Get some sushi and piping hot Udon bowl at Ajishin in Novi, MI.
Settle in for some amazing Pizza at the Green Lantern in Madison Heights, MI.Want a great burger - Red Robin may be a chain but their Mushroom Swiss burger is a craver's dream.
Ever had potato bacon pancackes and meat loaf that will melt in your mouth topped with sauted mushrooms and an amazing amount of gravy on top? Go to Richter's Chalet in Dearborn, MI for some and bring your wheel barrow.
Ever been to Bastone in Royal Oak, MI - have their Double Coffee Stout
Check out the very flavourful Portal at the Copper Canyon Cafe in Southfield, MI
The IPA at the WAB in Ferndale, MI is yum
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The Detroit Brewing Company has an Stout as well and some great nosh.
My point is this - the Detroit, MI area may be one of the most under-rated but amazingly diverse cities in the US to not only go out and enjoy but also to eat from practically every cultural pallate. Driven by locals who frequent often or by word of mouth, these places get you out of nowhere and make you keep coming back for more.
Even in this bleak economy and most of all in this city, you'll still find these places bustling and happy keeping local businesses alive and local hunger at bay :)
Bring your hunger and thirst and your sense of fun - there's an adventure to be be had here...