Thursday at lunchtime, sunny but windy, 65 degrees, seemed like a good time to try this food truck…read morein what is soon to be a food truck court, or at least, has appearances of such.
The billing is "ATOD", A Taste of Detroit. I have been to Detroit a number of times and the unique food items I remember from there were the Detroit style pizza and the first time I ever had perogie's. Curious, I asked what was "Detroit" about the food? "Everything" was the answer. Which includes, chicken wings, chicken strips, Philly cheese steak, cheeseburgers and other items. But, the feature seemed to be the "Coney Dogs." Which are inconveniently named after Coney Island, NY.
The area for the food court was spacious, parking area well maintained with black pea gravel, clean black painted picnic tables, ample parking and there were some "tailgate games" such as corn-hole available. Some eclectic classic rock was playing, not too loud. Generally a good impression.
I tried the Detroit style Coney dogs. Two on a plate, with mustard, chili and onions, a side of onion rings and a drink for $11. Not bad. Tuesday is $2 Coney day, so I missed it by a couple of days.
The onion rings were thick, with some integrity to not fall apart. They were breaded and fried evenly crisp with a mildly sweet, beer batter flavor. Good onion rings (5 of them). The Coney's were just as described. Nothing special, just a plain hot dog. The chili was a wet vs a dry chili, if you know the kind - juicier vs plain dry. It was savory and not sweet, a plus! It was reminiscent of the canned Hormel type chili, but didn't have the carry over canned flavor (but it probably was canned). It came with a drink, which I never was asked about or specified, and it was some type of an orange flavored drink that tasted a little like an orange punch. All for a good price of $11.
The day was blustery, and it was a bit chilly in the wind, but I could see this as a good, quick lunch where you can enjoy the outdoors. But, I'm not sure exactly what was "Detroit" about it?
