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Michigan State University fans will recognize the bar's moniker as the road that cuts through the campus, and there's no question where the Big 10 allegiances lie here. During football season, expect MSU games on the five 46-inch TV screens, and the kitchen's open until midnight, serving up menu items that pay homage to the college itself, like the Holden Hall burger named after Duong's dorm as an underclassman.

A mahogany bar lines one side of the space, while oversized booths are prime for packing in yourself and five of your closest friends. In addition to a dozen beers on tap (the usual suspects and a few Belgian and Irish imports), you'll also find more than 30 by the bottle, include harder-to-find Canadian brew Labatt Blue. Wine by the glass and a list of a dozen-plus martinis round out the imbibing options.

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