Ann Arbor

[illspent]

Just got a job there and trying to figure the place out before I get there - any tips? I know its a tiny college town, hyperintellectual, expensive...hoping there are some hidden gems for shopping, food, music, art etc. to keep from getting depressed. Any tips?

Thanks in advance.

[englandmj7]

Check out the following stores:

- Bape

- FIL x LA Gear

- Old Navy x Mastermind

- Number (N)ine

- Cloak

- Dior x Eternal

They are all pretty hit or miss though...........

Try a search. There may have been some mention on here.......

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Wow, I didnt know where to post this, but I just found out that Shakey Jake just passed away. This is terribly upsetting news. This nigga had hella swagz.

http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/09/shaky_jake.html

[l3ootlegs]

i got a friend who live at Ann Arbor..i heard there is nothing...so good luck! ha

[sleazie ninja number 47]

That's not entirely true. Ann Arbor is only a 2 minutes away from one of the nicest bowling alleys in the country. A2 also is home of Blimpy Burger, Jerusalem Garden and NY Pizza Depot.

Also, the Deja Vu in ypsilanti has some of the sluttiest dancers and delicious lunch buffets any mamary mecca has to offer.

[partytaco]

i lived in ann arbor for almost 9 years. stick with jerusalem garden for middle eastern, eastern accents for bebimbop and treats, encore for records/cds, bars...well after the del rio closed it's been all downhill, coffee and brunch at cafe zola, groceries at peoples food co-op, indian buffet at raja rani but indian dinners at shalimar, burgers at blimpy, fine dining at bella ciao, liquor at main st.party store or village corner, outside drinking on the traintracks behind the ymca, living in the old west side (avoid anything if you are not a student east of main street. be warned)., etc...if i think of anything more i'll post it.

[xcoldricex]

my "store" is located in ann arbor. haha.

it's alright here. i don't get out much though.

[xcoldricex]

oh yeah zingerman's.

blind pig for hiphop.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

totally forgot about raja rani buffet.

but A2 has to be the in the top 3 best places for sandwhiches and breakfast in the country.

Sandwiches:

Zingermans

Amers

Maize and Blue

Breakfast:

Broken Egg

Mr. Greeks

angelo's

OH SHIT AND THE HIPPIE HASH AT FLEETWOOD AT 4 AM IS BOMB!

[partytaco]

oh yes and i forgot zingermans. love the blueberry buckle and brooklyn eggcreams at the cafe and all the sandwiches are great.

get someone to take you to hey june (une) on a nice fall night and pickeral lake is great for summer swims.

oh yeah zingerman's.

blind pig for hiphop.

[DEPHT]

Encore/Underground sounds for records

Totoro/Sadako for sushi

Backroom/NYPD for pizza

Zingermans if you want to drop 15 bucks for a sandwich

Basically i'm just repeating everything people have said already. Been living here for 15 years....lets just say its not that exciting for the 20's crowd but it's probably the best place in the world to raise a family.

[xcoldricex]

i miss the old record stores that used to be on state street and liberty. i used to pick up all my hip-hop records from the place above espresso royale - where that vintage clothes store is now - and there was a place where schoolkid's records (annex? i forget) used to be after they got kicked out... that carried hip-hop and jungle vinyl...

there was a decent place under afternoon delight that sold hip-hop as well.... now there's only encore left. wtf.

[xcoldricex]

how about coffee? i think sweetwaters is a bit overrated.

ugly mug in ypsi any good?

[knucks]

I actually bumped into Streetwater when I was cruising late night around downtown. I rather liked it...

I don't see Ann Arbor as being any good for anyone out of college tho, not that much to do around here. Hell, nothing to do in the entire state.

[knucks]

Sushi.come is also good for sushi.

And while it's not fancy, Lucky Kitchen is really good for chinese food

[xcoldricex]

YteEoEgcn3o

[DEPHT]

Isn't the one by afternoon delight Underground Sounds?

For coffee in ann arbor the best in my opinion is caribou coffee or this one drive through joint. Pricey, but it's decent brew. I rarely drink coffee so when I do I like a decent cup.

And knucks....shit man. Sushi.com is narsty. Stick with Totoro and Sadako. Much, much better.

[poly800rock]

YteEoEgcn3o

hahah...sadly, i still think the drummer was more talented than the band...

[bee hee]

this is a terribly late bump, though I hope drunkenness wil excuse it.

rendezvous café on south university, if you're looking for coffee and cigarettes. across from smoke-a-hookah (probably cheapest cigarettes you can hope for besides Champions next to Village Corner) near east university.

God, does anybody know anything that's in anyway after-hours on the weekend? because everything ends at two-o'clock, including parties.

[DEPHT]

man i'm mad drunk too mn too, but i'm sober enogha to realizei that rendevouz is a fuckin ripoff man,..just buy your own shit and buy the shisha yourself....

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Don't the 4 or 5 hot girls on campus goto rendezvous to read and shit?

Does Champions still serve Tony Baroni's Pizza? I used to pound that shit after Ricks*! That and a case of whippets.

*when the line at backroom was too long.

[bee hee]

man i'm mad drunk too mn too, but i'm sober enogha to realizei that rendevouz is a fuckin ripoff man,..just buy your own shit and buy the shisha yourself....

nobody goes to rendezvous for the hookah, buddy. you can smoke inside and they don't mind if you sit there for an ungodly long period of time.

Don't the 4 or 5 hot girls on campus goto rendezvous to read and shit?

Yes. Re: pizza at champs, I don't think so.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

chipatis ftw

[xcoldricex]

this is a terribly late bump, though I hope drunkenness wil excuse it.

rendezvous café on south university, if you're looking for coffee and cigarettes. across from smoke-a-hookah (probably cheapest cigarettes you can hope for besides Champions next to Village Corner) near east university.

God, does anybody know anything that's in anyway after-hours on the weekend? because everything ends at two-o'clock, including parties.

there's a great weekly at vinology....

au jus and dj fuzzylogic

juicy @ vinology

110 s. main st.

saturdays 10-2a

21+

no cover

ends at 2am though. but it's a hell of a lot better than Ricks / Live / Rush St. / Necto / et al.

[---1319151593]

i miss the old record stores that used to be on state street and liberty. i used to pick up all my hip-hop records from the place above espresso royale - where that vintage clothes store is now - and there was a place where schoolkid's records (annex? i forget) used to be after they got kicked out... that carried hip-hop and jungle vinyl...

there was a decent place under afternoon delight that sold hip-hop as well.... now there's only encore left. wtf.

The store you're referring to was "Dubplate Pressure" run by Todd Osbourn AKA SOUNDMURDER!!! WHO RUN TINGS???? :p

Oddly enough a buddy of mine has all of his old records that didn't sell sitting in his mom's basement lol...

[xcoldricex]

hahaha yes. dubplate pressure. i loved that store. yeah, he sold me a bunch of dnb records back in the day, i never knew his name

give me the records.

[xcoldricex]

actually maybe tadd was around more often when i was buying..

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Just saw the movie Jumper tonight. A2 reprezent!

also, recently saw blimpy burger on some foodtv show. that crazy black woman is the best.

[StrongerThanAll]

ive been living here for 2 years now, and i cant wait to go back home..

everything here closes before 2, weather sucks and its illegal for you to drink in clubs if you are under 21..

sorry for this, but thats how ive been feeling for these 2 years

[knucks]

Are you honestly COMPLAINING that you cannot drink in clubs if you are under 21? I mean, yah, it's shitty, but that's the law.

in other news, I'm way too fucking bored in this town w/ our current weather.

the bang! @ the blindpig anyone tomorrow?