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Bistro Joe's, Birmingham, MI
Bistro Joe's, Birmingham, MI
Bistro Joe's, Birmingham, MI
Bistro Joe's, Birmingham, MI
Bistro Joe's, Birmingham, MI

Bistro Joe's

4.2
4.2
1306 reviews
$30 and under
Global, International
Bistro Joe’s is an endeavor to create a sensational dining experience through inspired cuisine and superior service. Momentarily escape, and let your senses feast on globally influenced fare ~ with elements of surprise ~ in a casual, yet upscale eatery. Our mezzanine setting is a comfy blend of vintage and contemporary, designed to encourage shared dining experiences with friends, old and new.

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2 people

19:00


Booked 15 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Global, International, American, Bistro
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (248) 594-0984
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress

Experiences

  • BRUNCH IS BACK !!! SATURDAY & SUNDAY FUNDAY!

    Multiple dates available
    THE LEGENDARY FULL BISTRO JOE'S BRUNCH HAS RETURNED !! MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY! BRUNCH SERVED 10AM TO 3PM SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS...

Offers

  • Happy Hour is Back

    Multiple dates available
    Tue - Thu - 16:00 - 18:00
    The Famous Bistro Joe's $1 Happy Hour Oysters are back ! $4 Draft and Bottle Beer, $9 Artisan Cocktails, $6.00 Select House wines 2 Tuna Takushi $6, Brussel Apps $6 Mussels $10........ So much more come in and let your taste buds explore!

What 1,306 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

1,306 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    Food was great. Server was very weak and made several errors.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A place my family and I come back to again and again for dinner and brunch. Love the vibes and the food and drinks. We got complimentary cheesecake for my friends bday at the brunch. Love this place and the staff!!

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  3. MLVC

    Detroit

    18 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Please tell the GM that Thomas is an outstanding employee. He went above and beyond to please!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    19 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food5service4ambience2
    It's a good restaurant, but the ambience/seating is pretty unusual. The area by the window is truly uncomfortable - the heat lamps make it too hot and they can't turn them off individually. There's road noise from Woodward, and you feel you are sitting on a very narrow train. The food is good and the menu is interesting, which is why we will be back. But it's a much better experience in the other part of the restaurant.

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  5. DiningDiva

    Detroit

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a large group that met for happy hour and appetizers. Your staff did a great ob in accommodating our group. Everything was fabulous and we all agreed tht we will be back! Thank you.

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  6. DeborahG

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 22 November 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great dinner. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. Good appetizers

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  7. ScottH

    Detroit

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 November 2023

    overall3food1service4ambience5
    Everyone's meal seemed to be OK, mine, the basic breakfast was the last one served about 7 minutes after everyone else's and was stone cold.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Our waiter just never really came back after getting our food. One of us needed more butter because the pancakes were dry but the waiter never came back until we had finished. Also my eggs were wrong and again couldn’t be fixed. The manager gave us a free dessert to compensate. Just wouldn’t book right when they open for brunch because they are focused on setting up not serving.

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  9. JimL

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We had a very nice meal and drinks. Staff was very pleasant and friendly

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 12 November 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience4
    I went there yesterday 11/11/23, I was sat at my table at 9:17pm , i was sat right next to where they cash people out so everyone could see me, I watched them see me as well. I didn’t even get approached until 9:43pm . And it was the bartender cause he saw that we were clearly annoyed. There was a table right to our right that was getting served and the table in front of us but we were not. So the bartender then became our waiter, he was fantastic and he clearly saw what took place and took our order and got us some silverware and water. We then ordered our food my girl doesn’t like pink steak so we sent it back once it came 20 mins later, then we could hear the kitchen being rude about having to cook the steak. When they could’ve just made it how we asked. We eventually got all of our food. And the food was delicious. The service was just absolutely horrible besides that bar tender. The manager and all the waiters and bus boys saw us sitting there and no one even attempted to help at all. I wasn’t rude in the slightest I just ordered my food ate and politely left. Definitely wasn’t a great experience in the slightest.

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  11. LizzG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great atmosphere and food! Be sure to get there early to check out the store below.

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  12. Steven

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great brunch and nice environment! We definitely will come back again!

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    8 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 5 November 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    Had a pretty awful experience - food is ok but service is rude and manager doesn’t know how to do the right thing

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 2 November 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience3
    The waiting staff kept forgetting small things like lemon or drink or kept bringing everything late

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  15. MitchyMitch

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 29 October 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    This is a great spot that we recently found in Birmingham. Located above the supermarket, this has some great menu items. It’s very fun that you can get a bottle of wine from the market and just pay a corking fee! (15$) The last time we were there, we were seated right away and had good service. The food was a bit slow and didn’t arrive all at the same time for our table, but overall our party had a very nice brunch together.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 October 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Brunch is back! Unfortunately not as good as it once was. Service was slow and inattentive, especially with a mostly empty restaurant. One of our meals had to be remade as it was completely overcooked. Their standards need to be raised, especially for their asking prices on food. Hopefully it’ll get back to being what it once was, because today wasn’t it unfortunately.

