Malarky's at I-96 and Beltline in Grand Rapids
After an amazing day in Traverse City, we headed back to Grand Rapids for the night. We couldn’t find a hotel under $100 up north,so we came back as far as Grand Rapids and found a Red Roof Inn for not even half that much. After getting settled, we both got a little hungry, so we hoped in the car and started heading towards downtown. First, we wanted to check out Fresh Market, but it was too late and they were closed. That would have to wait until the next morning. For some reason, our GPS took us the long way back to the Interstate and we ended up on Beltline Road. Just before we got to I-96, we hit this bar that looked like a chain, but wasn’t a chain we had ever heard of. I-96 West was closed at that interchange, so we had to drive around and come back. On the way back, we just decided to give Malarkey’s a try. Really, all we wanted was a drink and an appetizer, so why keep driving when there was a place right here.
Once we got inside, Malarky’s again looked like a chain. The hostess station was right inside the door in it’s own little room. Through a doorway to the right was the bar. To the left was the dining room. We made our way into the bar and found a pub table along the wall, so we sat down. A waitress noticed us and came over for a drink order. I got a 14 oz. Bud Light and J got a frozen daquiri. the waitress came back with a 24 oz. Bud Light instead. It was only $.50 more so I just took it and didn’t say anything. She tried to walk away, but we stopped her to put in an order of nachos. Read the rest of this entry »
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