The Broadcast Booth

Didn’t think a open establishment could make a hamburger this bad. I was proved wrong! Horrible! Service was terrible also. Hang some memorabilia on the walls and call it a sports bar. Waste of time.

The server named Chris was way talkative to the point where we couldn’t even look at the menu. Apparently the steak on the special listed for $ 27 which was smaller than the one listed on the regular menu for $ 19. According to Chris, the prices were false. The steak was apparently fresh but defrosting. Then ordered a Cob salad due to lack of time and the chicken was undercooked. Once we confronted Chris again he became rude and defensive. No manager approached us or removed items from the bill. A woman near us waited at her table for 15 minutes and was never served and on her way out she told us to enjoy the frozen steak. Chris repeatedly came to the table awkwardly and with rude glares and sly comments. This place is awful and has no sense of customer service. I highly advise to never go this overpriced, rude restaurant. Surprised they aren’t out of business yet.

Dont ever go here!!! Horrible service and nasty food!!!
This place has gone way downhill. First of all, they had a 12 oz New York strip on special for $ 27 while a 14 oz New York strip is listed on the menu for $ 19. I was told by Chris, my waiter, that the menu is outdated. I ordered the $ 27 steak and after about ½ hour was told that my steak was still defrosting, but was assured it was fresh. I then ordered a cob salad instead because we didn’t have time to wait any longer. The cob salad ended up with under cooked chicken so I couldn’t eat that either. No manager ever came to the table and nothing was offered to be taken off the bill.
Once the meal was over, Chris came to our table to clear off the plates. He was extremely rude and stared my mother down without saying a word after she told him she was suprised a manager didn’t come over. And, then he rolled his eyes at her. It was unbelievable. He never even apologized for the situation.
A lady sitting next to us ended up leaving the restaurant after she waited at her table for over 15 minutes of being ignored. She overheard our problems and even said to me «enjoy your frozen steak» when she left.

I’ll give them a star for their beer selection but otherwise their barely ok food and pathetic service wrecked it.
My family and I came in on a Thursday night with reservations. The place was relatively empty when we arrived and got moderately busy while we were there. The place was understaffed.
We ordered beverages. Nothing out of the ordinary. It took 10 minutes or more for most orders and the waitress often said the bar was backed up. (I could see it from where I sat… it wasn’t due to being crowded. They were just slowwww.)
We ordered our dinners and I thought I’d try the Jamaican jerk pork chops listed on the menu and reviewed by a fellow Unilocaler. The waitress said they don’t offer them anymore and will be changing the menu soon. She said it was a shame because they were really good. Um… ok.
So I ordered a Boursin stuffed chicken breast. The menu made it sound really tasty. The waitress warned me it would take 25 mins. Apparently their clock was broken because I was served more than an hour later. Yes, an hour.
We started inquiring about our order at the 45 minute mark. The waitress apologized and said she would check on it. I appreciated that… UNTIL she said «I told you up front it would take 25 mins for the chicken.» Well let me tell you, that was a dumb move. I had her back until that ignorant statement given that we had waited more than an hour. I reminded her of the time and she got snotty.
So what about the food itself? The side salad tasted like it had imitation cheese on it but was otherwise ok. The chicken breast was big and came out cooked but lukewarm. Yep, lukewarm. (So much for believing the whole table was just waiting for my entrée.) And there was hardly a residue of whatever it was to be stuffed with… couldn’t find it anywhere. The sides were hardly above room temp. My husband ordered jambalaya and it tasted like a bowl of gravy made from a salty soup mix. Not impressed at all.
Another family member ordered chicken Parmesan and had to wait even longer. (I think they forgot him.) There was a lot of food on his plate but I couldn’t speak for the flavor.
The combined bill for this less-​than-​delightful experience was $ 61 which included 3 beers.
I’d like to tell you more, but frankly I already feel like I’ve wasted too much time in and on this place. Please, save your money. Go elsewhere. If they once knew what they were doing, they forgot.
For the record, I still love Mickey Redmond!

