Salty Dog

Football Sunday until 7 Homemade charizzo/beef empanadas and vegan refried beans & cheddar taquitos and homemade tortilla chips @the salty dog. Delicious Awesome atmosphere and Excellent bartenders!

Of all the dive bars Ive been to, this is one of them.This is a place for cheap beer and straight shots. But you know what it has going? Its a bar that looks like an f'ing PIRATE SHIP. And as a cheap dive bar, it succeeds. Not exceptional, but not the worst. I have yet to try the food, so that will be in a later update

Fond memories of the place. Madison Hgts. landmark. Great spot. Grew up around the corner and had a few (alot) beers there after legal age. Loved the VHS movies and the cute bartender all the time. Some real sweethearts. If you know, you know. The only boat on the block...Rip Robb Squared

This bar is a hidden gem. Iconic ship structure inside and out. Beautifully maintained, well run by management, well maintained interior. A great mix of locals and newcomers. Importantly: not a loud, overrun bar, but a place you can have a good conversation with your friend without having to yell at them: highly recommend as an alternative to the overcrowded bars in nearby Royal Oak, Hazel Park, etc.

I asked the bartender for a Moscow mule and she straight up said "I can't do that". Also, cash only... pass

The real thing folks. Old, solid, cheap beer, kind of creepy, kind of sad, but fun. If you wanna have fun. Just don't be that drunk creeper there trying to talk to the bartender when she goes for a smoke. So she might not be wearing pants. Cool, enjoy it. Or don't enjoy it, let it slide. Tip the bartender.If you're thinking this is a classy place, or you're going to order a cocktail, go somewhere else. You probably want to know that first so you don't get surprised and cry about it. Get a cheap beer. Do a shot. Bring a friend and have fun with them. Plain and simple.

Given that I come here from time to time, and that I've encouraged people to come here, I feel like I had to come back and update my review from my initial 2 star to where I think it actually deserves to be...at least based on what it is.Look, it's a dive bar, folks. One coin operated pool table. Internet controlled jukebox with which you can annoy the locals. Bartenders wearing no pants.It's a lot of fun to say to people: "Hey, wanna go to a bar shaped like a pirate ship?"Because they ALWAYS go "Hell yeah I wanna go to a bar shaped like a pirate ship!"...and then you arrive...and you get them inside...and the reactions are amazing.Just take it for what it is, and go.

love a dirty little bar and thought this might be a great dive bar. boy, were we wrong. they barely carry any drink options, including beers. and, i really wasn't a fan of the bartenders butt cheeks hanging out of her tiny shorts. they didn't even have any shots when we asked for some pretty basic stuff. overall, not a great time, and certainly not worth a return visit.love, juston

How is this place even open? I'll admit to being a bit of a beer enthusiast (card carrying member of MI Beer...seriously), but the bartender's response to their beers was shocking. Our go to lawnmower beer is Coors Light, and it's understandable that not every place carries it, but the bartender said "We only have Bud, Bud Light, & LaBatt Blue, and our draft beer is just bad". I don't even know what's on draft, only that it's bad.My friend ordered a 7&7, which even I know is Seagrams 7 and 7-UP (Sprite), but the bartender had no clue. Her husband ordered a shot of Jamison because he saw the bottle and knew she couldn't screw it up.The light in the kitchen was off, but I'm not sure I'd want to eat anything that came out of that kitchen.Our group of 7 doubled the number of people in the tiny little space. If 3 more people had walked in, it would have appeared crowded. Maybe the smell of strangers on a Saturday night would have covered up the stale cigarette smoke smell.This was 2 trips in one, our first & last. It seriously made On The Rocks up the road seemed like a really nice, super popular place after visiting Salty Dog.

I reviewed this place a year ago and feel the same way but better. I've gotten several friends into this spot. It's got a fun atmosphere and the bartender with dark hair who plays quarters makes everybody friends. She's awesome. Imagine walking into a bar and everyone just talks to each other. Thats so rare. Great spot