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Michigan, United States Food Guide: 10 American food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Detroit
Find out what American restaurants to try in Detroit. It’s time to take a look at the renewed energy and vitality of Detroit. Located on the Detroit River, visitors love The D’s outdoor art galleries, robust theater district, world-class cultural attractions and year-round lineup of festivals & events. Detroit has four pro sports teams playing just blocks from each other, and its award-winning food scene makes it a foodie mecca. Plus it’s easy to get around, with bike & scooter share systems, the People Mover elevated rail, and QLine street car.
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10. Michael Symon's Roast
Overall Ratings
4 based on 877 reviews
Reviewed By Anthony G
We ate here last month and had a wonderful meal and experience. We ate here again with friends to introduce them to this restaurant and we were embarrassed and disappointed. Our waitress seemed indifferent and not friendly or engaging. After waiting for 20 minutes for our food, the waitress came over and told his the kitchen had gotten "backed up" so it would be another 15 minute wait. The restaurant was not busy at all. The real disappointment was with the food. My wife and I ordered tomato fresh mozzarella salad. The salads were were truly horrid. No salt and the quality of the tomatoes were truly terrible. I tasted my wife's salad to see if it was just mine, and honestly, a restaurant of this calibre should not serve poor quality ingredients. The tomatoes were mushy, flavorless and tasteless. We ordered the 1/2 chicken which again, was an amateurish creation at best. The skin was so salty and the tzatziki sauce that it sat in was bland. The side dishes (mushrooms, spinach, whipped potatoes and fries) were all very good and better than the main courses. Spending almost $500 for dinner and walking away feeling ripped off is never a good feeling. This could have been an off night, but I think Michael Symon really needs to send in some people to have dinner and see what they are getting for the money. I would not recommend this restaurant to people after this experience.
9. The Apparatus Room
Overall Ratings
4 based on 313 reviews
Reviewed By rsemary37
I had a latte, fresh Orange juice and the best sour dough blueberry pancakes with lemon curd on top, with warm syrup on the side. Yummy. My husband had a crispy chicken sandwich with fries. Yummy too. Its a beautiful restaurant with a lot if history. Our waiter suggested that we take a tour of the hotel rooms. WonderfulThank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We are delighted to hear you thoroughly enjoyed your meal, as well as your service. We look forward to hosting you again in the restaurant soon, and hopefully with the addition of a hotel stay next time!Megan WeirichFood & Beverage Service [email protected]
8. Green Dot Stables
Overall Ratings
4 based on 656 reviews
Reviewed By VaporK8
Itâs been a few since we last visited this space on the skirts of SW Detroit. Iâm elated to report that the cheap, EXCELLENT food and interesting, local brews are still great. We sat at the bar. Our server was friendly and incredibly efficient. Know that youâll likely be ordering 3 to 6 items to complete your meal since everything comes decidedly single serve. Four rotating taps and a fairly large bottle selection of cold beer are available as well as crafted cocktails, liquor and a few wines by the glass.
7. Mudgie's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 257 reviews
Reviewed By sarainglenwood
This is kind of a hole-in-the-wall place, but it has a charming patio, efficient and friendly service, and huge, well designed tasty sandwiches. We split a corned beef w/provolone and cold slaw on an excellent bun, and ordered an interesting pasta salad that had some fruit in it. Prices were very reasonable and the food came quickly. If I lived nearby, Iâd be a regular, and the place was busy for an early Tuesday lunch, so others must feel the same way.
6. Lafayette Coney Island
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1038 reviews
Reviewed By Seat_13c
Walking into this place, you feel like you stepped back in time, which is pretty cool. We came here to try their Coney dogs but unfortunately we didn't really appreciate them. Sausage casing was too hard in my opinion and the chili just makes it very soggy. Quite popular at lunchtime.
5. Grey Ghost Detroit
Overall Ratings
4 based on 255 reviews
Reviewed By AdventureMonkey12
Grey Ghost is easily the best restaurant I have ever been to in Detroit. Everything from the magnificent craft cocktails to the phenomenal tiramisu and everything in between was to die for. The oysters were perfectly shucked and dressed. The octopus puttanesca on top of their homemade mozzarella was worth the trip alone. I can not say enough about the quality of food and service. Our server Angela always pointed us in the right direction and the entire staff made sure our glass was always full and are table was clean.
