Sweetwater Tavern Menu – Detroit, MI

Type : Restaurant

Location : Detroit, MI

Original 1880s brick walls surround this eatery famous for marinated wings & housemade sauces. Based on 4 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Sweetwater Tavern 48226

Address:
400 E Congress St, Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: (313) 962-2210

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Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–2 AM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–2 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–2 AM
Thursday 11 AM–2 AM
Friday 11 AM–2 AM
Saturday 11 AM–2 AM
Sunday 11 AM–2 AM

Menu

Appetizers
Potato Skins
Three potato boats, packed with bacon, cheddar and jack cheese.
$7.95
Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Six sticks breaded and fried, served with ranch.
$7.50
Homemade Onion Rings
Huge portion, hand breaded and fried.
$5.75
Beer Battered Chicken Strips – A Sweetwater Classic
Fresh, never frozen chicken breast strips, beer battered and deep fried. Served with house made bbq sauce and coleslaw.
$8.95
Buffalo Strips
Our great chicken strips beer battered and deep fried then dipped in our secret buffalo sauce; try this one with ranch or bleu cheese.
$8.95
Grilled Shrimp Kabob
Six jumbo shelled shrimp grilled, served over texas toast with drawn butter.
$12.95
Bbq Rib Tips
A huge order of tips slow cooked, served with texas toast and slaw.
$9.95
Bbq Rib Snack
1/2 slab of our famous ribs served on a garlic roll with slaw.
$11.95
Cajun Steak Bites
Marinated filet mignon rolled in cajun spice with mushrooms and onions. Served on pita bread.
$9.95
Bbq Steak Bites
Marinated filet mignon grilled with bbq sauce, served in a hoagie roll with cole slaw.
$9.95
Cajun Or Bbq Steak Bites
Marinated chicken grilled in cajun or bbq spice with mushrooms and onions, served with pita bread and cole slaw.
$8.95
Salads
Tossed House Salad $3.25
Michigan Cherry Salad
Charbroiled chicken breast, sun dried cherries, bleu cheese and pecans served over fresh greens. We recommend raspberry vinaigrette.
$9.95
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Our charbroiled fresh chicken breast dipped in buffalo sauce, served over fresh greens; try this one with bleu cheese.
$9.95
Cobb Salad
Fresh chicken breast, ham, bacon, crumbled bleu cheese, avocado, tomato served over fresh greens with choice of dressing.
$9.95
Julienne Salad
Fresh chicken breast, boiled egg, ham, tomato, swiss and american cheese served over fresh greens with choice of dressing.
$9.95
Sandwiches
Charbroiled Chicken Breast
Always fresh, never frozen, with lettuce, tomato and mayo.
$8.95
Classic Club Sandwich
Fresh chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
$9.95
Corned Beef And Swiss
Half pound of lean house-made corned beef, sliced thin, piled high, on an onion roll.
$9.25
Sweetwater Rueben
Half pound of lean corned beef with swiss, kraut and 1000 island on grilled rye.
$9.25
Chicken Breast Pocket Pita
Julienned chicken breast with grilled mushrooms and onions, lettuce and tomato wrapped in a grilled pita with ranch on the side.
$9.50
Fish Sandwich
Pond-raised catfish fillet, shredded lettuce, tomato on a bun served with cole slaw.
$9.75
Hamburgers
Hamburger
A full half pound of fresh ground round served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and fries.
$8.25
Sweetwater Burger
Our delicious half pound burger topped with bacon and swiss served with sweet sauce (a unique mayo, garlic and onion juice mix) – our signature burger, served with fries.
$9.25
Patty Melt
1/2 pound burger served on grilled rye with cheese, grilled onions and fries.
$9.25
Burger and Sandwich Toppings
Swiss, American Or Cheddar $0.50
Ham Or Bacon $0.50
Grilled Onions $0.50
Sauteed Mushrooms $0.50
Bleu Cheese $0.50
Sweetwater Favorites
Sweetwater Spare Ribs
For starters we use only hormel special trim ribs, the best money can buy! They’re slowly cooked in our five hour cooking process, and then blanketed in our piquant house-made sauce. Voted best ribs in detroit (detroit free press), we will put our ribs up against any in the city, they are that good. Furthermore, we’re so anxious for you to try our ribs that we will throw in a full order of sweetwater wings absolutely free.
$23.95
Sweetwater Wings
Jeff used to snicker when his grandmother said that the wing was the best part of the chicken. This house specialty, marinated 24 hours, dredged in spices and fried, confirms her thesis though. We get our wings packed in ice, delivered fresh every morning from the eastern market and sell 15 forty-pound cases daily. Quite frankly, chicken wings are what we do! The flavor is so unique and delicious that once you try sweetwater wings, you’ll be hooked for life – enjoy. Our award winning wings (best in detroit” – detroit free press) are served with celery sticks and bleu cheese.
$9.50
The Big Pig
Sweetwater’s own pulled pork sandwich is tender pork, slow cooked in spices, and pulled from the bone. We then mix the pork with our special sauce and pile it high on a kaiser roll – kind of sweet with a hint of bbq served with a slice of onion and cole slaw.
$9.25
Fish And Chips
Huge portion of beer-battered icelandic cod and fries, served with cole slaw.
$12.95
Homemade Meatloaf
Hearty, wholesome, served with our mashed redskin potatoes, vegetable, salad and roll.
$11.95
Sweetwater Entrees
New York Strip
12 oz. Certified angus beef center-cut strip, topped with onion rings, charbroiled to your specifications. We only sell one kind of steak because we do this one so well.
$19.95
Rib And Wing Combo
1/2 slab of our famous ribs with 1/2 order of sweetwater wings.
$17.95
Bbq Rib Tip And Wing Combo
Huge order of tips paired with 1/2 order of sweetwater wings.
$14.75
Chicken Strip And Wing Combo
The best of two worlds’ – two chicken strips with 1/2 order of sweetwater wings.
$13.95
Pan Fried Pond Catfish
Farm raised catfish dusted in cornmeal then pan fried.
$16.95
Jumbo Fried Shrimp
Six jumbo shrimp hand breaded and deep fried.
$17.95
New York Strip Combos*
Our 12 Oz. Angus Center Cut Strip, Blackened, Paired With 1/2 Order Sweetwater Wings $22.95
Our 12 Oz. Angus Center Cut Strip Paired With Four Beer Battered Shrimp $22.95
Our 12 Oz. Angus Center Cut Strip Paired With 1/2 Slab Of Sweetwater Ribs $23.95
Desserts
Homemade Peach Cobbler
An individual ramekin warm from the oven, served with ice cream.
$5.95
Granny Smith Apple Pie
Topped with caramel, served with ice cream.
$5.95
Sweetwater Hummer
Big, thick, made with stroh’s ice cream. “Detroit’s best hummer” – metro times.
$8.75

