14 | January | 2009 | Mid-Michigan Dining

Quality Dairy – South Cedar

14 01 2009

2600 S. Cedar St.
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 272-1522
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The Quality Dairy store on South Cedar Street in Lansing.

I’ll tell you what…we’re becoming QD converts. J and I left Grumpy’s Diner on Mt. Hope and headed over to Cedar Street. J wanted something warm. These single digit highs are definitely not fun.

We were heading towards McDonald’s on South Cedar when we came up to a Quality Dairy. J asked if they had coffee. I said I’m sure they did….I knew they had hot chocolate. She asked if I wanted a hot chocolate and I was so frozen I could barely answer, but I managed to unfreeze my jaw enough to say yes, so J said it it was better to support a local business than a McDonald’s and of course, I agreed. I made a quick right into the Quality Dairy parking lot.

The particular Quality Dairy is on the corner of Cedar and Greenlawn Avenue. I don’t know if I’ve just never paid attention or of this store is bigger. We were in the market for something hot. I spotted the hot chocolate machine and grabbed a cup. Other than hot chocolate, they had flavored cappuccino, regular coffee and a few other coffee flavors. I went with a 20 oz. hot chocolate. J mixed the fat free vanilla cappuccino and hot chocolate in a little bit bigger cup. Read the rest of this entry »

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Grumpy’s Diner

14 01 2009

1001 E. Mt. Hope Ave.
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 853-1035
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Grumpy's Diner on Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania in Lansing.

I don’t know what “Mean Cuisine” is, but I like it. Because of the weather, I took J to work again, so when dinner rolled around, she offered to treat me instead of making another trip back and forth. We threw around a few ideas then she came up with Grumpy’s Diner. We noticed right after they opened and have heard nothing but good about it since. I love diners, so why not?

Grumpy’s Diner sits on the corner of Mt. Hope and Pennsylvania Avenue. There is another restaurant connected to it, but Grumpy’s is by far the more visible restaurant. We found a spot in the L-shaped parking lot which proved to be tough with all the snow piled up. We parked on the Pennsylvania Avenue side, but the entrance is on the Mt. Hope side. After carefully making our way to the front door, we were met by a waitress who showed us to a booth along the windows. Other than the booths, there are a few tables and a lunch counter. The color red dominates the decor. The table clothes are red and white checkered and any surface that lended itself to a pop of color is bright red.

The waitress brought us drinks while we looked over the menu. After she set them down, she told us drinks were on the house tonight as long as we ordered dinner. We weren’t there just to drink, so of course, we did.

The food is typical diner fare. They serve breakfast all day and most of the menu is sandwiches. J ordered a grilled cheese and a cup of soup. The soup of the day was Cream of Broccoli and that was brought out while we were waiting on our meal. More than anything, she just wanted to hold the cup of hot soup. We were both freezing. It’s nothing Grumpy’s did…..it was just 10 degrees outside before windchill. The walk from the car to the door was enough to send a chill straight to the bone. The grilled cheese came out not long after she finished her soup. A nice, thick sandwich with a gooey center. She loved it. It was perfect diner fare as far as she was concerned. Read the rest of this entry »