Bagger Dave’s Burger Tavern

My wife, daughter and I arrived at 8pm on a Sunday night after a flight from the west coast. We had not eaten on the plane. There were very few people in the restaurant. The waiter was quick to ask to take our food order, prior to taking our drink order. While I was hungry, I was even more thirsty. I suggested that he take our drink orders first and then after we had received our drinks, we would order our food. He was clearly miffed that we did not trust him to quickly get our drinks. My wife ordered a hamburger with potato chips, my daughter, a nacho, and I ordered a turkey burger. When the food arrived the waiter announced that they were out of chips and asked if my wife would like fries. Also, they were out of nacho chips and my daughter would have to order something else. Rather than telling us immediately after ordering about being out of certain food, the waiter waited until what food they had could be delivered. This did not go over well. As we were eating what food they could scrounge together, other wait staff were turning chairs up-​side-​down and stacking them on nearby tables. I told the offending staff that we were eating as quickly as possible and would leave as soon as we could…
The next day I was violently ill. The doctor said it was food poisoning. The only thing I ate all day was that damn turkey burger at Bagger Dave’s.
The service was very poor, the wait staff rude, the restaurant was out of basic food items and I was very ill, diagnosed with food poisoning, the day after our visit to Bagger Dave’s.
Needless to say, we will never return; I would give zero stars if that were an option. This was the worst restaurant experience that I have had in years.

This is a very nice place. It is clean and pleasant with dark wood paneling. Although there are televisions, they do not blare out at you and indeed do not interfere with conversations. The little train that runs above the seating could entertain children as it comes around and around or adults for that matter. The staff is friendly and on top of arrivals, drinks, food orders, bills and the like.
We had a mexicali burger and a cobb salad and we asked for extra plates to share. This was more food than we could eat so we had take homes. From 2 pm to 6 pm there is a happy hour with wine and beer at $ 4 a pop. Total for a late lunch with drinks was 32 dollars.
Bagger Dave’s seems to have a penchant for adding hot items to the dishes, like pepper jack cheese, jalapeños and banana peppers on the Mexicali burger. I suggest you read the ingredients and eliminate that what you don’t like or order a burger to your specs. I like heat but I don’t like competing hot flavors as it doesn’t add to the success of a dish just taste confusion for me.
The Cobb had bacon, eggs, perfectly cooked chicken breast still warm, green leaf lettuce which was fresh and tasty. Really a well sized great salad. The dressing was served on the side which allowed me to control the coating factor.
I had a glass of Cabernet and it was full, dry and very enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised! Since we love the nearby theatre I am confident we will be back.
Before you go, download the Bagger Dave’s application and start collecting the points. Every dollar spent gives you a point and at 50 points you get a discount. A family could get a discount with every visit!

This was the second time visit. The first visit was bad. The service and the food are horrible. It was 12:15pm on a Thursday… the food is nothing special. the place is less than half full and we waited and waited for our order to be taken and then for the food. My guess is that this place will not stay in business for long. We also had a team party here. Called 3 times ahead reminding them that 40 people were coming on a Sunday night. Show up and we have 2 servers… terrible terrible…

Meh. I was expecting something like Five Guys but I’ve been here twice and the food quality is simply sub par.

I decided to try this place for a Tuesday lunch, the staff is very friendly. I was greeted immediately and able to place my order for a chipotle turkey burger rather quickly. The water was clean and fresh tasting… The turkey burger was interesting. By this I mean it had good flavor but must be a microwaved or reheated patty because it was not hot and my food came out within five minutes. The interesting thing was the paper that separates pieces of cheese was also included in my burger. It provided the interesting texture. :). I also ordered some sweet potato chips minus whatever cinnamon sauce they offered. The chips were super tasty.
I showed the cheese paper to waitress when she asked me how things were. I needed to go so I do not have time for any remake but it is nice that she cared to tell the cook.

First time dining there. The waitress started out by saying I could have whatever items I wanted on my burger. I told her what I wanted but when I got it, it had catsup on it, which I hadn’t ordered and I don’t like, so I sent it back. The new burger was not made to order either, nothing but tomato was added to it; plus, the meat was tough. I told her about the missing items, had to wait for the items to be prepared, and by then, the burger was getting cold. My husband was almost finished eating by then. No apology, in fact the waitress was argumentative. Not returning, can get better customer service and a juicier burger at Smashburger.