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Reviews

Jeremy Holroyd
I ordered the full order of wings and the greens and Mac combo with cornbread. The wings are a bit salty but delicious. They were very meaty and a good portion size. The greens had little pieces of pork and also had good flavor. The mac and cheese was pretty average, but to it’s credit not a box mix. The cornbread was moist and delicious.

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Dennise D
Classic, neighborhood, local, good food/good music, awesome fries, savory- damn good wings and delightfully zesty grilled shrimp! So glad I found this spot in my Google search for “restaurant with wings.” My 10 y/o daughter wanted wings and these did not disappoint! We thoroughly enjoyed them and would definitely return if in the area again. This spot reminded me of a place back home in RI that was a local hangout in Providence, known for delicious wings, good music and good times!

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Tatiana Simone
WINGS. Chicken Wings. This place never misses. We had the spinach artichoke dip, wings and ribs. Everything was juicy and delicious lol. The decor was a mixture of random photos and you could tell the inside hasn’t really been updated. But I say that’s cool because the walls must hold the seasoning within them. These wings are number one in my book. Did I say the wings were good. The staff is friendly and the service is great. Best thing is when every other spot is closed (random week day after 10pm) this one always hits the spot.

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Jared Exel
BEST WINGS IN THE STATE

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Jasmine Traxler
A no-fuss stop while in the city. Their menu has a simplified selection of items fairly close to soul food. I had the wings, Mac and cheese, greens, cornbread, and garlic fries. Everything came out fresh! Go ahead and give the dessert a try if you still have room. I recommend the apple pie and the sweet potato cheesecake.

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Joshua David
This is some of the best bbq I have ever had. The food is amazing and the prices are very reasonable. It’s a small place and when it’s busy can seem cramped but the service is exceptional and you will not find better tasting food, we left feeling full and sleepy and spent $40.00

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M Nedloc
Woah Mommy, this place looks like it’s the place to be. I had never been to this restaurant prior to this review, and I have never heard of it, but this was solely based upon a refined search. And this place popped up into view with flying colors, but I was not prepared for its wild popularity. I was visiting the downtown Detroit area and needed food but wanted something new for the taste palate. The reviews went hard in the sauce for their wings, and I was only innocently curious. Plenty of parking that includes the streets and garages that are paid in their designated times. I was here for their evening rush, quite popular and a little bit of a wait. This place is relatively small but also kind of big at the same time, seats were filled, lots of conversations and amazingly great staff. I ordered the wings, and a friend ordered their pulled pork, and it didn’t disappoint. Nice flavor and good size wings, they know how to serve the good stuff. I can only hope that I can come back to town soon and try something else off the menu if I don’t order their wings.

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S J
The only reason for the low stars is because of cleanliness of it…… chicken bone and napkins on the floor….hole in the brick wall……. and my burger was 10min later than the 2 other orders of wings and beef tips…. My cousin and friend had…..waitress Aryana was perfect….so was the prices …once I got my burger the fries were cold. They were ready to go. .

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Grace Su Ming
Good wings dings $15 for about 8 wings with flavorful hot sauce and celery. The mac n cheese side was a good, cheesy and flavorful. Nice atmosphere. Staff was very kind. Only vegetarian option is the mac n cheese or a salad without meat on it.

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Marquetta Rattler
Food was just ok. Ribs were dry, but fried were good. Got the Ruben it was good meat was a little salty but moist. Came juat because of the history, wouldn’t go back.

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