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Great coffee gets you through the door. Thoughtful details make you want to stay. Bad Rabbit Coffee joins the 10/10 Shooki Club.

COR gets it. A downtown gym with good equipment, welcoming staff and a locker room you’re not afraid to walk barefoot through. Welcome to the 10/10 Club.

The best restroom I've found in Michigan, inside a private club you need a member to get into. Judged as hospitality, nothing in Detroit is close.

Walk in for coffee. Stay for lunch. Grab a drink. Hit some golf balls. Wander outside. Listen to live music. Top class. Welcome to the 10/10 club. 👑

Joe’s is one of my favorite stops in Chicago. Service was top notch. The craic was alive. Food and drinks were right where they needed to be.

Champagne, dinner, a private shower, bathrobes and slippers. Honestly, there’s no better way to start your travels. 10/10 at United Polaris Lounge, Washington Dulles.

From start to finish, the whole thing was pure class. Great seats, a private lounge, and Wrigley’s soul still breathing through the place.

Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel are Michigan’s MVPs, in my opinion. The Esther Williams Pool Shooki earns 9/10: extremely clean, spacious and stocked with the things that matter.

Finally, a proper place to get sushi in the city: the look, the vibe and the quality dialed in, and a lounge next door you reach without going outside.

Way more my speed than a dive: classy start to finish, live music, a cigar lounge upstairs, and one of the best happy hours downtown that I'd rather keep quiet.

It’s Grand Rapids dressed up for dinner. Solid cocktails, a steak that did its job, and a clean, spacious, polished Shooki. 9/10.

This place has a pulse: a long, cinematic hallway of Mediterranean plants and low LED light, ending at restroom doors somebody actually painted.

A tight squeeze built for two, and one of the nicest restroom setups I've reviewed in Corktown sitting behind it.

A side door off downtown Detroit that lands you somewhere between old money and old stories. Mad Men furniture, dim light, and details that are the whole point.

Cozy, moody, warm vinyl and service that knows what it's doing. The nightcap after Hiroki-San, without stepping outside.

Old Detroit money in the best way: elegant, quiet, polished and a little mysterious. Walk in and you stand up straighter.

Solid Old Fashioned. Good room. Good people. Cozy, tight quarters where you might make a new friend, with restrooms close enough to avoid a scavenger hunt.

Little Juice: 8.5/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

The Depot Dining Club: 8.5/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

We’ve got a guest Shooki, my friends. SirPoopsALot caught a show at Acrisure Amphitheater and reported super clean restrooms with no wait. Strong first Shooki showing. 8/10.

Good beer. Good food. Clean facilities. A very solid northern Michigan stop. Family-friendly and brewery don’t always belong in the same sentence. Here, they do. 8/10.

Excellent coffee. Beautiful space. Solid restrooms. Just bring a hotspot. Anthology lands at an 8/10.

A tiny, candlelit natural-wine bar down a hallway in the Siren, with about ten seats and no reservations. Get there early or plan to stand with a glass.

A proper sports bar. Huge screens, plenty of seating, multiple levels and a rooftop built for game day. Strong Shooki, too: 8/10, with points docked for that cheap pink soap.

I wish this coffee shop was in Detroit. Warm decor, good seating and a conference room that blocks out the noise. Jabal has the vibe. 8/10.

Hands down the best coffee I've had in Detroit, maybe Michigan. If you're a coffee snob, you have to go.

A wine bar in a 1910 firehouse that kept the fire pole, with two of the better restrooms in the city. The pricing is the part that gives you pause.

Three inclusive rooms, a changing table and an open wash area above Eastern Market. One of the most genuinely accessible restaurants I've reviewed in this city.

My place. Not because it's close to home, but because it feels like home — Corktown's dinner table, and my favorite restaurant in Detroit.

Good pasta. Good wine. Solid hospitality. And a restroom that mostly understands the assignment. 8/10.

