Bacchus Lounge

I love Bacchus Lounge … it’s a great place to sit back and have a cocktail. It’s been awhile since I had done more than have just a drink there, so last night I decided to get some food. We started off with the chips and guac, which was amazing, so I highly recommend. Then I got a house salad and some crab cakes. If I am going to a restaurant, I usually try to steer away from just eating a salad, since I can make that for myself at home. But Bacchus has white french dressing, which I am OBSESSED with, and it is very hard to find it at any other restaurant, or even in the stores. So it was a must for me. The crab cakes were also delicious. They had a little bit of a kick to them, but I can’t really handle anything spicy, so I’m sure any normal person would be OK with them.

Business and family favorite. My wife didn’t like Cajun food until we went to «The Big Easy» and fell in love with the whole thing. Now she will only go the Russo’s/Bacchus to relive the experience. The meals are a bit inconsistent but always good. If you are stuck in Ohio craving the casual NO experience close your eyes and drift through your time/​space warp the the Bayou.

Monday night is $ 5.00 burger night at Bacchus Lounge, located in the building that also holds Russo’s. Reviews for Bacchus have been good, but their prices were noted to be rather high (burgers are listed as $ 9.00-$ 11.00). So, myself and 17 burger-​loving friends crashed this place on a recent Monday evening to take advantage of their $ 5.00 offer. Not surprisingly we overwhelmed them. I tried to pass on word to the kitchen that we did not have to be served all at once– bring out the burgers as they were done. Unfortunately, the kitchen didn’t get that message.
When we were finally served 45 minutes after ordering we were all pleasantly surprised. The burgers were great. Burgers come with a choice of one of eight cheeses and choice of three of 21 different toppings. I went with Bleu Cheese, topped with caramelized sweet onions, avocado and bacon. While the bacon could have been more crisp, the combination of the cheese, onions and avocado was fantastic! I will be trying this one again. And nearly everyone in the party had a similar experience. Fries ($ 4.00) were served hot right out of the fryer, the only way to eat fries, and were more than adequate for this meal.
I am rating Bacchus at 4 ½ stars (I know you can’t give a half star, so I am verbally). I would encourage anyone to try Bacchus on $ 5.00 Burger Mondays.

Had a quiet business lunch here last week — at night, the front (Russo’s) is open, and my lunch partners said that the food is similar but with much higher prices, so they prefer to come here at lunch. I can see why!
We arrived right at opening, and we were greeted and sat very quickly. Service was a bit slow throughout the lunch, but we weren’t in a huge hurry, so not a huge deal (we were still done in about an hour, so not too bad for a sit down lunch). Everyone else started with soup, but I held out for the burrito special, knowing that it would be more than I could finish. Well seasoned, juicy beef and fresh rice, I was a happy girl. About $ 10 for my burrito — definitely not a bargain, but for a served lunch, it’s about right.

Food is good, Pricey.
Atmosphere is good, Music related.
Specials are horrible or non existent.
They have «Taco Night» which a few friends and I went to.
For «Taco Night» there are actually no specials except for $ 5 Margaritas and they way they offer it is shady, Here is what happened.
ME: Taco Night perfect what are your specials?
SERVER: $ 5 Margaritas
ME: You don’t have specials on tacos for «Taco Night»?
SERVER: No just $ 5 Margaritas.
ME: OK Ill have a mango Margarita.
Later —
Check comes, I was charged full price for the Margarita. ($ 9+)
ME: I ordered a Margarita and was charged full price?
SERVER: Oh Yeah, If you want the $ 5 Margarita you have to order THE $ 5 MARGARITA…
I guess my only advise would be to watch what you order and how you order it because they run the menu like a legal contract. (A LOT of small print)
Very Shady in my opinion.

Wife and I found this place by accident. Glad we did! Bacchus is an excellent local bar that provides live entertainment, spirits and serves a WIDE variety of dishes, from fried chicken to Cajun/​Mexican to grilled burgers, fries, pasta and even pizza (which is fantastic, btw). The food can be hit-​or-​miss (the veggie patty can be awesome or awful, depending on the night), but when it hits, it hits. The service is always pretty good and the great atmosphere and excellent food have my wife and I coming back week-​after-​week.

Go here about once a month. Great pizzas, the fried chicken is the best around, and the various new orleans influenced specials are ahhhh-​mazing. It’s a little more laid-​back than the sister restaurant Russo’s (not that Russo’s is overly fancy).

I realize this is late but stopped here last summer. We waited 15 min for a table but the hostess/​waitstaff were so disorganized that a party of two was seated ahead of us, at a 4 person table, even though we were there first, and we were a party of 4. Since we were not in a hurry, we didn’t say aNything, just waited until next table was available. When it was, we were seated by the rushed hostess.
Now comes the frustrating part; there were only 2 or 3 waitresses working and not one of them came over to take a drink order. We were even trying to get their attention but they were obviously ignoring us. They all looked very overworked and frazzled, and I think they just didnt care. Anyhow, we were at the table for 15 min without any service so we got up and left. Haven’t been back but hope they got their staffing problems corrected

One word — sliders. The sliders here are seasoned perfectly, have a slightly crunchy bun and are just the right size to have 2 and a salad and be full. The draft beer selection is great and the service is fast and friendly.
Very fun place to hang with friends and get a bite to eat.