Bar Louie

This bar Louie is really good for parties and gatherings! My friend had her 25^th birthday in the party room in their basement. It was really nice! The servers were really nice and provided efficient service! The bathrooms were also very clean! I ordered a strawberry lemonade sangria; it was bangin!!!

This place is extremely uneducated on cooking for food allergies/​celiac. Which I think is unacceptable for a restaurant. Told them I had celiac disease and the waiter had to check about 50 times if what I inquired was gluten free. They told me the tater tots were gluten free so I ordered those and after eating them I find out they were fried in the same fryer as gluten containing foods. Dear Bar Louie: celiac disease is extremely common (1 in 100) and it is a very serious autoimmune disease that is triggered by gluten. Any cross contamination (using the same knife on gluten, same fryer, etc. Causes the same reaction as if you were to just eat the gluten itself. Please educate your kitchen and staff

Good relaxed spot to grab drinks and pub food with friends while watching the game. We stopped in on a Friday evening and had a very attentive staff, quick service, solid recommendations, and some great cocktails. The food was good and reasonably priced. There was a lot of space with booths, tables, and bar seating. They also have many large screen tvs over the bar airing several different games so that you can get your sports fix in.

Used to come here every Wednesday for Dollar Beer night (domestics only to be exact), however due to inflation, the domestic bottles are up to $ 1.25 these days. Splurge on a corona for $ 2 or if you’re fancy get foo-​foo martinis for $ 5. Wasn’t too busy last night so service was prompt. Very spacious for large parties, choose a booth, regular table, high top tables, bar or plush couches by the fireplace. I
When it comes time to break the seal, excrete like a boss in these private closet like stalls. Clean, fresh smelling with full size mirrors to check out your outfit and ensure no clingy toilet paper to your shoes or accidental stuffing of toilet seat liner in your panties (not that it’s ever happened to me before).
As for food, I’ve only indulged in the Dollar Burger night, which is on Tuesdays. Yes it’s a steal even if you have to pay a little extra for toppings (tomato, pickles, egg etc). Hey make it your way, can’t put a price on happiness. In the past, they’ve always cooked to my preference, medium rare without disappointment.
For parking, unfortunately no private lot. Have rarely had a problem finding parking meter parking. In downtown CLE, meters are free Mon-​Fri after 6:30pm til 7am and all day Saturday and Sundays.

Good bar with decent food. I would drive a long way for here but if close not a bad choice.

Bar Louie doesn’t care about black people. I stopped in with my father and his friends while visiting Cleveland in late August of this year. It was an early Sunday evening, and not too busy, until about 30 – 40 black folks showed up. (An all black day party in the area had just ended. By «all black» I mean people had to wear all black to get into the party, you didn’t have to be black to attend, that would be almost as racist as Bar Louie itself, though most party-​goers were black).
Anyhow, after the group arrived, we tried to order food. The bar tender told us the kitchen had just closed. My pop’s friend asked why, and she said, «Because of those people.» He replied, «What do you mean by those people?» and she just smirked. We laughed it off, giving her and Bar Louie the benefit of the doubt. Hey, maybe she has a sense of humor like the always hilarious Daniel Tosh!
We stuck around and had a couple of drinks. By that time, the large group of black folks had left, many seemingly disappointed that they were unable to order food. Voila! The kitchen magically reopened, and began serving subpar food. We asked the bartender about the sudden reopening. She wouldn’t give us an answer. My dad’s friend said, «Because all the black folks left?» The bartender smirked again.

I’m sure this place is awesome when it’s not busy, but it took our waitress 20 minutes to even get our non-​alcoholic drinks, which was after we called her over and she rolled her eyes in annoyance. It took another server 45 minutes to get a table next to us’s drinks. Food was good tho, just not worth an hour wait. Definitely understaffed when we went.

Yuck. Yuck. And more yuck. Not a place for eating. We sent a dish back, as did the table next to us. The waitress couldn’t have been more understanding. The manager was brash and disagreeable.
I ended up eating take-​out from an other restaurant. …that restaurant I DO recommend!
Bar Louie is a good place to grab a drink. The sangria was ok. The martinis and mixed drinks were good.
Will never come back.

Ordered three appetizers. 2 came out way before the third one came. Calamari was cold. They took it back but didn’t replace it… service was slow. Server had more tables than she could handle:(

Wow! Extremely surprised by this place! We are from FL visiting Cleveland for the Indians Home Opener. After the game we were famished and walked upon this place. At first I thought it was going to be the normal bar food options but we were wrong. There are some DELICIOUS gourmet options here. Definitely the best food I had while in Cleveland. Great atmosphere also. Because of my experience here we have looked up locations closer to home that we can visit. Glad to have found this place!

I was up here last month for a buddy’s birthday party around St. Patty’s, and we decided to go to Bar Louie with a fairly big party for dinner. We walked in with around 10 – 15 people, and they were great about seating us, but after that everything went downhill.
I’d say for the most part our server was beyond inattentive and the cause of most of the problems. We put in some appetizers, and then she returned to take dinner orders, but only took a few people’s orders before walking away. Okay, maybe she needed to go grab something, but after about 10 minutes of her not coming back, I went to go find out the deal. When I found her by the bar and told her we still had half the table that needed to order, she said she didn’t realize we were still ordering more. Really? Do most of your tables only have half the table ordering food?
Whatever, we get our orders in, and that should be the end of that. We then had a couple more people join us for drinks, and after requesting specific draft beers, the server had to go back and forth to the bar about three times, each time letting us know they didn’t have it. You really should know what you are and aren’t out of. It would make the process a whole lot quicker. By the time my friend got her beer, it wasn’t even the right one, but she ended up drinking it anyway. The server seemed incredibly out of it the whole time.
Some of the food was good but quite a bit of it was cold, and I don’t think any of it was memorable. I had some wings and the meatball sub (I can’t find it on the menu on the website, but it was definitely there), and it was all pretty average.
The Bar Louies in Columbus don’t blow me out of the water, but at least the service is decent, and most of the servers are pretty nice. Luckily, we had a good rest of the evening, so were able to put that all behind us. I’d say it was a one off night, but it scares me because the restaurant wasn’t all that busy. I’d probably avoid this one next time in Cleveland.

