Perfect spot for a little "slider" joint at the old DD!

I have been a long time Clawson resident, and I was truly shocked when I drove by that Dunkin-Donuts location and realized it was empty. We may be a small city, but I loved that store. When it comes to Great Sport Coffee, I'm actually not surprised, I went in there one day a year ago, and the stares I got, let me know I really wasn't welcome there. I would also be heart broken if we lost that Burger King, I truly believe the Whopper is one of the best fast food hamburger's out there, and there onion rings are also very good.

Come on residents let's not loose another business.

A concerned resident.

im very surprised about the Dunkin Donuts it was always busy when we were there or when u drive by...never been to the coffee spot... but NOOOOOO not burger king i take my daughter to eat and play.... and the mcdonalds is moving into Troy behind the wine store.... so what will go in mcdonalds spot ?????

I am not surprised about the coffee shop either -- and am glad to see it --- not sure how it stayed in business for so long when they clearly didn't want certain people as patrons in their establisment

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I never understood why Dunkin Donuts would allow two franchises within a mile of each other. That is a business killer for sure. We all know Burger King is a beloved Clawson restaurant, but it is not my favorite for many reasons. Great Sport is also not my favorite, as they just don't want you in there! If old Albanian guys in Clawson need another place to hang out, just go across the street to Tirana, where they also don't like "outsiders"... I have been to both places, and have been pretty much run out of there because I interrupted their TV soccer viewing club or something.

So sad to see Dunkin Donuts go; it truly surprises me because they were always busy. If Burger King closes, that will not surprise me. Their service has been less than stellar for a long time now. Perhaps if they focused on improving service, they would get more business. I would love to see a Moceri's Soup and Scoop in one of the vacant locations. They have great food, great service, and reasonable prices.

I'm sad to see the Clawson Dunkin Donuts go! It may be good news for the Clawson Tim Horton's but sad just the same! Not surprised and not sad about the "men's club" that masqueraded as a coffee shop.

Great Sport Coffee isn't a great "business" loss. It was basically an Albanian private club anyways. Remember when they got busted for having alcohol in there, and their pool table got shut down for 30 days? Or when they refused to serve a woman member of our city council? Good riddance...
Agree with the service at the Burger King. The place can be completely empty, and yet service is at a crawl, and I almost always had an issue with my order being wrong.

What I am learning here, is D D, was not a Corp store, sounds to me like it was a Franchise store. (privately owned) owner be ware where the competition is.
A resident lives in Clawson and does not know the boundaries, must be new, (East side of Livernois is Troy, after Elmwood) East side of crooks is Claw. North side of Normandy, for a couple of blocks is Claw.) Livernois is the main name, Main Street is the local name in Clawson.
If Location didn't matter, do you think the golden arches would move, a block or so? it will play havoc with that intersection, (15 and Livernois) I wonder if they will have two different accesses and egresses ? Conspiracy thought, is some thing big coming into the "whole" K-mart corner, the arches would make for a great traffic flow, I would mention the old stores that are gone,, but would have to explain which building etc.
Men's coffee houses are a place to meet to get away from, evidently can't be tolerated in Anglo-Saxon areas. Do you think stores have to cater to all? they are/were common in the old neighborhoods, at least the wife new where he was at.
B K, gee what an importunity to put in a ............. whoa wait....... put in a tax paying entity.
DD leaving, does that mean one less place the PD can go to.? or as one has said, another Donut place ....... as for sliders, a tel way, hunter house? even this place is too small, for healthy food. does this mean there recent drive through permit is defunct?

I'd love to see a bakery move in or cupcake shop. (I remember when hagelsteins was in Clawson and I miss that)

I will miss the owners of D&D, Ha, Dinesh and Pritii are good people and seem like a very nice and hardowking family. Hope they come back as Detrioit Coffee Shop or somehthing (like the one at 12 Mile and Stephenson).

I hear Julian Bakery is in Clawson and pretty good. could a bakery fit in a 20 x 35 foot building, and sell enough? Hagelsteins were in Clawson? are they still in Royal Oak, or did they run their course? couldn't get married, have a B day, or bapt. w/o a cake from Hangel. a travel agt. any one traveling ? one of the kids tell me, det. is all of a sudden very expensive to fly out of, but Grand rapids is like 200 cheaper, as of this moment, and going to where he was going..... (can cun) he does like to fly out of G R or Flint, very little security cks, line, park by the door, I wouldn't know.

Hagelstein's in RO is technically still there but closed and the bldg has had a "for rent" sign in the window for a long time.

The question is..... WHAT WILL CLAWSON ALLOW TO GO INTO THIS VACANT BUILDINGS... COME ON CITY OFFICALS, TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE VACANT BUILDING IN THIS CITY... START GIVING THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO START NEW BUSINESSES A BREAK.

