We enjoyed our dinner here, the moment we arrived, the restaurant felt warm and inviting, and the…read morepleasant ambiance made it easy to settle in and enjoy the evening. Angel, was especially welcoming and attentive throughout the meal. The food was excellent. We shared three starters, and each one was delicious, but the blue crab with waffles was the standout for us. The combination was memorable and easily our favorite dish of the night. The cocktails are worth trying, too--they were exceptional and made the meal feel like a treat. Between the food, the drinks, the atmosphere, and Angel's thoughtful service, this restaurant is well worth a visit.

Had such an amazing experience at Standby!! The food and especially the drinks were outstanding…read more The cocktail menu was organized into three parts: Opening, Principals, and Finish. The theme was "Yes, Chef: An exploration of culinary icons through a cocktail lens." Each drink was inspired by or dedicated to a famous culinary icon, and you can read about each one in the index. We each ordered one drink from each section. From the Opening, I chose the Diaspora Club, which was so refreshing and delicious. Then from the Principals, I chose the Chingona, which was a little bit spicy and savory but still so refreshing. To Finish, I chose the Chocolatier Cosmo, which came with a tiny house-made salted dark chocolate. I loved all three cocktails I ordered, especially the chocolatier cosmo because it was perfectly sweet and went so well with the small piece of chocolate. For food, we started off with the crispy pork belly milk bread. For my entree, I ordered the miso butter gnocchi. It was kind of on the salty side but I still really liked it. The apple sofrito added a bit of sweetness to it. For dessert, we had to get the rhubarb coffee cake, which came with strawberry ice cream. Omg one of the best desserts I've ever had!! I never thought of combining cinnamon coffee cake with rhubarb or strawberry but it's perfect, and I might have to make something like that soon. Service was great and we were seated right away at 8pm on a Saturday despite not having a reservation. Food and drinks came out promptly and timed perfectly. We spent about 1.5 hours here and we never felt rushed.

Lumen, my dear friend. It's been too long. In case you have not been introduced, Lumen is a sexy,…read morestylish friend that makes you feel relaxed and at the same time cooler. I wore a button up shirt and Oxford shoes with my jeans, and I felt overdressed. But really, what matters most is the food. Our server recommended the calamari as an appetizer, and it was incredible. Not a single bite of it was the least bit chewy. The fried exterior did not make it feel heavy at all. And, when I say that not a single bite was chewy, I know that because we finished every bit of it. My burger was a half pound of ground prime rib. This might be the best hamburger I've ever had in my life, and I have eaten a lot of excellent burgers. It was so good that my wife kept taking bites of it. This seemed fair, because I kept taking bites of her salmon. I was skeptical about the breading on the salmon, but this is a bit of a masterpiece. The Panko breadcrumbs are light, and the rice vinegar seasoning works beautifully with it. The edamame and other shredded vegetables were mostly for decoration. But, the rice was equally amazing. The service was friendly and efficient at the same time. I'm reminded again of how it's been too long since we were last here. It definitely won't be that long until our next visit.

More like 3.5 but rounding up to 4. Our dinner experience at Lumen was saved by two things for…read moreme...the location and the fries! Oh heavens those hot, crispy fries (and magical dipping sauce). It is a small indoor dining space but they have a roof deck, two nice sized patios, and an outdoor bar area with a fire pit. They are located within Beacon Park, which is a cute little urban pocket park outside the DTE headquarters building. It was perfect to enjoy the summer concert series and dance to some 80s classics. Service was friendly, but slow. We decided to just get a few appetizers, as all of the entree options sounded too heavy for a hot summer night. They were all really tasty and the meatballs make a meal themselves. Loved the "gold coast" cocktail. I think this would be a repeat drinks and apps only stop in the future.

I ordered through GH (8/27/26) and it came fast, I am pretty close by, so the food was still hot…read more The order was Fried Chicken, Cheese Grits, Collards, biscuit. The fried chicken was phenomenal, it came with hot honey, and that took it over the top. It was juicy and crispy and the hot honey was the best I have tasted. Chef's kiss! The grits were good and had a little spice to them that I appreciated and the biscuit was crumbly and buttery in a non-greasy way, yummy! However, the collards were the worst greens I have ever tasted in my life. I'm sorry y'all, I don't know what happened to the person who cooked those greens were bad. There was not a bit seasoning! I couldn't even re-do them at home, they were so bad, I COULDN'T EAT THEM. I was so shocked because everything else was so good! I will absolutely order food from them again, but I'm never ordering those greens again!

We came here around 10pm on a Friday night after a very long day. It wasn't packed but there were…read morequite a few groups eating there. We sat at the bar to speed the food along because we were hungry. The bartender, Tristan, was nice and accommodating. I had the Fried Chicken BLT. Ya'll! This was an excellent sandwich. The tomato and lettuce was so fresh and the chicken was so well seasoned. It was absolutely delicious. The perfect sandwich. I'd go back for another one right now but will definitely be returning to this restaurant for that sandwich next time I'm in Detroit.

