Burgers 2 Beer

Last night I went into B2B with a group of four of us. We were pleasantly surprised that the wait was only five minutes on a Saturday night, so the place had promise. We loved all of the beer choices, but didn’t love how long we waited for our food. Three of the four at the table ordered burgers. Two ordered their burgers medium. Both burgers came out well done and dry (no one likes dry bison, especially $ 15 dry bison.) In addition, I ordered boneless wings that were cold when they hit the table. My other friend ordered a well done burger, so I’m not sure if the rest of the food sat in the window waiting for her burger or what. I don’t want to blame our server because she was visibly busy and doing what she could. With all the restaurants in the area, this place probably won’t be my first choice of restaurants to eat at next time.

I really like the set up of the place. Great atmosphere. A good sized bar to start at while waiting to be seated. A great beer selection, especially the bottled beer. Went on a Saturday night and they were out of a couple draft beer selections. I could understand a random night during the week but not sure what the excuse is for a Saturday. They also didn’t bring out the appetizer until after we received our food. The food is good though and the service staff appeared to be solid.

I met some friends here to see what all the fuss was about. The menu was very extensive with lots of crazy combos of burgers, salads, wings and the usual suspects. I finally decided on the crazy burger with potato skins and sour cream inside! Not bad. Fresh cut fries. The apps we got were so so. Nachos could have used more «stuff» on them and the macaroni bites were as expected. Vibe was decent. Not super busy on a week night. Would go back.

Food was really good, came out very fresh/​hot. Our server was super nice and attentive. The place is very nice, big and clean! Will def go back to try all the other crazy creations they have here. Only thing my group and I didn’t like was a couple of the burgers lacked toppings/​flavor. No special sauces that matched the ingredients. The «oh cheezus» literally had nothing but bread and cheese, the grilled cheese sandwiches had one not too melted piece of cheese. No lettuce tomato (bacon would be good too!) or anything on the side to add… The person who got it just said he wished it was cheesier. The Eiffle toast was good, but again something with missing with the sauce? Came with syrup but it just didn’t do it to top that sandwich. Good but not the best I’ve ever had. Still want to go back and try other things on the menu!

I was not a fan of this place taking over the space most recently occupied by Cerino’s, which had very tasty and affordable Italian food, especially to offer burgers, which are pretty much offered by establishments on nearly every corner of Lakewood, including at the Detroiter right next door. I’m also not a fan of how they cheapened what was a very nice space with silly video games.
But after a few visits, I find that the food here is pretty good, and it’s fairly affordable. I am actually not into what I call «burgers plus everything but the kitchen sink,» but their basic burger and patty melt are quite good — cooked to order and accompanied by delicious French fries that require no additional salt or seasoning at all. My husband is a little more adventurous and has tried the burger that is sandwiched between pieces of French toast, and he liked it. He’s also a big fan of the wings. On one visit, I had a salad that was totally forgettable. They offer an extensive beer list and don’t expect you to pay an arm and a leg for their selections. Service has usually been very friendly, helpful and attentive without being obtrusive, with some disappointing exceptions.
I do have a few complaints to share, and I hope this feedback is helpful to the owners and staff. On our first visit, which happened during opening week, it was quite busy (understandable) and we had two different servers competing for our table all night. At the end of our meal, our bill was waiting along with my debit card for someone to pick it up. Some guy wearing jeans and a sweater wordlessly swooped by and picked it up, then disappeared into the crowd. Thankfully, he ended up being the manager … but how about, given how you’re dressed, you explain to me who you are before you take off with my credit card? This same manager makes a point to tell us, several times, when we are waiting to be seated, that we are welcome to wait at the bar and order drinks. Look, guy, I am well aware of that and I will let you know if I am willing to double my bill by doing that, OK? Create a bigger waiting area if you’re annoyed with people loitering near the entrance.
My other beef is they give you no utensils unless you ask for them, even if you order a salad. I get that you serve burgers and appetizers which many people eat with their hands, but some of us like to cut our burgers up and eat salad with a fork. When I requested utensils, I was given a surprised look, then made to wait until my companion was halfway through his meal to receive them.
I wish the place well, but won’t get too attached to it. This space just seems to have no luck in getting someone to stay. Be advised that there is one restroom for the entire place, and it only has one toilet in it, so you will wait to use it. Parking is a problem. My advice is to park across the street, in the lot behind Campbell’s. Then you can pop in for a cupcake on your way back to your car!
By the way, how does this place not offer grilled cheese?

