Bar food, very good. Super waitress. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Would go back again and recommend to others.

Great local place to eat. Good food, great service an interesting surroundings. It does get very busy.

If you're ready to enjoy a delicious burger and a big old bucket of beer this is the spot for you! This is such a fun hangout spot on a weeknight and be sure to stop by for some karaoke read more

Crunchy's is one of my favorite places in East Lansing. I went there for the first time about 4 years ago for a burger with some college friends who always talked about how great it was (they were a few years older than I was). I figured I'd give it a try and tag along one day when it was still early enough to go while under 21. I entered classic burger heaven that day, and have since come back many times for more. Crunchy's offers many different burgers, but I always go with the classic Crunchy Burger with the usual lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and cheese. I also order it with "The Rub" which is a spice blend that's not on the menu. It's only something like 25 cents more and it adds tons of flavor! Burgers normally come with chips, but you can upgrade to fries or onion rings. The "Bucket of Pizza Nugs" is my favorite appetizer. They're little pepperoni rolls that you dip in Pizza sauce. Their actual square pizza is pretty good too. Crunchy's is known for their bucket theme. They serve both beer and food in buckets. If you have four or more people, you can order a bucket of beer, which will get you well on your way to a great night. It's lots of fun. Aside from the Labatt Light, they always have a great variety of craft beer on draft. Now, for the one thing that keeps me from giving Crunchy's five stars...the service is very slow when all the tables are full. I have had to wait far too long for my check countless times. read more

Where else can you order a bucket of beer - and no, that's not a traditional bucket (a bucket filled with bottles), that's a bucket that could be used for cleaning filled out of the tap? I didn't actually order this, but I have to say, after many visits to a variety of college bars on multiple campuses, that I have never seen this. A group of us managed to score a booth on a Saturday night. Unfortunately, I don't really like beer. I enjoy the taste, but my stomach doesn't agree. So, I started with a vodka gimlet...probably not my best choice. The gimlet came out in the cutest glass ever, however, the drink had a high concentration of vodka - unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it was the lowest end vodka possible (maybe my fault as I didn't specify). However, I also had to ask for a glass of ice as it didn't have any to begin with and was too strong to drink. In any case, I switched to beer...you can order large and small glasses, which is nice. The atmosphere is fun and the spot has unique (read: kind of dingy) decor. A good spot for a visit or a night out with friends. read more

Great beer options and delicious food. A fun and exciting atmosphere. Definitely an iconic East Lansing restaurant

Visited this place while attending a wrestling tournament. We came in on a Friday evening . It was a happening place. Very neat and interesting decor. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The food omg. We had five people get five different things and they were all amazing. The dill sauce served with the fish was great. The calzone was huge and amazing!!! Prices definitely reflect the quality of the food. Great place wish we would have gotten pictures but we were all hungry. read more

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I stumbled onto this place on a random Tuesday night and it was a good thing. On Tuesday nights they have comedy night and if you sit up on the front you got some free tots. They have a good selection of beers, food and the service was good. It's a local college bar that has a mix of people of all ages. Place is known for their burgers however I had the pizza and it was pretty good. read more

This restaurant charged us two times (two different amounts) and is barely helping us solve this issue. The GM was supposed to call us back on Tuesday and it is now Thursday. Very unhelpful and disappointing. Would not recommend coming here at all. read more

This place was a great change of pace. Relaxed great craft beer and s burger that was amazing My bartender was knowledgeable and friendly. Great conversant and info about Lansing to this traveler read more

Quite possibly the best and cheapest burger in the EL/Lansing Area. Some people might argue you can get a better burger at Bonnie's, but for the price, this place is the place to be for sure. I think it's Monday (or they may have switched it up) where they have $1.99 burger and fries. Their menu has your typical bar type food- burgers, sandwiches, pizza, tacos (Seriously), beer, etc... And I think it's Thurs. or Fridays they have kareoke (skip this if you have little patience for drunk people). I've had my fill of burgers across the US and this is place is still probably in my top 10. For good, cheap burgers, you gotta check this place out. read more

