat!
For just opening and being super busy we were very impressed with the service and the food. I had the fish and chips while my husband tried the Nachos. Both portions were more than we could finish and the place was very clean, open atmosphere and Tvs everywhere. We will definitely be back!
Sat at the bar and had good service, good food and a good selection of beer.
What a gorgeous modern place!. We met some fellow Ohiians there and had a great experience. We were given the opportunity to watch our team on two screens and it was very appreciated. Everyones meal was very good and although we had a hiccup in our order the staff there handled it perfectly. If we head back to Michigan to watch a game we will definitely be back.
Ordered 2 burgers and a Buffalo chicken sandwich with cheese ; chicken sandwich came out with no cheese and no Buffalo sauce so just a dry breaded piece of chicken onion rings that came with the burgers were over done and cold; along with the fries... super dissatisfied, unfortunately won’t be going back.
This is a new restaurant in Brighton! It is fantastic! Service is great, atmosphere great! The menu is extensive they have a great selection! Prices even better I feel especially in Brighton as prices tend to be more pricey! Shawn is very welcoming and really wants you to have a great experience! This is our new go to! Check it out you will not be disappointed!!!!!!
Great place! We had the pizza and Mac and cheese, both delicious! Aubrey was our server and she was very friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back.
Visited for the first time last night around 8pm. Noone came to our table for 10 minutes to get our drink order and finally back about 10 minutes later with our drinks. We ordered an appetizer which took 35 minutes to get. Then our dinner 40 minutes after that. I ordered the meat lovers flat bread pizza which came out Luke warm and my husband ordered the mac and cheese which came with garlic bread that you couldnt eat because it was hard as a brick. The flatbread tasted like Totinos frozen pizza that you can buy for $1.50 at the grocery store. We watched the waitstaff the full 2hours and 15 minutes we were there completely confused as to where each order went and who it went to. Multiple times they went to the wrong table with loads of food. It was a horrible experience and I am sad to say we wont be back.
Lots of TVs. Better than Buffalo wild wings.. Big variety menu, great food reasonably priced with BIG portions..Maria is very attentive and personable. She gave us excellent service. We will be back again..
Sat at the bar with my friend for 15 minutes before one of two bartenders approached us. I ordered pan fried perch and my friend ordered fried cod and an appetizer. The appetizer came out after 30 minutes and our food followed another 15 minutes later. The perch was soggy and wet so I sent it back. after 25 minutes it didnt come back and the bartender didnt seem to care so I just asked that it was taken off my bill. Good luck with that place.
Compliments to the chief! Best burger in town!! Cant wait to come back and show my friends the Rock and rye burger! Lauren our bartender was phenomenal and the new atmosphere of the restaurant is A1!!
A big noisy sports bar with TVs all around. Good beer selection. Service was fast and friendly. Food was good at a fair price. Outdoor dining is available.
Decent place food and drinks are on point I cant complain
Great place for a large gathering. Staff was super gracious and accommodating! Drinks were awesome and nice atmosphere.
My Mom ordered the backed Mac & Cheese, it was very good. I ordered a sandwich which I had customized to my preference and it was very good. Our server was very nice and efficient. Well be going back
My husband and I have been to Joe Kools a few times and always get top notch service from Maria! Fun community atmosphere, good food and winning Keno spots on my first visit! We will be back and we will be asking for Maria to be our server!
My family and I went to Joe Kools this weekend to watch football on Sunday. The place was packed, but we still got our food quickly considering the amount of people. Quite an improvement from the first time we came, as they were on a soft open. You don’t have to worry about not being able to see your game with all the TVs. Will be back next Sunday, it’s our new go to place.
Im disappointed in the slow service and forgetful waitresses. I came out to have a few drinks but in the 2 hours there I only managed to get served 2 drinks and my glass sat empty for the majority of the time. Im leaving 2 stars because the slow service kept my bar tab under 20$. This place could have double the sales if they had enough staff to keep customers drinks full and served in a timely manner.
Their restaurant is Awesome . Food is delicious with large portions. Our server was Rand and she did a terrific job. Always checking on us and being very efficient!
Kools is killer! Awesome additions to the new menu, and the manager is awesome, she stopped by the table a few times to check on our group. Staff is keeping the place clean and safe. Will be back.
Food was great! Service was fine. They have a touchtunes juke box and you pay to hear your preferred music but today whoever controls the volume turned it way down when they didnt like what people were playing and then turning it back up when something they liked came on. If you don’t want your customers to be able to play the music the life you shouldn’t have a TouchTunes jukebox.