Larry W: I have heard that, from more then one direction. It's an all day trip for people over here to go there and shop, might be advantageous for them.,
I was hoping more for a Menard's, They have decided to break with company policy and build inside a metro area. (in town) I have heard they are closing on Ford Wixom Plant, (they go big, so tired of the twins Blue and Orange) I also heard they were looking at a chunk of property along Van Dyke, north of Warren City Hall. (called restaurant row )?
Ikea: Troy did not look Favorably on their Color scheme? Troy was their first choice (?) when the ended up down 275 . It was that rumor why I added the bit about it would make for nice entrance. either one would add to the area.

not till they build the connector, Blue and Yellow is not Troy's colors, unless it is pay back time to our Clawson neighbors, who would have to look at that all day.

I've lived in Clawson for almost 20 years but been apart of the community all my life. I know Clawson has some rules and codes that other cities don't have, that makes it very expensive to be a business owner in Clawson. While I'm very surprised about Dunkin Donuts closing after so many years, I'm not about Great Sport Coffee. I went to meet a friend there once and they didn't want to serve me, so we left. I'm not against people have their own club, but post it as such as the Eagles and the like do. As for Burger King, I'm not that surprised. We've been going to that Burger King since before we moved to Clawson. I believe that is the SLOWEST Burger King in the tri-county area. Even when they did the remodel 15+ years ago, the service is still slow. White I would be sad to see it go, its still not a huge surprise.

Wow

Jen Murphy I totally agree with you. I don't have a problem with a men's club. Just call it what it is.

Heather and Jen Exactly. I didn't go in, don't drink coffee, Another reason, the place just didn't look inviting, my perception, was Dark and Dingy.
Not sure if calling it a "Men's Club" would fit in the Zoning requirements. interesting, R Social Clubs, allowed? social clubs, is an umbrella for all types of activities, leave that for your thoughts
This is America, let be. As long as it is not immoral or illegal, after all the City, did take action on the "Pool Table" Wonder if they had a Game Licence .
To your point, some little places, "I don't" go in, cause the posters what nut, say Fortune Telling Palm Reading could be a rouge for gambling? ha ha, far be it for me Two know, the signs were all I needed to make a decision, for me.
Jen, to your first point, Bloomfield has an ord. that says signage as to be of Black and Gold, ever notice the color of their street signs.a well known Fur Store, went to court, and lost. Their sign is now B & G. The reputation of Clawson's pass, is hard to break. Even Clawson DDA has a color Code, tells you where you are to get your paint. That sends a message, Just hand out the "pan tone" mixture numbers, allow the owner, to purchase where ever. Clawson want's a subdued & settle feel to it, But you have that fish store with a magnitude of different size & shape signs in their front windows. same with the pet store. Other then the Bars, is any body else really doing ok? The shoe store, has other stores, Banner place. does internet

Not sad if Burger King goes, that place is filthy!

Open till midnight? oh no, they close when staff feels like it. 11.40, 11.55, so on.
I am afraid to go in side. so I believe you.

I want to hear more about this IKEA rumor at 15/Livernois!

Why does Clawson not allow drive thrus? Isn't this a law that should be taken down? How many establishments currently have drive thrus? Did they all have to go through a special process to get them?

Carey: The key word is """"RUMOR""""" been floating around for a couple of years.
Ikea was rebuffed back in the late 90's early 2000, why would it be OK now ? Cause it is in the South end? South end of anything is the "Red Headed Step Child" First time through, the store wanted to be on Big Beaver, the "Golden Corridor" the City had a vision, and it wasn't a BLUE BUILDING, with yellow letters. (nothing more)

I am not real sure where this "Clawson does not allow drive through's", came from. I have heard that before. They might not be at the top of the list, but they are all over Clawson. I know this if Clawson doesn't want them Troy and Madison Hght's will take them. They Take up a lot of room. Here are the ones I did from memory.
1) 4 fast foods at 15/Main (juice, taco, wendy's, KFC)
2) 2 bank types at Main & Philips across from each, by well stay facility.
3) Isn't Horton's a drive thru. Y/N ?
4) Bank just b4 the 4 Corners on Mainuse to be wayne Oalland.
5) D. Donut's! was just approved for a drive thru, b4 closing
6) A & W -------- Grand Fathered in. but still a type of drive thru.
7) 2 car washes cars on prop & driving thru Roch.& Main
8) Burger King
9) 3 Gas Stations (City) Main, Washington, & 15/Crooks
10) Taco Bell "TYPE" (copy cat on 14) is it Del rio ?
11) 2 fast food's on Crooks & 14 (Taco bell & Checkers) (ralley's)
12) Did I miss one ? ------------------ 19 drive through's ....... They are service industry types, not destinations type of businesses.. a small city can only have so many b4 it gets a name. (& an image) what did R O do on Woodward, Although I use R O did, actually it was the land became very $$$$ so all the drive inns had to close amongst ???? past their time. What do you think about John R and 14 area.... or Clawson own Rochester Rd.

