The Peanut Barrell has sold

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
Not familiar with many restaurants/bars/pizza mentioned here.  Bagel Fragel sounds familiar but don't think I ever went there...Frandor?

Duffy likely knows more about EL/area restaurants over the years than most.  He should start a thread.

My favorite.  Great food anytime of day.  

From the Archives: PanTree Restaurant

There actually might have been a second Bagel Fragel location in the area. Maybe Frandor, also possibly along Trowbridge. Pretty sure they also had a place in ann arbor, too.
PanTree was great.

Have a place in A2 - just north of north campus on Plymoth Road.

PennSpartan wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

The PB has always been a popular spot. Dooleys, the second licensee in EL, was iconic. Printed money.

Lizards became Ricks in 1980. The Alley Eye is now the Riv ( Casey's in between)

I don’t ever remember going to PB.  Did they have bands?  I remember places like the Olde World that had folk singers (and best clam chowder I have ever had) and America’s Cup, but nothing about Peanut Barrel.

As noted, the PB had a house band which only covered the Beatles ...

Probably did start around 72, as that was about the time East Lansing started allowing alcohol. Before that all the bars were at the city limits, aka Coral Gables, The Stables, Mac's, Dagwoods ...

tGreenWay wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

I think you're right. It became Americas Cup.

ACup was on the ground floor. Alley Eye, PC, and B’Zar were all in the basement.
(Pantry, I remember it being Alley Eye first, too, thought I wasn’t old enough to get in.)

Recall the building being split level. Never went to America's Cup but recall it being next to the record store (Wherehouse?) upstairs. Alley Eye was downstairs, under AC.

Recall the name of someplace called B'Zar.

Think there were two Bagel Fragel. One in EL and the other in AA. Late 70's when I was at MSU and later when we moved back they Sunday routine was hit the news stand for NY Times/Freep/DetNews and LSJ followed by a stop for bagels and fragels.

Don't remember Peanut Barrel as a frat boy place. Moon's above the old basement El Az and PinBall Pete's was another regular stop.

PennSpartan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

As noted, the PB had a house band which only covered the Beatles ...

Probably did start around 72, as that was about the time East Lansing started allowing alcohol. Before that all the bars were at the city limits, aka Coral Gables, The Stables, Mac's, Dagwoods ...

Probably why I never went there. LOL

Too bad, you missed a pretty good imitation ...

That's cool that Mike bought it. I wonder if some of the people who recently left are going to come back to PB. A few are at Crunchy's now.

StylesGShmooth wrote:That's cool that Mike bought it. I wonder if some of the people who recently left are going to come back to PB. A few are at Crunchy's now.

Staff or customers? I don't expect Mike to change much at the PB. If it ain't broke.................

duffy munn wrote:

StylesGShmooth wrote:That's cool that Mike bought it. I wonder if some of the people who recently left are going to come back to PB. A few are at Crunchy's now.

Staff or customers? I don't expect Mike to change much at the PB. If it ain't broke.................

Staff, good chunk of the customers are already the same people. Quite a few left since the summer. Some are at Crunchy's.

StylesGShmooth wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Staff or customers? I don't expect Mike to change much at the PB. If it ain't broke.................

Staff, good chunk of the customers are already the same people. Quite a few left since the summer. Some are at Crunchy's.

Why?

PennSpartan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

Too bad, you missed a pretty good imitation ...

I’d probably enjoy that now more than in my college days. I was into Jethro Tull, ELP, King Crimson, and such.

Well, you are a kid, after all ...

For a guy whose older sister was crazy about the Beatles the cover band at the PB did a really excellent imitation of them.

I had heard rumblings back in the fall. Even heard some 'unofficial' official stuff before Christmas.

Talked with Jennifer this morning for about 20 minutes. She gave me the details. Very happy for her and Joe. They deserve to ride off into the sunset.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I had heard rumblings back in the fall. Even heard some 'unofficial' official stuff before Christmas.

Talked with Jennifer this morning for about 20 minutes. She gave me the details. Very happy for her and Joe. They deserve to ride off into the sunset.

Sent you a PM

Hey Duff- we're at the PB twice a week. Tonight we just sat at the bar for a couple of hours with Joe and Jennifer. Was so nice to just hang, talk and laugh. Gonna miss them.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Hey Duff- we're at the PB twice a week. Tonight we just sat at the bar for a couple of hours with Joe and Jennifer. Was so nice to just hang, talk and laugh. Gonna miss them.

They are solid, genuine people

duffy munn wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Hey Duff- we're at the PB twice a week. Tonight we just sat at the bar for a couple of hours with Joe and Jennifer. Was so nice to just hang, talk and laugh. Gonna miss them.

They are solid, genuine people

So, completely different from Bob?

The Pantry wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

They are solid, genuine people

So, completely different from Bob?

While I'm certain we have crossed many times I have never met Bob. ( I think). I do know we have a lot of mutual friends that are good peeps. so I assume Bob is too.

tGreenWay wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

While I'm certain we have crossed many times I have never met Bob. ( I think). I do know we have a lot of mutual friends that are good peeps. so I assume Bob is too.

You two might’ve even crossed streams in the men’s room.

Maybe

duffy munn wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



You two might’ve even crossed streams in the men’s room.

Maybe

Yet more proof you lefties are weird. NTTAWWT

The Pantry wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Maybe

Yet more proof you lefties are weird. NTTAWWT

It was a joke Pantry

duffy munn wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Yet more proof you lefties are weird.  NTTAWWT

It was a joke Pantry

Yeah, I know.  This board is chock full o' lefty nuts.  I'm just here to provide some balance

The Pantry wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

It was a joke Pantry

Yeah, I know.  This board is chock full o' lefty nuts.  I'm just here to provide some balance

I forgot. Anybody who didn't storm the capitol building is a lefty nut. Good, sound logic. Brilliant. You sound well educated.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Yet more proof you lefties are weird. NTTAWWT

More proof you live a humorless existence. Sad!

What's truly sad is you lefties disguising your bitterness as humor. #dingbats

Motown Spartan wrote:I miss the PB. Will have to take the family there this fall.

lemme know - I'll buy ya a drink.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:I miss the PB. Will have to take the family there this fall.

lemme know - I'll buy ya a drink.

Next time I stay at the wild goose I’ll come over for one. You know what I’ll take.

Motown Spartan wrote:

DWags wrote:

Next time I stay at the wild goose I’ll come over for one. You know what I’ll take.

Tell Al I said hi! Spent a lot of time there doing drywall and painting as an undergrad.

My wife’s friends lived in that house when it was over by the Paul Revere. She looked around at breakfast years ago and asked him if by chance the house had been moved. He told us the story. Cool place.

Motown Spartan wrote:I miss the PB. Will have to take the family there this fall.

It's not going anywhere. Just a new owner that will stay the course.

Motown Spartan wrote:

DWags wrote:

Next time I stay at the wild goose I’ll come over for one. You know what I’ll take.

Tell Al I said hi! Spent a lot of time there doing drywall and painting as an undergrad.

Al is a good dude.