Not impressed. Very basic cooperate chain restaurant. Food was just OK but servers were fantastic.....OK was as basic as basic can be. Not much flavor and chicken seemed to be pre cooked. Dirty bathrooms but lots of options food wise. I wont be going back unless circumstantial.
Awesome fish and chips (the cod was HUUUGE), nice beer selection and those garlic cheese curds are to die for. Kait was an amazing, accommodating and polite server. Definitely be back
Well staffed and good food at a fair price. Steak tips and the fish and chips were both excellent.
Told 25 minutes for a table of 3. While waiting heard the hostess tell others coming in that they weren’t seating anyone because the kitchen was backed up. There were only 2 other parties of 2 waiting for a table. When asked if they would seat us and we would just order drinks we were told the bar was backed up as well. Terribly managed and understaffed!
Food is always good and the Staff is always friendly.
Came here with my sister for lunch on Thursday. Everything was great! Our server was pleasant, food was delicious and quick, and we were in and out to continue our Christmas shopping!
Had a small reception for our son and (now) daughter in law last weekend. JK went above and beyond to accommodate. Food and server (Lauren) were both fantastic. Definitely recommended.
Very cool place and I thought there were Mgt issues waiting to be seated too long. I took the time to speak with the manager and found out that people who actually came in without a mask we’re calling the health department because people were walking to the bathroom close to their table! Another guy refused to wear a mask with three kids then called the health department and filed a complaint. People like that should stay home you’re messing with somebody’s livelihood Joe Kools is very cool no pun intended the manager was very receptive and now I understand please support the local business if you’re gonna complain stay home!!
If you like overpaying for pre-made frozen food and waiting a long time for service, youre going to love this place! Its basically an expensive Coney island.... I gave two stars because they had decent pretzel sticks.
The service was good and so was the food. I cant complain other than had to ask for things that should have been on the table ie silverware and napkins. They are still new and perfecting everything. I would return and I am sure things will only get better.
A day of shopping and a welcomed break for a Sangria ♡
Great food! Great beer on tap and our server was amazing. Will definitely return.
The patio was a great place to have some dinner and cocktails. The service was great! Highly recommend this place! The manager Heather checked on us regularly and was very helpful!
Tried to go on Friday of opening weekend the wait of 45 minutes was too long for us with our 10 month old, understandable. However for the few minutes we did wait there was a line of 5 people at the hostess stand with no hostess in sight. So today we went at opening, 4pm, with baby in tow and they said they didnt have a highchair for us because they only have two and both were in use. I looked around and saw they were being used by carseats. Which I know is a thing but it isnt necessarily safe. They should have slings for carseats and definitely more than two high chairs for a restaurant that size. Probably wont be returning for a long time in hope they get it together and order more high chairs.
Laid back atmosphere. Full menu .
I ordered Jose Nachos with ground beef delivered through DoorDash. There was maybe two or three tablespoons of ground beef on the entire Nacho.I called the restaurant to ask Wheres the BEEF? and the individual who answered the phone seemed clueless and disinterested in dealing with the issue. He referred me to DoorDash to deal with the problem. What did DoorDash have to do with making an over priced Nacho lacking of ground beef? They only delivered the sub par product.I will never order delivery or dine in at this establishment again. Just another example of poor service from a restaurant attempting to deliver carryout through a lackluster approach in order to make some money to keep themselves afloat during this pandemic atmosphere.They proffered a dish appearing to be hastily thrown together and lacking quality and then failied to attempt to rectify the problem but sure enough collected their money.
Great place to watch sports. The chef has stepped it up. Food is really good every time. Full bar and fun bartenders!
Extensive food menu & excellent drinks! Im pretty sure they have the largest liquor selection of anyone in Brighton. Friendly staff, beautiful remodel.
Great service. My favorite Patty Melt WAS somewhere else. The Patty Melt here was the best Ive ever had!
Nicole did a great job taking care of a vast array of fans! Thank you for keeping the drinks and food flowing! And making sure we were comfortable!!
Joe Kool’s is the spot! The food was tasty and came out in a timely manner. Our server Rand was very polite and responsive! Highly recommended!
A bit rocky the first week but any new bar opening has them challenges. Stopped up for the Michigan/Michigan St game. Place was jammed and still had great service! Thank You Angela!
My quesadilla was awesomeUnlike any I have had before. Jordyn was great, what an amazing smile and attitude. I hope she is there next time I go!
Rand was very attentive, kind, and made everything very easy and smooth for us. Food was amazing, as always. We come here after work often and definitely will continue to
Good sports bar with good food
Great place to watch sports! There’s not bad seat in the house. Good food selection. We always ask for Maria’s section. She takes wonderful care of us.
