Kelly’s Bar

Everything good about this place ended when chey gear closed it is now full of drunken trolls that will spit in your face and rape your daughters and the could of smoke hangs heavy in the air if you go don’t breathe and try not to get stabbed

They allow smoking. A blatant disregard for the law. Seems alright otherwise. Won’t go back due to the smoking

I don’t have a lot to say about Kelly’s, except that I am there most Thursdays for the tacos. They are 50 cents, are ground beef, and perfectly tasty.
Domestic beers are also 2 dollars on Thursdays, and their regular menu and specials are awesome as well.
Brad and Patti are super nice folks, and bring in a friendly and pleasant vibe, even when the crowd is super mixed. There are bikers, 20-​somethings, and other assorted riff-​raff intermingling and having a good time most times I am in.
It’s a good place to see a show, to have some food, to sit on the patio and smoke.

First let me say that the people who own and work here are nice. They’re good people and they’ll treat you right. The owner is a biker but don’t let the exterior fool ya, he’s a nice guy.
However, the place is a dive plus bordering on being a dump. There is no real wow factor here. They do have a kitchen and people say the walleye dinners are supposed to be decent. I’ll eat somewhere else.
Drinks are usually cheap except during the Blowout. Smoking is not allowed but let me say that it is overlooked much like Motor City Sports Bar and New Dodge Lounge.

decadence
/​[dek-​uh-​duhns, di-​keyd-​ns]
–noun
1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.
2. moral degeneration or decay; turpitude.
3. unrestrained or excessive self-​indulgence.
Kelly’s is the very definition of the word.
The first definition listed describes the state of the building proper. As it is with so many businesses in Hamtramck that have made their home in the buildings that have seen one or two World Wars pass. Though it could be described as ticky-​tacky (a result of the building trends of the Great Depression), it still manages to be a full-​functioning fixture of today’s Hamtramck bar and grill scene.
The second definition is indicative of what may result from the bar’s fare of cheap beer, booze, free pool table and deep-​fried staples.
After you see the generous, ½ lb., handmade burger, topped with excesses of bleu cheese, crumbled bacon *and* beer-​battered giant onion rings on a kaiser roll *with* the unbelievably good waffle fries, you realize that you are about to fully engage in definition # 3.
Through their expert delivery of addictive substances, you inevitably find yourself back in definition #2.
Personally, for better or worse, Kelly’s will be another carry out place for us to keep on regular rotation.

Rating Kelly’s as a dive bar, I would have to give it four stars. I came here with a group of people for dinner — really great sandwiches! I got the buffalo chicken burger, which had a respectable amount of heat, crumbled bleu cheese, and bacon. Bacon took that nice sandwich and made it exceptional.
It’s kind of like a combo dive bar and greasy spoon. The menu has been «refined» over the years in deference to workers at the auto plant nearby, now painfully quiet. We didn’t want to see Kelly’s turn into yet another victim of the downturn.
Also of note: In addition to the cheap drinks, reasonably priced and tasty food, and friendly staff, this place has a free pooltable and free juke. Personally, I think I could relax here quite nicely. Think unpretentious.

I gave Kelly’s 3 stars because for what it is, it is A-​Ok. If you are looking for a suave pick-​up joint, or a nice place to relax, don’t come here. If you are with 2 – 3 friends and you want to pound a couple shots and get rowdy, this is your place.
It’s a dark dive bar that is disheveled as all get-​out. The service is warm and friendly though, and you can’t beat the drink prices. Hungry? The menu will wow you. You can get a basket of delicious fried crap, or go for the prime rib special.
The regulars provide excellent entrainment, but if that’s not enough there is an Internet juke box and a few video poker machines.