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  17. RyndeeC

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 October 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience2
    Quality of food has deteriorated here and the menu never changes. I ordered shrimp scampi and the sauce was alfredo style; my husband ordered lamb shank and his plate was served cold, so by the time it was warmed (and only the meat was heated; green beans and potatoes were colder still by this point), I was nearly finished with my food. Very limited wine list. Seated on the patio next to the leaky windows on a cold night. Majority of entrees are priced at $30 and up. Our last two experiences here have been disappointing. Used to be one of our regular go-to spots.

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 22 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a joy! I love this restaurant.. try the Sea Bass!

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  19. BethB

    Detroit

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 21 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food. The Tomahawk was delicious as always

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  20. foodie

    Detroit

    84 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    84 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    The food was amazing. We started of with the Caesar salad for 2 and a bowl of their clam chowder. The Caesar for 2 is huge...oh so good. Then we ordered the Charred Swordfish that came with broccolini and truffle mashed potatoes. OMG>..that was so delicious...I'm thinking of going back to get some more of that.

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  21. radiobill

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 18 October 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    No issues with the good but the waitress was a bit spacey and not available enough and a lot of the silverware wasn’t clean

    1 person found this helpful

  22. DetroitFoodie

    Detroit

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 11 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, good service, nice ambiance. Had a great night.

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  23. KarenC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is beyond compare. When arriving greeting from hostess made you feel special and they used your name when you make reservations.

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 September 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    It’s lovely and food is fresh and great variety but you are gonna spend $40 person minimum without drinks so fyi

    1 person found this helpful

  25. StaciK

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Ordered the octopus and sushi tacos, both were excellent!

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  26. Emily

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Really bad all the way around. 5 of us and not one of us liked the food or experience.

    1 person found this helpful

  27. HananK

    Detroit

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and wonderful ambience and a huge menu to pick from

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  28. Diane

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 24 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Had a lovely dinner. The ahi tuna dinner was simply outstanding.

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  29. EricaW

    Detroit

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on 22 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal! We went on a Tuesday evening so it wasn't super crowded (still pretty full, though). The food was excellent and the service was very good, too.

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  30. AshleyS

    Detroit

    62 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    62 reviews

    Dined on 20 August 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience3
    Food was delicious and fresh. Service however was very slow and our appetizers and salad came out with our dinner. As a person who loves dessert having to wait another 20minutes was not something that I was going to do.

    1 person found this helpful

  31. MikeAyoub

    Detroit

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 August 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    We dined there during The Woodward Dream Cruise so needless to say, the restaurant was slammed. We had a rsvp yet had to wait 10-15 minutes but it was worth it. I need to mention how great the staff and especially the manager Martin was. Being in the business in the past, I could tell it was busyyyyy in the kitchen, yet Martin kept it cool in there and was pleasant to all the patrons. He even bought us dessert:) Food as always, was on point!

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  32. MaryC

    Detroit

    32 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on 19 August 2023

    overall2food1service2ambience2
    The food was really bad. They were out of everything. We ordered three times and kept bring told they were out of everything. The Caesar Salads were warm and tasted like anchovies. Pasta was too spicy. Noise was louder than usual. Won’t be back

    1 person found this helpful

  33. Moemoe

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful meals and great service! I love the atmosphere here and would eat here again and again!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was delicious and we had a “special” priced 75 liter bottle of Caymus wine!!! Fabulous!!! Our wait person, Christina, was outstanding! She was friendly , helpful in making suggestions , attentive but not too intrusive and seems to like her job!!! Will definitely go back!

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 August 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience3
    Our first experience here was great, which was a few months ago. We dined here again last night and our experience was horrible. Our waitress took a while to come to our table. Then when she brought our drinks, she did not come back for at least 25 minutes to check on us. I had to ask the food runner to get her because we were wanting more drinks. Then they brought us an additional entree that we did not order. She blamed it on their system being old and said she will get her manager to remove it from our bill.. I would hope they wouldn’t expect us to pay for something that we did not even order. Again, after bringing food, the waitress took forever to come back to check on us. I was so disappointed in our experience here, and will not be dining here again.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 August 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    Food is always good , service is mediocre. Up stairs patio has a nice view of Woodward Ave

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 August 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience3
    It’s gone down hill from past experience. The service and food were just fair. It was a disappointing experience

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  38. mugsy

    Detroit

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 5 August 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    was charged 10.00 for a mixed drink and another 4.00 for something called open bar which couldn't be explained to us.will never go back there again!

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  39. KatieL

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 July 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience4
    The food is honestly not good here. It’s WAY overpriced for what it is. Just not worth it. Disappointing because we live in the neighborhood and it’s a nice place to walk, but we won’t be wasting money there anymore.

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  40. Sully

    Detroit

    11 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 19 July 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience3
    Unfortunate or believe they were short staffed and service was very slow.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

FAQs

Bistro Joe's offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (248) 594-0984.

Bistro Joe's is rated 4.2 stars by 1306 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

19:00


Booked 15 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Bistro Joe's

34244 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Woodward & Maple
  • Area
    Birmingham
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Global, International, American, Bistro
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Public Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining
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