Crunchy’s

E. Lansing iconic place, still has charm. Took the boys for a pre-​camp meal and had a great time. Keno, card playing and sports on screens made it a fun night. Then there’s these buckets of pizza nugs… wowzer! Burgers were juicy and served super hot. My turkey burger seemed freshly ground. Server was attentive and personable. We it!

This is hands down the best burger in town. It’s a college bar but people of all ages eating in and getting take out. Prices are ridiculously great. 2 beers and a burger with chips for less than 19 $ That is crazy.

This place is still awesome! Amazing beers, amazing bar food, vegetarian options, and perfect atmosphere.

I think this may be my favorite place on planet Earth. Where else can you go and pay under $ 10 to drink beer all night with your friends? Crunchy’s has the best deals with their buckets– be it with food or with beer. They also have the best activities. I love karaōke and I wish I could go every night. While it does it crowded and you do often have to wait in a line, that just shows how great it is. Everyone wants a piece of Crunchy’s. Plus, any restaurant that has a strong social media presence gets an A+ in my book. Absolutely go to Crunchy’s during your stay in East Lansing. Order some pizza nugs and a bucket of Labatt. You won’t be sorry.

I found no bones in my burgers and had an amazing time. Great food, great service. With that said, I feel it is necessary to post this regarding our amazing waitress, Trina, in response to a ridiculous review on Unilocal:
Trina the waitress.
So many bones in my burgers.
What a great waitress.

Honestly was just so unimpressed with this place. Had high hopes since it’s such a staple of East Lansing but no. The burgers were dry and the place just seems uncleanly.

It all started out as a great night. I walked around the back alley to get to the entrance of Crunchy’s, a modest entrance for a modest place. The aroma in the air smelled of sweet brew, and the atmosphere was upbeat, yet intense. My friends and I looked over the beverage menu. Many crafts brews were available and we became excited, much like a child, one whom was told that recess would be extended by 5 minutes. Upon review of the menu, I decided that I would like a founders porter — 32oz. When I requested the 32oz founder’s porter I was told «I’m sorry, but that is for carry out only.» It is not as if they do not have containers for 32oz that can stay inside of the bar. So, for .25 cents I had to choose the size of founder’s porter that had 7 less ounces. This is customer discrimination, and shall not tolerate it.
The beer was good tho. #ightthen
After I sorted through the menu and finally decided between a few options, I chose to purchase one of their world renowned Crunchy Burgers, cooked medium-​well, with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and a fine slice of cheddar cheese from the MSU dairy store, which was more than superb. The bun was somewhat soft, with a pretzel like crust, which was very much to my liking. The lettuce was fresh, tomato purely ripened, pickles somewhat crisp, and onions were tangy and flavorful. The cheese was melted to a smooth consistency, and it was jam packed with mild flavor. The burger was made into a juicy, yet dry patty. The bones I found in the burger, however, were not particularly to my liking; they must be very good to most people though, since this restaurant is world renowned and all. However, I doubt this place is accurately a «world renowned» burger joint; I doubt that people from Haiti and or Ethiopa know this place exists, let alone would they think it is good.
The bones in the burger totally turned off my entire experience and made the bs beer hoax entirely more unreasonable. I told my waitress about the poor experience I was having. She looked me in the eyes with her deep brown lookers and told me, «there’s no bones in burgers.» While normally true, they are not supposed to be there; however, as many people are aware, sometimes the beef being ground is not entirely pure and may contain bones.
I exited the bar, discouraged and deterred from the events that had taken place. I was in dismay. The group of friends around me were happy and excited. I, however, was not. I would have given anything to have shared a sample of their elation. Unfortunately, Crunchy’s did not allow me that luxury.

I absolutely love the atmosphere of the place– it’s a classic burger joint in East Lansing, and can only remember one mediocre meal there in dozens of times eating. I recommend the atomic burger medium rare with Cajun fries-it’s juicy and delicious!
The only downsides are having to wait outside in the cold occasionally and slower service when they get very busy, but that’s normal for many places.

