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what to do in grand rapids

…when you need pizza…or cocktails. The best answer we can give for your questions is... maybe ask fewer?

RESERVATIONS: REMEMBER WHEN YOU USED TO HAVE TO CALL A PLACE AND HAVE THEM TAKE YOUR RESO DOWN, PEN AND PAPER, OVER THE PHONE? WELL THAT’S NOT US, BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD BE IF WE ACCEPTED RESERVATIONS. WE DO HOWEVER PROVIDE SOME PRETTY GEN-U-WINE SERVICE.

ONLINE WAITLIST: ALTHOUGH WE DON’T TAKE RESOS, WE’VE JIVED IT UP A BIT WITH THE TIMES AND ADDED AN ONLINE WAITLIST. THIS CAN ‘GET YOU IN LINE’ BEFORE YOU DRIVE DOWN. THIS LIST LIVES HERE, SO PLACE YOURSELF IN IT BEFORE YOU ARRIVE AT EASE FROM YOUR CELL. WE’LL NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOUR TABLE IS READY OVER AN SMS. *PLEASE NOTE, AT THIS TIME ONLY FOOLS OF 4 WILL BE ABLE TO PLACE THEMSELVES ON THE ONLINE WAITLIST.

ONLINE ORDERING: DELIVERY? NOPE. TAKEOUT? YOU BETCHA. NEXT TIME YOU’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO IN GRAND RAPIDS, WE GOTCHU. ONLINE ORDERING IS AVAILABLE WITH EASE HERE IF YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE CONVERSING ON THE PHONE WITH US. OR, GIVE US A RING 7 DAYS A WEEK TO PLACE YOUR ORDER AND PICK UP AT THE BAR ONCE IT’S READY (616) 616-2923. *PLEASE NOTE, TAKEOUT STOPS 15 MINUTES BEFORE KITCHEN CLOSES EACH NIGHT.

DINE-IN TABLESIDE ORDERING: NEED TO QUICK SLAM A ZA OR CHUG A BREWSKI FOR THAT GRIFFINS GAME YOU’RE TRYING TO GET TO? FOR SOME REAL, ALL-TIME GOOD TIMES, CHECK OUT OUR FANCY-PANTS TABLESIDE ORDERING SYSTEM. OUR HOSTS WILL SEAT YOU AND YOU ORDER ON YOUR TERMS. CORRELATING QR CODES CAN BE FOUND AT EACH TABLE FOR AN EFFORTLESS AND HANDS-FREE ORDERING SERVICE STYLE. SIMPLY SCAN THE QR CODE AT THE TABLE, START A TAB, AND WE WILL BRING OUT THE ZA RIGHT TO YA. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE IN THIS DIGITAL PAYMENT WORLD.

PIZZA DOUGH: FROM OUR FOOLERY MARINARA TO OUR ZA DOUGH, WE MAKE EVERYTHING DAILY FROM SCRATCH WITH REAL HIGH-QUALITY INGREDIENTS. FROM PROOFING OUR DOUGH AND WATCHING IT RISE ON THE DAILY, WE USE THE OG DETROIT-STYLE, BLUE STEEL PANS AND BRICK CHEESE. WE SOURCE LOCAL WHEREVER WE CAN.

GLUTEN FREE ZA: OH WE SURE AS HECK HAVE A GLUTEN FREE ZA MADE IN-HOUSE FROM SCRATCH. HOWEVES, THERE IS A RISK OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION ON THE COOKING SURFACE OF ALL OVENWARE. *PLEASE NOTE, WE COOK WITH FLOUR IN AN OPEN AIR ENVIRONMENT.

COCKTAILS TO-GO: ITCHIN’ FOR A COLD ONE TO SIP ON WHILE YOU STROLL THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN GR? THE FOOLERY IS A PROUD PARTNER OF THE GR DOWNTOWN REFRESHMENT ZONE. ALL OF OUR CRAFT COCKTAILS ARE AVAILABLE TO-GO. TO-GO COCKTAIL ORDERS CAN BE PLACED FROM THE BAR DIRECTLY SO YOU CAN CUT TO THE CHASE, GET IN, AND GET OUT.

PARKING: SUP FOOLS. WE GET THAT PARKING IS A BITCH. BUT WE'RE JUST A SIMPLE BAR CHILLIN’ IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNTOWN BUSTLIN’ CITY ANSWERING THE ‘WHAT TO DO IN GRAND RAPIDS’ QUESTION WITH ZA & COCKTAILS. WE DON’T VALIDATE PARKING. WALK WITH THE LEGS YO MAMMA GAVE YOU. THERE ARE TWO (2) RECOMMENDED PARKING GARAGES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE (ONE-TWO BLOCKS). FIRST OPTION: JUST ONE BLOCK AND DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM RESIDENCE INN AT IONIA AVE. & LOUIS ST. IS MONROE CENTER PARKING GARAGE. SECOND OPTION: TWO BLOCKS AWAY AT OTTAWA AVE. & FULTON ST. IS THE FULTON & OTTAWA PARKING GARAGE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPACES AND LOTS NEARBY THAT ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

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