Recommended dishes: Tin Can Nachos with Chicken, Lake Effect Burger
Deana McMillan
The atmosphere and decor was really cool, but the table and the chairs we were sat at weren't comfortable for 6 people. Our waiter was very nice, when he ever came around, it took a long time in between drinks for him to return. Our food was good, but they missed one person's order, so their dish arrived when everyone else's were almost finished. The liquor selection is impressive, but my experience there was not. I'll try again for brunch, a lot of people have said that's a far better time to go.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Desmond Carter
Huge selection of craft cocktails! The bartenders take their time to craft meticulous cocktails which take amazing! High recommend and will definitely return. Five star experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ronda Westcott
Came for drinks…live music with Steven Bosco. Lovely atmosphere and great drinks! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Abby Thompson
I'd heard great things about Lake Effect but felt a bit let down by my experience. As someone who enjoys mezcal, i was excited to see multiple mezcal-based cocktails on their menu. I had intended to get the Fruit of the Gods, but the waiter mentioned that it was their most-returned cocktail as it had a really strong taste of wasabi, despite having a multitude of other ingredients listed. I ended up getting Barbie at a Scorpion which also ended up having an overpowering flavor - red bell pepper. This was disappointing as the menu had mentioned a lot of other ingredients that went into the drink, but truly all I could pick out was mezcal and the pepper. I hope that these two drinks are outliers, but it makes me wonder if all of their ingredients are just for show.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Eric Lizama
What an amazing atmosphere and even better staff! I hosted a social event in the “Church” for up to 75 people and it couldn’t have been smoother from an operations standpoint.Thank you Heather for helping me plan the event.Thank you Anita for hosting us with great service and a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma Jensen
Awesome and knowledgeable bartenders, plus the ambience is spectacular! Loved the atmosphere of the live music on Friday night; good, talented musicians.Didn’t try the food but it looked and smelled amazing!update to my review after returning a year later:this place is still phenomenal. my friend and i got three cocktails which were all amazing, as well as the tin nachos and garlic fries! everything was spectacular! our server helped us choose each drink based on how we were feeling and what we typically drink; he chose perfectly! i wish i got his name, but just wanted to comment on every time i’m at Lake Effect, the servers and bartenders are beyond knowledgeable on what they serve! can’t recommend this place enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tin Can Nachos with Chicken
Sam Schliesmann
Stopped in for one drink and stayed for two because the vibes were just that good. Excellent service at the bar. Cozy atmosphere but large enough for a small group of friends. Live music was great and was at the perfect volume where you could still hold a conversation. Awesome experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Sean Crossland
Cool spot, good service. Appetizers were good, salads were just ok (crab salad and baby corn salad). Will be back to check out drinks and different food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Andrea Nava
Atmosphere is GREAT, I love that they always have a live band. I love going when it’s Jazz night, I really recommend it. And if you feel like partying after eating, you can go downstairs to the rabbit hole and party. They have a great DJ and very good music. Service is terrible, they don’t allow you to reserve a table, if you go you need to start hunting your table, the waiters are always busy and they don’t have time for you, it’s really bad. The food is okay and their wine is really good.
First time visit here left me feeling that not coming back isn't going to leave me missing much. Service was poor and slow with having to flag down a server almost every time. The over sweet old fashioned completely masked any bourbon even being in the drink. Food was nothing special. Live music is fine but was so loud you couldn't even hear people at the same table. I might expect that for the later crowd but not at 6pm trying to dine and converse. Place has a cool look and vibe but doesn't check off any boxes on things done well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Chris Quinn
Very nice brunch. Yummy dishes; great atmosphere with very pleasant live guitar music; excellent service.
Juan Manuel Ruiz-Herrada
Great food and awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sage Stott
I have never written a google review before but I am sick to my stomach after my time at Lake Effect on Saturday night and I feel the need to. I had been so eager to check out this establishment and while waiting inside for the rest of our friends to show up it seemed like it was going to be a great time. The night turned fast… I got a call from the rest of our group telling me that they had witnessed one of the male bouncers slap the lady who was standing in line ahead of them. The group of friends said something about it, got their ID’s denied (all over 21), and then backed into an alley by a group of bouncers and beat up. Needless to say we will never be back here.
