a looker - but lackluster effort

This is my local neighborhood dive when I am in Michigan, and I get here a couple of times a month when I am up north.

General background - written for the benefit of members who may not know this club, in the way of important info (I have been coming here for years so I know what to expect):

A well-lit location on a well-travelled main road, an easy 10 minute drive from the airport, easy parking, friendly doorman, obligatory $5 entry, smoky as all get-go interior, at times pushy but generally chill waitresses, dated but still serviceable furnishings - as I and countless others have described over time...