Old Burdick’s Bar & Grill

I had their smoked chicken burrito last night; I haven’t stopped throwing up and having diarrhea since. Not to mention a fever.

A little disappointed. My meal arrived after most at my table were done eating. I ordered an Italian sandwich so nothing special. Christmas Eve so not even complaining about the hour our food took. Flavor a were decent, recommend the shrimp tacos. Portions of the sandwiches and fries were pretty scarce for the price. Used to come here a lot in the past and will try again in the future but disapoint ex tonight as I am he one who pushed our group to go here.

Burdick’s has gotten disappointing. This used to be a place that I came to fairly regularly with my friends. The service has always been a little slow, but friendly enough and that hasn’t changed. I’ve had only good experiences with my servers. However when the menu changed a few years back it seems that prices went up and food quality went down. The past few times I’ve been there my meal was lackluster (over salted fries, underwhelming salsa, nothing to make a big deal about), but when I was there last week, I finally reached my limit and sent something back. I have never sent something back before, but the turkey burger they presented me with was inedible. It was chewy and grisly in a way that my teeth simply couldn’t break through. How a TURKEY burger could contain that much fatty tough meat is something I don’t even want to contemplate. My server took it back and took it off my bill without issue and I appreciate that. Like I said, I have no problems with the service and I hope this instance was a fluke. All the same, it’ll be awhile before I return and if/​when I do I think I’ll stick with a salad.

Great spot in downtown Kalamazoo if you’re staying at the Radisson! This is honestly the perfect go-​to after a long day of conferencing. Food is great. Beer is even better. If you’re not aware, this is the birthplace of Bell’s and you better believe that Old Burdick’s has you covered on that end.
What is this place known for? Well if you ask any of my colleagues, they’ll immediately state their truffle fries are the
. These crack-​like tots covered with cheese are definitely memorable. The type of tot where it’s impossible to stop at «just one.»
I’m personally a fan of their fish tacos and sweet potato fries. Delightfully delicious.
This is also a key place for watching that big game that you just can’t miss while you’re out of town. Not all hotels are capable of having a decent restaurant, but this place does it right.

Kinda of expensive but ok dining experience. Nice spacious bar but not the best fish and chips which is what my waiter told me was the best on the menu. Drinks are strong, but did I mention how expensive they are? My second choice was the boneless wings from another waitress with the worst attitude ever. 2 apps and 3 drinks was $ 60 bucks. Not the worst but not the best by far. Yea… expensive.

I must say, this is some of the best food I had in a while and good service! I ordered Blacken Chicken Pasta and my wife orders the Angry Bird. A must try for first timers. The house Sangria is very delicious! Or server was great! Very polite, she checked on us quite often to make sure we were doing fine. We will definitely be back!!!

Great food ! It was quite expensive for the meal I ordered, and at the one of my arrival (night) it was semi crowded. It was a comfortable space to be in for a hotel restaurant!

This has been one of our family favorites growing up mostly due to one thing– the Jamaican jerk sauce. It goes fantastically with everything, especially French fries and chicken. We have been known to purchase it in a pint and simply dip bread, crackers, and chips in it just as a snack. With that being said, their food is good, but not great (considering prices they charge). I have no complaints, but I’m not blown away by the food. Since the jerk sauce is made in-​house each day, it can vary in consistency and flavor. It usually keeps things exciting, but can be disappointing if it’s subpar compared to what we’d expect.
It’s in a great location within the recently renovated Radisson Hotel within downtown Kalamazoo. The main area is like an upscale sports bar, but it does have expansive seating areas that are less of the sporty feel. However, there are TVs throughout for those sports enthusiasts that need the constant stream of action.
The service is typically pretty good, though I did get a whole container of jerk sauce dumped in my lap on one occasion. The server was very apologetic when this happened and I actually ended up with the recipe for the jerk sauce to make sure «nothing stained». It all worked out though and I have been able to replicate the jerk sauce for my own use down in Indianapolis. It remains close to my heart partly due to all of the memories there, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for some good grub in downtown Kalamazoo!

Went here for Brunch on a Thanksgiving day. I thought it would be busier than it was. It’s hard to beat being at home with a big family feast on Thanksgiving, but the food and staff made yo feel you were at home.
They offered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, as well as other dinner options. They do a good job of using some of the great Michigan beers in their entrees.

Had the grilled Cherry Salad and it was delicious. Service was lacking and slow, possibly due to several large parties for prom night. With a party of 6 everyone’s meal was exceptional.

Stopped by on a Sunday and had some delicious beers with AWESOME nachos as a stop on a mini pub crawl as new Michiganders. My boyfriend LOVES this place, as he stayed at the hotel while interviewing before we moved and ate almost every meal here. It’s a large bar, plenty of tvs and room for lots of patrons. Our waitress was prompt and very sweet, and I really have nothing bad to say about it!

good food, cold fries waitress blamed slow service on new computer. they were busy. parked in city ramp, all elevators were out of order. the pass to get out of park ramp «null and void»
had to call person to let me out. I do not believe front desk activated the parking card.

This is the only trip where business associates advise eating at the hotel. They are right the food is great.

Not good, We ended up here, I planned a night out for my fiancés bday. We stayed in the hotel and made reservations at websters which was terrible so we ended up here thinking we can atleast get something decent in our stomachs, we ordered the turkey burger and quesadilla w beef I ended up returning the turkey burger it was overcooked dry and tasteless and my fiancé ate as much as he could but just what he needed in his stomach, does anyone in this town know how to cook !!