First visit to Burgers 2 Beer was ok. Burger fine, fries, ok, etc. etc. I am over burgers, bacon, tacos and bbq. Too many spots doing the same thing and it is just not interesting to me.
Our friends in Lakewood suggested that we join them at Burgers 2 Beer on a recent Friday night. Here we go again, I thought, another mediocre dining experience. But we like their company and we agreed to meet there for dinner.

Glanced at the menu, put it down, and succumbed to the idea I wouldn’t find something interesting to eat. I had just suggested splitting a chicken sandwich with my wife when a waiter passed carrying a plate with a large hot dog and fries. After I saw three diners take a bite or two, I politely interrupted. Excuse me; what do they call that hot dog on the menu? The Municipal, the friendly diner answered. Is it worth it, you know, I mean the calories, I asked. Absolutely, she said.
Yum! I’d give the municipal (100% Angus beef, with chopped onions, pickle relish and Bertram’s mustard on a lightly toasted bun) a 5 star rating, but this was my second visit and I didn’t expect that I would be back but was happy we did.
So 4 stars will have to do!
Go, enjoy the Municipal and a few cold drafts and I am sure you will want as much as I do!

Look, i’m not gonna sit here and tell you that this place is the best restaurant I’ve ever been to, but the food is good and the beer selection is pretty great.
EDIT: I was just reminded of 2 other «Burger-​centric» places which are all the rage — B-​Spot and The Rail. Burgers 2 Beer was better than both.
Danielle and I arrived on Friday night and were seated right away (no wait — bonus points). We perused the menu for a bit before deciding on our meals (truth be told I’d already decided because I’d checked out the menu online before we left the house).
I had the Tot Mess (a burger topped with tator tots, sloppy joe, & nacho cheese). I got my cheese on the side and used it to dip my fries in. in that capacity it was great, but the last thing i needed was more stuff dripping/​falling out of my sandwich. The burger was really good. I lover sloppy joe so it was a no-​brainer. the problem is that they have so many burgers and i want to try most if not all of them.
Danielle had the Taco My Fancy (a wrap w/​grilled chicken with crunchy tortilla chips, leaf lettuce, shredded cheddar jack cheese, corn & black bean salsa, & sour cream. served with a side of chipotle ranch). I’ll be honest, i have no idea if she really liked it. She said it was good but she was hardly raving about it. I’m not a huge fan of wraps but it looked good to me. She did not like her fries. No idea why. I thought they were good.
Additionally. they have corn nuggets as an appetizer choice. I loved them. Sweet and crunchy.
I’d also tried some beers I’d never had before. First I’d had some brown ale that was a feature special for the month. I wish I’d noted the name because it was really good. Then I had a Thirsty Dog Old Choco Mint Chocolate Milk Stout. Good but not something I’d drink regularly.
Looking forward to going back (Really. I say that about every place i give 3+ stars to, but i mean it). I want to give some of those other burgers a try.
Only one negative for me… young kids. I don’t understand why places like this try to cater to kids. You’re serving beer, etc. and it’s kinda like a glorified bar. Kids shouldn’t be in bars. Here however, they have «Kids Eat Free» specials and those basketball games and the kids were just loud and i felt that we’d gotten there late enough that kids shouldn’t have been an issue.

The service is good the beer selection is good and the variety of burgers is good. The happy hour and weekly specials are good with Tuesday having All Day happy hour and $ 5 Burgers on Mondays. The food is A-​Ok just as the 3 star rating states.
I have visited twice ordering completely different things both times but the food just doesn’t stand out. The burgers besides having crazy toppings aren’t memorable which is a bummer since this is the specialty. During my first visit the wings were underwhelming but on my second visit they were meatier and more flavorful. The Me So Corny corn fritters and pickle chips are probably the best things I have tried there.
I think this is a good spot to come grab a drink with friends but I can’t say I would come back for the food.

I’m not a huge burger fan to begin with, but I figured I’d give it a shot. They have plenty of non-​burger items on the menu, and the beer list is extensive.
The burgers were just ok. My husband and I both liked the toppings on ours, but the burgers themselves were both over-​done. And the buns were soggy and too soft for our liking. The fries were unremarkable. Service was fine.
For me the thing that put a negative spin on the whole experience was the atmosphere. The restaurant is loud, cold, cramped, and just uncomfortable all around. Definitely the kind of place you want to get in and get out, not linger over appetizers, drinks, desserts, etc.
I wouldn’t refuse to return, but I’d never suggest it either.

