Skybox Sports Grill

Wanted to try a new place with my son for breakfast and decided on the Coney place in the plaza catty corner to the Skybox. We ended up leaving there since every booth and table full and nowhere to really sit and wait for one to open up. Place is pretty small.
Headed to the Skybox again since we had somewhere to be in the area and didn’t want to drive back into White Lake or head down M59 to Hartland. It was a little after 11AM today/​Saturday. The place was pretty empty with just a handful of customers sitting in the main area and bar counter. Concrete floor by the waiting area benches just past the front door vestibule was disgustingly sticky. I noticed the carpet on both sides was still pretty dirty/​gross looking, too. Either rip it out or hire a service to come clean it at LEAST quarterly. But the damage looks to be done/​permanent.
Service was congenial enough, but sloooow throughout. Definitely slow enough to give me enough time to notice the not so clean table (probably ‘cleaned’ half-​assedly with an already dirty rag) and allowed me to touch the blinds covering the window by my booth (dusty to the eye, built up, and sticky… which means no maintenance dusting is taking place). I was kind of dreading receiving the food. Table next to us with a party of about 6 or 7 with a child seemed to have somewhat lagging service as well. Thank goodness for all of us it wasn’t slammed.
Server forgot my soda after bringing my coffee. Coffee was super mediocre tasting, almost bad, and definitely not a fresh pot. Never understand places who go through the trouble of adding a breakfast/​brunch shift, but fail on important mainstays like coffee. At the very least give me a piping hot cup so that when I add my creamer it doesn’t taste like I just let it sit for 10 minutes. Anyway, the Farmers omelet I ordered was good and the red potatoes were cooked well, but not a smidgen-​seasoning of salt was on them. My son said the pancakes were tasty, although they still seemed a little dry. We got the kids order which consisted of 3 normal sized looking pancakes. Truly, 3 mini pancakes, 2 normal pancakes, or 1 large one shaped into a Mickey Mouse head would’ve sufficed for a 5 year old (and probably cut down on Skybox food costs). They have the activity mat with crayons to keep the kiddies occupied.
Out the door, the bill was just under $ 14, which seemed a little bit low. Not sure if my soda was comped (was asked if I still wanted it after I started digging into my food after I’d place my order for everything at once).
In a nutshell: Seems this place is in stasis with no real ambition to improve on things. Another last resort restaurant in my book.

This place is SO good. Maybe it’s all about what you order, but I was surprised to see ANY poor reviews. I just got carry-​out and I had the Skybox Burger with Cheddar Jack, grilled onions, and pickles (med-​rare). Instead of the chips, I got the Onion Nest. It was so good!
The burger was juicy, fresh, cooked to absolute perfection, and it was seasoned beautifully. I am very picky about burgers, and the fact that I found an awesome, (dare I say it?) new favorite burger, right across the street from my work, is just the syrup to my pancakes. The Onion Nest (semi-​gourmet onion rings) is crispy, well-​seasoned, and the bartender was kind enough to give me both Ranch and Chipotle Ranch as my dipping options. The Chipotle Ranch was PERFECT! Yum yum yum yum yum!
The service was great (even though I got carryout) so I would love to come back to dine-​in. I can’t say whether the other food on the menu is good or bad, but it is clear they pay attention to detail so I would be more than happy to come back and try… and I WILL!

Not sure how they got my last review removed, so I’ll add it again for the sake of the community.
We were new to the area so wanted to try all the new places, so we stopped in. Noticed that it was under new management so they must have had problems before. Well, like most of the other reviews back then, service was the biggest issue. Service was really slow, our orders were incorrect, food was just meh, nothing special. Now if the service was great/​good, might consider going back to try different food, but we could hear everyone around us complaining about the service as well. And they had different servers, manager never came around to check anything. Overall, it was a poor experience.

I have eaten at Skybox 6 – 7 times and have yet to be disappointed. The food is good, much better than you’d expect at a sports bar and the service has always been excellent. Nice atmosphere and decent prices.

I went to the SkyBox the other day for dinner. I had the macaroni and cheese to start. It was amazing. Some of the best I have had. It actually had bacon and ham in it!!!
Next I had the chicken ranch roll up. Very fresh and their own hand breaded chicken strips are amazing.
The service was good and the atmosphere was great. I will be back.

Stopped in on our way home the morning after a concert at the Palace. The place was clean and not overly crowded (it was a Sunday afternoon).
We picked a seat and ordered, a California Reuben for me with beer battered fries, and an order of chili cheese fries for my wife.
Big Plus for this place was the popper that allowed you to have a bowl of fresh popcorn at your table to munch on for free. I’m sure this helps the drink sales too!
Our food FINALLY came (it seemed to take longer than it should have), and I bit into the Reuben with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very good. The turkey was way to think sliced and smokey, and the cole slaw was almost tasteless. Not a good start. The fries we’re pretty good, but my wife’s chili cheese fries were pretty bad. There was a heaping mound of the things, but the chili was the same chili you’d order in a cup (which I wouldn’t do in this case), and the overall flavor was just sort of «blah».
Been there, tried the food, and won’t be back any time soon. I’m sure they have a loyal following, there will just be two less in that particular category!

Nice place! fast service and a good selection on food.

I have been in the Skybox Sports Grill a couple times and the food has been good both times.
The first time I visited, they had just opened up, so the menu was still limited. I had the Skybox Stuffed Burger, which was excellent! It was cooked as I ordered it and it came out hot. The only thing that I would say they could do to improve it would be to add cheese to the top, instead of just stuffing it in the middle.
My wife had the chicken quesadilla, She loved it and when I took a taste, it was delicious. I really loved the addition of bacon to the mix.
My son ordered buffalo wings and they were very meaty and the sauce had zip, but there was not too much heat.
As far as the service goes, I think they were still working out the kinks the first time we were in there. We had to wait a very long time for our food and our waitress couldn’t seem to remember anything we ordered. It also took about 20 minutes for the waitress to produce a kid’s menu. That being said, the service was not perfect the second time we went (a few weeks later), but it had improved tremendously.
Overall, I would recommend the Skybox to anyone looking for a new place in the White Lake area to eat.