I got grilled Atlantic salmon. Came with a side of green beans and wild rice. Got guacamole and salsa with chips as appetizer. The salmon was 5 stars. Green beans tasted fresh and cooked well yet still a bit crisp 5 Star green beans. 3 star rice seemed a bit tired. 3.5 star guacamole it was good but not great. Salsa 4 stars was good. Greasy chips 2 stars needs some work. Service 5 stars. Atmosphere 5 stars. Margarita 4.5 stars. Overall a 4 star experience. Sampled girlfriends cod fish and chips and they were really quality too. Judging by previous reviews got lucky with no major wait times and good service all around. Sunday night snowing pretty good outside not crowded though. Had to overhear some idiot doctors say the word colon one too many times that I almost offered mine up for an exam post meal Heineken but held back. Maybe next time. Last time they refused to wait on me and the kalamazoo radisson management has failed me in the past but oh well I am very forgiving person and this time was fun and delicious experience. Tipped 35% for top tier service.

Was in town with some co-​workers and we were staying at the Radisson. We decided to try Old Burdick’s. Yeah… it wasn’t a great decision.
We sat down and our waiter came over. Our drink order was not complicated, nothing that required mixing, just wine or scotch. Literally 20 minutes went by and we didn’t have any drinks. We waved him over and he apologized. He got our drinks and we ordered dinner. I got the jalapeño burger, everyone else got some version of the tacos.
Again, we waited a ridiculously long time for food and our drinks were empty, no refills ever came until the food was delivered. This seemed to be a universal problem. The table behind us suffered the same fate. Finally, the food came. I do have to admit, the burger was really good. The fries were the worst fries I’ve ever eaten. They were cold and soggy, like they had been sitting around for a long time. Everyone else liked their tacos well enough.
Then we had to literally get up and chase the waiter down to get our bill. The waitstaff are either not trained at all or just really don’t care because they certainly weren’t busy. None of the tables were getting good service, from what I could see.

Well, here we go. I’m in from out of town with some of my closest friends and we meet up with a fourth friend here. We sit down on a Friday night and it doesn’t seem that busy but for some odd reason it takes our waitress about 15 minutes to take our drink orders. Which is kind of irritating but I’ve worked in restaurants my whole life and I understand that things like this can happen so we let it slide. Once we got our beer we didn’t see her again for 20 minutes when we clearly wanted to order dinner (menus in hands is usually a clear sign). It finally took one of my friends to walk over to her and tell her we wanted to order.
We ordered nachos and a sandwich to split between four people not to mention another round. 35 minutes later no 2^nd round of beer no food and we’ve been in this establishment for an hour and 10 minutes. So after she’s been clearly avoiding our whole section (the table next to us had empty cups and no food as well) I’ve had enough and asked her to cash out.
No apology was said instead she got all snippy and rude with me saying my food is coming right out. Fine, okay.
Food finally arrives (and beer) and she insults me by saying her ticket time had a 35 wait time on it and that’s not bad and continued to argue with me even though I have texts from the table with time stamps on it stating different… Turns out the nachos were burnt and sat under a heat lamp for way too long and my friends sandwich was so dry and awful that they didn’t finish it.
So… An hour and a half all together for 2 beers, crappy overpriced food and horrible staff means I will never be back and I will
most definitely never recommend this to anyone.

Ehhhhhhh, not blown away. I have eaten and drank here many times in the past. I have never been blow away by the food, service or drinks. The bar is decent and they do have a good selection of beers on draft. Unfortunately the food is just not that great. The wait times for food, drinks and service have been long. One night at the bar we saw our food sitting on the other side of the bar. After 20 ominutes the bartender finally came over and brought our cold food. Though to his credit he did comp the food. We have gone back here several times hoping that things will be better but they just aren’t. There are many better places around downtown.

This review is quite overdue as my experience here actually took place in February. I made a reservation through
several weeks in advance because I was afraid that there might be too much of a line with all the festivals, conferences and private parties that would be in town at the time.
The place is quite spread out and on different levels but there are wheelchair ramps in place. The friendly, helpful staff was expecting me and made aware, by open Table, that I had some difficulty walking and would likely not be able to speak with them (left vocal cord is damaged).
I had the Old Burdick’s Club Sandwich (I am not all that adventurous); turkey, Hormel cured ham, pecan smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and mayo on butter grilled whole grain bread served with fries — mmmmmmmmm.
I observed that staff was Kind and attentive but not intrusive for each table.
I decided to try the ‘Brownie A La Mode’. I was not prepared for what arrived! It could have served three or four people! It was delicious and I was afraid that my belt would fail as I waddled out.

I had a great experience at Burdick’s a few nights ago.
On Sundays, they are featuring a Prix Fixe menu. For $ 25 my friend and I got an appetizer to share, an entrée each and a dessert each. We had the chips with salsa and guacamole for an appetizer. Burdick’s has my favorite chips and salsa in town. I remember trying the guacamole years ago and not caring for it. The recipe or distributor must have changed because the guacamole is much better now! I had a Burdick’s burger for my entrée. The burger was juicy and perfectly prepared. The bun was soft. My fries were too good. For dessert, I tried the Bananas Foster shot glass cake. Again, I was very impressed.
Another bonus to eating on a Sunday night was that all draught beers were ½ off and well drinks were $ 3.