Weird greeting, dull atmosphere. They were out of 3 of the 4 steaks on their menu! Also, forgot to tell me that until twenty minutes after we sat down. I used to go there for Stockyard Steaks. Disappointing

I’m really torn about this place. I had been there before so I brought my family here after the place we really wanted to go didn’t have high chairs. Weird, right?
Anyway, we walked into this place and it almost looked like it was closed. The only reason we even knew it was open was because we could hear the large party in the back of the restaurant roaring away. I had to walk most of the way in to find it out if they had high chairs, which they do. So, great! We picked a seat and it didn’t take long for our waitress and her trainee to come along.
Okay, it was weird. I know she was new to the place so we were being patient but the lady who was supposed to be coaching her was not helping her AT ALL. She was just standing there making everyone uncomfortable.
All of our drinks tasted like they came out of a dirty soda gun at the bar… which is probably exactly where they came from. Cool.
We all ordered our food. The waitress came back 10 minutes after taking our orders to ask my fiancé how he wanted his steak medallions cooked… and then of course when the food got there his was still cooking because of the delay. Then we sat there for 5 more minutes patiently waiting for someone, ANYONE to walk by so we could request silverware. What the heck?
Well, okay… so what? I had pizza so I didn’t even need it. Plus we have a baby with us so I was arranging his food in a way that he could eat it and I barely even noticed at first. She brought it right away after we asked.
So, my daughter liked her fetuccini alfredo with chicken. No complaints. Jeff said it could have used some salt, so he added salt. He liked his steak medallions. I liked my pizza a lot. Me and my fiancé didn’t care for my son’s macaroni and cheese but he ate it without any complaint… so… I guess it was fine. We also ordered fish and chips to go.
What really bugged me is that my bill was SIXTY-​FIVE DOLLARS. HOLY CRAP. It was good food, but DEFINITELY NOT SIXTY-​FIVE DOLLARS GOOD!!! We could have ALL eaten steak medallions for that kind of money. Jeesh!
Then we get home and find out they couldn’t be bothered to put any tartar sauce in with the fish and chips.
Won’t be going back. :)

Service is slow. Food is hit or miss. Sometimes it is hot, sometimes not. Sometimes the sandwich comes as described in the menu, sometimes they have omitted or substituted things out because they don’t carry it anymore (avocado is always out and they charge you to sub guacamole that is premade) the pizza is the only thing I have ever ordered that is always decent. Got a skunk beer once and the manager called me a liar, refused to smell or taste it. Replaced it with a tap beer (that I also paid for) and then threw me out for bothering him. Don’t complain, don’t sit too long even if the game is on, because management is none too friendly.

Great place to eat, watch hockey and hang out with friends. The bar games were a lot of fun and the nachos were huge!!! The servers were very nice and quick and the parking was simple enough. I recommend this place to any hockey fan downriver who wants a good lunch or dinner.

We had the chicken quesadilla’s and the Rueben. Both were very good. Chips were great! Beer was COLD! Service was fine.
Really liked the atmosphere.
Not sure where all the bad reviews are coming from but our visit was great. We will be back…

To say the service here is terrible is an understatement. I’m not sure I would even call it service. Expect over-​priced drinks, mediocre and completely unremarkable food, service that is slow and apathetic. I honestly don’t understand why people would go to this place more than once unless they are blood relatives to the owners or employees. The interior itself is appealing, but apart from that I don’t have a kind word for anyting relative to this establishment. It’s slow, over-​priced and within walking distance of probably 12 better places to eat and 15 better places to drink. Each time I pass it I am shocked that it is still in business.

Good burgers, but the service is terrible.

Food was ok. Slow service. Far to many rules for a local sports bar. Leaning pool tables. Would not recommend

Watched a lions game here with my brothers and my sister. We hung out for 4+ hours. Our server was fantastically patient with us :)
Lots of tvs! Great drink specials! And some great seating areas! There was also a pool table, Foosball table and air hockey!
Great place to hang out and watch a local Detroit sports event!

Terrible service. Mediocre food. Long wait times for everything. Managers that don’t give a shit about their customers. This place has it all.

Visited on April 11, 2014 — Love the décor and game room area, however… the service was terrible! We weren’t even dining, just having drinks and it was taking up to 25 mins after we placed our drink orders to get them. Not to mention it was 78 degrees in the place last night. I know this because I sought out the thermostat to check the temp. This place has great potential if they would just step their game up. Maybe that was why the place was dead on a Friday night.

