They have a very cute, enclosed and tastefully done patio outdoors too. Decent prices, friendly bartenders, struck up conversations with some locals including the local drag queen celeb Sabin. Michigan boys are very cute they tend not to drink as much beer as we do here in WI (a testament to their fitness, keep it up!), so I was mostly drinking liquor all night. It reminded me of La Cage here in Milwaukee. Not bad, kinda quiche, but not mind blowing either. Inside it had an almost 70's disco club vibe at its core that had a few coats of attempted revitalization attached to it. So, bottom line, you have to pay a valet fee for the attendants to park your car 10 feet away in a gated lot adjacent to the club. But those people are asking to get nailed anyway. Neighborhood was dark and quiet when I arrived, it looked like most of the clientele at the bar wouldnt set foot outside unless they were going to their car. This place isnt too far from downtown considering the trek I took to GiGi's, it's just west of Woodward on 6 mile. Well, I definitely saw that as soon as I walked in the door! Note: it was a thursday, which apparently is Twink night, aka college night. I came here on my 2nd night in Detroit while visiting from Milwaukee.
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I got a watered down excuse for a long island from a woman there after coming from a bar that actually knows how to make them, dissapointing Review Source: I find the guys there make better drinks. Drinks are hit or miss depending on the bartender like anywhere else. The entertainment and dancing is usually good. It was my dads truck I was driving actually because I was in town visiting. This would be their motivation to try to move or damage my car. I guess the way my car was parked in a normal spot meant less cars they could park in that lot. The valet people park the cars against the lines to get more cars in there. Having valet doesn't equal a requirement, usually an option. There is no sign that states this and a few people parked their own cars so it is not clear. From what I heard the lot is supposed to be valet only and you cannot park your car yourself. The lot is small enough that if they were out there  no one would have touched the cars. And it makes sense seeing as they are outside the entire time. Didn't seem shocked and didn't suggest calling the cops. This could have been one guy but that is enough. The valets made some references to having criminal minds, being felons themselves, and basically acting like they had something to do with the incident. A friend of ours was outside talking to the valet guys while my friend and I were dealing with my car situation. I also came upon some interesting information a couple days ago about this. Who would pay the valet to park their car in the bars own lot, right there next to the bar? F these people And charging $5 to park in the small lot is ridiculous anyway. A lack of security in Detroit is a major fail to me, as is spending money on valet people over it. The lot is small so if they had security this would not have happened. Someone broke into my car earlier this week and busted out the window and messed up the ignition while seemingly trying to steal it. It seems the club cares more about having people valet your cars than hiring security. The man who was with the victim told police the two men involved in the attack laughed and ran off.Do no trust your cars in this lot. Neither of the two men involved in the attack said a word to the Ferndale victim.Įwing gave an interview to WXYZ-TV news in which he said he suffered a concussion, a broken jaw, chipped teeth, cuts and bruises. Police say the victim fell to the ground and struck his head on the roadway. “Two black males ran up to them and one of them punched the victim on the left side of his face.” “They were returning to the victim’s house from White Castle,” said Ferndale Police Sgt. In the Ferndale case, police said the victim was walking with another man, 36, on Woodward near Wordsworth about 12:30 a.m. Ewing, who works at a local salon, does not have medical insurance. The victim was identified as Edward Ewing, 53, by friends, who are working to raise money for his medical bills at. Gay man was brutally attacked by strangers in Ferndale last week (pic)Ī Ferndale man was sucker punched and briefly lost consciousness as he walked along Woodward with a male friend in what police say may have been a “knockout game” attack by two strangers.