Two words come to mind when I think of this restaurant: DON’T BOTHER!
My gentleman caller and I came to this restaurant at 4:30 in the afternoon. The restaurant was almost completely vacant save for a couple people at the bar. We were promptly seated by the waitress that would be serving us. The table was incredibly unstable. It wobbled so much no matter what we did.
We decided on buffalo chicken dip and two burgers. It took a while to get the appetizer which was shocking. When we finally got it, the buffalo chicken dip looked and tasted like it was microwaved and the tortilla chips were dripping in grease. We were never asked how it was by the waitress. We never really saw her but I’ll get to that later.
I got the Good, Bad, and the Ugly burger that was supposed to be cooked medium with fries and a side of creamy garlic sauce. I tried the fries and the garlic sauce first… the sauce was more like butter and there was hardly any garlic flavoring at all. The burger was not cooked the way I wanted it at all. The outer rim of the burger was alright, however, if the middle of the burger were any rarer it would probably have started mooing at me. I would have said something about getting it cooked longer, but our waitress was no where to be found. And no, it wasn’t busy, there were only two other tables with two and three people and she was neglecting them as much as she was neglecting us.
The only time we saw the waitress was so she could give us the check and she tried to take our baskets away from us when we still had plenty of food on it. What the hell? And she didn’t even give me a pen to sign the receipt. I had to rummage for a pen in my own purse because she was once again nowhere to be found.
This place sucks and I will not be returning. I was wondering why the place was vacant when I got there and by the time I left I knew why. P

Nothing worse than sitting at a wobbly table. But, it wasn’t as bad as the service. Came in about 4 o’clock, got some drinks, appetizer, and 2 burgers. Décor is cool I guess, if you like a ridiculous amount of TV’s pasted everywhere.
Buffalo chicken dip was meh. Less chicken, more buffalo, of which i didn’t care for. I settled for the simple/​build a burger with cheese and onion frizzles. Medium. Order came out at a good time after we had finished the appetizer.
Buns tasted homemade and pretty good. Burger was past medium venturing into medium-​well land. Most of the burger was bland, and scattered would be a bite of overpowered salty seasoning. The onion straw things were placed directly under the meat making them a soggy mess and far from the expected crispy goodness. The fries were just alright, seasoning was ok.
I would say Kayla (?) was our server, although maybe servers like to be under different names. But at least that’s who it was on the bill. Yeah, didn’t care much for her service. As soon as she delivered the food she asked if we needed anything else, and then proceeded to dip out to the back to talk to whoever seemed to also be doing nothing. The only time we saw her was when another couple walked in 10 or so minutes later. At no point did he take notice of our low drinks to either offer to refill or to take it upon herself to top them off. Also never really asked how anything was. When she finally decided to remember to actually do something she just grabbed at our plate things while we were still eating the fries. That was super awkward. Still no drinks.
I can’t give her the benefit of the doubt in this. Besides the bartender who had her own people to deal with, there was only one other table who most likely got the same flaky presence from her. Got the bill after waiting a while and gladly left.
The service did not in any way make this visit worth it despite the mediocre burgers. Should have went back to Flip Side, it’s worth it there. Oh well.

I think the previous reviews on here are a little harsh. At least there is a restaurant right now that is occupying the space. Or would you rather it remain empty.
Anyway. I came with my grandparents yesterday. Saturday ¹¹⁄₂₈. We had Cody as our waiter. All I can say is that he knows how to do his job, and do it well. The entire dining experience was executed handbook style. He was polite, and attentive. Our orders came out just as we had ordered and we had a great time.
The hostess/​host greeted us at the entrance and sat us promptly.
We will definitely be back.
–Britany

I was a little surprised to see a burger joint opening up in Lakewood. After all, if Five Guys, Streat Burger, and Eddie & Eddie (which occupied the same space) couldn’t hack it, what chance does Burgers 2 Beer have? I was also bummed that Cerino’s closed. It was a nice addition to the neighborhood.
I had to check it out anyway. As soon as my boyfriend heard they had a burger with a donut for a bun (the Luther), our decision was made. The burgers were good, though not at good as Jammy Buggars in my opinion. My dad had the hot dog which was enormous! So be prepared for that if you go the hotdog route. I had the Vampire Burger which was quite tasty. I don’t like dream about it or anything, but it was good and the price was right.
The ambiance leaves a lot to be desired, although I did enjoy that the tables were from A Piece of Cleveland. If you like getting a burger in a place with giant TVs, then this is your place.

We watched an OSU game here because the TVs are great and Saturday happy hour was advertised. They did not have all the happy hour specials yet, which is why went there. Our wait staff was friendly but did were confused about their shift change and we ended up with two bills.
Not a bad place, the food was ok. With all the other options to choose from in Lakewood, I don’t know that we’ll be back.

