Going to Detroit

We will be traveling to Detroit (actually Roseville, in the Detroit suburbs) for my daughter's wedding. Could anyone suggest good restaurants in the area, as well as places to stop along the way, preferably about half way between Chicago and Detroit? Thanks,
French Couple

About six weeks ago I asked a similar question (for places between here and Ann Arbor) on LTH listserve and CH Midwest. Sharon suggested Cafe Gulistan in Harbert, MI. The timing didn't work out for us to eat there, unfortunately, but maybe she can say more about it here (it's also discussed on the Midwest CH board, apparently it is Kurdish).

A recent response to that old query of mine on the Midwest board surfaced a few days ago, recommending a Mexican place, Acapulco restaurant, in Lawrence:
http://www.chowhound.com/midwest/boards ... 17025.html

rgl201 wrote:We will be traveling to Detroit (actually Roseville, in the Detroit suburbs) for my daughter's wedding. Could anyone suggest good restaurants in the area, as well as places to stop along the way, preferably about half way between Chicago and Detroit? Thanks,
French Couple

Take a slight detour when you hit I-69 and visit Cornwall's Turkeyville USA for a good turkey sandwich/dinner/pie/anything turkey related. It's located in Marshall Michigan and is a stop I like to make as often as I can, being the turkey lover that I am. It's fun for the kids and Thanksgining all year around.

Roma Cafe downtown by Eastern Market would be an excellent choice.
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Great old style Italian food.

You might also try Traffic Jam & Snug
http://www.traffic-jam.com

Depending on your time Zingerman's in Ann Arbor would be a good stop for a great deli style meal.http://www.zingermans.com[/url]

La Shish!!!! Terrific Middle Eastern, a few locations to choose from, review here: http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89

My two favorites are:

Beans and Cornbread (upscale Soul food) on Northwestern Highway in Southfield.

Richter's Chalet on Ford road in Dearborn/

There are a lot of great bakeries throughout Dearborn

As a native detroiter transplanted here are some favorites:


Kruse and Muer

Early in my still young chow career, this place was my indoctrination into the idea of good/gourmet food. Standbys include Honey Pecan Whitefish, Chicken Tortellini Ala Creme, Shrimp Provencale Verde, any of their specials, and at least two loaves of their Garlic Poppy Seed bread served piping hot.

327 S Main St
S of University
Rochester, Michigan 48307
(248) 652-9400

Mon Jin Lau

Impeccable upscale chinese at reasonable prices. No MSG here, just wickedly good preparations on classics, and fusion twists with vietnamese and japanese influences. It is near some of the big Detroit Concert venues, and generally a place the big recording stars stop when they are in town.

1515 E. Maple Road
at Stephenson, Troy
1-248-689-2332

Morels,
A Michigan Bistro

Bingham Office Park,
30100 Telegraph,
Bingham Farms

Awesome chefsmanship on display and now with Morels at their peak sure to have some awesome morel preparations. Definitely more upscale then my other recs.

I can go on all day: If you are looking for down and dirty, Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit is not to be missed, nor Xochimilcho for cactus and some serious authentic mexican east of Pilsen.

In Ann Arbor: A Moveable Feast, Zanzibar, Zingermans for some of the nations best sandwiches, plus foodstuffs like olive oil, bread etc. Also The Earle.

i'm very excited to be going back to traverse city this weekend, cuz' that means a stop a cafe gulistan! i'll get some more in-depth information on my favorite dish, ispanek, to post here when i get back.

as a transplanted detroiter myself (via boston, via key west, & 6 months in Las Vegas), it says something good for the mon jin lau to have been open for at least 20 years - it's where i went for my dinner before my high school prom!

ciao
sharon

Bruce wrote:Roma Cafe downtown by Eastern Market would be an excellent choice.
[/url]http://www.romacafe.com/roma/[/url]

Great old style Italian food.

You might also try Traffic Jam & Snug
http://www.traffic-jam.com

Depending on your time Zingerman's in Ann Arbor would be a good stop for a great deli style meal.http://www.zingermans.com[/url]

Speaking if Italian, is Leli's still open? I seem to remember that as a pretty good old school Italian place in Detroit 20 - 25 years ago.

stevez wrote:
Speaking if Italian, is Leli's still open? I seem to remember that as a pretty good old school Italian place in Detroit 20 - 25 years ago.

I don't have any idea. I haven't lived in Detroit for about 14 years, and don't recall Leli's. Where was it located.

Bruce wrote:

stevez wrote:
Speaking if Italian, is Leli's still open? I seem to remember that as a pretty good old school Italian place in Detroit 20 - 25 years ago.

I don't have any idea. I haven't lived in Detroit for about 14 years, and don't recall Leli's. Where was it located.

It was somewhere very close ot the old GM headquarters building. It looked like an Old School Italian joint right out of central casting. It had a front door, but you entered through the back.

I think I remember it--on Woodward just north of Grand Blvd. There was another decent Italian next door. And one of them, I think Leli's (though I'm less sure how to spell the name), had a grand piano in the middle of the room and waiters singing opera. I think it's long gone. I also see no sign left of the wonderful Hungarian restaurant we used to go to down river, although a google search indicates there are still some Hungarian choices in town.