Sweetwater Tavern Menu
Sweetwater Tavern, located in Detroit, MI, is a popular spot known for its delicious chicken wings and American cuisine. Offering delivery, takeout, and catering services, this casual restaurant provides a cozy atmosphere with moderate noise levels. With a diverse menu that includes vegetarian options, Sweetwater Tavern is a great choice for lunch, dinner, or late-night eats. Customers rave about the meaty and tasty wings, perfectly seasoned fries, and friendly service. The extensive menu also features tasty appetizers like potato skins and fried mozzarella sticks, as well as satisfying salads like the Michigan Cherry Salad and Cobb Salad. Whether you're craving a classic Rueben sandwich or flavorful charbroiled chicken, Sweetwater Tavern offers a variety of mouthwatering options that will leave you satisfied. With a full bar, TV, pool table, and live entertainment on select nights, this tavern is a must-visit for a memorable dining experience.
Popular Items
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.
Appetizers
Salads
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.
Sandwiches
Hamburgers
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.
Sweetwater Favorites
Sweetwater Entres
Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Homemade Collard Greens
Fresh collard greens, onions, garlic, and smoked turkey. A sure southern delight served w/ corn bread.
