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    Rick's American Cafe

    2.7 (54 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    I always see more of my underage friends in there then I do my of-age friends. Feels more like High School then College.

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    The Riv

    The Riv

    3.3
    (49 reviews)
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    The Riv was always one of the most popular bars in East Lansing when I was in college. They're…read moreknown for Burgerama on Thursdays, with cheap burgers and pitchers of beer. Lines would wrap all the way around the block at times on Thursdays. Nate and I were in town recently and decided to stop in and catch part of the Lions game. I laughed out loud when they asked for our IDs to enter - but glad to see they're enforcing this for all patrons. They have Truly on tap, which I don't see very often. With the help of the bartender we ordered a pitcher of Truly to share - their pitchers are small, and this one was full of ice. I think they're about 30 ounces or so. There are a lot of TVs and fun neon signs for all your Instagram needs. There are two areas of the bar - a main seating area with the stage and pool tables (which were converted to water pong tables) and the side room with the bar. It was pretty early on a Sunday afternoon, so it was quiet with only a handful of other people at the bar, which was nice. I'm sure The Riv is still a busy place on evenings and weekends.

    Good service great vibe!! Good amount of girls to guys if that's wat ur keepin an eye out for…read more Can't refill our water. Not cool. Cool ducks madi loved the ducks she wanted 2 tho wudve made it a 10/10 2 ducks not drinks I didn't even say drink I shud delete that but I'm not gonna. Perky period purrrr Riv Rizz gods in here. Purr Riv Thank you for everything period

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    Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub

    Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub

    1.9
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    We stopped by on a recent Saturday a couple hours before an MSU basketball game. Honestly I…read morehaven't been to Harpers in 25+ years since college and I had to laugh at all the bad reviews, because they pretty much detailed the exact service we experienced. We only stopped because some of the other places such as HopCat & ElAz were packed. Harpers was only about 1/4 full which was surprising before a weekend game. We were seated right away but there was one delay (and excuse) after another as to taking so long to get drinks & the order placed. 25% full was apparently an unexpected rush because we kept hearing how shorthanded they were. Anyway, I did post an extra star due to the host keeping us informed and taking the initial order, just to keep things moving. During our stay the table next to us had two groups back to back just get up & leave due to the crappy service. The food itself was good and no complaints there, but it's obvious that management has had no clue for quite some time on how to give proper service. Yes, it is a college town bar/brew pub but that's no excuse for such mis-management. We were lucky that we had an extra 30 minutes to spare or else we would also most likely had picked up early and left. There's just too many decent places in the downtown E/L area that do take care of customers and if you're looking to get proper service it would be best to try those other options.

    I have never experienced anything like this in my life, and I am absolutely disgusted by how this…read moresituation was handled. I was standing at the bar near the entrance with my friends when I suddenly felt something wet hit my hand. I looked over in complete disbelief and realized a guy next to me was so intoxicated that he was literally urinating at the bar. I had just been peed on. Naturally, I yelled for security and demanded they remove him immediately. They did escort him out, but what happened next was even more unbelievable. The guy happened to be friends with one of the employees, and instead of treating me like the victim, security accused me of trying to start a fight because I was understandably furious after being urinated on. A few minutes later, they kicked me out too. Once outside, I saw the same guy talking with several of the bouncers. That's when I heard one of them say, "You have to stop getting kicked out for pissing in the bar." Hearing that made it sound like this wasn't even the first time this had happened. Being urinated on inside a bar is one of the most disgusting experiences I've ever had, but what made it even worse was the staff's response. Instead of looking out for the customer who had just been peed on, they removed me as well. Management seriously needs to reevaluate who they're hiring and how situations like this are handled. I will never be coming back.

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