Value is the good news at Kresge lunch counter
V I ° th ood news at Kresge I unch counter
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By CON STANCE CRU taco snacks and egg rolls are not made in- _ ` ` S.S.KreSg€ CO. Sl0re No. 160
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ime store lunch counters are a hot but not much else, A better choice would _ ________________
D nostalgia it€IT1~ Many a Crumpet be an order of nachos, commercial corn ' l
gOt a f0l1d» faI`WaY 100k Wheh lh' chips, sauced with Cheez-Whiz and gar- FOOD 5 out of 10
“i'=<=d*°1“"°h 0" S“P at ll‘e~l$‘1e=e&!B““l‘ nished with fiery het ielepene peppefs~ ` SERVICE ` 6 at of10
- C0l1Ule1' 011 5- State Street- Dfeamlng ef Nachos come in large or small servings, _ _ _ .-1== =
egg salad, Cfeamfolefed ehlha lwllh but a small is quite large, more than _ _ _ ___A ___V __ ATMOSPHERE 4out of 10
23223; Qggfgaieigieliiyeellgegjgi123; e enough for two- _ _ _ ---------
_ _ . _ _ .» _ Burgers and fishwiches were voted best A . . . . _ HOURS: 8:15 a_m_ io 5:3() p_m__ Monday
found. . .the ladiesmwhite uniforms. bets by the Ci~umpetS_' French fries are ' . _ _ _ through Saiwday
Well, somuch for nostalgia. . _ gggd too, Theres areal grill on site, al- cgan mix o.j. and lemonade. Another com-
Klesgels is ea streamlined fashfeell though at peak hours the burgers are 'mented that KI‘€Sge’s is ‘one of the few LIQUCR: None
_style cafeteria with burgerspand dogs, ia made ahead of tune and held on _the __ _%acesin townwhere _thee Tab tastes de_ PLASTIC. _
salad bar, shack ‘foods like pizza andtaco-' steam teble; They-e»g 3 ffixmfg bar.-i-,c,ye;;.,,..;li¢ a fountain. The coffee is pass- ' ' N°"e
flavored bundles that look like egg Pells- Carl anneinf Your OWU sandwich- l ll l all in ebleliflhhl'fema*l°kable° » ' PRKIFSZ. Inexpensive. lunch for three, $8. '
They still have tuna fish SaI1dWi¢heS» blll There are usually” two kinds of soup; Q; The atmosphere is similar to a K-Mart 4 -
110 egg salad - and Styrefeam and plesfie each day, chili and ancinersaeieciion. The or -Kroger cafeteria. Service is friendly
have replaced the Chine ef f01'H1e1` Years-i T lchili alsocrowns hot dogs, if you’re so in- _ butlminimal. (There isn’t much to do as J
` The 8000 HeWS is the ValUe~ F01`~$2» You » clinedj Chili dogs at 99 ,cents onspecial , far as customer service.) Lots of windows If you have fond memories of Wool-
eeh hardly get lhheh anywhere else ex' are a treat to both the wallet and palate, if make the seating area bright with natural _ worth’s lunch counter, try to supress
cept at the kinds of places that boast gold- you like that Sort of thing (and 1 do) _ ` light. Saturdays, the selection is minimal, them before you try Krese’s, _0n the oth-
en arches. The Kresge lunch counter is in-_ Orange juice, lemonade and soda The lunch counter is often bereft of er hand, if you’re sick and tired of red
eXPeHSiVe4 Sflme Cfllhlpels veted if 3 Chl (a.k.a pop) and the usual beverages slake some of the best sandwiches, like tuna plastic mansard roofs and excess packag-
aheve other fest feed eslahllshlhehls- thirst. fOne Crumpet liked the way you fish on whole wheat. _ ing, it mightbejust your spot.
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bled baeea- ‘ s
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Constance Crump
S.S. Kresge
Restaurants - Reviews
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Old News
Ann Arbor News
Jack Stubbs