The Meanwhile

Fun joint. Good vibe, young crowd on a Sunday night, but comfortable for us.

Great, friendly service+pinball=funtime!

A great bar overall. I've heard mutterings that the crowd is kind of selective, and they'd be right since 99.9% are white and in their 20s or 30s. But that being said,  they get their share of hipsters, punks, nerds, theater kids, stoners, greasers, freaks, geeks, and you name it. The drinks are fairly strong, which is a plus, but their juke box kind of sucks. A lot of times the bar tenders will put on an ipod or something and that can be cool, but the music you have control over is very limited, and I'm honestly not sure who it's supposed to cater to. Also, it can be extremely loud even on a slow night. They crank that shit whether you like it or not. However, they do have a hammerhead shark mounted behind the bar, a variety of pin ball machines, and a back patio that's great on a warm night.

I had a great time at The Meanwhile while I was visiting Michigan. When we were on our way to the bar, the bar was described to me as being a "hipster" bar, which I'm fine with. Plenty of pretty, alternative people drinking beer and playing pinball. The people and staff all seemed nice and the atmosphere of the bar was entertaining and comfortable. They had a large outside patio drinking area and the inside had two stories for people drinking inside. I was there during the end of summer, so the weather was beautiful and we sat outside most of the night (also because the inside was jam-packed full of people). The bar is in a cool area with other bars and plenty of late-night eateries to satisfy you.

They have tons of specials every day of the week and they have great beers on tap. Local beers as well as beers from different areas. The specials that really stood out to me were the $1 Old Styles and $2.50 pints of Two Hearted on Sundays, $3 pitchers of PBR on Mondays, half off Michigan pints on Thursdays, alongside daily happy hour specials until 8pm.