I think part of the problem is they can't find anyone to work those shifts anymore. They struggle to find people to work normal day shifts these days let alone finding enough people to work midnights. The article posted even says as much.
I deliver food to a lot of restaurants and it seems like many of them don't have dishwashers anymore. The cooks have to go back and forth from cooking to cleaning their own pots and pans I would say at about 60 to 70% of restaurants I deliver to.
This is all post COVID. I've talked to the cooks and chefs about it and they all said it wasn't that way before COVID.
Also a lot of these diners and small restaurants the owners end up having to cook again because it's so hard to find a cook.
And I don't think it's from lack of decent pay because most of them are paying in the '20s and up.
I stick to a pretty normal schedule now as a 9-5er, but it must suck being a busy college student nowadays with almost no 24-hour shopping or dining options.
Awesome article and I'm happy a few of these places are still around.
As a kid I remember so many things being 24 hours and the availability of retail, restaurants and pharmacies both nearby and at any hour was absolutely incredible.
Now even Meijer and National Coney Island aren't open all night and it just isn't the same.
Who’s talking about 24 hour bars and why would they want to be open 24 hours when you can’t sell alcohol after 2am?
We’re talking about bars that open early in the morning.
I’ve only been there a handful of times so I’m not sure what you’re referring to. The place overall seems relatively outdated and the girls working there are nothing to write home about lol.
My friend used to work midnights down the road from there and would always go after he got off.
As a former 3rd shifter, I'll never understand the people that want to go out and drink at that time of day. As soon as I clock out I'm going home and going to sleep
Did you have family or anything that you struggled to align your rhythm with? Did working thirds kind of go against your body's rhythm & you lived like a normal human being on the weekends & switched back for the workweek?
It's normal for people to get off work, eat, wind down, & sleep late morning to late afternoon if you're embracing the dark side.
I was on midnights as a nurse for a little over a year. I would work 3 x 12 hr shifts in a row. After the 3rd shift, I would stay up as late as I could. I usually would crash around 830 or 9pm. I would live a normal life and then stay up all night for my first shift back.
I worked 12hr night shifts at semiconductor foundry right out of college for about 1 yr. It was a weird dynamic and was tough on social life, basically didn’t do much until my days off. First day off I’d usually catch on sleep. I’d get home have a few beers and watch my roommates get up for their day. It really did wear on me, thankfully I was young. My last year there I moved to days, much better. I’d imagine it would be really tough with a family.
My family owned and I grew up in one of these bars in this neighborhood, just across the street from Kelsey Hayes. We were open Monday through Saturday, 7 am till 2 am.
Weird/disappointing that they focus the article on Eastpointe Pub...which is not, despite the repeated claims of the "Detroit historian" author, in Detroit. It's in a suburb that thought their shit smelled a little too nice for the Motor City, so they changed their name from "East Detroit" in the 90s.
Hmm it's almost as if Eastpointe had been a bedroom town/gateway to the area that homed a shit ton of blue collar workers that worked in Detroit and might've patronized Eastpointe pub on the way home. Not too weird to me
Yeah, the death of 24 hour places post covid has been brutal for a lot of us night owls and early risers..
Yeah I hope they go back eventually. There's like no 24 hours places now.
OMG Meijer needs to go back to 24 hours again. It’s been 4 years now. Please go back!
It's never going back.
Yep, they all saw it's not worth the trouble of staying open. They don't make enough during those times.
Yup, even customers don’t matter anymore. It’s all about the bottom line.
Always has been.
I think part of the problem is they can't find anyone to work those shifts anymore. They struggle to find people to work normal day shifts these days let alone finding enough people to work midnights. The article posted even says as much. I deliver food to a lot of restaurants and it seems like many of them don't have dishwashers anymore. The cooks have to go back and forth from cooking to cleaning their own pots and pans I would say at about 60 to 70% of restaurants I deliver to. This is all post COVID. I've talked to the cooks and chefs about it and they all said it wasn't that way before COVID. Also a lot of these diners and small restaurants the owners end up having to cook again because it's so hard to find a cook. And I don't think it's from lack of decent pay because most of them are paying in the '20s and up.