Gross!!!
After this visit, We won’t be back. Was there a few times and it was so good…
Omg the food was terrible
1 Star is for our sweet server;)

The owner was a rude pompous asshole. Enjoying myself till he made it
Clear he didn’t care what the crowd liked on tv.
Tigers were on but he likes hockey and it wasn’t even the wings.
He popped off and was an asshole about it. His business will die because
It’s nothing but old folks. Becoming a wrinkle ranch and he don’t
Care because he likes what he likes. Il never go back
That owner is an asshole and tries to be a pudgy bad ass.
Short mans syndrome!

Yikes. This place is so cliché.
First, the parking is a little ridiculous. The Broadcast Booth is situated in a huge lot, but all of the close spaces say that Broadcast Booth patrons should park in a city lot or risk being towed. Gee, thanks.
When we walked in, signs told us to wait to be seated, but there wasn’t anyone around to seat us. You know how you walk into a bar and wonder if you should just sit down or wait? And everyone is looking at you? Yeah. Like that.
When we finally did get seated we ordered beer and food. There’s a decent beer selection here, particularly Michigan brewed stuff. It took forever to get our drink order, which was literally two bottles of beer. Not sure why that would take as long as it did. The food was, in a word, bad. I had a chicken wrap that tasted like unseasoned chicken and was served on a pita wrap that was so overcooked it was cracking in my hands. Hand cut chips on the side — zero seasoning. I sent my food back after taking two bites. Yes — that bad.
My boyfriend ordered a bbq steak burger that was dripping in bbq sauce. And the meat was dry. Again: bad.
To make matters worse, our waitress had to know how unhappy we were — but still charged us for the food I sent back, which was BARELY touched.
Almost all of the people here were late 40s — 50’s who seemed to be trying to relive their youth as they drank their beers and were obnoxiously loud. You know: THAT crowd. About half way through our meal Motown music was being blasted throughout the bar. Swell… so much for talking to my date.
We couldn’t wait to leave but wait — TBB had a nice parting gift: a fresh helping of vomit right next to our car. Awesome.
We couldn’t get out of here fast enough. Save your money, your time and your dignity and skip The Broadcast Booth.

We are local and this place makes our Top 5. If you live here, there’s no number 6.
Broadcast Booth should be growing in popularity as a very nice non-​franchise sports bar. It’s a bit sad to see low reviews.
I reserve 5 stars for the very fabulous and it would take quite a bit for a «sports bar» to hit that HOWEVER…
OK. OK. Everyone has their favorite type of pizza. The chef here has come up with several AMAZING and UNIQUE pizza combinations. I think the BBQ chicken is probably the most popular. The dough is fresh and incredible. Very rich. Two pieces max for sure but certainly order the largest size because you WILL want to take it home and share.
The sandwiches are pretty decent and predictably classicly done up so there shouldn’t be any issues there.
So it’s lent and we went there the other night for the Fish and Chips. Outstanding! (for cod…) Not greasy. Quite ‘meaty’ and perfectly done up.
They have a very nice assortment of tap brews and my wife’s cranberry/​vodka came in a 12 ounce glass (!!!). Not bad.
The wait staff has always, for the dozen or so times we’ve been there, been very professional, kind, and attentive.
I would suggest if something arrives at your table at your displeasure, don’t hesitate to say anything and have them change it.

I came here because my desired restaurant across the street was too busy. That said, it was not a total disappointment. I love sports and this place embraces the sports fan, specifically hockey fans. Sure enough the various monitors had hockey playing, with the game blaring loud throughout the place. The décor is VERY ‘sports bar’ with various hockey pennants, and pictures, oddly, not all Red Wings.
BTW, if you like to play pool, this place also has a few billiards tables. Personally, I like to drink beer, and this place also has enough choices, nothing out of the blue, but enough, including some local brews.
As for food, typical, 70% deep friend, and greasy. Several families here to enjoy pizza and drink beer. From what I could see, pizza is a popular item here with families and groups, especially if you want to let the kids run around and go crazy. The kids all seemed happy, did I mention they also have a variety of video games? I told my waitress that I wanted something healthy (insert laugh) and not greasy (insert laugh again), but she offered something that was actually very good, and fairly healthy, the boursin stuffed chicken.
Relative to other sport bards, this place was OK. If you like hockey, this is your home away from the rink.