Ray's Place

Overrated. The burgers are decent, but nothing special. They have a famous "mofo" burger that is okay, it just has everything under the sun piled on it. Overpriced for sure, I paid $17 for a mofo, (the doesn't even come with fries) a fish sandwich, a side of fries and WATER. They're going to have to lower their prices and up their quality to stay in business with all the new ones coming in.

My brother in law lives close by and went to Kent so he had to take me to Ray's Place.

The bar was packed and we were a two family group of 10 so we went to the upstairs and it was basically ours. The service was fast and friendly. She was pretty knowledgeable about the menu and recommended the Michael Simon favorite burger. The burger was very good and worth getting if you are finding trouble picking off the menu. The level of homemade aspect of the patties seemed to be in question, but I will give them the benefit of doubt.

We also grabbed the sweet potato fries and a basket or two of the jerk fries. The macaroni and cheese bites were not to my liking but they were a hit with the kids.

They had multiple beer specials and a very good selection to choose.

Students were on break, but still crowded. Great space, lively, with just enough tv's to follow game, but not enough to dominate conversation and turn it into just another sports bar.
In particular, the bartenders were friendly and knowledgable.  Plenty of fine microbrews on tap.  Noise level wasn't so high so as to discourage conversation. Even the Tina salad sandwich wasn't half bad.