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Dagwood’s Tavern and Grill

28 09 2008

2803 E. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 374-0390
No Known Website
Menu

Dagwood's Tavern and Grill on Kalamazoo St. in Lansing.

There are so many places we drive by that I put on a mental checklist of places. My memory isn’t always so good though. Dagwood’s Tavern and Grill is one of those places I always think about when we’re driving on 127, but I never think of it when we’re debating where we should eat lunch at.

I was working at the Breslin Center Saturday afternoon. J was had planned on meeting me for lunch at 3:30. We got released for lunch break earlier, so I told her to meet me at The Roadhouse Pub. I walked down there before she was able to get through town, but I found a dark, empty bar. I had to come up with a plan b. On my way to Breslin earlier that morning, I got off of 127 at Kalamazoo and again thought to myself, we should eat at Dagwood’s. As I was walking back towards the arena, I finally remembered that little bar we’ve been wanting to try.

Dagwood’s is located on Kalamazoo St at the US 127 interchange. It doesn’t look like much from the outside….just you’re neighborhood bar. I’m much more comfortable in a place like that than I am in a bar where I’m trying to impress someone…..luckily, I don’t have to do that anymore…..good thing cause I was never good at it anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

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Red Coat Tavern

27 07 2008

31542 Woodward Ave.
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248 ) 549-0300
No Known Website
No Menu Online

The entrance to Red Coat Tavern in Royal Oak near Detroit.

I know. I said I didn’t want to go into the suburbs for dinner and honestly, that wasn’t the plan. We were going to take Corky and Amy’s advice and eat at Union Street Saloon. We found the place across from the Detroit Medical Center and parked the car. After dodging the homeless guy sleeping on the sidewalk, we got to the front door and found out they don’t open until 4:00. It was only 3:00, so we didn’t want to stick around that neighborhood for very long and the only other place I could remember a name for was the Red Coat Tavern, so we put it in the GPS and headed back out of town.

After getting stuck in traffic on I-75, we got back to Woodward Ave. After a 10 minute or so drive downt the busy commercial street, we came up to the Red Coat. Actually, I missed it the first time. There is so much commercial along that stretch of Woodward the signs all block each other so by the time you get to the one you want, you’re right on top of it before you realize it. I turned into the next parking lot which was connected to the Red Coat and backtracked to find a spot just under the huge awning leading to the front door. Read the rest of this entry »