Detroit Rock City

Motown322 said:

Empty Glass said:

grjammer said:

What the best bar to check out prior to the show? Cobo Joe's? Anchor Bar? Those appear to be the only two options close to the arena!

Can anyone answer this ^^^?

Those are the 2 closest for sure. I don't care for Cobo Joe's myself, but Anchor Bar is really good. If you don't mind a 10-15 minute walk, there's a lot more options than those two that are very near the B-Dubs on Randolph and Monroe... if you don't want to walk you can always jump on the People Mover to get around the downtown loop. Used to do a People Mover Pub Crawl with a bunch of friends so all these spots are very near stops and there's a stop right at JLA.

-- The Well right next door to B-Dubs on Randolph; a fun "I wanna drink" place (Cadillac Square stop)
-- Grand Trunk Pub on Woodward between Congress and Campus Martius; tons of great beers on tap (Financial District stop)
-- Old Shillelagh on the corner of Brush and Monroe; fun Irish bar (Cadillac Square or Greektown stop)
-- Park Bar on the corner of Park and Elizabeth; Bucharest Grille is attached to this place and has hands-down the best shwarma in the city for $4.25. (Grand Circus Park stop)
-- Anchor Bar on Fort between Cass and First (Fort/Cass stop)
-- The Detroiter on Beaubien and Fort; get a burger here (right across from the Bricktown stop)
-- Jacoby's on Brush; awesome beer selection and German food right behind the Detroiter next to St. Andrew's Hall (Bricktown stop)

Just off the top of my head... I'll add more when I think of some more spots. These are usually the places I hit in the downtown area.

samjam said:

Also, just a general suggestion. It's out of the way, but if you have a car/will be staying for a couple days, my favorite place in Detroit is Green Dot Stables. $3 sliders, $3 drinks. Can't go wrong, it's delicious and cheap!

Empty Glass said:

samjam said:

Motown322 said:

Empty Glass said:

grjammer said:

What the best bar to check out prior to the show? Cobo Joe's? Anchor Bar? Those appear to be the only two options close to the arena!

Can anyone answer this ^^^?

Those are the 2 closest for sure. I don't care for Cobo Joe's myself, but Anchor Bar is really good. If you don't mind a 10-15 minute walk, there's a lot more options than those two that are very near the B-Dubs on Randolph and Monroe... if you don't want to walk you can always jump on the People Mover to get around the downtown loop. Used to do a People Mover Pub Crawl with a bunch of friends so all these spots are very near stops and there's a stop right at JLA.

-- The Well right next door to B-Dubs on Randolph; a fun "I wanna drink" place (Cadillac Square stop)
-- Grand Trunk Pub on Woodward between Congress and Campus Martius; tons of great beers on tap (Financial District stop)
-- Old Shillelagh on the corner of Brush and Monroe; fun Irish bar (Cadillac Square or Greektown stop)
-- Park Bar on the corner of Park and Elizabeth; Bucharest Grille is attached to this place and has hands-down the best shwarma in the city for $4.25. (Grand Circus Park stop)
-- Anchor Bar on Fort between Cass and First (Fort/Cass stop)
-- The Detroiter on Beaubien and Fort; get a burger here (right across from the Bricktown stop)
-- Jacoby's on Brush; awesome beer selection and German food right behind the Detroiter next to St. Andrew's Hall (Bricktown stop)

Just off the top of my head... I'll add more when I think of some more spots. These are usually the places I hit in the downtown area.

Those are good suggestions. I'll second the Old Shillelagh, Detroiter, and Park Bar/Bucharest Grill (now I'm craving shawarma!)

Also, just a general suggestion. It's out of the way, but if you have a car/will be staying for a couple days, my favorite place in Detroit is Green Dot Stables. $3 sliders, $3 drinks. Can't go wrong, it's delicious and cheap!

Thank you for the suggestions! We're going to be there for 4 days, going to need to settle in at a few of these. Any of these listed a sports bar? Like a Detroit sports theme place?

Motown322 said:

samjam said:

Also, just a general suggestion. It's out of the way, but if you have a car/will be staying for a couple days, my favorite place in Detroit is Green Dot Stables. $3 sliders, $3 drinks. Can't go wrong, it's delicious and cheap!

I almost put Green Dot on there but since I figured everyone would be walking or taking advantage of the only time the People Mover makes any damn sense (getting around the downtown area), I left it off. Their Korean Slider is off the fucking charts awesome.

BRAIN0FJAY said:

Hey Detroit show-goers... I'm looking for two decent (or better) tickets to the show. It has been a four year uphill struggle, but my wife is finally really getting into Pearl Jam. She has agreed to go to the Detroit show...which will be her second show (Pittsburgh 2013 was her first). I'd like some good seats for her sake (I, personally, would be happy anywhere in the building). PM me if you GOT SOME.

Thanks!

Walking the miles said:

It will be my first time in Detroit! I hope the Detroit crowds are rockin'. Went to see a PJ show in NJ once, the crowd was fuckin' dead! Toronto crowds bring it, so I'm hoping Detroit can match. Don't want to see no rock cops!