Crunchy's has a great variety of beer. I tried out the flat tire and was really surprised with how good it was(like a better budweiser). If I had more time I would have tasted a few more. My husband had the burger and has claimed it the best burger he's ever had at a restaurant. It wasn't dripping with grease. It was so perfect, he didn't even need a napkin for it. Plus, for the price of $6.50 (with onion rings)...it was delightful. The patty was thick and the onions crunchy, not over cooked. I had the fried fish and pickles which were also awesome. Our server was the best service we've had in a while. Wasn't overly excited or constantly asking if we were okay. He was very real and calm, much like the atmosphere. !!! !!!Tips: go through the alley on the right side of thw building for the entrance and bring a silver sharpie to write on the walls!!! !!! read more

Crunchy's - Fried fish, fried pickles, onion rings, home made ranch and the best burger ever. - Bars Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

They spend way too much on advertising to be so sh*tty. 2 stars bc I took a freak home.

Visited here on recommendation of an MSU student and I'm so glad I did! The interior is a definite "college dive" vibe, with handwriting all over the walls, wooden booths that are a definite throwback to the 80's when the place first opened. Even though the actual interior is extremely unassuming, the food was really tasty and the service was great. I had their signature burger, French onion soup, and the Cajun fries (recommended and I would recommend too). My only critique overall was that I asked for my burger medium rare and it was cooked all the way through. The temp didn't ruin how good the burger was though so no harm done! read more

Terrible service especially with front desk worker. Food was mid at best and drinks extremely expensive

I have been coming to this place for over two years. Went there with my wife and a friend yesterday. Finally bars opened, right?! What a nightmare. You guys lost two faithful clients. We got there 8:40pm. We were told on the phone that the kitchen would close at 9pm. At 8:40, we were told that we could not order anything other than friend food because the kitchen was closing. ‍ We placed the order and our waitress did not show up until the food was on our table. We were thirsty for a beer and it only came after the food was served. Service was terrible and our waitress was giving us attitude. She passed by our table many and many times and never took our drinks order. She would look at us, make a * face and turn around. To top the cake with a cherry, the waitress told us to pay with QR code. I scanned the code in the bill and I was asked to install a weird app on my phone. As "touchless" paying has some sort of scientific proof that prevents the spread of viruses. Anyways, immediately after installing this weird app, my credit card was blocked by my bank and I will need another credit card now. I have a trip coming up to northern Michigan tomorrow and no credit card. Whoever is managing this place needs to be aware of these issues and hopefully solve them so you won't lose more clients. read more

A solid watering hole. Only 2 of us so couldn't take advantage of my frat's bucket. Crunchys is a great divey hangout spot. The food is mostly straight out the frier and I doubt anything is homemade (hopefully I'm wrong... but I don't try to eat here). Beer selection better than I remembered and prices are solid. For EL's less than stellar barscape.... This is one of the better spots. read more

Crunchy's - Karaoke about to kick off. Am I drunk enough? Maybe... much to my wife's chagrin! - Bars Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

It's a bar, where many college kids go to drink. Expect late night live entertainment, karaoke and award winning beer. But the must-see part is their burger-of-the-day specials that are family friendly food at a reasonable fare. Don't forget that you can order take out too! Just make sure you park in the back or along the side of the building so you are not in another businesses parking lot. read more

Good beer. Good 1/2 pizza sundays. Awful customer service. We weren't sure about the alcohol deals going on between wells and mugs so we asked and she acted like we were stupid because we didn't know what a "well" was right away. I mean we don't drink much but come on. Then throughout the stay, she was rude, never came to check on us, when she dropped off drinks she immediately turned around and didn't let us order so we told her we were ready and she left saying "one sec" and didn't come back for a long 6-8 minutes... so good luck coming here, maybe the food will be good enough to ignore the rude staff read more