Location is less than a mile from house– comfort zone* We remodeled out kitchen — no kitchen for 7 months — chose to eat at Bagger Daves’ at least twice weekly — a couple of nice and competent waitresses, and some really dumb give a hoot ones — especially the big dumb one — seriously brain damaged. The food is consistently bland, or bad, unimaginitive and expensive– This place is a Test Kitchen — they will admit that — so they try things out — or dont try at all. Craft beers every third Thursday a decent deal– this place reaks of lack of professional management — its just plain bad, poorly run — fries are only item that are good — still amazed it stays open — evidence of the need for restaurants in the area — i went back for 7 motnhs becasue it ws close — moist people dining there would agree.

We have been to Bagger Dave’s a few times, the food and service has always been great. Today we were rushed for time and our server Alex helped us out food came fast and it was good. We will go back.

Food is decent! Burgers came out cold. I hear the salads are good. I LOVED the milkshakes they were TO DIE FOR. Overall I would go there again but it is not my first choice on places to eat.

Went here and walked out after waiting for an hour and a half for our food which still hadn’t came out. They gave us a $ 25 gift card for our inconvenience which is pointless since I’ll never go back so I left it on the table.
This place is less than a mile from my house and would like it to be a regular stop for me but sorry, you blew it.
My time is not worth a $ 25 gift card.
To make things worse a kid pulled the fire alarm during this ridiculous endeavor which rang for 15 minutes.
Hey Bagger Dave, thanks for killing an hour and a half of my life I’ll never get back.
P. S. I still haven’t event eaten dinner!

Came here last night after seeing a film at the Maple Theater because we were craving burgers. This was my first time at a Bagger Dave’s, and I would definitely come again. Our server was just the nicest guy. My mom was having trouble deciding on a beer, and he was so helpful and got her samples of different ones. He was very patient and probably deserves a raise!
Our food was pretty good as well. Everyone else loved their burgers, but I did have a problem with mine. I ordered pico de gallo on my burger, but they put it on the bottom, under the chicken, and it made the bottom bun totally soggy. However, I just took the bottom part off, and it was delicious. I didn’t really mind it very much. I was so full afterwards that it was probably better that I didn’t have that extra bread! :) The fries were great, too. Everyone was very satisfied!

Had the California BLT carry out today. Service was very prompt and this BLT was delicious! I have come to expect fatty bacon when I order a BLT… and always inspect and pick apart the meat from the fat, not the case with this sandwich! Very meaty Applewood smoked bacon very little fat great flavor! The only complaint I have is that the sandwich was not cut in half for easier consumption. I will order it that way next time. Restaurant was very clean and tidy. Staff was friendly. Will definitely come back again.

Very pleasantly surprised with this restaurant. Despite previous reviews, I tried Bagger Dave’s yesterday and thought it was great. I ordered the prime rib burger with blue cheese and green olives and also splurged and tried the fries. I was pleased that the fries were fresh, real potatoes and the burger was great. Perhaps the bad reviews flipped this place around. Compared to the $ 10 salad I typically get next door at Steve’s, I thought this was a nice change and affordable. I will bring my kids. Thanks!

I keep going back and it keeps getting worse. The last time we were there, I noted that they’ve upgraded their order taking system (each waitress has a handheld thingy). How about making better food? It is just bad.

I dig Bagger Dave’s in general and this locations is pretty great. First off, the staff is fantastic. Everyone from the hostess, to the bussers, to the amazing waitstaff. It’s impossible for anyone to be nicer.
The space is clean and has that warm, wooden décor that most of the Bagger Dave location’s have. Look up and you’ll see the fun train chugging along around the ceiling. Pretty cool!
The menu has a variety of burgers and other comfort foods. I’ve only had the turkey burgers but I’m a big fan of the Santa Fe Chipotle (chipotle sauce, guacamole, romaine, pepper jack cheese, and tomato on a toasted buffalo spice bun). For sides I love both the french fries and the sweet potato chips. The dipping sauces for both are particularly awesome and you can get them both on a burger or on the side for your fries (I recommend this method). Oh, and the sweet potatoes come with a gooey, delicious cinnamon concoction and it’s fab.
Other things worth noting:
— local beers are readily on tap.
— they have a gluten free menu
— they also have sandwiches and a creamy, goeey mac and cheese if you’re not into burgers
— they make their own craft sodas and have a mystery soda that I’ve seen vary from blueberry pomegranate to green apple.
— desserts! I’m partial to the brownie sundae. But beware – it’s HUGE. Worth splitting.
Yes, this a local chain I can get behind. And a fab location that’s great proximity to the movie theatre around the corner. Perfect for a date night!

