Union Cabaret and Grille, The

125 S. Kalamazoo Mall
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

http://www.millenniumrestaurants.com

(269) 384-6756
(269) 375-1346 fax
ajelias@chartermi.net

This super-casual downtown Kalamazoo hotspot is a twist on the typical Millennium Restaurant Group identity. A partnership with the local Western Michigan University, more than half the entertainment is provided by WMU students, faculty or alumni. The partnership is not only apparent in the music, however. Entering from the City Center building (to which The Union is adjacent), the floor-boards are from the original gymnasium floor of the Oakland Gym, a WMU landmark. An abundant array or Western photos, old and new, are displayed around the restaurant, and the original artwork is always provided by Western's College of Fine Arts. All that is true of a college "hang-out" can be said of the Union: the electricity in the air that can only be found in a college town, the feeling of camaraderie between tables seated in the dining room. But the Union defies the corner-bar mentality in nearly every way.

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