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Ferndale favorite Public House retools with vegan menu and revamped patio

This Nine Mile spot reopened last year under new ownership, with more hits than misses

By Jane Slaughter

May 18, 2022

When the original Public House opened in 2013, the Metro Times’ Noelle Lothamer nailed its formula for success: “Choose an area of town with a high concentration of people in their 20s and 30s who like to go out often but don’t want to spend fine-dining dollars. Reel in the crowds with low-priced, trendy menu items and good ambiance, and then cash in as patrons spend most of their money on their bar tabs.”

Brussels sprouts and a burger from Ferndale’s Public House.

Metro Detroit’s kabob king restarts reign in Royal Oak Farmers Market

Back from retirement, the former Mr. Kabob chef now serves shawarma out of a carryout window at Kal’s Lunch Bowl

By Tom Perkins
May 11, 2022
Metro Detroit-based Lobster Food Truck and Pitstop pulls out all the stops

Lobster costs a claw and a leg these days, but that’s not stopping fans of this spot

By Jane Slaughter
May 4, 2022
The carne asada sings at Southwest Detroit’s La Jalisciense

Tucked in a grocery store, this spot produces some of Detroit’s finest Mexican food

By Tom Perkins
Apr 27, 2022
Detroit’s SuperCrisp serves up American faves with an Asian twist

Ima’s popular karaage chicken sandwich serves as a launching pad for this Midtown spot

By Jane Slaughter
Apr 20, 2022
Bon Appetit introduces Ypsilanti to Guinean cuisine

Husband-wife Kenisha Warford-Diallo and Ismael Diallo opened the restaurant in the former Golden Wall space on Cross Street

By Tom Perkins
Apr 13, 2022
Birmingham’s posh Madam restaurant makes the Daxton a destination hotel

Madam, pronounced Ma-DAHM, is proudly pricey

By Jane Slaughter
Apr 6, 2022
Trap Vegan carves out a plant-based oasis in northwest Detroit

A fast-casual vegan spot joins Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion

By Tom Perkins
Mar 30, 2022
Detroit’s Metropolitan Bar & Kitchen is quite the variety store

All the effort at this West Village spot pays off in some outstanding dishes

By Jane Slaughter
Mar 23, 2022
HenriettaHaus introduces ‘Hamtramck-style’ pizza

By Tom Perkins
Mar 16, 2022
Despite newfound fame, AlTayeb keeps it real

By Jane Slaughter
Mar 9, 2022
The brisket is bangin’ at Arkins Sweet BBQ Pit in Southfield

By Tom Perkins
Mar 2, 2022
Warren’s Golden Harvest is an old-school Chinese favorite that will make you say ‘qiézi’

By Jane Slaughter
Feb 23, 2022
Local chain Kimchi Box spreads the Korean taco gospel

By Tom Perkins
Feb 16, 2022
At Detroit spot Mumma Maria’s House, it started with meatballs

By Jane Slaughter
Feb 9, 2022
Dearborn’s Holy Cluck does a mean take on the Nashville hot chicken sandwich

By Tom Perkins
Feb 2, 2022
The Congregation turns a Detroit church into a neighborhood coffee spot

By Jane Slaughter
Jan 26, 2022
Trizest’s sister restaurant Hong Kong is worth a trip to Lansing

By Tom Perkins
Jan 19, 2022
Detroit favorite Supino goes beyond pizza at New Center location

By Jane Slaughter
Jan 12, 2022
Detroit’s Bash Izakaya takes an inclusive approach to a Japanese-style after-work hangout

By Jane Slaughter
Dec 22, 2021
Chicken 65 pizza is the star at Farmington’s Gift of India

By Tom Perkins
Dec 15, 2021

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