My favorite place in east Lansing to get a drink. The beer list that changes daily is always exciting. Everyone knows how good the burgers are but the pizza is highly underrated so good but for some reason it’s always so hot. Don’t sleep on the chicken wings either. The staff is awesome and little known fact if you work in the hospitality industry you get half off booze on Mondays. Go to Crunchys, no seriously go now

I’m a sucker for a place with burger specials that include Vernor’s ginger ale. Cozy, rotating local beer (I don’t drink beer but my wife assures me they’re good here), regular karaōke, and lots of pub food. I love that they source many ingredients locally. Downsides: restrooms are a little sketchy, the undergraduate crowd can get rowdy, and most of the menu is on the unhealthy side.

An MSU classic. Karaōke is a blast and the atmosphere here embodies MSU. My friends and I would spend many a nights procrastinating here. Pizza bugs are overrated so beware.

Crunchys is one of my new favorite spots in EL. Medieval madness pinball, PIZZA nugs, large selection of beer, and twinkly lights what more can I ask for.

I always enjoy going to Crunchy’s for the atmosphere, food/​drink specials and experience.
Service is always a hit or miss. A server rang in our burgers wrong and when we told him, he said ‘do you want me to scrape the toppings off?’ No! Our service this night was bad to begin with and when we spoke with the manager she was clearly not paying attention to us– looking around the room and not making eye contact.
I gave Crunchy’s another chance and have had really awesome service since, and also really bad too. Will I be back? Yes since it is such a staple to MSU. Just be aware that the service may not always be the best, while the burgers will be delicious!

Crunchy’s used to have incredible burgers then went seriously and disgustingly downhill during some ownership change (if the story I heard was right).
They’re back to being fabulous and have been for awhile, highly recommend for the burger lunch special. If you ever stopped going there go back.

Merruci burger. Short simple and to the point review. Get it, eat it and enjoy the S@! $ out of it! Wash it down with a buckket of beer– i do meam an actual bicket of beer– very weird indeed.

I really don’t understand the fascination with Crunchy’s… It’s a run-​down, dirty, somewhat expensive (for what you get — both quality and quantity) college bar with an experience tailored to only one specific type of patron. Not that there’s anything wrong with hipsters (there’s not), but I’m not one of them, and I don’t really like feeling like I’m not welcomed at a place I’m going to eat dinner.
And oh my god, their commercials on the radio; so awful. Seriously, who thought that guy’s voice was a good idea!!!
TL;DR Decent burgers, average prices, hipster presence, horrible advertising.

Crunchy’s has a great variety of beer. I tried out the flat tire and was really surprised with how good it was (like a better budweiser). If I had more time I would have tasted a few more. My husband had the burger and has claimed it the best burger he’s ever had at a restaurant. It wasn’t dripping with grease. It was so perfect, he didn’t even need a napkin for it. Plus, for the price of $ 6.50 (with onion rings)…it was delightful. The patty was thick and the onions crunchy, not over cooked.
I had the fried fish and pickles which were also awesome. Our server was the best service we’ve had in a while. Wasn’t overly excited or constantly asking if we were okay. He was very real and calm, much like the atmosphere.
!!! !!!Tips: go through the alley on the right side of thw building for the entrance and bring a silver sharpie to write on the walls!!! !!!

A solid watering hole. Only 2 of us so couldn’t take advantage of my frat’s bucket. Crunchys is a great divey hangout spot. The food is mostly straight out the frier and I doubt anything is homemade (hopefully I’m wrong… but I don’t try to eat here). Beer selection better than I remembered and prices are solid.
For EL’s less than stellar barscape… This is one of the better spots.

GO HERE!
Do not judge a book by its cover (i did and im SO mad i am just discovering this place!!)
Super cute little sports bar with awesome waiters.
BOMB wings and super juicy burgers, pretty decent fish tacos and GREAT little pizza poppers with Conrad’s ranch :)
Overall awesome food and next time i am in town this will be my first stop.

I skipped their great burgers and instead enjoyed a pretty decent taco salad. Not spectacularly presented like some places, but understated exactly like you’d expect at a dependable college mainstay like Crunchy’s.
Despite the picture, there was quite a bit of lettuce underneath a big dollop of ground beef, cheese, tomato and onion. With plenty of jalapeño, sour cream and salsa toppings, there was no need for dressing.