Picked up a door dash here and the inside looks amazing . Biggest TV behind the bar Ive seen in a place . Seems to be very popular on door dash also .
Sat down at the bar. Instantly greeted by manager, Heather. New menu, great drink specials and COVID compliant. Highly recommend paying a visit. Will be back!
First our waiter Aaron was as good as it gets followed by one of the best meals in the area. I was very pleased from walking in to walking out.
Great service, love the bartenders, Chrissy and Jordan. Drinks were on point and the food hit the spot! Definitely recommend for a good time.
Been here 2 times now. Very nice atmosphere, the food is tasty and well priced. Laney and Kayla are both very friendly and well mannered. Confined; Laney is real.
Rand was a great waitress! She was attentive and jumped in when there was a mixup on our assigned server. She made our visit that much better!
Very slow service took 1 hour to get food. Food was cold when we got it. Service was good afterward
Our server was Ali and she made our lunch a perfect experience. Food was spectacular too.
Great food. Great atmosphere. Excellent service. Christina who works the bar is amazing. She is really kind and does her job extremely well.
45 minutes after drinks we had to send another waitress to find ours. Ordered lake perch - cooking oil was too low - some of the perch was not covered and most were waaay too oily
Great lunch! Special thank you to our terrific wait staff Aubrey. She was amazing!
Great Cobb Salad !! Burger outstanding !! Pizza ordinary. Clean. Very impressed
Amazing place for watching sports games, every liquor under the sun, 30 beers on tap. Best food. And very attentive waitstaff
This place is amazing! Huge menu, and drink selection! Will definitely be back! No wait, food came out quick, it was delicious.
Best carry-out dinner ever! Above and beyond! Great people and great place...hope we get to sit inside and eat soon!
Welcome back! Amazing service! Thanks so much to the female manager tonight for making us feel so welcome and comfortable. It’s great to be back out again.
The staff goes above and beyond ..The food is amazing..Try the Malibu Mule..
We have had good experiences every time weve 3yo Joe Kools. Bailey was excellent behind the bar and was very pleasant to deal with.
Went w my daughter and the fish and chips were awesome! And the sweet chili wings ...yummy
First time was a great visit. Loved all the TVs. Food was Amazing, great prices..Maria gave us Great service..Took pride in her work.. Will be back.
I really like the atmosphere. It is sports bar with a classy tone. They have a large selection of beverages and the food is great too.
Went there today and after being seated waited for approximately 15 minutes before leaving...not 1 person acknowledged us. Several patrons appeared annoyed that no one was waiting on anyone.
Michigan/Michigan St game. Place was jammed!!!! Food was awesome, service was fast. True 5 stars in my opinion. Will be back often! Thank you Angela!
Decent food. Not enough options for vegan eaters. Second visit and manager useless both times. He ignores customers and floor debris while doing nothing.
40 minute wait...but half the tables in the entire place were open. Took them 20 minutes to seat an open table.. management had their heads up their a$$es today.
Good bar type food. Friendly staff, a little pricey but clean
Fun atmosphere, love all the tvs. Amazing service! Will be recommending Kayla to be our server next time we come back.
Great service and good food! One of my favorite Buffalo chicken sandwiches around this area
Wonderful servers, great atmosphere, and good drinks. But their waffle fries are the best!
The food is always delicious and the service is wonderful. The French Onion soup is the BEST!
Great salad and half pizza! Rand was an excellent server. I will definitely return.
Excellent appetizers, quick service, and a nice variety of Michigan brews! We really enjoyed our experience!
Rand was a fabulous waitress. Efficient fast service. Nice place for dinner. Very good menu priced very well.
Horrible start for them. Bartender needed help. Took 20 mins for her to catch up and get my order. They were out of what I ordered. Sad start. Hope they get better.
Very yummy food, and so many good options on the menu is difficult to choose. We will certainly go back again!!!!
Service was good, but quality of food needs to get a lot better. All 3 of us were very disappointed. Like the location and decor, but really hope that things improve.
Food, service, and atmosphere are all good. Nice casual place to eat and catch a game.
Awesome place to eat and watch sports
Food was better than when Joe Kools was first opened. Server was very friendly but service was very slow.
Not a great start up. Called for carryout twice and were left hanging on hold for 10 minutes each time. Guess well eat elsewhere.
Great wings!! Amazing clarity on the big screen TV, and they have the Sunday ticket to watch all the NFL games on Sundays.
Waited with kids for 10mins to put our name in. Host ignored us, never took our name. We left. I know they just opened, but pretty rude.
Really like this place. Its a sports bar/restaurant with nice atmosphere and good food. Some outdoor seating.
Great berger, excellent cole slaw. Service really great. Huge draft beer list.
