Bar 145, Toledo OH

Over rated and expensive, no atmosphere. It cost me & my husband almost $60 for 2 sandwiches and a couple drinks. We will NOT be returning

Was recommended by a friend. We arrived no mask required, awesome. We had Miranda as our server. Very knowledgeable. We sat outside in between buildings which was very comfortable. Good ambiance. Good place to hang out for good conversations. I must say you forgot where you were because of the niche that was created there. My expectation level was heightened.
Then came Miranda with the menus, beer and drink menus. And the list of what they were out of. 2-3 appetizers, a slew of beers, and a few entrees.
Now side note this was not Miranda's fault but that of the owners and or chef. Not appropriate ordering. Are not able to maintain or anticipate customer/guest levels.
I wanted to walk out right there. But my sweetie and son were there so I decided to make the best of it. Ordered an Old Fashion. Classic cocktail. One should know how to make an Old Fashion. What I got was more of a Shirley Temple. No Luxardo cherry (if you had one you know what I mean), and a orange peel essence of orange. Instead I got 2 maraschino cherries and an orange wedge. It looked like a Shirley Temple.
Next the appetizer Maple Bacon Mac. Watery as hell, it reminded me of the movie Elf. When Elf made dinner. Pasta with maple syrup. No flavor of the cheese just a watery yellow syrup. Probably not even 1/2 bacon strip in the whole thing. Dinner, Ordered Ghost burger for my son and me the classic Patty Melt. The burgers alone are $12-13 with no sides? These must be great burgers.
Waited awhile. 35 minutes. They finally arrived. First, my Patty Melt bread was semi soft and looked like it was in the toaster. The sandwich was cut in half and the meat was stacked on top of one another so I thought it was 1/2 of a sandwich. Expediter/chef's presentation. No garnishment to make the burger more colorful? Yes for an additional fee you can order a side. Making your burger and side up to $20. The mouth feel of the Patty melt was not exciting like a crunch from the bread. No piping hot caramelized onions and mushrooms with their bourbon sauce. Not worth $12. Not worth $5. Ate 1/2.
My son got the Ghost burger. He said it was "ok". Now my son is by no means a expert but when he says "Dad, your burgers are the bomb" that sums it up right there. My burgers are Hickory smoked or Cherry wood smoked. He said the best thing of his burger was the pretzel bun. Gentleman that is saying something.
No dessert. Just the check. Gave Miranda a good tip. BUT we won't be back. You did not have 1/3 of your menu. Miranda did her job of suggesting good apps but you were 86 on buffalo chicken dip, fried green beans, 1# bacon. A black line though them would have sent guests away. Maybe you need to get your ordering supplies down, as when guests come back you will have them on hand. Or they may read this and say. "Hey lets go somewhere else".
Cause when I spend my HARD EARNED money from work. I EXPECT more like a full menu, Adult drinks not a Shirley Temple, and melt in your mouth burgers. Otherwise your guest should go to Dale's in Maumee. Or Bergers Bar and Grill on Laskey both places serve up a superb burger and no additional cost for a side. Also I won't slight my friend, I'll just give him one of my burgers.

So I've been craving "bar 145" so we go there for dinner and this is how it went down.

After been seated for 15 min, the waitress awkwardly comes over and gets our drink and food order, which we wrote down because it was a "build a burger" order

She comes back 15 min later with our drinks bc she forgot about them. I told lyndsey, "I hope she didn't forget our order.

Well, after sitting there for about 45 minutes and she walked by several times she comes to our table and says

" have I taken your orders yet? "
Me: "yeah, it was the builder a burger slips"
Her" ohh, well this is embarrassing but I forgot to put the order in.



Aaaannnd we left

Great food. Good music. Excellent wait staff. They were moving with a sense of urgency! And the French onion soup is outstanding! Highly recommend!

Staff was friendly. However, when you go to a sit down restaurant you would expect the food to be hot and it wasn't. The fries and hamburger were barely warm.

Took my boy there on a lazy afternoon for some bowling. Staff was nice. It was a pit pricey for the bowling. I probably could have went to an actual bowling alley for cheaper, but it was still neat.

This was my first time there and I only went because I had to pick up a door dash order BUT I will be returning for my own entertainment. I liked the vibe of the atmosphere. They also had a lice DJ playing great music. Looking forward to trying thr food.

Greeted with a smile, told there was a short wait. It was worth it! The food is delicious and I recieved great service. The wait staff kept my drink refilled and made sure I was happy. I'LL BE BACK!

Absolutely packed, but great food, good service, and good bourbon selection. No live music since Covid started but still a nice atmosphere. Would definitely return.

LOVED LOVED DJ! The food hit and misses. Buckeye Martini yum, bit light on the main ingredient. Good atmosphere, location OK.

This place is so cool but I decided NOT to post pictures because for one when we walked in and we did not get a greeting or even spoken to until we sat at the bar, the young lady who made drinks and set us up for our Duckpin game was nice. However she never came back to see if we wanted to order food after she said she would check on us and when we finally decided to play some music of our taste and mind you the volume was ALREADY set so when our songs came on a Different waitress/bartender came and really turned our music down and we were the ONLY ones back there, I don't think she saw me See her but I did and that made us feel unwelcomed so with that being said we didn't have any food played 2 games and left. I wish we were able to experience it the way we wanted but I'm not so sure we'll be back. Cool game tho

We enjoyed the pretzel bites and five different types of burgers, including vegetarian burger. Presentation is great, taste is awesome and beer selection was good. The Sriracha fries were fantastic!

The worst service I've ever experienced at a bar. Which is super sad because the atmosphere is awesome. They have TVs, games, music, it's awesome. But the service is horrible. They were so rude. I had a black speck in my drink and I'm pretty sure it didn't belong. And the bartender argued with me saying its apart of the jalapeno that gets muddled. Unless the jalapeno is a bad one idk what jalapenos have black specks. Also they weren't busy and they take forever to check on us.