First — let me say, I am a BIG fan of Burgers 2 Beer. I loved all of my experiences at the Solon, OH location. My wife and I waited with great anticipation for the Lakewood restaurant to open. We originally heard it would be ready by end of August to early September. Good thing we didn’t hold our breath! Finally it is open and we eagerly made our trip on Monday.
Sadly, based on my experience at this location and how we were treated I don’t think this place is going to make it for very long unless they get through these growing pains quickly. I’ve helped open an establishment before and I know that when the timeline is pushed back there is a rush to open the doors — I’m hoping they can recover from what I can only call a very rough start.
First, we arrived at 4:45 to grab a quick meal before I left town for work. We were pleasantly surprised to see that there were $ 5 burgers on Monday nights. However, they wouldn’t grant us that deal until 5:00, even at 4:52. Unfortunately we were in a time crunch to get a quick meal in so I could stay on-​time with my travel arrangements. It wasn’t a huge deal, but you’d think that a place that just opened would be eager to make their patrons first visit a pleasurable one. If I were running the place I would have made a bet that discounting our burgers on this first occasion would pay off in the long run. Anyway, we weren’t too disappointed, just shocked that 8 minutes made a difference to them.
We browsed the menu and made our picks. My wife had the Breakfast Burger with fries and I had the Vampire Slayer with Tater Tots. The breakfast burger comes topped with a fried egg. My wife does not like runny yolk so she always orders over hard. It came out over-​medium and too runny for her taste. We looked around for our waiter, but he was not to be seen. After waiting about 5 minutes she picked up her plate and caught the attention of some nearby staff (we think he was the manager). He was pleasant about it and ordered a new egg and after another 5 minutes it came out correctly. By this time I was just about done with my burger and was starting to eat the over-​medium egg that my wife rejected. I know — not fair for me to eat while she waited to get her food, but I did give her several bites and she graciously egged me on to eat while my meal was still warm.
The Vampire Slayer tasted good at first, but by the end I really wasn’t wowed. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t make my taste buds jump like some of the other menu selections (Nut Butter, Hot Mess, Hot and Bothered). The tots tasted a little bit burnt or over-​fried — although my 8 month old son loved them! My wife’s review was: «If I had it to do over again, I just would have gone to Five Guys.»
The check came and our meals weren’t discounted for the inconvenience of getting my wife’s order wrong. Maybe we didn’t sound upset enough — we really aren’t loud people, but considering that we had already asked for them to accommodate the $ 5 burger night and were refused, it again seems like they could have reversed this decision based on the circumstances.
The LAST THING that happened absolutely infuriates me to this moment. I wished we had not been in a hurry because I would have made a bigger stink about this. As we were getting ready to leave, my wife scraped her arm on a large splinter that came out of the edge of the table. By large splinter, I mean there was a clearly visible gouge in the table the size of a golf tee. It was still rough and a safety concern to whoever sat at the table later that night. If she had not been wearing long sleeves, it definitely would have done bodily harm to her arm. I tried to get the attention of the manager, but he was on the other side of the restaurant on the phone. As we needed to leave, I caught the waiter’s attention and told him what just happened and expressed concern for the safety of whoever sat there next.
I was appalled at this reaction. He acted like it was no big deal. «Thanks for bringing that to my attention, we’ll be sure to sand that down later.» No apology. No concern. No questions like «are you alright? Can I get you a band-​aid?» He very awkwardly thanked us for coming out — this now for the third time (once as he delivered the check, another as he took my card). You know — it’s the thing that waiters and waitresses say at the end of the meal to make sure you remember to tip them well. There’s no shame in it — it’s good practice. Shows you care… the FIRST TIME you do it. He clearly had no idea how to react and was just trying to get rid of us.
I hate to write such a negative review, and I hope I haven’t sounded too whiny. My wife and I are very quiet and almost never complain about service. This was just unacceptable in my view and so I had to come and write about it.
As I mentioned, I LOVE B2B. I hope the Lakewood management figures out how to pull it together with better food and better service before its too late!

