Coach’s Corner of Livonia

*Highly recommend*. Has to be one of the best bars in the area. Great service, clean and newly updated environment. They have great food at very affordable prices. The manager does a fantastic job, is almost there all the time and will come up to you and actually interact and make sure everything is great. If there is any problem ever, they do a quick job fixing it and do really care about their customers.

Catching up on my reviews this week.
We have always liked coming here. The wings are always good and crispy.
The owner comes around and always greets us with a huge smile.
The staff there is great.
Great place to come to with friends for drinks, it just gets a little noisy on game nights.

The service is always great! Our waitress was awesome and fun. The food can be inconsistent and at times a disappointment. A couple of us had the fish dinner. My friends cod pieces were thick, long and golden (that almost sounds pornish) mine were curled up, thin dark pieces, that had been fried too long– not tasty at all. The fries and coleslaw were good. My friend had a salad and I think for the $ you should get better quality greens, that taste fresh and are plentiful. I was most disappointed that my liquor drinks were quite watered down. I love baileys with an equal mix of honey whiskey. When I got my drink you couldn’t taste whiskey. It looked like a glass of 1% milk. I also ordered a rum Chata with fireball whiskey… Could taste watered down rum Chata. I know what these taste like when they are properly mixed. they do beer reaeeeeeeaaalllly well, unfortunately I’m not always into beer.

How bad is the food? I bought a groupon for this place and got three visits. I can’t bring myself to go the third time. Even the burgers here are bad. The potato skins are greasy, the burgers taste like the meat was thawed and refrozen, the service is weak, and the place is dingy. But mostly, the food is inedible. If you’re going there to drink, it might be ok, but don’t eat anything. I don’tknow how they survive as a business. Does anyone want a free groupon?

Omg the best food you can get! You at a bar but eating at a 5 star restaurant!!! Friendly staff and people! Just and awesome place.

Terrific basic American Bar food. Been there dozens of time and have never been disappointed. The beer is always cold and great service. Great place to watch a game as the walls are plastered with big screens.

I’ve been here many many times and every time I get great food the prices are reasonable and the beer is always cold. Plenty of tv’s and they always have great specials weekly and during the tigers and red wings games. I’d recommend it highly if you want somewhere casual to go to watch a game.

Okay coach. I want to go in again. Time to update my original review.
I met up here with some friends again. I figured I’d give it another chance.
I’m glad I did. I went on a Saturday for lunch. The place wasn’t all that crowded at all.
I had the French Dip instead of the burger like I suggested last time. This is an outstanding sandwich. The au jus was thicker and deep tasting beef flavor. The beef was thinly sliced and had no fat. Very good.
The fries were okay. Nothing special, just hot and complimented the sandwich very well.
The bar is clean and well lit. Plenty of televisions all over. Not a bad seat in the place.
Groupon time and use it on a burger next time.

Are you looking for a local dive sports bar with good food, cold beer and friendly service? Yes you say!!! You live on the west side? The coaches corner is the place for you.
Been here twice both for sporting events one Michigan vs Ohio State football with a group and once by myself for USA vs Canada Olympic Hockey both times the wrong team won therefore 4 stars instead of 5.
It’s a sports bar so it has to be lucky to get 5 stars.
There is not a bad seat in the house, TVs all over the place, a crowd that understands the game, every seat was full on a Friday afternoon rooting on team USA!!! Service was top notch, food was yummy and super unhealthy like bar food should be, it’s loud, dated (except TVs), glasses are dirty (just kidding) and everyone is friendly.
When it’s playoff time for the Wings you will see me here.

Not sure why we’ve never been here before but stopped in tonight and had a great experience. Had to wait a few minutes for a table but we were quickly greeted by the owner who set us up with a table.
Tons of TV’s to watch The Master’s and the beer was cold so David was a happy camper. He ordered French Dip, I had the beef nachos for one (which was huge and could have easily fed two) and my 13 year old, who eats like a bird, ordered the biggest club sandwich you can imagine. The owner came by again and made her a bet that she couldn’t eat the whole thing and if she did, he’d give her a brownie with ice cream and hot fudge. I love her competitive nature and she took that challenge like a champ and ate every bite! And true to his word, the owner brought desert and she ate every bite of that as well.
Service was good but we couldn’t help but notice how hands on the owner was. He was all over the place! One small mishap was my nachos were missing the beef but he took care of that without hesitation. But even though the beef was missing, the nachos were really good. David enjoyed his French dip and obviously my daughter loved hers as well.
On our way out, I told the owner it was our first time and his response was, «We’ve been waiting for you for 12 years! Glad you finally made it!» Love it! We’ll for sure be back. He obviously cares about his business and his customers.

