Logan's Alley, 916 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids ~ 2/14/19

 Opened in 2000 as Logan's Alley, the bar occupies a converted home built in the 1890s.
A patio was added at some point and we'd love to return in nice weather to experience it.
The place was packed.
There are two rooms: the main room with the bar and a smaller room with the games. Music being a tad louder in the game room, we picked the bar and found a table near the front door. Other than how noisy it was, we loved the old-school, cozy feel about the place.

The game room
This being Valentine's Day, there was a special offering via Short's Brewery, showing some Alley love.

We did a Cupid's Arrow and F'load (clever) from Shorts, an Apricot Sour from Avery and a bottled Moose Drool from Big Sky.
Logan's is known for their smothered tots and we don't like to pass up the specialty. Cheddar jack cheese, sour cream, bacon and green onions truly smothered the tots. This is the full order that the menu suggests for two. We shared it with four and it was plenty.
Logan's has a full menu with plenty to choose from. Three different burgers were ordered, each consisting of two 1/4 lb burgers. The classic came with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and pickle.
The BiBimBap burger was topped, of course, with a sunnyside up egg. The sriracha aioli gave it a nice kick, and red cabbage, carrot Asian slaw, and green onions completed the winning combination.
An olive/garlic aioli was the star of the olive burger that also included Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion.
Fish & Chips rounded out our food orders and it arrived beer battered and golden delicious.
Logan's has good food but is noted for its beer. there is a one-page food menu and six pages of beer and liquor. They have an Around the World Club in which you will drink 200 different bottles of beer and 23 different draughts. If you try four different beers a month, you are in the competition.

Our service was great tonight with multiple people checking in and serving. At one point we were gifted with a free Short's Stache Bender that we shared due to a mistaken bar order. Later in the evening we were offered flight order forms but it was a little late for that.

We loved the atmosphere ~ the old ceiling, cool bar, great food, and so many beer choices. Our only problem was with the noise level, exacerbated by a really loud soundtrack. Unfortunately, we also had very loud talkers at the table behind us and could hear them better than we could hear ourselves. All of us were hoarse by the time we left the building.

Logan's Alley, because God wants us to be happy 😊


L&B Portfolio (Larry Zeiser & Brian Giampapa) also owns Graydon's Crossing and Derby Station, fyi. We look forward to making another visit to the alley.

8/19/23 Historical information courtesy of Michael Jermstad: Before it was Logan's Alley, it was called Coopers Tavern and just served beer and wine. Old man Cooper would tend bar and use the front pocket of his shirt as a cash register. The name changed under new ownership in the 1990s. 

8/19/23 More information courtesy of Aloysius Cebelak: Before it was Coopers, it was Northeastern Lunch owned by Benny and Sophie Jasinski. There was a boxing training room in the basement. They kept kegs cold by a creek that ran underground through the basement.

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