Service: 1
Charley Cross
Great atmosphere, great live music, tin can nachos are
Always excellent on all fronts. Love Lake Effect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tin Can Nachos with Chicken, Lake Effect Burger
The atmosphere and decor was really cool, but the table and the chairs we were sat at weren't comfortable for 6 people. Our waiter was very nice, when he ever came around, it took a long time in between drinks for him to return. Our food was good, but they missed one person's order, so their dish arrived when everyone else's were almost finished. The liquor selection is impressive, but my experience there was not. I'll try again for brunch, a lot of people have said that's a far better time to go.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Huge selection of craft cocktails! The bartenders take their time to craft meticulous cocktails which take amazing! High recommend and will definitely return. Five star experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came for drinks…live music with Steven Bosco. Lovely atmosphere and great drinks! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I'd heard great things about Lake Effect but felt a bit let down by my experience. As someone who enjoys mezcal, i was excited to see multiple mezcal-based cocktails on their menu. I had intended to get the Fruit of the Gods, but the waiter mentioned that it was their most-returned cocktail as it had a really strong taste of wasabi, despite having a multitude of other ingredients listed. I ended up getting Barbie at a Scorpion which also ended up having an overpowering flavor - red bell pepper. This was disappointing as the menu had mentioned a lot of other ingredients that went into the drink, but truly all I could pick out was mezcal and the pepper. I hope that these two drinks are outliers, but it makes me wonder if all of their ingredients are just for show.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
What an amazing atmosphere and even better staff! I hosted a social event in the “Church” for up to 75 people and it couldn’t have been smoother from an operations standpoint.Thank you Heather for helping me plan the event.Thank you Anita for hosting us with great service and a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome and knowledgeable bartenders, plus the ambience is spectacular! Loved the atmosphere of the live music on Friday night; good, talented musicians.Didn’t try the food but it looked and smelled amazing!update to my review after returning a year later:this place is still phenomenal. my friend and i got three cocktails which were all amazing, as well as the tin nachos and garlic fries! everything was spectacular! our server helped us choose each drink based on how we were feeling and what we typically drink; he chose perfectly! i wish i got his name, but just wanted to comment on every time i’m at Lake Effect, the servers and bartenders are beyond knowledgeable on what they serve! can’t recommend this place enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tin Can Nachos with Chicken
Stopped in for one drink and stayed for two because the vibes were just that good. Excellent service at the bar. Cozy atmosphere but large enough for a small group of friends. Live music was great and was at the perfect volume where you could still hold a conversation. Awesome experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Cool spot, good service. Appetizers were good, salads were just ok (crab salad and baby corn salad). Will be back to check out drinks and different food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere is GREAT, I love that they always have a live band. I love going when it’s Jazz night, I really recommend it. And if you feel like partying after eating, you can go downstairs to the rabbit hole and party. They have a great DJ and very good music. Service is terrible, they don’t allow you to reserve a table, if you go you need to start hunting your table, the waiters are always busy and they don’t have time for you, it’s really bad. The food is okay and their wine is really good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
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First time visit here left me feeling that not coming back isn't going to leave me missing much. Service was poor and slow with having to flag down a server almost every time. The over sweet old fashioned completely masked any bourbon even being in the drink. Food was nothing special. Live music is fine but was so loud you couldn't even hear people at the same table. I might expect that for the later crowd but not at 6pm trying to dine and converse. Place has a cool look and vibe but doesn't check off any boxes on things done well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Very nice brunch. Yummy dishes; great atmosphere with very pleasant live guitar music; excellent service.
Great food and awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I have never written a google review before but I am sick to my stomach after my time at Lake Effect on Saturday night and I feel the need to. I had been so eager to check out this establishment and while waiting inside for the rest of our friends to show up it seemed like it was going to be a great time. The night turned fast… I got a call from the rest of our group telling me that they had witnessed one of the male bouncers slap the lady who was standing in line ahead of them. The group of friends said something about it, got their ID’s denied (all over 21), and then backed into an alley by a group of bouncers and beat up. Needless to say we will never be back here.
Service: 1
Great atmosphere, great live music, tin can nachos are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5