Detroit restaurants?

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>Can anyone make restaurant recommendations for Detroit?  I've heard that
>the Whitney is expensive but good; likewise Van Dyke Place (owned by the
>same folks?)  I've also heard that there are interesting finds in "Greektown".
>Other thoughts?

I was recently in Detroit area and went to a relatively new place called "The Lark" way out in the more Northern suburbs (easy to find, but I don't remember the address off-hand). It is a small, somewhat noisy, VERY EXPENSIVE (>$400 for 3 with 2 moderately priced bottles of wine) place with outstanding service and even better food. Everything all three of us had there was wonderful. Their major specialty (which I had to have, of course) is Rack of Lamb Genghis Khan, which comes with its own serial number (tacky, but cute). You order your entree and it comes with 4 (?) courses. It also has a 3-4 week reservation list.

There are supposed to be a number of restaurants in the Woodward and 12-16 Mile Rd section, many of which are supposed to be good.

There are a couple nice places on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointes, but you'd have to get the locals to tell you where. (I don't remember much any more now that I don't live there.)

In addition, there is actually passable Chinese food across the Detroit River in Windsor (Ontario, Canada). (And I'm snobbish enough about Chinese food to say that I have never had a really good meal in San Francisco Chinatown, I go to Vancouver for Chinese food.)

:-)

Regards!

Someone wrote:
>
>Can anyone make restaurant recommendations for Detroit?  I've heard that
>the Whitney is expensive but good; likewise Van Dyke Place (owned by the
>same folks?)  I've also heard that there are interesting finds in "Greektown".
>Other thoughts?
>

    I go to mid-Michigan once a year or so, and each time I intend to
go to Detroit and eat at the 'Rattlesnake Club'.  It is run by Jimmy Schmidt, who also has restaurants in Texas and Colorado, I think. I believe that Mr. Schmidt is very highly rated among young chefs. Consider one of the desserts---the one that is drawing me to the place---white chocolate ravioli filled with chocolate mousse, with raspberry sauce.  The "pasta" is made by rolling a chocolate bar through a pasta machine.  WOW!
    The restaurant is on the River, in the Old Stroh's Brewery, a little
north of the Ren Cen.

    If anyone has tried the Rattlesnake Club, I'd be pleased to read
about it.

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> Can anyone make restaurant recommendations for Detroit?  I've heard that
> the Whitney is expensive but good; likewise Van Dyke Place (owned by the
> same folks?)  I've also heard that there are interesting finds in
"Greektown".
> Other thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Eiche
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Mexican town is "at the base of the bridge" which extends into Windsor. There are a number of very good restaurants in that neighborhood.  We were a little leary of the neighborhood, but there are several lighted parking lots adjacent to the restaurants, and it is well patrolled.  My favorite are:

El Zocalo	3400 Bagley
Xochimilco	3409 Bagley

Try the Milenesa (breaded fried steak) with rice and beans at either place.  It's a tremendous meal.  Skip the cheese coating, because it makes it way too heavy.  Enjoy

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Someone wrote:
>
>Can anyone make restaurant recommendations for Detroit?  I've heard that
>the Whitney is expensive but good; likewise Van Dyke Place (owned by the
>same folks?)  I've also heard that there are interesting finds in "Greektown".
>Other thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>
>David Eiche
>
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Like Italian?  Try Roma Cafe.
Like Indian?  Try the Peacock (in Dearborn).
Like Cajun?  Try the Cajun Quarter (in Windsor).
I've never been to the Whitney, but I've heard it's overrated. As far as Greektown goes, I used to love Pegasus (but it's very busy during peak weekend hours. Like seafood?  Try Joe Muirs (they don't take reservations).

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>Can anyone make restaurant recommendations for Detroit?

Goto the Cajun restaurant in greektown ( i know, i know ) called _Fishbones_,wonderful wonderful, and only slightly overpriced and noisy. Forget the Whitney, overrated, overpriced and in a terrible neighborhood. Tokyo Sushi Iwa is in Woodhaven, about 30 miles south of the city limits; it feeds Mazda employees and it is the best sushi restaurant in Michigan. There is a marvelous Italian restaurant on Woodward Ave called Lelli's that is in a terrible neighborhood,but mafiosi guard your car:) Oh, The Traffic Jam & Snug, on canfield near the Wayne State University campus is a must. They make award winning cheeses and breads and maybe even have their brewery licensed now ( they've only been trying for 3 years ). For many years, being in yet another terrible neighborhood and not desiring the patronage of the local winos, they only had a urinal filled with flowers as the only outside sign. It now has a sign, and lighted guarded parking. It's at second and Canfield.

Ann Arbor is only 25 minutes from Detroit and has 100's of restaurants,many of them great. Raja Rani for Indian, Jerusalem Gardens for middle eastern, Cottage Inn for pizza, The Earle for french, umm lots others.

There's lots more but I can't remember them all. Lots of cheap eats too. Lyle's in Dearborn serves the worlds best split pea soup and ham sandwiches. Used to be all that was on the menu. YOu ordered "soup" or "sandwich" or "both". Life was easy. Then they added corn beef sandwiches and bean soup. It's so confusing.

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