4. Wright & Company
Overall Ratings
4 based on 393 reviews
Wright & Company is a gastro-bistro located on the second floor of the historic Wright-Kay building in downtown Detroit. We serve contemporary American small plates, craft cocktails, natural and biodynamic wines and craft beers from around the world. Our
Reviewed By jaureliak
We love the menu and how it changes... always fresh and delicious new options.Everyone is friendly and service is very prompt. The restaurant is usually pretty busy, but they work quickly to get you seated.Everything is so good and the portion sizes are pretty decent for the prices and for it being âsmall platesâ.We always order the potato chips... I mean, you have to get them... just indulge a bit, and get them.
3. Dime Store
Overall Ratings
4 based on 489 reviews
Dime Store is an American Brunch Bar in downtown Detroit, Michigan, specializing in breakfast, lunch and booze. We use the freshest, high quality ingredients to handcraft distinctive dishes in a friendly, casual environment. From our House Sausage Omelett
Reviewed By Bob C
...it's more than all right, it's excellent. I visited my brother in Detroit last week and we came to the Dime Store twice for breakfast. The first day I had the Spicy Belly Benny, pork belly on a biscuit topped w/two eggs and hollandaise sauce. I loved it. The second time I had the Duck Bop Hash, duck over home fries topped w/two eggs. It was maybe bit salty for me, but still delicious. Their regular omelettes also looked good, but their Bennys and Hash dishes were great. Nice environment, good service, fair prices. I don't think you can beat this place for a quality breakfast.
2. Selden Standard
Overall Ratings
4 based on 648 reviews
Reviewed By O5378CCmelissaw
We always finish our weekend visits to Detroit with Sunday brunch at Seldon Standard. The menu has something new to offer every time we visit and each dish is prepared so perfectly. I'm a somewhat picky eater but at Seldon Standard I've ordered things outside my comfort zone and been impressed every single time. As a vegetarian, I appreciate that there's always a few options for me to choose from. Make sure to come hungry because you may want to order an extra side to fully enjoy the delicious menu. I hope to come for dinner sometime soon!
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1. Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails
Overall Ratings
4 based on 331 reviews
Reviewed By yowilly2019
While tasting at The Detroit Whiskey Company, it was suggested we eat dinner at the Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails. So we made an on-line reservation that cost 20 bucks! What the ....? Since when do you have to pay to make a restaurant reservation? We eat out A LOT, all over the USA and this was a first. We went to the Chartreuse and as we were being seated, I made it a point to inquire about the 20 buck "Lucky You" charge. They assured me we would get a Complimentary Discount (another What the ...) since we actually showed up for our reservation. Then sheepishly they explained the charge was to insure that people with reservations actually show up, because it happened in the past that there were some no-shows. The Chartreuse's convoluted solution is to penalize the 95% of us who actually make our reservations because 5% didn't. Wonder how many customer's Chartreuse misses out on because once they hit that 20 dollar on-line fee to make a res, they go somewhere else to reserve for free.Oh yes - about the actual restaurant. Its a trendy, gentrified little place with a very eclectic menu and very expensive wine. Managed to find something we would eat and it was very tasty for each of us. The kitchen is slow, so be patient. The crowd that night was mainly hipsters, millennials, locals, techkies, suburbanites and a few of us oldsters. No early-bird or senior discounts here...Hello yowilly2019,It sounds like there may have been a misunderstanding. The $20 you paid when making a reservation was a deposit, not a charge or a fee... That deposit is fully refunded once you come in, or if you cancel the reservation in enough time for us to fill it. We're not crazy about having this policy in place either, but unfortunately no-shows are a much more significant issue for restaurants in Detroit these days. Before instituting this policy, more than a third of our reservations were either no-shows or last minute cancellations- we'd end up turning away dozens of requests for reservations only to have a half-empty restaurant for most of the night. If we continued without it, it would cost us over $80,000 per year in lost revenue. While some restaurants intentionally overbook, but we chose this policy because on the off-chance that everyone does show up, we don't feel it's right to make someone wait an hour and a half for their reservation. While we completely understand your frustration, hopefully you understand our situation- we certainly don't want to punish anyone, and appreciate you honoring the reservation you made!
Detroit Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Detroit
