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Detroit food recs
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:11 pm
Gonna throw it out here. 8 guys in Detroit for the Saints game. Any recs for steakhouse, etc?
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Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:15 pm to Teamgravy
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Detroit food recs
Prayers sent!
Seriously, I have no idea. Will follow for serious responses as I'm curious.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:29 pm to Teamgravy
Greektown had some small places to grab some really good Greek food.
Fishbone's wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Foran's Grand Trunk Pub was awesome for beer and pub food
Hudson Cafe for breakfast, awesome food. Owner/chef was proud of his product and made some killer french pastry.
Short Cab/Uber drive
Green Dot Stables, Sliders and Cocktail Bar
Mercury Bar, decent beer and good burger.
The Old Shillelagh was a pretty cool bar. Three stories with three totally different vibes going on. Would be there at night no doubt.
Casino kind of sucks, have to stop selling alcohol at 2am, yeah even the casinos.
ETA: I think there was a Texas De Brazil we passed.
Fishbone's wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Foran's Grand Trunk Pub was awesome for beer and pub food
Hudson Cafe for breakfast, awesome food. Owner/chef was proud of his product and made some killer french pastry.
Short Cab/Uber drive
Green Dot Stables, Sliders and Cocktail Bar
Mercury Bar, decent beer and good burger.
The Old Shillelagh was a pretty cool bar. Three stories with three totally different vibes going on. Would be there at night no doubt.
Casino kind of sucks, have to stop selling alcohol at 2am, yeah even the casinos.
ETA: I think there was a Texas De Brazil we passed.
This post was edited on 10/5/14 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:31 pm to Teamgravy
Taco Bell in Auburn hills
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:33 pm to Teamgravy
Good luck.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 9:36 pm to Teamgravy
Aim small, miss small. 
Posted on 10/5/14 at 10:53 pm to Teamgravy
Just eat coneys and Detroit style pizza
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:07 pm to Teamgravy
Slow's BBQ and Mercury Burger are both real good and across the street from each other. There is a large Greek area downtown that has great food also.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 12:56 am to Teamgravy
Joe Mares
London Chop House
London Chop House
Posted on 10/6/14 at 7:34 am to Teamgravy
Bourdain did a show there on his new cnn show, you can probably find it online
Posted on 10/6/14 at 7:34 am to Teamgravy
Pizza Papalis, Slow's Barbecue, Green Dot Stables are all really good as well. I'd stay away from Fishbone's...one of the worst meals I've had to pay for. I'm a Louisiana boy that moved up to Michigan about a year ago. You can also check out Lafayette and American Coney Islands. Lafayette is better in my opinion, but it's nothing to scream home about!
Posted on 10/6/14 at 7:36 am to Teamgravy
Also...can't recommend any steakhouses. I usually just cook my own. Check out Urbanspoon.com. You can find the most popular places and take it from there. I'll be there...tailgating and teaching these people about jambalaya!
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:05 am to pheeyok
The greater Detroit area has some awesome food.
--Achatz Pies; run by Chicago chef Grant Achatz' cousin, awesome pies using great Michigan fruits (think cherries, blueberries, etc). LINK
--American Coney Island, a Detroit institution. Gotta have a coney while in MI: LINK
--Zingermans's deli, bakery, roadhouse, etc: get in the car and drive to Ann Arbor for deli awesomeness. Zingerman's is a family of food businesses. Excellent quality, and the deli has a retail food section. LINK
--Shatila Sweets, in Dearborn. Famous middle eastern bakery. Dearborn has a huge enclave of middle eastern immigrants. Try La Pita for good mediterranean food in the same town.
Detroit is full of hipsters right now. You can find everything from Trader Joe's to old school Polish grocery stores.
--Achatz Pies; run by Chicago chef Grant Achatz' cousin, awesome pies using great Michigan fruits (think cherries, blueberries, etc). LINK
--American Coney Island, a Detroit institution. Gotta have a coney while in MI: LINK
--Zingermans's deli, bakery, roadhouse, etc: get in the car and drive to Ann Arbor for deli awesomeness. Zingerman's is a family of food businesses. Excellent quality, and the deli has a retail food section. LINK
--Shatila Sweets, in Dearborn. Famous middle eastern bakery. Dearborn has a huge enclave of middle eastern immigrants. Try La Pita for good mediterranean food in the same town.
Detroit is full of hipsters right now. You can find everything from Trader Joe's to old school Polish grocery stores.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:10 am to Caplewood
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Detroit style pizza
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:00 am to LSUEnvy
Roma Cafe
Giovanni's
Bucharest Grill
Ottava Via
Mercury Bar and Grill
Green Dot Stables
Michael Symon's Roast
Thomas MaGees Sporting House and Whiskey Bar ( drinks only, no food)
Lafayette Coney Island
Hamtramck for old school bars and Polish food
Nancy Whiskeys (bar)
Mexican Village ( neighborhood for Mexican/ Latin food)
Cadieux Cafe ( old school Belgian bar)
Motor City Brewing Works
Use Uber or something similar, as Detroit is not a cab town
Use common sense as you would in any urban sera and you' ll be fine
Detroiters are proud of their city and are decent people
Giovanni's
Bucharest Grill
Ottava Via
Mercury Bar and Grill
Green Dot Stables
Michael Symon's Roast
Thomas MaGees Sporting House and Whiskey Bar ( drinks only, no food)
Lafayette Coney Island
Hamtramck for old school bars and Polish food
Nancy Whiskeys (bar)
Mexican Village ( neighborhood for Mexican/ Latin food)
Cadieux Cafe ( old school Belgian bar)
Motor City Brewing Works
Use Uber or something similar, as Detroit is not a cab town
Use common sense as you would in any urban sera and you' ll be fine
Detroiters are proud of their city and are decent people
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:28 am to pheeyok
quote:
Pizza Papalis
I've been to the one in greektown, but isn't this actually Chicago style deep dish?
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:37 am to Teamgravy
chicken and ribs I'm sure
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 10:38 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:38 am to Teamgravy
There's a bomb sushi place in the airport, baw. Other than that, I have no idea. It is too dangerous to leave the airport.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:49 am to mdibar
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Motor City Brewing Works
This was kind of a letdown for me. Much preferred Atwater for a brewery/brewpub.
For straight up beer Grand Trunk had a killer local selection.
Plenty of brewpubs to visit if you have a vehicle.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 11:17 am to jennyjones
It is Chicago style. Apparently there's a Detroit Style pizza, but all it is is deep dish (lots of bread), and squared. If you're willing I go to the Ann Arbor area, there's Aubree's which has some of the best pizzas, Bigalora, and Zingerman's is great...but it's hard to justify paying $15 for a cold cut sandwich. I do it every now and then, but not often.
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