Great East Lansing bar. They have really good burgers and you wash them down with all types of unique Michigan beers (many now available to go in Crowlers). Order a bucket of beer (a literal bucket full of beer) if you think you can handle it. On weekend nights Crunchy's has Karaoke. read more

sucks ass. waited an hour for karaoke that didn't even work

Crunchy's tastes amazing, but not a place you want to go if you want to feel good afterwards. The food is awesome tasting, but really fatty and greasy. This is less of a family place, and most of a late night college kid place. read more

Great place to get a burger at a great price. Stopped by here to get quick bite to eat, and was not disappointed. From the design of the building to the taste of the food, everything was superb. Great local bar and restaurant for college students. I highly recommend you try it out. read more

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Worst service I've had in a long time. Waited 25 minutes to order drinks. Then waited another 40 minutes for the food to come out. Food was eh. They messed up one of our orders and it took 45 minutes for the new food to come out. Even when it was supposed to come out fast. Not a great experience. read more

The crunchy burger is a must! Highly recommend this ups ale dive bar. Beer is cold. Burgers are a great bar burger. I try to stay away from east landing. Go blue!!! But I would come back to this place. read more

Drove 40 minutes out of the way to come her for lunch and some beers, and all they did was a leave a note on the door they decided to close for the day. This isn't Europe, unacceptable. read more

A MSU staple. No better place for a good time. Every time I return to East Lansing, Crunchy's is a mandatory stop. The food is awesome (best burger, IMO) and the staff is always kind. We even bring our kids here during our day visits. No fuss. Just a really great time with good food and spirits! And the patio is an extra bonus. Writings all over the walls show you how loved the place is by the community. Go Green! Go White! read more

Of all the years here, I have never gone here, but recently several colleague wanted to visit. Blame me for being there on a Tuesday of which they had their comedy night. HORRENDOUS Comedians! I won't go further than that! The food... "Best Burger"????? Really???? The burger was awful to say the least. Save your buck and save your time go to five dudes down the road. The atmosphere was awful and the food was just very disappointing. Absolutely 0% special about this joint. read more

Drove to E Lansing to visit my daughter at MSU. She wanted to eat here because they have "pizza nugs". We ordered pizza nugs as appetizer plus sandwiches, and ended up taking half of our food to-go. Portions are very generous, and our total bill was less than $25. Will definitely revisit. Waitress was also super nice and friendly. read more

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Food is always good, deals are affordable and karaoke night is a blast. Would recommend to just about anyone who visits East Lansing

great food & great service!! the pizza knots were sooo good, definitely will be coming back & getting those again!!

What a quirky, fun, local place. I was in town for a conference and we were looking for a place to have dinner. We got a bucket (!) of pizza nugs, which are usually what are labeled pepperoni knots or pizza bites at other places. So yummy (and they come with ranch and marinara sauce). We also got Crunchy burgers which are huge and messy and glorious. They also have a great beer selection, and have quite a few interesting meads. My friend and I are regular karaoke-goers and wanted to stay to see how Crunchy's was. It was definitely interesting. Their set up isn't anything fancy (most of the lyrics are wrong and the sound isn't the best), but wow, is the crowd enthusiastic. If I lived in town, this would be a regular place for me! read more

The "cool kids" place at MSU. Good burgers and good atmosphere but rotten service. I sat at the bar and the bartender was "bothered" to take my order. BUT, burger was devine! read more

I am most definitely a Crunchy's fan. They have almost the worst service in town (Harper's is unfortunately THE worst), but the food and drinks are so SO good! The burgers, the tacos, the chili cheese fries....and I love their Long Islands/Long Beaches! They are HUGE, and on Fridays, they are only $5. You can't go wrong. The bartenders here are very creative and have recommended many good drinks for me (this was the site of my first Watermelon Bomb, tastes like jolly ranchers!). It's a great place to go with a group of friends and watch people who are drunker than you try to sing karaoke. Best of all, Crunchy's is cheap. And you can buy buckets of beer. It's also a great venue for St. Patrick's Day drinking festivities. read more

