Sweetwater Tavern

Potato Skins

Three potato boats, packed with bacon, cheddar, and Jack cheese.

Fried Mozzarella Sticks

Six sticks breaded and fried, served with ranch.

Onion Rings

Huge portion, hand breaded and fried.

Chicken Strips

Our great chicken strips beer battered and deep fried then dipped in our secret buffalo sauce; try this one with ranch or Bleu cheese.

Split Grilled Shrimp

Six jumbo shelled shrimp grilled, served over Texas toast with drawn butter.

BBQ Rib Tips

A huge order of tips slows cooked, served with Texas toast and slaw.

BBQ Rib Snack

1/2 slab of our famous ribs served on a garlic roll with slaw.

Chicken Bites

Marinated Chicken grilled in cajun spice with mushrooms and onions, served with pita bread and coleslaw.Steaks and hamburgers are cooked to order. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat, fish, eggs or poultry may increase the risk of food-borne illness

Extra Dressing

Tossed House Salad

Tossed House Salad Loaded with Bacon & Cheddar Cheese

Michigan Cherry Salad

Charbroiled chicken breast, sun-dried cherries, Bleu cheese, and pecans served over fresh greens. We recommend raspberry vinaigrette.

Cobb Salad

Fresh chicken breast, ham, bacon, crumbled bleu cheese, tomato served over fresh greens with choice of dressing.

Charbroiled Chicken Breast

Always fresh, never frozen, with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Corned Beef & Swiss

Half pound of lean house-made corned beef, sliced thin, piled high, on an onion roll.

Sweetwater Rueben

Half pound of lean corned beef with Swiss, kraut and 1000 island on grilled rye.

Fish Sandwich

Pond-raised catfish fillet, shredded lettuce, tomato on a bun served with coleslaw.

Hamburger

A full half pound of fresh ground round served with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and fries.Steaks and hamburgers are cooked to order. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat, fish, eggs or poultry may increase the risk of food-borne illness.

Sweetwater Burger

Our delicious half-pound burger topped with bacon and Swiss served with sweet sauce (a unique mayo, garlic, and onion juice mix) - our signature burger, served with fries.Steaks and hamburgers are cooked to order. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat, fish, eggs or poultry may increase the risk of food-borne illness.

Patty Melt

1/2 pound burger served on grilled rye with cheese, grilled onions, and fries.Steaks and hamburgers are cooked to order. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat, fish, eggs or poultry may increase the risk of food-borne illness.

1/2 Order Wings

A smaller portion (4) of our famous wings.

Sweetwater Wings

Chicken wings are what we do best. Marinated 24 hours, our wings are full of flavor without too much heat. We have won dozens of awards - Best Wings in Detroit HOUR MAGAZINE five years running. Best Wings in Detroit METRO TIMES, Best Wings in the State of Michigan 2018 MLIVE - WJR, Top 20 Placement in the US THRILLSEEKER, to name a few. We sell 15,000 lbs. weekly between four locations and our food truck so we are not alone in liking them. We Serve approximately 1 - 1/2 pounds of wings (weight before frying) which is about nine or ten wings depending on the size. Wings are served with a choice of bleu cheese or ranch and celery sticks - enjoy.

The Big Pig

Sweetwater's own pulled pork sandwich is tender pork, slow cooked in spices, and pulled from the bone. We then mix the pork with our special sauce and pile it high on a kaiser roll - kind of sweet with a hint of bbq served with a slice of onion and cole slaw.

Fish & Chips

Huge portion of beer - battered Icelandic cod and fries, served with cole slaw.

Rib & Wing Combo

1/2 slab of our famous ribs with 1/2 order of sweetwater wings.

BBQ Rib Tip & Wing Combo

A huge order of tips paired with a 1/2 order of sweetwater Wings.

Pan Fried Catfish

Farm raised catfish dusted in cornmeal then pan fried.

Jumbo Fried Shrimp

Six jumbo shrimp hand breaded and deep fried.

Full Slab & Wings

For starters we use only Hormel Special Trim ribs, the best money can buy! They're slowly cooked in our five hour cooking process, and then blanketed in our piquant house-made sauce. Voted best ribs in Detroit (Detroit Free Press), we will put our ribs up against any in the city, they are that good. Furthermore, we're so anxious for you to try our ribs that we will throw in a full order of Sweetwater Wings absolutely FREE.

Sweet Potato Cheesecake

Homemade Collard Greens

Fresh collard greens, onions, garlic, and smoked turkey. A sure southern delight served w/ corn bread.