Cafe 534 Bar and Drive Thru

I am writing this review on behalf of my father-​in-​law per his request. And since he asked me to do him this favor, I will oblige him.
In his words-​” The place has decent food and cold, cheap beer. The company is good and the barmaids keep the cold ones coming. Hell, I do my laundry across the street and have a beer in between loads. It is what I like to call The Gentleman’s Club.” –as spoken by the man I affectionately call «Ralphie-​Boy».

This is a 1-​star dive, but my brother-​in-​law adds 2 stars.
This place is his therapy. I stopped in with the wife last Saturday afternoon for a little impromptu birthday celebration (his). Three Gennies (on draft, my «plumbing» hasn’t settled yet) later, we were on our way. The day was charted out as a couple of wineries in the Grand River Valley, but I knew if we saw his car there, we’d stop in. It was his birthday after all, that day.
His smile made it all worth while, even if my clothes will never smell right again. (How do you get that bar-​maid smell out of a nice shirt? Anyone?)
Really, it didn’t smell that bad and the clientele were what you’d expect. The barmaid showed us the picture of her wedding on the beach in Myrtle Beach. It’s her wallpaper on her phone. Yep, complete with the story of the Harley ride right onto the dance floor at Johnny’s (I think that’s what she said), where her groom dropped her off in full white gown. Not kidding. But again, this is what makes the world go around.
The beers were $ 1 a piece. I bought a round for $ 3.25. What do you tip on that? My rule would dictate $.65. Can’t do that. She’s got to pay for that veil after all.
I love my brother-​in-​law like a brother and it was all I needed when I walked in and saw that look on his face. I can’t say you’ll get the same reaction, so you might find the place a 1-​star even with the wedding pix.