Every once and a while myself and some friends I graduated with from Spring Arbor get together over at Quimby’s and just catch up, enjoy good food and drink, and all around have a good time. It got me to thinking what are some of our favorite places to eat and hang out in the township? Here is generally where we go …
Breakfast: American Table or Bedford Coney Island.
Lunch: I’ve got kids it’s McDonald’s! If it’s my wife and I we like to go up to Tres Amigos when it is less crowded and noisy.
Dinner: I like Quimby’s but the wife isn’t a big fan. The wife likes Doolittles but I’m not as big a fan.
Of course we hit up other places like Sideline’s for dinner or Maggie’s for breakfast but the aforementioned are where we generally wind up.
I think ET’s has become my new favorite watering hole. It is quaint, the jukebox is awesome, the staff is attentive, and the prices are just about right … cheap! Sometimes the wife and I will make our way up to MT Loonie’s; she really enjoys it there and we still see many friends there when we go. The only issue I find with ET’s and MT Loonie’s is avoiding smoke. One way Quimby’s might be a leg up on ET’s and MT’s is you can avoid smokers if you so desire.
So those are my thoughts what are yours? Where’s your favorite place to dine out in town or stop and have a drink with friends?
Tags: AJ Doolittles, American Table, Bedford Coney Island, ETs, Maggie's, McDonald's, MT Loonies, Quimby's, Sideline's, Spring Arbor University, Tres Amigos
As someone who lives out of state and came to visit for the recent Thanksgiving holiday, I must admit that I am somewhat surprised that the State of Michigan has not passed a smoking ban yet. I find that while visiting my family I prefer to go to Ohio to eat because of the smoking ban. Just wondering if the idea of smelling like an ashtray hinders anyone elses decision on where to dine.
Hi Tommy and thanks for commenting.
The State Senate recently considered a smoking ban in the State of Michigan; as recently as this past spring I believe.
Many of our local establishments have dedicated smoking and non smoking sections that are very well separated – in fact just about every establishment I mentioned that my wife and I like to eat at.
I don’t fully support enacting smoking bans on a broad scale like we’ve seen in Ohio and other states. While I agree that smoking at restaurants isn’t the most appealing and that perhaps a ban on smoking in restaurants is reasonable at the same time it is difficult for me to support the state forcing a business decision on a business owner.
Through the laws of supply and demand one would assume that if the demand for non smoking restaurants and the like were high then business owners would make that decision on their own and some have. Like I said I could see this in retaurants however it seems patrons of bars and bowling alleys are largely smokers.
My two cents. To answer your question though .. it only effects my decision of the children are going with me.
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