Best Bars in Ann Arbor ?
What are the best bars to go to in Ann Arbor ?
1. for gameday - before and after
2. Non Gameday bars ( normal settings)
also list bar specials also if you know them,or personal favorites
also list garbage bars you would send a buckeye too ( bad service/bad beer/bad food)
Thanks
Where have I seen this thread before?
Edit:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ann-arbor-bars-game
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/nominate-best-michigan-bars-games
go ahead and neg me for being a dick, apparently there aren't as many of these as i thought.
What are the best bars to go to in Ann Arbor ?
1. for gameday - before and after
probably charlie's
2. Non Gameday bars ( normal settings)
charlies, ashleys, dominicks
downtown...
babs, conor oneills (good food and beer), etc.
also list garbage bars you would send a buckeye too ( bad service/bad beer/bad food)
skeepers, ricks,
1. The Arena, B Dubs, Brown Jug (but the service sucks), Charlies
2. Normal Settings; ABC, Grizzley, Ashley's, Casa Dominick's (only open until mid october), Jolly Pumpkin, Sidetracks in Ypsi, Corner Brewery in Ypsi, Bab's
Garbage bars: Rick's American Cafe, Skeepers, Packard Pub, Eight ball, Alley Bar
Dominick's is usually open 'til OSU weekend. It's just colder around that time and people stop going.
I am usually too drunk to notice it is open
i looked up the mgoblog archive, all i could find was best places to eat ?
haven't seen a best bars one !
if this is a repeat and i missed it somehow my bad !
Never been to a bar for a home game - and hope never to be ;)
Charleys is fun for away games. I assume the Brown Jug is similar. Ashleys is always great no matter what.
As for non-gamedays, here's my rankings:
1. Charleys - Cheap, good specials ($4 pitchers after 10pm)
2. Grizzley Peak - If you're a mug club member, it's the cheapest craft beer in town. If not, it's still really good.
3. Dominics - Expensive, but damn good sangria
4. Ashley's - Huge multi-tap. A must-visit
5. Brown Jug - Decent deals depending on the day, but there's not a "Jug night" for mean. I go there when Charley's is full.
6. ABC - Beer is probably slightly better than Grizzley Peak. On Mondays they have $3 large beers, which is one of the best deals in town.
7. BTB Cantina - Love me some frozen margarita.
8. Cafe Habana - Love their sangria - $18 carafes are $11 after 10pm.
9. Blue Tractor - I've warmed up to it after a while. They have some damn good meals.
10. Blue Lep - Meh. Not many great deals. Lone major redeeming quality is that it's on South U.
You should see what they do with the leftover margaritas at the end of the night.
what do they do with the left over margaritas?
Ashley's is by far the best bar on campus in terms of draft selection. They also have fantastic bar trivia every monday night at 7.
I got a handjob from a waitress at Rick's and blew on the pool table. No kidding.
in her corner pocket.
Most people use the coat closet.
multiple great stories (not of me) start at ricks and end in the coat closet
the worse end with plan b in the morning
that being said as an ungrad who likes to have a bit of fun ... ricks is my favortie late night bar, where else can you get dancing and dollar beer night once a week
other than that im a big fan of charlies to start your night off with dinner and then your perfectly located fot the post midnight stroll to ricks cause why anyone would get to ricks before 12 is beyond me
1) no line
2) servers can see/hear you - so you're set before the crowds come and can dance party w/out screaming for more
3) photo hunt
i just find ricks so slezzy/depressing to be at (and i already said its my favorite bar) unless im a properly intoxicated and the place is packed which is rare pre midnight ...
i mean it really is a dump when u think about it, nothing on the walls, basement, no food etc
Ricks is HIDEOUS, and lame. However, it gets the job done wrt undergrad dancefloor shenanigans.
Its hideousness and lameness are the exact reasons to NEVER wait in that line, especially when it's sub-40.
i never did this until this summer (dumb me) so maybe they dont allow it in winter but i assume they do so...
My undergrad bar night of choice:
Dinner/pregame: start round 8 at charlies
@ 10 go to ricks to get stamped, avoid the line, etc. and then got back to charlies (or other bar if there is some special going on anywhere on south u)
go back to ricks post midnight properly smashed and ready to dance without dealing with the line
Ricks can be fun, but know what you're getting into - you must be hammered, and you should buy sharkbowls. You don't go to Ricks for a drink, you go to ricks to be hammered.
Rick's is the worst bar in town. And now that you can't smoke in there, all I smell is the overwhelming putrid stank of vomit and skanky sorostitutes.
The best bar whether it be a gameday or not is the Arena IMO. It's chill, has plenty of TVs (and they drop down the projector on gamedays), and the service/prices are the best in town. As for where I'd send a buckeye, 5th Quarter. They don't even stock olives behind the bar. All you can get there is an over-priced crappy beer (Miller Lite). The service is terrible (the waitress we had didn't even know what a Martini was.)
But I really hope you don't need olives for your martinis during M football games
Hell no, Guinnes and Scotch on game days for me.
Good man
Old Town is always a classic, and Blue Tractor has half-price microbrew after 10PM (~2.50/pint of REALLY good beer). I like the Blue Leprechaun, especially downstairs, which is much more chill, and they've got basement-specific specials.
I always hated Rick's. It's like a frat party where you have to pay.
I don't know about gameday bars as I am always tailgating but for non game days:
Good Bars:
Conor's - downtown
Charlies
Dominick's - Sangria and Italian Sub are both amazing!
Brown Jug
Worst Bars: Rick's
Is it bad that Rick's is better than some if not most of the bars I frequent?
I'm a huge sucker for well-poured ales and not a fan of lagers, so if your think is pitchers of Bud Light I'm not gonna be of much help.
I fell in love with Ashley's late in my college career. In more recent years, it has become a bit of a post-game tradition to go there for a flight and a plate of stilton fries. Misopogal likes to sit in the window and watch all the students go by.
Grizzly Peak is another excellent place. Their seasonal ales are on par with ABC I think, and the food is slightly better.