Fastcarsfreedom Member Username: Fastcarsfreedom
Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 1:35 am: | |
Looking for a unique night out with my wife--anyone have any thought's on Baker's on Livernois? |
Rust Member Username: Rust
Post Number: 143 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 7:40 am: | |
Classic Jazz Club overflowing with ambience. |
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3546 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 8:28 am: | |
Great choice. Go early. Eat, prices very reasonable, portions large. That way you get good seat. |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 761 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 10:02 am: | |
Sean Dobbins on Saturday. Arrive before 830. www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com |
Erobtheone Member Username: Erobtheone
Post Number: 46 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 10:48 am: | |
I love bakers. Thursdays used to be open mic and the talent that comes through there is great. The food is good too but get there early for a good seat. |
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie
Post Number: 669 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 10:52 am: | |
I would also check out Cliff Bells (www.cliffbells.com) downtown. I think Thursdays they have a 16 piece jazz band. They don't have food but you could hit any number of the restaurants downtown first. For a unique night out I would go to Vicente's for Cuban Cuisine then Cliff Bells for absolutely amazing music and ambience. Bakers is also wonderful. Just thought I'd throw out another option. |
Southofeight Member Username: Southofeight
Post Number: 25 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 11:11 am: | |
Both of those places are very nice. Bakers is legendary, you have to go at least once. Lowell is right, the food is especially good and very moderately priced. Great crowd, super friendly people. We had a party of four there for nearly four hours, ate a huge dinner and ordered round after round of drinks, and our tab was around $110, which is unbelievably cheap (especially for the amount of booze we were tossing). |
Ha_asfan Member Username: Ha_asfan
Post Number: 81 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:18 pm: | |
Wow, I can't believe people think the food at Bakers is good! Ok, the muffins are good, the mac and cheese is good...that's about it. I would eat elsewhere and go for the great music. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 8140 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:23 pm: | |
quote:Wow, I can't believe people think the food at Bakers is good! Ok, the muffins are good, the mac and cheese is good...that's about it. I would eat elsewhere and go for the great music.
I assume that this is Kwame's fault as well or is Kwame just stealing from Baker's? |
Ha_asfan Member Username: Ha_asfan
Post Number: 82 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:48 pm: | |
Jt1, What is the link between my thoughts on the quality of food served at Bakers and your Kwame remark? |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 8141 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:50 pm: | |
I thought every post of your had to accuse Kwame of screwing up or being a crook. I was just trying to keep some consistency. |
Ha_asfan Member Username: Ha_asfan
Post Number: 83 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:55 pm: | |
I do think Kwame is a crook. I have limited my comments re Kwame to Rackham Golf Course. Please don't make try to make points for me, I will do make them myself. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 8142 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 3:04 pm: | |
Looks like someone can't take a little sarcasm. (Message edited by jt1 on January 11, 2007) |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 762 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 3:10 pm: | |
Harmonie, Scott Gwinnell's ork is on Weds eve at Cliff Bell's. Baker's has 'open mic' on Weds as well, excellent trio (Weed/Mayberry/Davidson). Ha_asfan, you don't like the Catfish dinner??? |
Ha_asfan Member Username: Ha_asfan
Post Number: 84 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 6:20 pm: | |
I've never had the Catfish Dinner...had lots of other dishes there and they're just plain old not so great. Every New Years we go to Bakers for the celebration and even on New Years, the food, and this is just my opinion, is pretty average....food isn't why I go there and certainly I'll continue to go...just wish their kitchen turned out food worth going for. |
Saintme Member Username: Saintme
Post Number: 19 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 6:31 pm: | |
What kind of attire is appropriate for Baker's? |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 763 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 7:31 pm: | |
Shoes are required. |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 764 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 7:36 pm: | |
Have to agree with you about the Mac/Cheez, and muffins, they really are good. Mmmhmmm Attire? Younger folks often dress 'casually' but anything works, really. It's a lounge and the overall tone is, to me, classy. Most important thing to bring is R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the musicians. |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 1862 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 2:55 pm: | |
FYI...an overview of area jazz clubs, including Baker's....http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=2007701070525 |
Jimg Member Username: Jimg
Post Number: 768 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 5:30 pm: | |
In-depth article on Baker's available at http://detroitmusichistory.com /Bakers.pdf |
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 369 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 7:59 pm: | |
Bakers is the best. Come as you are. Good food, good people, and good music. |
Spaceboykelly Member Username: Spaceboykelly
Post Number: 192 Registered: 04-2005
| Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 1:55 am: | |
I just got home from Bakers... the salmon patties and dressing are both amazing... and the music has always been great. Both of my friends were impressed. |
Seth Member Username: Seth
Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:07 pm: | |
Baker's is THE place to take out of towners or (more importantly) friends who grew up in the area and never saw the need to experience music at 8 Mile and Livernois. The food is great. The service is slow - but you really shouldn't be rushing to leave. An evening at Baker's always feels like a voyage back to some bygone era. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 32 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 3:01 pm: | |
Love Baker's, go there all the time. Wednesday night is Open Jam Session with the Tad Weed Trio. All sorts show up and jam out onstage. Course, they recently implemented a no-smoking policy everywhere except at the bar. I guess most people will like that, but I kinda enjoy sipping a gin and tonic and watching my jazz through a cloud of smoke. Just a traditionalist, I guess. See my thread "Pictures of fun times around Detroit" for a shot I took at Baker's one night. |
Mallory Member Username: Mallory
Post Number: 76 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 4:10 pm: | |
Could swear I saw Chapter 8 (featuring a then-unknown Anita Baker) perform there once. Am I confused with another place? Anyone? |
Harpernottingham Member Username: Harpernottingham
Post Number: 79 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 5:09 pm: | |
I live right across the street. I helped book some kick-ass traditional New Orleans jazz (politically incorrect term "Dixieland") band there last week. Old ladies loved it, young men loved it, black and white ... it was the French Quarter at 8 & Livernois last week for Ragtime Rick and His Chefs of Dixieland. Old black ladies waving their handkerchiefs, old white lady celebrating her 80th birthday ... chefs hats for everyone in the band ... what a night. They'll be back again. They usually play in Toledo at Murphy's. Great time, but the cook burned my fish to a crisp. |