Opening a restaurant in a location that has had past restaurants fail one after the other seems to be an ongoing theme, but I am optimistic that this will be different.
I was incredibly impressed by the variety of burgers and the overall bold choices. I really enjoyed the atmosphere as it appeared open, friendly, and inviting. Both the hostess and server were very welcoming, attentive, and gracious for our visits which is very refreshing as I feel some restaurants fall short of thanking you for your visit the second you hand over the check.
As for the food. I am back and forth with my review on this. We started off with the pickle fries and probably out of personal preference it may be better to do spears or pickle chips because the the pickle fries seemed to be much more breading than pickle. The wasabi mayo was a nice touch though.
I ordered the «Beat Up» burger which was cooked perfectly though lacked on the flavor scale with very little crumbled blue cheese but a lot of cajun seasoning.
While my meal wasn’t awful by any means, at this point there are other places in Lakewood I would prefer to grab a burger at. The meal was pretty lackluster, but I am very open to coming back and ordering something different as I am always a fan of second, third, and fourth chances especially when I see potential.
2.5 stars but I’ll be back as the menu was very enticing along with the amazing service.

Oh look! Another new restaurant opened up in Lakewood. Oh look! Another restaurant opened on Detroit! Didn’t that used to be (insert restaurant name here)?
Driving by B2B nearly everyday really didn’t have me too thrilled. Another burger joint in Lakewood… Whoop-​di-​doo! Let alone just a short distance from Beer Engine. Tonight, figured lets just try it out.
This place is so new you could still smell the paint. For a thirsty Thursday there really wasn’t many people in there. It’s got a vibrant glow onto Detroit to attract the passer-​byers.
Got seated immediately and was seated in the dark corner. Weird, but whatevs. The menu was big and BOLD. Conveniently separated from starters, burgers, and not burgers.
They had a pretty doggone good draft beer list. Lots of local favs as well as some I haven’t heard of.
The burger menu had some pretty exotic options from glazed donut buns to burgers with grilled cheese sandwiches as buns! I narrowed down to two burgers — good, bad, & ugly or the breakfast. Good bad ugly had BBQ sauce, bacon, onion straws, tomatoes, lettuce and breakfast had corned beef hash, fried egg and hollandaise sauce. Both sounded amazing! I decided with the good bad ugly.
When asked how I wanted good I asked for rare. Our server didn’t even flinch… Which I loved! I like it red, baby!
Wifey ordered a turkey burger… whatever that is.
Food came out super quick! Probably since there was no one else in the restaurant. The burger had a really good size in which I had to split in half. The redness was perfect and exactly how I like it. The entire burger was tasty! The side of fries could have been a little more, but oh well. We asked for coleslaw and pickle spear on the side (menu says by request only!). The coleslaw was creamy and the pickle spear was really really good!
Nice thing was that all the condiments were on the table… Salt, pepper, malt vinegar, mustard, etc. my favorite was the b2q BBQ sauce! Wow! It was like a sweet chili BBQ sauce. I dipped my fries in it and was quite surprised how good it was. I’m sure that BBQ sauce on burgers or wings would be amazing!
Dinged one star for paint smell, server hadn’t tried the chili when we asked how spicy it was (our 3 year old son wanted it), roasted red pepper mayo was left off wifey’s turkey burger and they forgot to initially bring out coleslaw/​pickle and silverware.
I hope this place survives unlike the other previous tenants. Peeked over at the detroiter on the way out and it was completely dead.
If you want to have a thriving restaurant in one of the most demanding food cities, service has to be excellent and new ideas have to brought to the menu every so often.
Enjoy Unilocalers!!!

Went to Burgers 2 Beer for lunch on a Friday. I was glad to see something finally come into the vacant spot left by Eddie Cerino’s, and I was not disappointed. I’m a fan of the rather large and somewhat overwhelming menu given that there are a number of things on here that I want to try; this is also the only place in Lakewood that I know of where you can get a wrap. I had the «cod i have your number» wrap (note the clever menu names), which was much better than expected. The cod was delicious: breaded well and not soaked in oil as you would find with fried fish at many other places. The fries were well seasoned and a perfect accompaniment, and I love the serving sizes at this place… enough to leave you stuffed. Definitely can’t wait to go back.

First the great… we all enjoyed our burgers. Fresh and served fast. Great beer selection and happy hours… Including Saturday with a dollar of draft and $ 3 wine. Plenty of sunlight making it a great place to stop on a Saturday afternoon. The manager stopped by and asked how our food was.
The not so great. We had a strange waitress. When asked her suggestion. She stated that she didn’t eat burgers. A point she made several times. When questioned about a particular choice we were told that she had a «weird» relative who liked it. Later that was followed up with her comments that she hoped the place stayed open, as a few had failed at this location.
As a business owner. I know what it is like. and so I didn’t let it affect my overall opinion of the place

The appetizers are plentiful, the burger choices are amazing, the non burger options are fantastic, and there is even dessert! So many beers to choose from. what’s a girl to do? The service is great, fast and friendly! You can have a spicy burger or a sweet burger on a glazed donut!