Phog Lounge - Windsor, Ontario

Great bar for the younger crowd, cheap drink prices and lots of bands go through there.

Okay, first of all… open mic’s on Mondays, amazing. All the performers are great! The love for music resonates really well here! Everyone is just here to have a good time and you can feel it! $6 Walkervilles, great deal — great tasting beer. I was getting TOO drunk and needed ... some food to absorb the alcohol. I noticed they had $6 hot dogs for 1 and $10 for 2 hotdogs. THEY ALSO HAD VEGETARIAN HOT DOGS! I ordered a veggie dog, expecting it to be a plain veggie dog with a bun, no condos. Instead, I got a BEAUTIFULLY CHARRED vegetarian hot dog with the perfect and well balanced amount of ketchup, mayo, Dijon mustard and a nice thick juicy pickle slice!!!! HANDS DOWN… BEST VEGETARIAN HOT DOG I’VE EVER HAD! I was more than impressed, more than satisfied! Thank you Phog for great music, great service, and great food 😋 Read more

Awesome venue. Nice owner...well, I think so. Music selection is curated nicely.

Went to see a show and they were over capacity. Given the size of the venue, this is probably pretty common. That part is understandable. What isn't understandable is that they still insist on charging you for parking. The second we pulled up this guy Ted is at our window asking ... for money. He didn't even let us or if our car, nevermind checking the venue to see If we could get in, before paying. This all seems very set up and intentional. When we came back 30 sec later and respectfully asked if we could have our parking fee back, he flat out refused and hid in his little parking outhouse to avoid taking to us. As far as I'm concerned, this is a scam supported by Phog. He is well aware that they'll be over capacity by 930 and at that point gets to charge a full night's parking to each car that shows up for 30 seconds by not letting them check the venue, just telling them, or giving their money back if they're there less than 1min. Read more

Good selection of drinks. Friendly staff. Some local brew options. A little on the pricey side in my opinion but still a good place to see live, original music if you're not looking for a high class venue. It's dark and dingy and full of character. ... Depending on the band, bring earplugs. It's a small place and it can get really loud. Lost 1/2 star for drink prices and 1/2 star for the sound system. If you're gonna have live music, I would advocate for a decent PA and someone to at least help with soundcheck. Aside from that, keep supporting local music! Read more