Damn. Detroit looks good. Pine Hall takes the rooftop-view crown for me. Strong Shooki too: very clean, spacious and private. 8/10, with my usual complaint about hand dryers.

They really did a great job here. Basketball courts, river views, green space, and finally a path that connects seamlessly into the Riverwalk. Solid public restroom too. 8/10 from my September Riverfront stop.

Right in the thick of it: brutal game-day parking outside, and a polished date-night room with an approachable bar inside.

The Godfrey Hotel: 8/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

Warm. Bright. Lived-in. A neighborhood café with good food, house-roasted coffee and refreshingly sane prices. Two private unisex restrooms, extremely clean and tucked away from the main café. 8/10 Shooki.

High praise from the ladies: private, clean, vibey. Their restroom report puts The Woods Restaurant on Mackinac Island at 8/10.

Coffee. Wine. Cocktails. Vinyl. A room with some soul. I stopped in for coffee during the day, and this one actually delivers. Strong room. Strong concept. Strong Shooki.

A wine bar and cookbook shop for people who actually read the label, with two of the best-kept rooms in the city behind the shelves.

The old Astro Coffee space, filled well: local espresso, plants, baked goods and no WiFi. Two private rooms tucked at the back.

My Royal Oak go-to: solid coffee, plenty of seating, laptops everywhere, and a restroom covering the things that actually matter. 7/10 Shooki.

Big space. Plenty of outdoor seating. Cornhole waiting in the yard. Cold beer moving across the tables. A strong first impression and a solid stop on my northern Michigan rounds.

My favorite breakfast spot in Detroit, and it comes down to three things: options, real coffee, and a mimosa made with actual champagne.

Grab some tokens. Grab a drink. Lose track of time. Just don’t judge the Shooki by its cover. 7/10.

Barú is different, and you can feel it: a room with a pulse, summer doing the work outside, and a glowing vinyl bar downstairs that gives off a little LA.

Cool space. Great service. Solid Shooki. Coffee just didn’t quite hit the way I wanted it to. Black Cat lands at a 7/10.

From one skeptical Michigander: you guys passed. This pizza is really damn good. A little taste of home out West.

One of those Corktown spots that just makes sense: maybe the best poutine in Michigan, and breakfast prices that don't finance a brunch empire.

Meat and whiskey. Hard to argue with that. Butcher’s Union has the VIBE, and a great-looking restroom that lands at 7/10. Raise the stall walls. Tidy it up. This score climbs quickly.

Good fish, good wine, a proper pint, some music, and a seat overlooking a Michigan lake before summer disappears again. Café Santé lands at a 7/10.

Beautiful room. Dinner was solid. The wine list and service didn’t finish the story for me, but Café Zinc was a pleasant surprise. The broken stall lock brings the restroom down to 7/10.

Detroit looks incredible from above. The restroom was clean and functional during my visit. No frills, but solid. 7/10.

Bright. Spacious. Easy enough to move through. For a major airport, the public McNamara restroom situation holds up pretty well. 7/10.

No gimmicks. No curated nostalgia. Just the real thing. Cheap drinks, great shuffleboard, welcoming regulars and Polish food made by hand. Na zdrowie, Dom Polski. 7/10.

Ernesto’s: 7/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

Good sushi. Good steak. Good booze. Beautiful room. But great hospitality is what I’ll remember. A spotless, spacious Shooki lands at 7/10; the one stall is what hurts.

Southwest Detroit cooking that stops the conversation at the table, and two amber-lit private rooms that match the mood of the room.

I want everything on this menu. The move across the street was an upgrade: an approachable bar, sake and Japanese whisky, and a room that fits more people.

A good-looking little coffee shop on Gratiot with just-okay coffee. The restrooms are where it earns its points.

Serious energy: colorful decor and artwork, a space for mingling and wandering, and restrooms somebody obviously showed some love.

Nomad: 7/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

Go on a warm day. Grab a drink. Catch a band. Watch the boats. Stay longer than planned. This might already be one of my favorite summer spots in Michigan. 7/10.

