The Peanut Barrel on Grand River Ave. in East Lansing across the street from Michigan State University
The Peanut Barrel is one of the restaurants that have been our list since we moved here. One of our first weekends in Lansing, we went to check out East Lansing and MSU. We walked by the Peanut Barrel and the patio area was full with a long wait, so we didn’t stop. Every other time we’ve been down that way, the situation was the same, so we’ve always passed. Those times were always weekends which makes sense. Lots of students with families in town. We finally made it to East Lansing on a Tuesday morning right before lunch and thought it would be the perfect time to try to get a seat outside.
My girlfriend needed to go to the Secretary of State’s Office. I asked her which one and she just said one near a restaurant we haven’t been to. The Mason branch is the closest, but there’s not a lot of restaurants around there. I thought I remembered seeing a branch in East Lansing and there are still a ton of restaurants in that area that we haven’t been to, so that’s where I went. Like all trips to the SOS office, it never goes smoothly. We had to drive all the way back home to get something and go back. Same thing happened to me last time I went. Why do they have to make it so damn hard? Read the rest of this entry »
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