Bert and Den’s Grille

For a strip mall bar this is a gem. Wacky and fun crowd with a dive bar feel. And I say that as a positive. Food is your traditional bar food but is real good. We often hang out here when our kids are roller skating. Staff is friendly and attentive. Looking for a non pretentious neighborhood bar this is your ticket. Love the don’t ask neon sign tried to get in there underage back in the day.

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but please don’t judge this book by its cover. Surprisingly enough, it’s just good ol’ pub food. And let me remind my viewers that I don’t drink, so when I judge a bar, it’ll only be on the food and service. (And sometimes the ambiance.)
So my husband and I were trying to be good, so we split a giant pick-​3 appetizer with a friend – we got the tenderloin chips (literally cut up fried tenderloin. not bad.), the nacho fries (tasty crinkle cut fries under nacho cheese, jalapenos, onions and tomatoes – so decent!) and then spicy fried cheese (literally fried pepperjack cheese curds – YUM)! I thought these were all decent and just couldn’t mess any of it up!
We split the main dish, the Bert and Den’s «Deluxe» which is their tenderloin topped with ham & swiss (but we were good and got it grilled) – again, pretty tasty!
This place was not hipster (thank goodness), you can tell it’s some local’s favorite watering hole. I went to a friend’s band gig there the other night and they were awesome and the crowd loved it. It’s a pretty small place, and I was surrounded by halloween decorations for this time of year, so I won’t particularly judge them on that.
For semi-​lack-​of-​service, I docked them a star. And I’m tempted to try their karaōke on Saturday nights… hmmm…

Been a couple times after drivin here by and wondering about it. Great people watching and a great patio to relax on. Also my personal favorite is the hand mixed long island for 5 bucks. Amazing! I hate premix
Remember tip your bartenders kids.

Got introduced to this by a colleague who is always in the know for cheaper lunch options than the company cafeteria offers. For $ 5 we enjoyed a really good sausage and mushroom pizza. Went back the next day and ordered the Philly steak. With no cheese on it the steak, onions and peppers did not quite gel the way I like. I won’t order that again, but would go back for pizza.

This is a pleasant little bar that I’m not sure a basic genre describes, but its a nice place to blow off some steam.
When in the mood for a nice, greasy, unhealthy meal… This is certainly tossed into the ring. A tenderloin with ham and cheese (basically, another sandwich) added in top; never a bad thing. Of course I add bacon too, part of the diet.
They don’t possess an exorbitant beer selection, but they do make a pretty stout mixed drink.
They have some clever signs, memorabilia, and other neat stuff sitting about. I also laugh every time I see the bumper sticker on the cooler that says «kick her in the cooter.»

This is a very odd place.
It’s a bar in a location that is better suited for a drug store.
The food is average and the drink specials are decent.
You will primarily find regulars in here but given the location, I’m not quite sure from where these regulars come. If they are actually ghosts, please let me know, as that would definitely increase the cool factor.

Recently stopped here on a Friday evening for dinner and a beer. The atmosphere is that of a dark, cluttered sports bar. There was a game on the tv’s and there was music blaring. Everyone there seemed to be regulars. Especially the overly intoxicated, extremely loud woman who never sat down. Our server was really pleasant and brought our $ 1.75 drafts quickly. No pitchers but at $ 1.75 a pint that’s ok. The black & blue burger was really good. A little overcooked for my liking but had great flavor. The hubs got the breaded tenderloin and it was pretty good, too. It was pounded out pretty thin but hand breaded, fried crisp and not greasy. I’d definitely return here for more cheap beer and tasty grub. And, hopefully the couple who sat at the table by us and made-​out the entire time won’t be there. Get a room folks!

Pros:
Relaxed atmosphere, great pizza, friendly staff, cheap beer
Cons:
Warm beer, dark setting

This cozy working man’s bar isn’t very obvious in this Southside strip mall. And it’s a perfectly cheap and satisfactory precursor to seeing a film at AMC Showplace 17 around the corner. I dig the small town feel to this noisy bar.