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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

May 11, 2022

For years, to find one of the best kabobs in town, one needed to hit an unlikely spot – the Mobil gas station at the corner of Coolidge and 12 Mile roads. It wasn’t much of a secret that Mr. Kabob chef and manager Kal Al-Amara was rolling up gold as local and national media raved about the Lebanese fare, and a carryout crowd packed the small station on weekend nights...

Counterclockwise bottom left to right: Loaded falafel, fooul, shawarma fries, hummus, beef tenderloin bowl, and salad.

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
Gettin’ sloppy at Detroit’s Sloppy Chops steakhouse

By Jane Slaughter
Dec 8, 2021

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