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Anchor Bar

CELEBRATING DETROIT SINCE 1959

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Our Story

Anchor's Away

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On the morning of May 6, 1971, two pool players at the 4th Street Anchor broke off their game, jumped over the bar and announced, “This is a raid!” Thus began the most cockeyed fight in Justice Department history. Hundreds of Detroit Police and FBI Agents assembled that morning at Cobo Hall to collect and indict 150 civilians and 16 Police Officers. Leo and Chickie Sherman were accused by the Feds of running a $40,000 a day gambling ring. Access to the basement bar was aided by the Detroit News, which owned the building, in exchange for scooping the Detroit Free Press. After 3 years of court battles, the entire case was thrown out because the Nixon Justice Department had forged wiretap authorizations. Lead FBI Attorney David Cook later became friends with Leo, and in 1996 held his retirement party at the Fort Street Anchor. He said, “If I knew then what I know now, there never would have been a raid.”

Pizza

Our Pizza

RIGHT IN THE OVEN

"My approach to pizza is like all my food, it's playful, flavorful, texturally satisfying and a bit out there. It's almost like you take New Haven, Connecticut, Napoli, Italy, and California styles and mash them all together, add some char from the wood fired oven, we use Michigan Oak, and then add the freshest ingredients from incredibly passionate farmers and create a masterpiece." - Chef Clifton Booth

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Our Menu

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Email us below and let us do all the work for your next social or corporate event. We work with all budgets and we will cater to all needs.

 

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450 West Fort Street 
Detroit, Michigan 48226

 

Monday – Thursday  11:00AM – 11:00PM

Friday & Saturday    11:00AM – 1:00AM

Sunday    CLOSED  

 

Tel: 313-262-6876

Email: Anchorbarayad@gmail.com

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Contact us with any inquiries and we will assist you as fast as we can.

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