I waited between 8-10 minutes before someone approached our table to take a drink order. Left without any service.
Very good service and very tasty food! This was first visit, but I plan to be back!
Food is mediocre at best. Service is uninspiring. Vegetables were hard and flavorless. Tacos were skimpy and rice was gross.
Great menu! Food is awesome! Bartender was great!
Excellent food.... Kathy was a great waitress, thank you 😊
Unaware and inattentive staff. Sat at my table with menus waiting to order in an empty restaurant while trying to flag a server down for about a half-hour before walking out.
Food was good. Service was a little slow, but friendly.
The fish was greasy and cooked too low a temp. Looked liked the cook iron pressed the perch.
Food was very good n service was also very good
Nice sports bar. Good selection of liquors and beers. Reasonably priced food.
Food was great. It has large portions. I would definitely go back.
Great food and service. Wonderful place to enjoy dinner and drinks with q friend! Will be back!
Great televisions, good beer selection. Food is just okay. Been there 4 times.
The boneless wings were amazing and the service was very good. Can’t wait to try their other food!
Good food, service and atmosphere
Food was delicious. Nice atmosphere. Jordan was an excellent server
Food was great, service excellent and so many TVs. Fun place to watch sports.
Rand is a excellent server..goes above and beyond to make you satisfied...food is always hot and good...
Food: okService: okSuggestion for bartenders dont putdrink tickets on top of glasses sometimesthey fall in the glass. ( happened last night)Yuck
LOVE this place!! Excellent service and food! Great for the whole family! 5 stars for sure!!
Total reviews rating 4.2
199 Reviews for Joe Kools Brighton 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-22Dont dismiss this place as just another sports focused bar and grill. They offer a very respectable tap lineup and always keep a handful of local beers flowing. If whisky is your thing their offering will pleasantly surprise you. I usually stop for lunch and sit at the bar and Ive always had fantastic service and great conversation.
Review №2
2021-12-16First time here. I had the salmon and it was probably the best cooked salmon I have ever had. .y husband had the brisket quesadilla and said it was so so good!! We will definitely come back. Aaron was our server, he was absolutely wonderful.
Review №3
2021-11-19Mad we havent tried this place before tonight! We ordered the bacon wrapped shrimp for an appetizer - yum! Tenderloin tip dinner was really good, steak was tender and that zip sauce.. 😍 Perch dinner was also delicious, without too much batter. Waitress was very friendly and helpful. Looking forward to coming back!
Review №4
2022-05-21Good food, and Great service. My wife and I ate there today for an early dinner and Delta waited on us. She was fast, friendly and knowledgeable.I had the French onion soup, and it was too sweet for me. That is why I gave this establishment 4 stars instead of 5. I had pasta , and Fried Cheesecake for dessert. They were both good. The beer menu was long, and the beer was good and cold. I would definitely come back.
Review №5
2022-05-22We really loved the pickle fries, pretzel sticks, fish and chips, blt pizza with mayo instead of ranch, and chicken sliders.😊
Review №6
2020-08-09We gave Joe Kools a go this evening and the place was clean upon entering and we were immediately greeted and sat. We didnt wait very long before our waitress stopped to take our drink/app orders. Our waitress gave us ample time to sort out our entrees and get those ordered too.Once the food came though is where we ran into issues. My B&B Burger came without bacon and my wifes Patty Melt came without Thousand Island dressing which she requested at order. We brought this to the waitresses attention and she immediately sorted the issues out.Both of our burgers were ordered Medium and they were served very well done. We didnt bother sending the food back because of this and just finished our meals.All in all, the staff are GREAT! The establishment is kept clean and orderly. The food is OK, its average bar and grill food at a little higher cost.
Review №7
2022-05-25We arrived just before closing for a nightcap. The service was prompt and very customer focused. I think our waitress was Olivia(?).The place was dead due to the hut, but really clean and cool looking - sport paradise with all of the TVs.
Review №8
2022-04-24Food was very good and our server was great. She was busy but attentive. It had been a while since I had been there, glad to see it is still good.
Review №9
2022-04-03Online pricing grossly different from price I was charged in restaurant. I questioned about the charge of a side salad that was an add on to entree but was charged as a side alone. It was actually charged in error. Called and nicely spoke to manager who could have cared less. I regret I left a nice gratuity. Chicken sliders were simply pressed chicken pattys. Fish looked like a huge piece but was empty breading for 1/3 of it. The 5.99 salad was a container of mixed greens period. Will not return nor will recommend
Review №10
2022-07-21Food was good/average.Service was slow, no drink refills.I know prices have gone up everywhere, but prices were high here for what you received.