Nothing positive to say about this place. Just keep driving and find someplace else. McDs is across the street…

Was up at Coach’s Sunday to watch football playoffs and have a Sunday fun-​day. Bar had a decent crowd but not over crowded. Waitress was very nice and service was good like always. We had some appetizers, homemade soup, and homemade apple pie with vanilla ice cream that was really really good! Every time I go to Coach’s I’m amazed by how many TVs they have. Great place to watch sports!

Coaches is by far my favorite bar.
The good
–great drink specials
–good food (try the turkey Ruben, nachos, burgers, salmon Caesar salad)
–Beth the bartender
–bathrooms are clean
–lots of parking (even if you have to park across the street)
–Mike the owner always comes by to ask how everything is going
–they have parties and events. This is the place I go on St. pattys, and to watch playoff games. They even have hot dogs and cracker jacks at times
–jukebox
The bad
— they don’t have pizza or any fried seafood (other than fish) on the menu

Not the fastest service, but plenty of TV’s and a good local crowd. Food was nothing special and I’m not likely to go back.
Bacon Cheeseburger was worse than what you could get anywhere else and wings were over cooked, with sauce just splashed on them.

Not a fan, there are better places to go.
It’s more of a local hang-​out, not the place for trivia — poor set-​up.
Food was below average for bar food.
Sports focus, which is fine, but the place has a poor vibe, and seating is awkward.
Small private lot.

Love Coach’s Corner! We go here on average at least once a week and sometimes more. The food is delicious (love the steak special on Wednesday!), and the atmosphere is friendly. It’s a place we will recommend to friends and family. It can be a little loud but hey it’s a sports bar! It’s a our great neighborhood bar! Coupons have been changed back to be able to use on everything but daily specials. The owner is a great guy and seems to really love his bar and his customers.

The straw that stirs the drink in any bar is the bartender. A happy, gregarious bartender can turn any dive into the place to be. Conversely, a bartender that never smiles and has an attitude can turn the nicest establishment into a Hell hole. Count Coach’s Corner as the latter.
II don’t know the bartender’s name, but when you never smile and your reputation is you’ll pour the wrong draft beer on purpose, then shame on your owner for letting you stay on and shame on me for ever returning.
Tonight, I witnessed with my own eyes (and was a victim of) the olé switcher-​oo, and I’ll never return. Your loss Coach.

My boyfriend and I have eaten here every other month or so for the last year. Its always crowded, but we’ve still had good service considering how busy it is. We like to go on Thursday’s when MotorCity Trivia is there.
The food isn’t awesome, but its not bad, either. I like their ranch dressing — its not gross like some places. We almost always get a
voucher before we go, so that helps a bit with the overall rating of the bar. They have Magic Hat #9 on tap, which is fabulous, and we’ll be back for more.

Loud, dive sports-​bar. Not necessarily bad in and of themselves, but coupled with awful service & mediocre food and I was woefully disappointed.
We met friends for a Friday evening dinner. The place was very crowded, and I had to park across the street (5 lanes worth) and walk over. We were seated pretty quickly, and finally decided on our orders. Three of us had the fried fish (i had the AYCE), and the other had a burger.
The fish arrived and we had to get up and get our own silverware. Then we asked for napkins (imagine that!) and ketchup. The ketchup came and was 90% empty (or 10% full!). One of our friends asked for vinegar & again got a 10% full bottle. The Fish was OK, but WAY too greasy for my tastes. I ordered my «second round» (hey don’t judge!), and waited, and waited and waited. After about 20 minutes we flagged the waitress down and was told there was a 45 minute backup in the kitchen! WTF??? Well at this point I didn’t even want the second batch, but sometimes it’s all about the principle. So I waited for it, and asked for a to-​go box.
All in all, this would never be in any of my top choices to go, but alas I have one more
coupon to use, so I’d better suck it up and get it over with.

We’ve had some really good food items here — nachos, fish, fries, wings — and some OK items — Reuben.
They run excellent specials on wings ($ 0.50 each, all the time… but I swear they used to be cheaper) and beer (Ken got a Bud boomba for $ 2 last night, and we saw a $ 5 PBR pitcher on the menu, after already ordering drinks). Daily specials can also be good — such as Tuesday night’s BYOBurger starting at $ 4 (instead of regular $ 6 price), already including lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles.
Casual bar atmosphere. Good amount of TV screens, seating and parking. Loud and hopping every time we’ve been there. They let you use the
certificate on anything, including alcohol and specials.