Decent sushi, cheap sake, low lights, and enough energy to make the night feel like it’s actually beginning. A respectable 7/10 Shooki — a bit of a journey to reach, and tight once inside.

Still one of the best places in Detroit to grab a salad: fast, fresh and free of health-food theater, with two restrooms that match the room.

The Kerryman might be my favorite place to get a pint in Chicago. Proper pints, a clean, polished pub, and that true neighborhood-pub feeling. That’s the craic.

Toscana: 7/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

Cold beer after a run by the lake. Good craic with the locals. Nothing flashy, nothing trying too hard. Woody’s delivers a solid northern Michigan stop.

The restaurant itself? I’d absolutely go back. Come hungry. Order the schnitzel. Drink something German. Just remember to use the restroom before the rush.

A perfect stop if your run suddenly turns into “I’ve earned a beer.” Big space, good TVs, food, great staff and plenty of merch. The men’s restroom was a little dirty during my visit, but they were slammed. 6/10.

My move? Sit by the water, order a bottle of wine and let the lake do the talking. A proper meal, warm service, and a reason to put the phone down and stare at the water.

Detroit in a tuxedo: all wood, low light and some of the best live jazz in the city. The walk to the restroom takes you past the drummer.

A Detroit building that got a second life without losing its first: a real patio, a Michigan Central view, and a bar that covers Guinness, cocktails and red wine properly.

Come for the bottles you can’t find elsewhere. Stay for the cheese and sweets. Just don’t expect vineyard views, or a particularly late night. Functional but dated restrooms: 6/10.

A restaurant I still love, with a walk to the restroom that feels like a trek through the jungle. Privacy to spare; everything else falls behind.

Restroom aside, this is one of the best Irish pubs you’ll find in Michigan. Great pints. Great food. Great people. Mighty craic.

Top-ten coffee in the city, built like a place that wants you to keep moving. One restroom, well fitted, with no privacy from the order line.

The food side, though? Completely different story. If you’re in Bay City, check this place out. Grab some meat, order a sandwich, hit the BBQ, and thank yourself later.

A 1902 Detroit bar that feels poured straight out of the floorboards. The Guinness needs work. The men's room was cleaner than I expected.

Bring a cooler. You’ll need it. The restroom may be stuck in another era. The sausage, thankfully, is timeless. One restroom and an older setup land Nowicki’s at 6/10.

Restroom aside, this is one of those places that reminds you why people put up with Michigan winters. Because eventually… summer comes back. If you ever get the invitation, don’t think twice. 6/10.

Great room. Good people. Cool bartenders. Just give the Shooki—and the Guinness—a little more love. 6/10.

Beer, food, Detroit energy, and a dangerous spot for “just one beer.” The Shooki is clean and private, but one restroom and difficult accessibility from my experience keep it at 6/10.

A solid little stop before the beach. Coffee-wise, it didn’t really do it for me. The breakfast sandwiches were the better move: grab one and head toward the water.

A Kreuzberg-inspired Corktown room built for long summer nights, that closed on me before the World Cup match got going. Good bones, underwhelming night.

One of those places you somehow miss until you don't: speakeasy from the outside, beer and pool on the inside. The in-between Detroit spot.

A classy little reminder that Detroit knew how to drink long before any of us got here. Good cocktails, low lights and somewhere to disappear after work. A clean, private Shooki lands at 6/10 because there’s only one.

A quiet Woodbridge coffee stop that belongs exactly where it is: old homes around it, a patio for summer, and a little market inside.

The Towne Plaza: 6/10. Original October 2023 restroom score.

The room understood Ireland. The pint did not. Still, I’ll be back. The decor is excellent, the room has soul, and the craic is there. Relatively clean restrooms, but capacity felt light: 6/10.

A good-looking New Center room with a glowing jukebox and an Old Fashioned that didn't move me. One clean bathroom for the whole bar.

