The move from Gratiot to Kercheval is now done and the doors have been flung open for a whole section of Detroit that really needed a fun hang out spot. One of the things I really enjoyed about the old Eastern Market spot was the coziness of the spot. It reminded me of the bars in old sections of European cities and vibe was very local bar for every day people.
The new spot is huge. I'm not sure what this building used to be, but there are no windows at all but these round little balls embedded into the building to let in external light. There is a huge patio though and large area with extra seating on these ramp walls I guess? I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. The walls outside and inside are very white, like an old fashioned hospital, very antiseptic.
One very cool feature of this is because of the high ceilings they were able to put in a basketball net. It was pretty crowded while I was there, so I did not see any dunking action, and they do have one television if you want to watch sports.
All in all it was perfectly fine experience. Beer prices range like most places I would say, mine was $6 which seems about right. As far as I could tell it ran up to $9, so not bad in comparison. They also carry wine, seltzers, cider, and have Gatorade on tap. I guess if you're in there playing basketball the Gatorade would come in handy. One issue I did have was with the price of their wine. I don't know if it happened to the couple I saw seemed a bit overpriced, but I can't imagine that a Michigan Riesling should be $16 a glass? I'm not sure about that.
Other than that it was a fine experience. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable as always, but like I said, not much else in the immediate area. They do have food trucks, Melway Smashburgers was here tonight, and they are fantastic but that is a different review for a different time. If you're in the area, it's a cute stop in. read more