It’s a good spot to meet up for drinks. They reserved a 16 person table for us for our friend’s birthday on a Saturday night. Also we saw the Cavs coach and Super Pimp (local celeb). Pretty cool!
Maybe I’m a food snob. I don’t know. But the food here is bad. The last bite of my Voodoo Sandwich tasted like hot dogs. And my girlfriend’s seasonal Lemon Chicken? Bland and uninspired.
Find somewhere else to eat, come here for drinks.

The food wasn’t bad, but not great either. Can’t really complain there. Service was horrible. It wasn’t even that busy but food took a long time to come out and when it did two of the four dishes were wrong and a third came out 10 minutes after the rest. Maybe that’s more or a kitchen issue but still. When you need refills it’s frustrating to see the server smoking out front.

I am a frequent visitor of Bar Louie on West 6^th. Despite a few instances of slow service, this place consistently serves up tasty dishes and cocktails.
Bar Louie is a great spot for just about any occasion. I have gone here for birthdays, before concerts/​sporting events, happy hour… The large open layout is comfortable and a breath of fresh air from many of the too-​cramped restaurants downtown.
My favorite deal at Bar Louie is $ 1 Burger Tuesdays. Beef, Veggie, or Turkey Burgers start at $ 1 with toppings for around 50 cents a pop. I really enjoy their turkey burgers and love pairing them with different cheeses and toppings.
If you are downtown and looking for a restaurant that is reliable and can handle a large party, try out bar Louie.

This place sucks for so many reasons; Slow service, even though there’s barely anyone there, over priced beers, glasses that short you on the amount of beer you get, food that tastes like an average Applebee’s, but took longer to serve and add $ 5 to however much they would charge. The refills on soda aren’t even free.
Ive eaten here 3 times, and everytime I’ve over paid. Did I mention that it takes forever even if they’re not busy?

A buddy of mine and myself were in from out of town to see a football game and stopped by on a Friday around happy hour time. The bar is nice inside but the crowd was pretty dull… We sat at the bar and the bartenders were very friendly but again not a lot of «energy» for a Friday happy hour.
We grabbed an appetizer as they have half priced specials and that was fine. After seeing the reviews and some of the plates of food come out we decided to skip the burgers and just have a couple of drinks.
Overall it’s a nice looking place but I was looking for a «fun» spot on a Friday and this didn’t seem to have it.

I normally like Bar Louie for a quick drink and an easy meal — especially on things like Dollar Burger Night. However, after last night’s experience, I doubt I will be returning for QUITE some time.
We walked in around 7 or 7:30 on Tuesday evening for some burgers and were greeted by no one. After standing there for a minute or two, wondering if we seated ourselves or if we should keep waiting, we were told in passing, «Sit wherever you want.» We sat at the first table we saw — it was busy but not overwhelmingly so, as there were still a number of empty tables. People who walked in after us also sat with ease.
That’s where the ease ended. We sat at our table for 20 minutes with anyone from the waitstaff as much as saying, «hello.» Those who sat after us were waited on, but we just sat there. The table next to us was served by who we anticipated would be our server, as well, but she completely ignored us. We didn’t even have menus. We sat at a table with just plates and silverware for 20 minutes before we got up to leave. Servers were even standing near our table when we got up and they said NOTHING as we walked out the door. The door was held open for us by another member of the waitstaff, which was honestly the best service we got all night.
Look, I understand that nights like Dollar Burger Night are bound to be busy. But a server should at least say «Hello» to a table and bring them water or, I don’t know, a menu. We didn’t so much as get looked at. And the fact that those who sat down after us were served shows that it wasn’t so much as being too busy to serve new tables, it was a complete lack of attention being paid by anyone who worked there. Unacceptable.

Crossing this one off my list of places to go to again. Visited for lunch and had a terrible experience. I ordered the Blackberry, Orange and Brie salad and received a Raspberry, Orange and Brie salad instead. When I told the server that I the fruit was wrong, he just stared at me and said «uhhhhhhhhhh yeaaaa, I’ll tell the cook. Hopefully he won’t punch me in the face.» Well he never told the cook and never fixed my salad.
The server was very unprofessional with his response and failure to fix the problem. The salad was also pretty welted and the portion was extremely small for a $ 14 salad. The person I was with ordered the Chop Chop salad and her salad was about 3 times bigger than mine.
Overall, I don’t recommend this place, very unprofessional. There are plenty of other places downtown to choose from.

Went here with a group of coworkers for lunch a few months ago and the experience wasn’t that great. They liked their $ 12 salads just fine, but we soon found that not much else was as advertised. The truffle butter popcorn, microwaved. The drinks, overpriced but good. But the tots, pretty darn good!
We’re heading back tonight for $ 1 beers, here’s hoping things go better the second time around.

My review can be summed up very easily
Tuesdays are $ 1 burger night
Wednesdays are $ 1 beer day
Need I say more? Lunches are pretty solid as well. Try the Blue Louie burger… blue cheese, spinach, bacon w buffalo sauce. Awesome