This place opened right near where I live and we drove by it in the parking lot, saying «we have to try that place.» But it wasn’t until a Unilocal event that we actually made it through the door.
Our friendly waitperson suggested that we try their specialties which included a Turkey Burger and Mac-​n-​Cheese. We both went for the Mac-​n-​Cheese, but since we had just had turkey a few times over for Thanksgiving, we both went with one of the combination Beef Burgers. And we also tried their specialty soft drink beverages. Mine was the diet cola and it was quite good. The burgers, although only available medium and beyond medium, were delicious. The Mac-​n-​Cheese was nice and crusty on top and served bubbly hot.
The service was spectacular. The servers couldn’t do enough for us and kept the drinks full.
My only negative comment is that the burgers can only be ordered medium or cooked even more. Any restaurant that has trusted purveyors should be able to offer burgers raw if a customer wants them that way. And if a restaurant does not trust their purveyors, and has to incinerate their burgers to keep the customers from getting sick, they should find other purveyors, or customers should find other more accommodating restaurants. I like my burgers medium rare to rare. Being forced to have a medium or a medium-​well cooked burger is a real put off for me.
This was our First Bagger Dave’s experience and we will likely go back. The food, the service and the menu choices were top notch. Prices were what we expected, although this Unilocal event was totally free. If they ever move to make burgers as the customer orders them, we will certainly want to go back.

My girl and I came to the Bagger Dave’s for their Unilocal event last week. We found the service to be super friendly… the bartenders, our waitress and the manager were all really very kind to us! I haven’t been to Dave’s in a while and I haven’t been to this location before but it was well done. The event offered a turkey burger, sides and a soda so I tried the Fiery Bleu Buffalo Burger and she had the Santa Fe Chipotle and we shared halves. We also each tried a side of mac n’ cheese… the Twisted mac and their Smokin’ Hot mac n’ cheese were both stellar. We opted in on beer rather than the complimentary sodas since they usually have a nice selection on tap.
The burgers were both really nice but we preferred the Fiery Bleu over the Santa Fe. It was a little more flavorful offering some nice spiciness. The turkey burger themselves were both delicious though. The mac n’ cheeses were also really good but the Smokin’ was loaded with good stuff whereas the Twisted was really cheesy and had a great crumb topping but was a little less exciting. We took an order of cheese fries home to snack on which put us over the edge but they were tasty. The manager was nice enough to comp those for us too which was appreciated but they treated us so well we would’ve been happy to have paid for them. It was a great event and the food and service were all wonderful per usual when Annette’s running the show. Thanks again Annette for setting this up, and to Bagger Dave’s for a really nice evening!

We came for the Unilocal event. I’ve never been to this location before but I think it’s one of the best. Super clean and new looking. Our waitress Alesia was absolutely fantastic. She knew when to refill everything and check on us but didn’t hover. She was super friendly and did her job really well.
The food was good too. The mac and cheese was my favorite, it was really creamy under the crust. I wasn’t a huge fan of the amount of crust on it, but that could be because I“m not a fan of crumbles or toppings on pasta. Just give me those noodles! The turkey burger was also good, I just wish the meat was seasoned a bit more. Under the delicious toppings of chipole sauce, cheese and quac, it was a little bland. The sweet potato chips were yummy and the fries were good too. I will definitely be back to this location.

If it’s great hamburgers, beer and other bar food you crave, you really ought to go visit BAGGER DAVE!
If it’s excellent service, efficiency, and organization, you prefer, pick up your date and head elsewhere with her!
Plagued recently by staffing problems, Bagger Dave’s has refused a reservation and/​or call ahead for my party of eight twice already. in the past month At least they were honest in telling me they lacked the wait staff and kitchen staff to guarantee our satisfaction, but this is unacceptable in a location like the corner of Maple and Telegraph where the pace is robust but the service is a bust! With so many people out of work, one would think they could creativity find warm bodies and teach them to serve and cook, even with a modicum of experience!
Even if you have the patience of a Saint, it is still very disturbing to wait a half hour — or more — for a burger and fries. My wife and I also went there recently, and that was our fate for just TWO of us. Imagine if we had been a part of FOUR! Oy!
Bagger, you food is excellent — when we can get it! Get your house in order and pump it our more quickly. Then you will have scored a FOUR bagger!

We have been to the Bagger Dave’s in Novi, it’s a small chain, from the sme group that did/​does Buffalo Wild Wings.
This is a relatively new location in a strip mall that has been in flux, we originally went to Trader Joe’s and stayed for lunch.
This is a smallish place, with a young wait staff. Dine in for take out. It’s a step over fast food, but you pay for it.
The focus is on burgers, either create your own, or select one of their designer option. I’ve always liked the train wreck burger because it has the fried egg, which great on. Burger — right up there with bacon and sauté onions. Their fries are good, skins on, with a couple of other options.