Bleechers Bar & Grill

Very nice bar. Stopped in on a Wednesday for bingo and meat raffles. A really great thing about this bar is their waitress service. Our waitress, named Maddie, was phenomenal. She not only handled several methods of payment from our table and odd requests like a pitcher of ice on the side, to food orders … but she was efficient the entire time. She had such a great attitude and smile. Thank you for making our evening enjoyable! Will definitely be back on Wednesday night for such excellent waitress service. No, I don’t know her, this is a genuine review!

Didn’t accept our happenings coupon and the bar tender was a ass about it. The food was great though, but will never go back there again.

Makes me feel like I’m home. Great local bar with darn good food from a place that you wouldn’t even expect to have food. Oh and there’s the pull tabs!!!

OMG the food here is perfect bar food. We walked in a day after our first time here and the waitress greeted us with a big smile and «You came back!» It was bingo day and the place was full. We sat outside on a nice spring day. We had an Entertainment coupon on my Smartphone and they would not honor it… they said that they did not approve. I do not take kindly to this. I let my anger show. I can be a «fire breathing — grumpy old man». They agreed to honor it and I said I would make a post letting everyone know they do not honor it. What they said is true — «the food prices here are so low, they don’t need coupons».
We had the chicken fingers and fries, deep fried $ 2 taco and their $ 3.5 burger with cheese.
First of all, the fries are what I have been searching for in the metro. Five Stars for the Fries. They use to have these double deep friend gems at Grandmas in Duluth, but last summer I was sadden to find out they now have some frozen industrial fries. The fries at Bleechers are amazing. We like both ketchup and ranch dressing with ours.
The taco was large, deep fried crispy and the meat was real hamburger. Excellent. $ 2 tacos on Tuesday is worth the trip.
The burger is perfect. The best burger in the region is Matts Juicy Lucy because of the quality of the meat and the old grille. This is the runner-​up. The taste of the basic $ 3.50 burger at Bleechers was reminiscent of years past. The flavor. You must try it to understand.
Of course cold Grain Belt…
Waitress was amazing. Both the owner and manager were kind even during my grumpy moment. As always plenty of parking and a very comfortable and friendly environment.
This place is the real deal.

Stopped here to check it out twice over the last 2 weekends after the ownership change. Last spring Bleechers closed down and this place re-​opened as Sluggers Saloon under new management.
It’s still pretty divey for a night spot. It has 2 pull tab desks, a pool table, a dart board, and karaōke. The clientele is sort of trashy. It seems to skew younger and towards rougher guys with tats and single moms in tight shirts with muffin tops. All under 25.
The first time we were there we actually had a blast. We were pretty skeptical at first and though we were out of place. But whatever. It was midnight and we didn’t have anywhere else to be. Played some darts, had some shots, and next thing you know it’s time to sing some songs! The singers weren’t all that great but there were a couple standouts that made it fun. No one really sang any of the standards you get in a karaōke bar (Sweet Caroline, Piano Man, Livin on a Prayer, etc).
The second time we were there, as soon as we walked in, some dudes tried hitting on the girls I brought with. They had great pickup lines too (being sarcastic here). «Hey beautiful what are you drinking?» They told him. «Oh thats cool, I’m not gonna buy you a drink. I don’t have any money but I drink free here. I have connections. I just wanted to know what kind of girl you were». Really? That’s your «game» ?
There was a group of 4 younger guys over at the bar this time too. Must be recently turned 21. They ordered a pitcher of beer and were playing a game where they would do shots while balancing a plastic solo cup of beer on their head. Needless to say they all eventually ended up covered in beer, their table covered in beer, and the people sitting next to them all splashed in alcohol too. The bartender was pretty mad, but no one stopped their shenanigans and they were at it for a while. Glad we weren’t sitting too close. They ended up sloppy drunk and falling over things.
Overall, the karaōke was ok. The drinks were ok. We had a good time in spite of the trashy clientele (we can pretty much get along with anybody). The prices were reasonable. The waitress stayed on top of things. It’s an ok spot for a drink as long as you set your expectations low. Full time karaōke bars are hard to find after all!