Eating in Detroit?

My girlfriend and I are headed up to Detroit Friday night for the Blackhawks game. We are staying at 1020 Washington Blvd (Google map) but we will have a car. Anyone have any good bar and/or restaurant suggestions? I know little to nothing about Detroit.

Cheers!
Jeff

I'd drop by Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes. They've got great crepes to start the day or even ones to end it...sweet and savory. It's only a few blocks from Ford Field and your hotel.
http://www.goodgirlsgotopariscrepes.com/

Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes
2 John R St
Detroit, MI 48218

Just down the street from you at 14th & Michigan; Slows Bar-BQ:

http://www.slowsbarbq.com/

Brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and chicken served right; sauce on the side. Excellent side dishes, wide variety, high quality across the board.

I'll even include a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJ4SjxVQgo&NR=1

Have a great trip!

Buddy

Thanks for the tips guys! BBQ sounds good...think we'll try to hit Slows up.

jeffrola wrote:My girlfriend and I are headed up to Detroit Friday night for the Blackhawks game.

Jeff,

There are a number of Detroit threads -

Detroit/Windsor
Some Good Old Places in Detroit
A day or two in Detroit
(Food) Stops from Chicago to Detroit.

A wealth of knowledge.

I am not nearly as familiar with Detroit as some, but my don't miss places include Cedarland for Middle Eastern, American and Lafette for Detroit style hot dogs, I prefer Lafette. I highly suggest a meal at El Barzon, Norberto Garita (owner/chef) is from Puebla and was the chef at Il Posto, which I understand is a 'hot' Italian restaurant in Detroit, mainly innovative Mexican done really well with a few Italian offerings. Prices are more on the order of Mixteco than Frontera.

Here are a couple of posts on Slow's, I am not alone in my opinion Slow's offers mid-level BBQ. Bar is nice though.

Slow's 1
Slow's 2

Enjoy,
Gary

El Barzon
3710 junction St
Detroit, MI 48210
313-894-2070

jeffrola wrote:We are staying at 1020 Washington Blvd

That's the Holiday Inn Express at the corner of Washington and Michigan. That puts you within a two minute walk of what could be Detroit's two finest places to eat.

Michael Symon's Roast is at 1128 Washington, the next block north.

If you walk south to Lafayette (the next street), then two blocks east you'll find yourself at Lafayette Coney Island (118 W Lafayette). There's also a back entrance on Michigan which might save you a few steps.

Rene G wrote:

jeffrola wrote:We are staying at 1020 Washington Blvd

That's the Holiday Inn Express at the corner of Washington and Michigan. That puts you within a two minute walk of what could be Detroit's two finest places to eat.

Michael Symon's Roast is at 1128 Washington, the next block north.

Whoa, I had no idea Roast existed. Sounds like we might go across the bridge for dinner one night next tim we're in Windsor...

gleam wrote:Whoa, I had no idea Roast existed. Sounds like we might go across the bridge for dinner one night next tim we're in Windsor...

I would have to agree, that menu looks great, I may have to visit some family in Detroit soon.

www.roastdetroit.com

gleam wrote:Whoa, I had no idea Roast existed. Sounds like we might go across the bridge for dinner one night next tim we're in Windsor...

I actually mentioned it last July before it opened. I had planned to visit Detroit last week, mainly to eat at Roast, but had to cancel the trip. When I made my reservations months ago it seems I forgot to take into account a little basketball game they were having. I hope to get back soon. Each day, Roast does a "beast of the day", a whole heritage-breed animal roasted on a wood-fired rotisserie. Sounds worth a trip to me.

Thanks for all of the helpful insight guys...I really appreciate it!

Jeff

On the way home or the way there, don't forget to stop at Zingerman's in Ann arbor for lunch and treats. 100% worth the trip.

http://www.zingermans.com

Zingerman's Delicatessen
422 Detroit St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 663-3354

THIS SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT IS SERVING LESSONS IN BLACK HISTORY WITH “SHOEBOX LUNCHES”

Patrick Coleman is packing a piece of history into the meals served at his soul food restaurant Beans & Cornbread. Throughout Black History Month, the Detroit-based bistro will offer “shoebox lunches” similar to the boxes African Americans used to store food when traveling in the south during the Jim Crow-era. Because they were banned and refused service in white-owned establishments, they resorted to cooking and packing their own meals in shoeboxes.

“You get on the highway these days and you can stop at any restaurant along the interstate, but back during Jim Crow, [black] folks couldn’t do that,” he told BLACK ENTERPRISE. “You could not go into the dining cars if you were on the train or pull over to a Denny’s or a Cracker Barrel and walk in…you could potentially end up getting killed.”
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They do this only during Black History Month, though it does sound interesting.

Beans and Cornbread
29508 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48034
Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM Tue
beanscornbread.com
Phone: (248) 208-1680