And the waitresses all seem to share very similar physical traits. The outside in the Summer is cougar central. I think the Score is pretty cheesy personally, BUT, we have fun every time we go there with friends and/or neighbors. Parking in the summer is the issue there. During the winter you can typically get seated immediately and if you want to sit inside in the summer, you can also get immediate seating. The huge draw to The Score is their summer outdoor seating, with entertainment. They made it longer than I thought they would. I went to the East Beltline location once a couple of months after they opened and told my wife, They won't last. Same good food and great tap list.īagger Dave's had/has OK burgers, but nothing you really can't get anywhere else and their prices were/are much higher than other places of similar food.
I've been to the East Lansing location a few times and it has a decidedly more industrial vibe as compared with the DT Grand Rapids location.
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I think you're spot on about a segment of the population that knows about crack fries and the great beer selection but wouldn't go to the DT location (because there's no parking) but will give a suburban location a go. Next, they need to bring a Stella's to us somewhere in the burbs (or maybe bring The Queso Jalapeno burger to the new HopCat). I've never been to the other locations (tried to get into the East Lansing location once but the line was 2 hours.) and I'll be curious how it compares. I know people like my dad have never been to the downtown location (and probably never will) but I can see taking him there when he is visiting us on the NE side. Crack Fries are something that everyone knows about and people will go there just to try it at least once. The difference is that the HopCat crack fries have a cult following in GR. Would have been a great way to keep up with a little bit of urban style. I just think it's too bad they didnt build new on one of the undeveloped portions of Celebration Village. It started out as a hip singles bar and restaurant in NYC and then became the somewhat mediocre chain restaurant that it is today but at a corporate level I'm sure it takes in a lot more money than in the old days.Īdmittedly I did wince at the prospect of Hop Cat just becoming a meh local chain of bars, but if they really cant absorb all of the business DT (a nice problem to have), maybe a location like Knapp will take the pressure off by off-loading the hardest to accommodate customers (suburbanites and their cars) to a friendlier location. I guess I’m thinking about how TGI Friday’s evolved. Diluting the image might be OK I suppose in the long run for business. Not that the Knapp’s Corner location won’t be popular but it sort of dilutes that urban image. I’m probably wrong but I’ve always thought that at least part of Hopcat’s popularity was because of its chic urban locations.