Coffee shop by day. Bar by night. Guinness on draft. Would I come back? Absolutely. Just give me another toilet.

A Corktown distillery bar where the circular bar makes you talk to strangers. Good cocktails — I'd still lean Sugar House or Bad Luck.

A small, glowing room with drinks worth the trip, and one restroom down a candlelit hallway with a step in it. The atmosphere is not in question.

Smoked Old Fashioneds worth the trip, in a bar whose one restroom at least looks the part.

The restroom won’t change your life. But the tavern itself is a piece of Chicago history, and sometimes that’s more important. Grab a cheeseburger. Order a beer. Look at the walls.

My favorite bar in Detroit, and the restrooms are the price of admission. A German beer hall since 1933, where the stall upstairs has no door.

A classic Corktown Irish pub that I wanted to love more than I did. Two rooms for a pub this size, and a pint that didn't get the care it should.

Great name. Great location. Beautiful room. The cocktail was damn good, but I caught a dead weeknight and a mixed-up order. Only one restroom and not wheelchair accessible. 5/10.

Downtown's everything-restaurant, breakfast to cocktails, that felt like a hotel lobby bar. One drink, then I'd keep walking.

It’s become my go-to stop between Detroit and Chicago, and honestly, I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Just know… if it’s a beautiful summer weekend, you’re probably sharing it with half the Midwest.

A hell of a Corktown room and tater tots worth coming back for. The burger didn't move me, and there's one restroom, down in the basement.

Restroom aside? Hell of a bar. Actual character, cold beer, good food, and the craic is mighty. The restroom lands at a 4/10.

Public restroom. Great location. Gets the job done. Nothing glamorous, but sometimes you don’t need glamorous. 4/10.

Twenty-five dollars a year buys the best pint in Michigan and a room that knows exactly how to party. The men's room is where it falls apart.

A proper drinking establishment. Come here during a major match and you’ll understand why people love it. My Guinness unfortunately missed, and the dated, functional Shooki earns 4/10.

Pizza? Heavy hitter. Restroom? Needed more support. Still, I respect the institution.

One of the best views in Detroit. Rooftop air, fire pits and good drinks. Beautiful skyline, but the restroom experience was shockingly bad during my visit.

Old Detroit charm, rooftop, outdoor seating and cold drinks. Not a bad place to end a run. The restroom reminds you the building is old: dated, tight and could’ve been cleaner. 2/10.

I love Jacoby’s. German food, international beers, TouchTunes, and the craic is mighty. But those restrooms are dodgy as hell. 2/10.

Weird little rooms like this matter. Local bands, punk shows, pool and cheap drinks — but the Shooki needs some love. 2/10.

If you’re putting together a Michigan dive bar bucket list, Rudy’s absolutely belongs on it. Just maybe make a restroom stop before you get there. 2/10.

The restroom is rough. The bar? Pretty damn cool. Cheap drinks, loud music, strange conversations and a room with enough scars to have a personality.

Detroit without Lafayette would feel just a little less like Detroit. The institution is a ritual. The restroom is rough: tight stairs, extremely cramped and could’ve been cleaner. 1/10.

Detroit in one room: loud, rough, friendly, and the best neighborhood vibe I've felt in a while. The men's room is another story.

The Shooki may be rough as hell. The bar absolutely is not. A Detroit time capsule, and the real thing. 1/10 for the restroom.

No toilet. No Shooki. 0/10. But Honey Bee itself? A Detroit staple. That breakfast burrito is the golden child.

0/10 Shooki because Lucky Bean doesn’t have a restroom. But probably my #1 coffee stop on Mackinac Island. Two things can be true at once.

No restroom means no mercy. 0/10. But the shop itself? Absolute Michigan gold. This might be the best bacon and sausage I’ve ever had. Just use the restroom before you get there.

Cool concept. Good energy. Coffee didn’t blow me away, and construction made sitting outside rough during my visit. No restroom. No Shooki. 0/10.