Dakota Inn Rathskeller

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Dakota Inn Rathskeller in Detroit is a two star German restaurant. This place features dancing. This restaurant is very affordable. This restaurant features private rooms and lunch. This place is good for groups.

User Reviews of Dakota Inn Rathskeller

Yelp.com Review - by Pat M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great place for a group. German food is four stars the sing along is five stars. Bring your chicken hat and join right in. The neighborhood is shady but stay in the lot and you will be fine. We...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by laura k.

3.0 of 5 stars. Dakota Inn How do I love thee let me count the waysI love the taxidermy on your wall and the little man who plays the pipe organ in the alcove. Your long wooden tables smooth with wear and the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Decent little place in the middle of the hood. Definitely does not fit in with the neighborhood motif of crackheads, bombed out homes, and prostitutes. That said, as already mentioned, they do have a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe T.

4.0 of 5 stars. A great run-down, quaint, cozy and dark Euro style German restaurant. This place gets wild for a late dinner with live music, tons of great beer, and authentic German dinners. It's in a somewhat shady...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve W.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is awesome. It's the real deal. The bar portion opened at the end of prohibition in 1933 and later expanded into what is now the restaurant. It has been in the same family from the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by christina g.

5.0 of 5 stars. The other reviews pretty much cover it all, but I love this place so much I can't help myself.The food, beer and staff are all fantastic!The area is pretty run down, but they have a parking lot...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff R.

5.0 of 5 stars. While I think the other reviews have covered most of the bases, I have to say that the food is four-star, and everything else bumps it up to five stars.Recently, I had my birthday party at the Dakota....
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Best Oktoberfest Party Anywhere!

What an awesome experience!! We drove down from the Flint area this past spring to experience some traditional German culture. What a treat. The food was excellent! The menu has an outstanding variety to pick...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chip W.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you have a group of friends this place is great. Great beer, decent food, awesome atmosphere.(Its kind of a rough area but the parking lot has good security.)
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John X.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great place. A real Detroit institution that was been around since the 1930's.Dakota is a German rathskeller, located in the heart of Detroit. The neighborhood looks like a bombed-out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've never walked away from here hungry, upset, or sober. This place is great! The cheese/sausage board is second to none, the staff is friendly and inviting, and the wide variety of German beers =...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by dea a.

4.0 of 5 stars. You need to visit this awesome unique establishment in the heart of Detroit. There isn't much I can add that Dee didn't cover. The food was OK (definitely a 3), but the beer list was amazing and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dee T.

4.0 of 5 stars. We finally made it to the Dakota Inn Rathskeller after 5 or 6 years of half-assed attempts; we'd even made it to the restaurant twice before but it was closed one time (phone first! goes the radio...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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Definitely Worth the Drive

Absolutely fabulous food, service, beer, and atmosphere. It is in a pretty rough part of town, but they have gated parking area with a guard on duty. The music is great, the food is wonderful, and you are sure...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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Fun, Food, Great Drinks

This is the kind of place where everyone really knows your name ... it's family-owned and it shows. The singalongs are HILARIOUS! and make this place so much more than your typical German biergarten. The food,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Yes Please! I'd Love To Go To The Dakota Inn!

Hearty, delicious pork-based food? Wonderful imported beer? Waitresses in costume? Locals celebrating anniversaries and retirements and offering cake? Regulars at the bar? Bewildered yuppies in t...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2006
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a german oasis

A great little bar/restaurant in a not so great area. German beer you won't find anywhere else at decent prices. Oktoberfest is crazy, make reservations very early if you can. same family has owned it since...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/25/2006
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Come for the atmosphere not the food

The food here is very average. Greasy potato pancakes and a very small menu. Get the sausages, they are your best bet. However, I come here for the German music. This place gets crazy during Oktoberfest and...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/19/2006
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great german vibe, ok food

This place looks just like a real German rathskeller inside, and it is a great place for beer and singalongs. I wanted to go for a long time because i love German food and had hoped for some really good...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2005
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Thursday Night Singalong

GREAT Singalong on 3rd Thursdays of each month from 7 pm to 10 pm. Mostly golden oldies but some recent ones, too. Specializes on authentic German food.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/05/2005
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Dine.com

a real brauhaus...
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Detroit News

a beery, teary detroit institution is celebrating its 70th anniversary. the kurz family's rathskeller is about as authentically german as it gets, right down to those corny, and rousing, weekend sing-alongs....
detnews.com - user review
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Yahoo! Travel

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Wcities

steeped in tradition, the dakota inn has been serving hearty german food and beer since 1933. sauerbraten with homemade spatzle, potato pancakes with apple sauce and sour cream, and a combination plate of...
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