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    Luigi's Original Restaurant - Pasta Alla Mama Luigi

    Luigi's Original Restaurant

    4.3(328 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    A hidden gem of old school Italian food. The restaurant is small, but the food is consistent, and…read morethe prices are amazing. I'd recommend a reservation to avoid waits.

    First 5stars:Gluten free cauliflower pasta Which is the best…read moreGF pasta noodles we have ever had. Pizza with yummy cups of pepperoni. Lasagna 4stars It had been many years since I had dined here. It is kind of in a corner of my area we just don't get to for some reason. One night we couldn't decide where we wanted to dine and we all said hey let's go to Luigi's. Our first visit was amazing when it came to the fettuccine Alfredo with cauliflower noodles. The Alfredo sauce was absolutely delicious and tasty. The bread basket was amazing with little homemade bread rolls. The spaghetti with meat sauce and meatball was just disappointing and uneventful . More and more we are finding many of the Italian restaurants we go to have spaghetti and meat sauce that is just not what it used to be. It didn't have any garlic flavor, was very heavy tomato based VERY acidic and the meatball was again just OK. Lasagna was delicious. I asked to add Alfredo sauce on top ,one of my favorite things to do when it comes to lasagna. We returned for a birthday dinner probably just four or five weeks later. Basically we all ordered the same items except for the lasagna. I went for the pizza which was very very very good. The Alfredo with gluten-free noodles were not very good this time. There was so much parsley in it. All you could taste was a dry green flavor, it did not have a great Parmesan flavor, and there was no garlic that we could taste. The chicken was OK. The spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs I can only explain as being subpar. This time it did taste like tomato paste diluted with tomato sauce, and it was actually the same thickness and flavor of the minestrone soup with very Little meat . The meatball again was just OK. We could pour the liquid sauce off of the plate. Noodles appeared to be drained, it just seemed like the sauce was extremely thin with minimal meat and just minimal flavor. Really not sure if we would return. Inside is a little dated, however well maintained and clean. Our first time dining here we had great service. This second visit, again our server was subpar. When they serve pizza, they put a piece on your plate and serve that to you and then bring the whole pizza to the table. The waitress asked if we wanted Romano cheese on on the food and I said sure. She failed to put Romano cheese on the piece of pizza she herself served to me on a plate. I did not say anything ,and it could have been Me but the two people at the table felt the same way I did, our server just didn't seem invested in our dining experience. We did let our server know about our disappointment with the spaghetti and Alfredo dish. A manager never came to speak with us, they never offered to take anything off of the bill considering my son didn't even eat his spaghetti with meat sauce(where was the meat actually there was not much that could be located). And , the waitress could see how much parsley was in the fettuccine Alfredo. She did ask if they could remake our meals, but we are not very comfortable with sending our meals back to be remade. Removing the spaghetti with meat sauce would've truly been an appropriate move. We did not expect that two whole meals would be removed from the bill being my partner was so hungry he went ahead and ate his birthday dinner ,fettuccine Alfredo.

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    Gnocchi Italian Restaurant - Chicken gnocchi soup.  So yummy.

    Gnocchi Italian Restaurant

    3.8(187 reviews)
    4.1 mi
    $$

    I hadn't visited since before Covid and remember having a lovely experience! My coworkers arranged…read morea group dinner here last week and it was still the same fantastic experience! They were great with accommodating our large group and our server was amazing! Everyone enjoyed their meal and everything was served quickly. They even gave us separate checks, which was super accommodating. I was never the biggest fan of gnocchi until coming here where the owner is making fresh ricotta gnocchi daily. He even came over to the table and checked in with us, which made the experience feel so much more personable! I ordered the eggplant parm and subbed for palomino sauce... it was incredible! Be sure to try the chicken gnocchi soup- SO good. The ambiance is dim-lit and romantic, but comforting and decorated like an intimate restaurant in Italy. They also have a great wine selection. I cannot wait to come back!

    I absolutely love gnocchi (the entree) so was excited to give a restaurant that specializes in…read moredifferent types of gnocchi my business. There was a little hiccup -- no website or photos of the menu that I could find anywhere online. I realize I might be spoiled since the pandemic but not being able to even pull up an online menu (or quickly place a to go order online via Toast) feels like a missed opportunity, especially when they offer a full to go menu. When I called the business, the woman on the phone seemed confused about our dietary restrictions (vegetarian) and when I asked what she could recommend she didn't offer all the veg options on the menu to us, even after I clarified what I meant. She seemed annoyed that I didn't know what I wanted to order without having a menu. After going on yelp and looking for recommendations I was excited to try the mushroom soup... but it was sold out (another surprise since it was barely 5pm). Ultimately what we did order - palomino gnocchi - was very tasty and generous portion size so the food gets 5 stars but the attitude was a turn off. I did get a copy of the menu to post here so others don't have to relive my pain :)

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    Chicken and broccoli so freaking tasty!!!!

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    Chicken Roman with side of Riccota Gnocchi

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    Yelp Elite Event: Corks and Crafts with My Wine Witch - Mini Moxie!

    Yelp Elite Event: Corks and Crafts with My Wine Witch

    4.7(27 reviews)
    4.7 mi

    The event was fun. It was not a normal wine tasting or craft night, it was a fun blend of both…read more.. As for the wine, One choice was a gluhwein, one was a wine with cranberry added and the third was an ice wine with something added as well, so you didn't really get to taste all of the wines themselves. I didn't really like the wines offered, but I'm pretty particular to a dry white and found these to all be sweet, other options would have been nice. The craft component was fun, even though it was very much smaller than I expected. Some of the photos and saying we're a bit silly, so I'd appreciate maybe a few more options for the photos/words on the tables. There was limited options for embellishments (glitter) on tables if you wanted to traverse the room to look around for them. Thankfully our table had snowflakes which was good enough for me & looked cute on the block I had available to me. The snacks were a nice touch and the store was open for doing a little light shopping before and after the event. We were able to get a few cute gift items. I would definitely be back to shop and hope to see more holiday events like this in the future! A bit of a small personal complaint just for my OCD here, it's called MOD Podge not MODGE Podge. It is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

    The Corks and Crafts with My Wine Witch at Whimsy and Wine was a delightful festive evening!…read more Whimsy and Wine, located in Fraser, is a craft space and shop offering DIY craft workshops and selling clothing, jewelry, and locally based material handmade items. The owner Rick was in attendance welcoming the Yelp Elites to his location. My Wine Witch, a sommelier named Laura, was our facilitator for the evening as she lead us through a sampling of seasonal wines and our craft for the evening; the 'Moxie Mini'. Our craft was to choose from a selection of vintage images and festive witty phrases and mod podge them to mini wooden rectangles. The seasonal wines in attendance were: Mawby Sex Brut Rose, St Julian Ghost Apple Ice Wine with P31Aperitivo, and a warmed Winterlandschaft Gluhwein. My Wine Witch's informative presentation of the selection was the highlight of the night for me. Delicious cannolis and cookies from Luca Pastry made the scene. During My Wine Witch's presentation, she paired some of the sweets with her samples. Thank you Yelp Detroit, My Wine Witch, Whimsy and Wine, and Luca Pastry for making this event possible!

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