I just can't get around the thought that Troy wouldn't let a big business that would drive huge numbers of visitors just because the building would be blue and yellow....

Jen: when you said law, I think of Law as being the higher type, that trumps all local law. Sorry. again local ordinances are a form of law.
There are some zoning areas that makes it hard to put in a drive thrpugh in Clawson and other cities. Having said that, Clawson has the ZBA, (Zoning Board of Appeals) all cities have an appeals board. What most don't under stand, is that you would have to work very hard, to not get approved by the ZBA concept, In one city, there has not been a " Not Approved" in over 7 years,

A lot of businesses are tired of the political tension of the DDA, are forced to pay higher taxes, (by law ) but won't participate, that is why you see the same 4 people working their events, including the CM wife, just so these events can be put on. The mayor volunteers but is told all is covered, every thing is OK, The DDA has turned into a political power play, by un-elected people, who hover in the back ground any time you have a conversation in the common area of City Hall, or allows her "henchman" as I view him lol to speak for her. Why did Dr Kalkan leave the DDA area? he is thriving in Berkley, seems he has to use one of his day offs, to handle the added bus.Clawson can only copy other cities...... they have hit the wall, with what they have to work with. they need a different Atmosphere, Climate Control is not working. DDA needs to get rid of the double standards. it is an anchor.

BC, you have a new owner of the Pub now called Dooley's, he wanted to do a beer tent for St Paddies day, the DDA voted to recommend to the city that only DDA sanction events, be allowed to use city parking lots, so it effectively shut down an inspiring General manager, (Lincoln park mean while has a 7500 sq ft tent serving over 400 lbs of corn beef..... etc as do many local communities) just an example.
Away around this dooleys has joined a non DDA pub crawl, connecting area Irish pubs, by Bus, there are like 4 or 5 pubs, and the buses leave on (?) every 1/2 hr. Using a city parking lot on a Sunday is /does it hurt any one? Might even put a destination in some ones plans. I hear they even wanted to go in with Black lotus , and have a Two Fer. nice. neighbor . So st paddy's day was shot down.
Now we have a new Mexican reast. in town, and "Cinco De Mio" is on the horizon. uh wonder what now, I hear they want to put up a tent or two, not in a city parking lot, no sir, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin, perhaps Piza Hut would allow
them to use their parking lot, since it is a cluster " " in that area. that reminds me, the next parking war will be Pizza hut complaining about all their spaces being used by ................. across the alley

Bumpy's, Popular eatery, close at the end of Month? most never had a clue.
Burger King is history, What would or could possibly go in there, (the owners blame Clawson for not supporting, (?) gee I remember the place was packed, when they were .69 was it.......... they have been here since they started the name Burger king.... that's a lot of support, I would say, let's see, since the early to mid '70's .......or did the lack of support go hand and hand with the lack of quality , and SERVICE, closing before set time, saying things under their breath, at customers..... Funny how that can turn on a place.......... BUT Bumpy's ......... money or retirement ?

What is Bumpy's?

Grumpy's just seeing if you were asleep......

I have gone to Burger King a few times over the past few years and each time the shake and slush machines were down and they either screwed up or didn't have he food I was ordering.

It is about time BK has closed. Their service was terrible. Took forever in the drive-thru. My order would end up being wrong or cold. It has been that way for many years. I can't believe it didn't close 5 yrs ago. Sad to see a big establishment go but happy to see it gone. I just wonder how outta towners thought of that place. The employees were very rude. Never smiled. Horrible service. Filthy. Kids area was a germ feast. I can bet it has probably never been sanitized. And the bathrms. Well, I won't go there. Yuck!!! If I were an outta towner, it might be my first & last impression of Clawson. Just sayin'. DD, big Clawson donut shop for sure but not surprised it closed. It needed to be remodeled badly. Then you got DD & Tim Hortons down the road. Sorry it is gone but I understand why. Sport Coffee, good ridons. Won't be missed at all. Sooooo shadey.

Some thing ($$$$$$) got Mickey d's to move, ome thing or some thing big. to open in May they need to move faster, they are starting below ground, and bigger then one would think. 15 main, Ikea or Menards, think about it how big can menards be....... they are tearing down the Ford Wixom Plant , and recycling a majority of old building. along 96............ but they just opened a big one, with another due on Van Dyke......... well Orange and blue has 3 and one 4 in the same area, Tell you one thing it is being handled by Troy in closed session........ if it is one of these it will or could shut down ace and aco in claw town

Grumpy's, might not be the last to close up, watch for the other shoe to drop, in that area. Hope not.
B K , (must of been a franchise location) their equipment seems to have been confiscated by the Tax man, (means it will be in spring auction out at building 16 Oak. Co.
D Donuts, building is up for sale, owners are 250K in debt, they contracted to have their pole sign taken down. (as per city ord. on pole signs) they seem to be out, out of business, as of now no Detroit Donuts.