The B.O.B.

+1 616-356-2000

20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 United States of America

Open Today: Closed

The B.O.B. Info

20 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 United States of America
+1 616-356-2000
[email protected]

Amenities

Service options

Outdoor seating
Delivery
Takeout
Dine-in

Highlights

Fast service
Great beer selection
Great cocktails
Live music
Sports

Popular for

Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Coffee
Comfort food
Happy hour drinks
Happy hour food
Hard liquor
Late-night food
Small plates
Wine

Dining options

Lunch
Dinner
Catering
Dessert
Seating

Amenities

Bar onsite
Restroom

Atmosphere

Casual
Historic
Trendy

Crowd

College students
Groups
LGBTQ+ friendly
Tourists
Transgender safespace

Planning

Dinner reservations recommended
Accepts reservations

Payments

Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments

Children

High chairs
Kids' menu

Parking

Paid parking lot
Paid street parking

Pets

Dogs allowed outside

Other

LGBTQ+ friendly

Best WLM Reviews

The food at the BOB at Babarino’s was so delicious. Enjoyed it will be back soon! I love the chicken sandwich! Jad the pizza and it was very good as well!

Jayme and Aleena are awesome bartenders! Super attentive and genuinely good people. (Both deserve a raise if you ask us!) Food here was so awesome and all of the beers are incredible. Keep it up!

Spent a decent amount of time attending the bob on the weekends. The guys at the door are prompt. Bartenders are attentive as can be. For how busy they are, impressive turnaround time. If you make your way up to Eve, John and Curtis are always there to greet with a smile and make you feel welcome to be there, while providing a safe and friendly environment for all. The bartenders are extremely busy, but when they make it to you they make the drink fast.

Came here on Sunday during Artprize. It is indeed a big old building, it's huge inside! I think it's really cool that this place is basically three stories of bars, but not trashy-looking ones either. And it was neat to see the art on display, my favorite was the 3-D illusion one and also the painting of the statue in Daniel's prophecy.

As a local in downtown Grand Rapids, I like to think I know the nightlife. I can honestly say that Eli, Jake, and KJ are the friendliest bouncers in the city. Efficient and thorough. With a staff like this… I will gladly make The B.O.B my bar of choice.

Beer was delicious. Had the hopsun and st. John. My husband and I aren't ipa ppl but it was a great recommendation by Abby. Abby was our server upstairs and answered all our questions. She was so attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. We didn't have food. Kid friendly. Fun atmosphere. Has wheelchair/stroller accessibility.

We are so happy that the BOB is back open. We were heading to see a show upstairs at Dr. Grins.

When going online, to Open Table , it looked as though every table was booked at the two restaurants that are serving right now. However, upon getting a hold of somebody at the service desk, I was told that the Open Table app does not apply. The downside is I think a lot of people aren't utilizing the fabulous restaurants that are back open to eat there because they assume that all the tables are booked. Lucky for us, we called ahead and discovered this wasn't true. I highly suggest that this is updated in their system , as to not lose future customers. We miss the hay days of the Bob when it was packed with all ages and served magnificent food and was hopping on every floor. It was our go-to when we had people visiting from out of town. There was something there for everybody. We ended up having a terrific meal at Bob's Brewery. Our appetizer was cheese roulette, the secret being two or three jalapeno cheese stuffed bites! These were fried to perfection. They did not disappoint. We also asked for the barbecued mac and cheese which we had served deconstructed. The noodles were cooked perfect and the meat was so tender. The barbecue sauce was amazing and we probably should have had it served the way they normally do.

We'd like to say thank you to our bartender,Rip!

He seems to have been a stable in the building off and on throughout the years. We reminisced about the different food and restaurants that have been there, and he is crossing his fingers along with us, to see the BOB come back to its previous glory.

My daughters, a friend and I had a wonderful night out for dinner. Enjoyed dressing up and going out for a few hours. Staff was friendly, plenty of options for food and different spots to go in the building. Only downside was the women's bathroom on the 2nd floor was freezing!!! Everyone commented in as other ladies were going in and out.