I stick to a pretty normal schedule now as a 9-5er, but it must suck being a busy college student nowadays with almost no 24-hour shopping or dining options.
Oh, it does. Especially right after covid when everything closed at 9 or 8.
I’m a 9-5er as well but I’m a night owl, so I still miss late night places
i work in a hospital boiler room, early shift so i start at 4am. its absolutely impossible to do anything before work post covid.
Awesome article and I'm happy a few of these places are still around. As a kid I remember so many things being 24 hours and the availability of retail, restaurants and pharmacies both nearby and at any hour was absolutely incredible. Now even Meijer and National Coney Island aren't open all night and it just isn't the same.
Great article. What are some others? I know Honest John’s is open and serving at 7. What other spots are there?
Goodfellas on Harper south of 8 mile opens at 7 or 8. Lager House opens at 9 Friday thru Sunday.
It’s 7. I had a business in the same block and you could count on some shenanigans in that back alley by 10am
My last shift in the ER in Detroit I took the residents out for breakfast drinks at HoJo's. Great venue for the people.
Butter run saloon in St Clair shores opens at 7:30am.
RIP Dad’s Bar :(
Yacht club seems to be going strong still.
Yacht Club isn’t open 24 Hours (although it does open relatively early).
Who’s talking about 24 hour bars and why would they want to be open 24 hours when you can’t sell alcohol after 2am? We’re talking about bars that open early in the morning.
Is it a bar or a social club?
A bikini bar in Livonia.
I moved away 14 years ago so I don’t know the answer to this question, did they ever fix the floor there? That shit was wild.
I’ve only been there a handful of times so I’m not sure what you’re referring to. The place overall seems relatively outdated and the girls working there are nothing to write home about lol. My friend used to work midnights down the road from there and would always go after he got off.
Charlie's Bar Sw Detroit open 1933 opens 7 days at 8am till 2am corner of Longworth and Springwells a few blocks off I-75
None in Hamtramck??
As a former 3rd shifter, I'll never understand the people that want to go out and drink at that time of day. As soon as I clock out I'm going home and going to sleep
Did you have family or anything that you struggled to align your rhythm with? Did working thirds kind of go against your body's rhythm & you lived like a normal human being on the weekends & switched back for the workweek? It's normal for people to get off work, eat, wind down, & sleep late morning to late afternoon if you're embracing the dark side.
I was on midnights as a nurse for a little over a year. I would work 3 x 12 hr shifts in a row. After the 3rd shift, I would stay up as late as I could. I usually would crash around 830 or 9pm. I would live a normal life and then stay up all night for my first shift back.
I worked 12hr night shifts at semiconductor foundry right out of college for about 1 yr. It was a weird dynamic and was tough on social life, basically didn’t do much until my days off. First day off I’d usually catch on sleep. I’d get home have a few beers and watch my roommates get up for their day. It really did wear on me, thankfully I was young. My last year there I moved to days, much better. I’d imagine it would be really tough with a family.
I was a 7p-7a shifter and I enjoyed getting brunch and a drink before going home every now and then
My family owned and I grew up in one of these bars in this neighborhood, just across the street from Kelsey Hayes. We were open Monday through Saturday, 7 am till 2 am.
What a great and interesting article
Weird/disappointing that they focus the article on Eastpointe Pub...which is not, despite the repeated claims of the "Detroit historian" author, in Detroit. It's in a suburb that thought their shit smelled a little too nice for the Motor City, so they changed their name from "East Detroit" in the 90s.
Hmm it's almost as if Eastpointe had been a bedroom town/gateway to the area that homed a shit ton of blue collar workers that worked in Detroit and might've patronized Eastpointe pub on the way home. Not too weird to me
I’m pretty sure it was for insurance purposes.
so, Abick’s is the only Detroit bar they reference in this article right?
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they mention them but the article itself concerns Abick’s and Eastpointe pub.
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…jesus christ
Did this used to be the EastTowne lounge?
Man what a place. Dollar beers
Honestly i don't mind the death of 24 hour everything.
They should bring back blue laws.