Tavern on the Square

Sparrow is growing. With all of the new construction and remodeling, we have had to temporarily convert conference rooms to offices. Being the adaptable, innovative people that we are, we found space a few short blocks away for those late afternoon meetings. { :) } I would, in general, describe this place as good wine, great food, poor service. The "good" in that would be that you can carry on private conversations with very infrequent interruptions from the wait staff. It's normally a 3-5 minute drive from the parking ramp. With nearly every downtown Lansing street under construction, travel time and parking from Sparrow is about 30 minutes.

Tavern on the Square is not a big place. There is sitting upstairs for about 12-15. Downstairs has the usual bar seating and several seating areas: a grouping of lounging chairs, a grouping of ottoman type chairs and a couple of standard table & chair arrangements. There is some seating outside but it's too dang hot to appreciate that right now. We are supporting the lounging chair area.

With the growth of Cooley Law School in the area, there has been a reawakening of the downtown area eateries and watering holes. It's not the same as when Arbaugh's, Penney's and Knapp's had flagship stores in the pre-mall days. But never the less, it's good to see the activity and vacant store fronts in use.