Doc's Food & Spirits
Reviews
Doc's is an institution. In a relatively squat and nondescript building that shares a parking lot with Walgreen's sits Doc's. The inside carries the smell of decades of cigarette smoke and the look of a 70's lounge with live music available. Serving mainly a working class crowd with a staff that knows their regulars, the food is simple bar fare but cheap. The chicken wings are delicious, and they usually have reasonably priced dinner specials, as well as a bloody mary bar on the weekends (but you have to wait until after noon on Sundays). If you don't mind washing the smoke out of your clothes the next day, Doc's offers the feeling of an authentic classic bar experience!
This is where you go if you are desperate for food and drink, or if you work in the industry. Either the lights are always low or there is a cloud of smoke that blocks them out, i'm not sure. Come here to get your basic bar food and mediocre drinks. This place is an amazing spot to people watch.
New Years eve, I see a lady in distress, the bar is closing my friend works in law enforcement helped her & her best friend earlier get into a cab because her friend was totally intoxicated. I asked was she ok she says no the cab driver ask me where to & I told him the Waverly hotel(expensive) but right across the street. He tells her $50, she said wow that's a lot so he gets angry drives back to the bar puts her out drives off with her friend still in the car with another strange man! So we ask the bar manager can you call the cab company that you called so she can find her friend & then call the police, the manager says to the lady well you know its your fault! She burst out crying again, I said it's not her fault, he said you need to mind your own business or you can handle it, so I'm like what? I guess he thought I was intoxicated but little does he know I am the designated driver I am drinking water! Your Bar had a murder here 4 weeks ago, so he is trying to put the heat on her! All he had to do was call the cab company & get the name of the cab company or talk to the supervisor there. Anyway we find out her friend was later found outside Doc's parking lot face down, & by the grace of god a lady that happens to be a nurse found her helped her & paid another cab driver to get her home! I wish I knew the name of the cab company, but just the pure ignorance of this short white man who is the manager at Doc's after 4 years of patronizing this establishment and being a black woman, I will NO LONGER spend my hard earned money here again! That was the last straw!
If you are looking for cheap drinks with an unbearable amount of alcohol, this is your place to go. The best part is it only takes your waitress 45 minutes to bring it to you! And when you run out and would like to order another drink, she'll be two tables away from you sitting in someone's lap, making out with them as if she is not at work at all. This is absolutely the worst bar you can possibly go to in the area. Please save up the extra cash and go to Marlow's Tavern, just five minutes away, instead. Hell, go anywhere but this place!
The food and drinks were good but the experience was spoiled by the horrible service. When I complained to management they refused to even address my issue or acknowledge I had an issue. Then when I didn't leave a monetary tip...I was then double teamed by the waitress and the manager and asked to leave when I told them I would be contacting the general manager the next day. I would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy and I will not be returning.