Thanksgiving and the Double Olive
The weekend has been pretty fun, so far. On Wednesday night, Lauren and I went up to McGees. Larry V. and Nate ‘Shaft’ S. were up there as wel as all the fun regulars. Thursday was Hectic, but I survived.
Last night, Adam suggested we go to the Double Olive in Grosse Pointe Park. I’ve been meaning to go for a while, but having someone else interested in going made it certain.
So Adam, Chrissy Wo, her friend Karen, Lauren and I all went to the Double Olive. It was an amazing place. First off, I learned about it because Darren Revell left me a message saying he was spinning there every Friday and Saturday night. I was skeptic about it being really expensive, but it turned out to be very reasonable.
It was a very comfortable martini lounge; very warm. I took a look at the beer list and they had about 40 or so beers from around the world. I spotted the Polish lager, Zywiec (see my Beer Blog I entry). The beers ranged from $3 - $5. I also had a bottle of Hacker-Pshnorr (500 ml) for only $5. I had Adam try it, but he didnt like it and felt bad about it (Its no big, Adam). The Girls ordered martini’s that only came to $7 each. They were slightly larger than Goodnight Gracie’s and a few bucks cheaper. Also, within 10 minutes of sitting down, a waitress came around and offered us complementary White Russian shots with Starbucks Liquor.
So it had a great atmosphere, Darren Revell spinning great music, great prices, and Hitchhiker’s Guide playing on a projector screen.
A++. I will definitely be returning.
