Articles tagged:Restaurant Review

Posted: Wed May 16 5:58 a.m. by Will Stewart AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
San Fu: The best Chinese food in Ann Arbor?

Does San Fu have the best Chinese food in Ann Arbor? Will Stewart makes his case in this restaurant review.

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Posted: Fri May 11 11:20 a.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Frugal Friday at Banfield's Westside Grill - gigantic plate of nachos can feed three

Banfield's Westside Grill, today's Frugal Floozie Friday feature, offers a wide range of comfort foods, from pizza and burgers to salads and sandwiches. Many of these can be split, to stay within our mandatory budget of $5 or less per person. But here's my recommendation for you: Order the nachos. For ...

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Posted: Wed May 9 5:31 a.m. by Kim Bayer AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Pierogi and Old World ambience at Amadeus Restaurant

At a recent "ladies night out," I mentioned that I was reviewing Amadeus Restaurant on East Washington Street in Ann Arbor, which I had always thought was one of the most romantic places in town. You open the door and feel like you've stepped into the eastern Europe of an ...

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Posted: Wed May 2 10:31 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
After expansion and menu tweaks, Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery remains a winner

The wait for a table on a recent Friday night at Blue Tractor BBQ and Brewery — a place that now seats 211 — was an astounding two hours, and there wasn't even a home football game. Was the aroma of barbeque emanating from the front of the restaurant the ...

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Posted: Wed Apr 4 10:31 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ellie's Chocolate Cafe an appealing option for sandwiches and sweets

We decided to venture to Chelsea on a gray Saturday afternoon and were immediately charmed by the employees of Ellie's Chocolate Cafe, who greeted us warmly. Mike Radant is one of the owners who launched Ellie's in November 2010. This past January, he purchased the Gourmet Chocolate Cafe next door ...

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Posted: Wed Mar 21 10:20 a.m. by Kim Bayer AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Delicious Salvadoran tamales and pupusas at Pilar's Cafe are handmade and cooked to order

I had been looking at the Pilar's Tamales website to figure out which of their Salvadoran tamales and pupusas to have for dinner when I noticed the advice that customers should call ahead to order and plan on take-out. The handmade tamales and pupusas that make up most of the ...

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Posted: Wed Mar 14 10:54 a.m. by Will Stewart AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Wurst Bar a fun and interesting addition to downtown Ypsilanti dining

There's so much to like about the Wurst Bar, the watering hole and artisan sausage eatery that recently opened in the space long occupied by Theo-Door's on Cross Street in Ypsilanti.

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Posted: Wed Feb 29 8:59 a.m. by Kim Bayer AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Ayse's offers delicious, satisfying tastes of Turkish cuisine

Entering Ayse's Turkish Cafe, just off Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor, is a moment of cognitive dissonance. Your eyes are telling you that you're at the back of a low-slung strip mall, but your nose is telling you that you're in the Cappadocian home of someone cooking onions, exotic spices ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 15 5:54 a.m. by Kim Bayer AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Bewon Korean Cuisine: stone bowls and red hot pepper appeal in winter

Looking at CNN's list of their readerss choices of the world's 50 most delicious foods for 2011, I noted the popularity of several Korean foods: Bibimbap was listed at number 40, bulgogi was number 23, and kimchi, the spicy fermented pickle sometimes called Korea's favorite food, was number 12. Internationally. ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 5:01 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
New chef reinvigorates menu at Melange

When I first reviewed Melange five and a half years ago, just after it opened, the food didn't quite measure up to the dazzling ambience. But recently, several foodie friends raved to me about the restaurant. I was eager for the chance to return and sample the offerings of the ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 31 5:29 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Excellent prepared foods help make babo an immediate hit

Walking into babo, the latest venture by Sava Lelcaj, offers the culinary enthusiast a feast for the eyes — with the feel of an urban market. Think New York city's Dean & Deluca, minus the exorbitant prices. A rugged, stark concrete floor provides the foundation, and floor-to-ceiling windows bring in ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 18 7:45 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Village Pub offers a welcome new neighborhood hangout

A pub aimed at becoming a hangout for locals in the neighborhood is the latest business to make an attempt to thrive in a geographically challenged space. Village Pub, which opened Dec. 11, succeeds the short-lived Asian Fuzion, which once occupied the space next to the Honey Baked Ham store ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 11 8:24 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Eat comes into its own, offering creative and quality take-out fare

You just walked in from work on a hectic weeknight and are staring at an empty refrigerator while your kids scream, "What's for dinner? I'm starving!" To their astonishment, you respond that you'll be serving coq au vin, a roasted vegetable salad, grilled polenta and brownies for dessert — and ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 21 5:37 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Mi Zarape brings a taste of Mexico to the Saline area

The Arellano family had been looking for a place to locate their second restaurant for six months when they heard of a possible space in Saline. They were impressed with positive reports about the community. But an even bigger appeal was that, while Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti have their share ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 8 5:12 a.m. by Julie Halpert AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
La Pita Fresh adds another worthwhile Mediterranean dining option downtown

La Pita Fresh's petite mezza combines falafel, hummous, baba ghannouj, tabouli and fattoush. Ahmed Ghannam, manager of the new La Pita Fresh Mediterranean Grill, is confident that this restaurant will fare well, despite the plethora of Middle Eastern restaurants in downtown Ann Arbor. "Our flavors are the best" of any ...

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