The Avenue

I have attended a few current weekend nights. Just as a pool player ($2 a play) and visitor to Lansing. The staff and service is beyond impeccable. Inviting, aware, helpful.. i literally cannot say enough good things about how well the staff runs this place. The food... I swear you would never EVER think it, but the food here is not only insanely good, it comes in easy to eat and ready to go little bowls. On to the... entertainment? Hey.. lemme just say this.. after 9:00pm on the weekend, it's "Lansing Entertainment". I am only saying this as someone who's not local to the area. Will continue to return!!

I've been going to the Avenue since before it was the Avenue. The owner was always so supportive of the local music scene and I admired that. The staff is always cute and sweet. I have never been disappointed in service there. The atmosphere is warm and inviting for everyone. At the Avenue I don't have to worry about me or my friends getting picked on because of our gender/sexual orientation or where we are from because the staff is very protective of their patrons and do not tolerate violence or bullying. I'm super grateful to have his gem in our town. I especially love that they have live music, all-ages shows every Sunday, AND that they serve a variety of non-alcoholic beverages for the nights where I can't or don't feel like drinking alcohol. Chilling outside is fun too!!

This is a staple of Lansing. Cheap drinks, good apps, and a friendly environment that I feel at home in. I'm so grateful that I can walk into a local bar and recognize so many familiar patrons. Love the fundraisers yall do. Performing here was super fun as well. Good vibes all around:)

Security doesn’t understand how to wand people without actually touching them with the wand , you should be holding the wands 1 to 2 inches away, not hitting people with a plastic wand. They should really learn to use the equipment properly or hire people who can do the job correctly without making people physically uncomfortable. TLDR: THEY PRESS THE DETECTOR WAND UP AGAINST MY SKIN EVERYTIME I GO AND THEY DONT NEED TO BE HITTING PEOPLE WITH IT! IVE SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, PLEASE DO SOMETHING THE RIGHT WAY FOR ONCE AND LEARN HOW TO USE A DETECTOR WAND WITHOUT HITTING PEOPLE WITH IT!!

This is a great place if you want to enjoy some great cocktails with live music (rock). They have an awesome atmosphere. As soon as you enter you get a nice chill vibe. In terms of drinks, we had their hollander 1945 and one of the specials which was peach flavored gin+ginger beer. They have a great selection of beers as well! The only issue for me was the service. You have to go to the bar to order anything. Given that the place is too crowded, the two bartenders there clearly seemed overworked and people had to wait long to order. Other than that, everything was great. One should definitely enjoy the arcade games while there.

Showed up for a venue that started at 9pm, and within 30 minutes staff told us the kitchen was closed which was a bummer because everyone says the food was good and we were hungry. If we knew when the kitchen closed we would have showed up earlier but the website is pretty blank. According to Reddit it's a common place to get roofied so I'd just advise to be watchful but honestly you should do that anywhere. Lots of fun pinball machines and the vibe is nice, really cool place to see up and coming bands play. Overall an okay experience, best bit was the music.

Stopped in for some pinball while passing through to Detroit and was surprised by the excellent selection of pins, and so many LE! I know it doesn’t matter to everyone but was also really surprised how many of the modern Sterns were not Insider Connected, especially the LE of popular machines like Stranger Things and TMNT. Not a deal breaker at all still got into them just didn’t track anything for those plays, just wanted to share intel for those that log every game. Photos included is probably less than half of what they have to offer! Very cool place

This place is freaking awesome! I drove up from Texas and will be staying in the area for quite some time for work. I found The Avenue Cafe via the Pinball Map App. I believe the total count of pins was 41. All of them are in great condition, too. One credit for all pins was $1 and most of them offered 3 plays for $2. The bartenders were super friendly and made me feel right at home. Cool crowd, as well. I tried their chicken and rice bowl and it hit the spot! I will definitely be hanging out at this place while I'm in town and highly recommend it to all pinheads.