I spent several nights of my last visit to MI at Crunchy's and so I feel like an update is necessary. Some of the things that made me happy during this round of visits that I didn't mention in my initial review: 1. The crowd at Crunchy's is a bit older. Since I'm out of college (and have been for a few years now), it was nice to go out in EL without spending my entire evening hanging out with twenty-one year olds. 2. They have a special everyday- on food and drinks. You can eat and get drunk on the cheap! 3. On Sundays, they offer half off a large pizza and half of most beer, liquor and wine. I had way too many double vodka/Sprites but they only cost me $2.50 a piece. I heart you, Crunchy's! read more

Best bar I have ever been to. I love going there with a group of friends, ordering up a bucket of beer (the bucket is our personal one we got through an organization, always fun to see that being brought out to us) and relaxing for a fantastic night of drinking, eating and singing! First off the bucket of beer is exactly that, a 3 gallon bucket full of beer, how could you go wrong with that. There is a 4 person requirement for ordering one but the more the merrier. Also their list of other brews is extensive and always delicious and they make an amazing Mind Eraser. I've never had a bad drink from here whether it be beer or liquor, it is always great. Second, the food. Their burgers are great and for a good price. They come out pretty quick and their fries are just amazing. They get their cheese from the MSU dairy store if that helps make up your mind! Their pizzas are great bar pizza (need to make that distinction between pizza place pizza and bar pizza). It has all the things you want from a pizza at a bar. Also their buckets of food are great too! Cajun fries, pizza nugz, etc! lastly I will talk about the bar itself. It is a dive bar, the entrance is down an alley (which I find more fun). The wood booths and walls have writing all over them and carvings dating back years and years. Proclamations of eternal love to the representation of some student organizations fun night out. A lot of TVs in there but they are not big, they are good for watching the game on the side but the primary focus is the social aspect in my opinion. I have can say I have had consistently good service there for over a year now (almost there every thursday and other days) and after they got to know me it only got better! I cannot praise this place enough. I absolutely love going there with friends to relax, have some drinks and pour our hearts out through Karaoke! If you are looking for a dance club, or massive bar with 0 service than look elsewhere. But if you want a great bar experience with some friends than be sure to check this place out! read more

I really don't understand the fascination with Crunchy's... It's a run-down, dirty, somewhat expensive (for what you get - both quality and quantity) college bar with an experience tailored to only one specific type of patron. Not that there's anything wrong with hipsters (there's not), but I'm not one of them, and I don't really like feeling like I'm not welcomed at a place I'm going to eat dinner. And oh my god, their commercials on the radio; so awful. Seriously, who thought that guy's voice was a good idea???! TL;DR Decent burgers, average prices, hipster presence, horrible advertising. read more

The perfect place if you are craving some local cuisine and beer. The beer on tap is top notch and the prices are pretty reasonable. If you have a group go for a Bucket of beer. Karaoke nights are tons of fun. The long islands will put you on your butt so be careful. read more

This is hands down the best burger in town. It's a college bar but people of all ages eating in and getting take out. Prices are ridiculously great. 2 beers and a burger with chips for less than 19$ That is crazy. read more

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Crunchy's is A-OK. I came home for a short vay-cay and met up with some friends here. It has been a few years since I graduated and been to the old Crunch-meister. It was exactly the same. In fact, the table where we sat at and some graffiti giving a shout out to my old dorm. "Holmes Hall, Bitches!". Yeah, us nerds really knew how to do it up big. Anyway, the decor is green, grungy, and 100% college bar. What blew my mind was the prices of beer. I think there were descent beers on the menu for about $2!! And a long island for $5. In Atlanta, or anywhere else, you would never find that! Nice job Crunchy's! So, if you're in the mood to get "faded", as we used to say in college, this is a good spot. I didn't try any of the food but a friend had a burger and ate the whole thing! I went on a Thursday and they were having Karaoke. It was too funny. My ass wasn't drunk enough to get up there but, the people who did were great! read more