My boyfriend took me here to celebrate getting a new job I've been really wanting, and it was the…read moreperfect place for it. Even on a Monday night at 8:00pm, they were busy, which I think says a lot. The menu is small but intentional. Their staples are staples for a reason, and the servers are so personable that talking with them almost feels like running into an old friend. We each ordered a drink, the Brussels (always, we don't care what we get for a main), and shared the burger and campanelle. You're probably never going to be blown away by a burger, but you know a good burger from a bad one. This was a GOOD burger. The campanelle though... we could not stop talking about it. Genuinely addicting and easily the standout of the night. So happy this place exists in Detroit. We'll keep coming back.

This 3 star review is based solely on the food, our service was 5 out 5 A+ would come back to try…read moreother things for the service alone My friend brought me to Grey Ghost absolutely raving about the burger there. We arrived on this misty evening around 8pm, into the dim, candlelit space with upbeat music playing. We were asked promptly if we had a reservation-- did not, so we were promptly seated at the counter, across from the bar-- which was actually less crowded than the section on the floor with tables. Onto the food, I had fries that were nicely salted, and covered in a curry spice. They were decent but nothing spectacular. I would also describe my burger this way. The best part of it was the perfectly toasted and buttery bun-- but I find it overconfident to serve a burger without any toppings-- just a sauce that was apparently blended with pickles that I couldn't really taste. The burger was seasoned well enough...plenty of pepper, but it was all one texture, I didn't pick up any searing or anything to make the texture less one note. I asked my server for extra sauce, mustard, and ketchup to make it better. My friend recommended this spot specifically for the burger so I'm willing to say, I just ordered the wrong thing maybe. Onto the desert, the corn tiramisu caught my eye as something unique to try and it was truly an experience. It made me laugh out loud cause it was strange unexpected food experience in both flavor and presentation, I enjoyed it, but wouldn't order it again persay. It came out in a little whipped pile covered in cornflakes with green jalapeño jelly. I appreciated the richness and that it wasn't too sweet-- but overall I'd enjoy it more if it was presented more neatly, and there was a bit more spice on the plate to cut through said richness, although to their the deep sweet and earthy flavored of jalapeños was captured perfectly in the gel.

Baked Mac N Cheese was delicious. The old fashioned looked and tasted great. I'll be back.read more

I made a reservation for 6:15 on a Saturday night before a performance at the Fox Theater. They…read moresent me several reminder texts, probably because there were a lot of things going on in the area. We were seated at a nice booth in the back where it was a little quieter than in the front. Unfortunately, the table was very wide, so it was hard to reach the condiments and silverware that were in the basket at the edge of the table. Our server asked what we wanted to drink & we wanted iced tea, but they didn't have any. No iced tea? We were shocked. So, we just had water. The server brought 3 empty glasses and a carafe of water, and it was a little bit of a struggle to reach it. Two of us ordered the parmesan chicken and the other person ordered the whitefish. While the coating on the fish and chicken were good, neither the chicken nor the fish itself were seasoned, so the overall taste was kind of bland. The green beans were cooked nicely -- still had the nice snap, but not much flavor. On the other hand, the flavor of the mashed potatoes was very good, but they weren't particularly warm. When I made the reservation online, it asked if there was anything special that they should know. I mentioned that it was the birthday celebration for someone in our party. They didn't recognize it any way. Would I come back here? Maybe. But I would probably order a burger or pizza instead.

I stopped here before a concert and Chene Park this week. Parking was easy on the street, quick…read morewalk over. Staff greeted us upon entry. Found out this is a Black Owned bar, love that. It was karaoke night so they were testing the music, also didn't mind that at all. Outr server Brandy was extremely cool and helpful. 2 other bartenders came in while we were there, really nice ladies as well. I got the sliders and Hibiscus Margarita. Tasty and priced right. Clean, spacious, even the bathroom smelled nice, not the typical downtown bar smell. I'll definitely be back before the summer is over.

I didn't know the elephant room is black owned and I love it even more. Great service, great food…read moreand good drinks. All reasonably priced in a great location. I will definitely be back.

Went for my sons 38th birthday dinner We arrived early and…read moresat at the bar where our bartender Tyler patiently answered all of my chatty husbands questions about every drink he made Then had an amazing meal We ordered way too much food but wanted to try everything on the menu Our favorite hands down was the roasted cauliflower and grilled cabbage All of the staff were so friendly Shout out to Cathryn our server. She was amazing

Came here for special event. Unfortunately just thought it was mediocre…read more In terms of service provided by the waitress, it wasn't bad. The menu was explained, and she gave us her preferences. However the real gripe about service was regarding that we brought our kid and the only item on the menu was buttered noodles. That is okay, but after a few bites, even my kid who doesn't know many words informed us it was too oily and stopped eating. We wanted to buy something nearby and bring it back so he could have food, as he wouldn't eat the other items that we ordered. However, after multiple attempts, we were denied outside food or drink, solely for the kid. The restaurant's inflexibility because of their own dish being too oily and buttery, resulting in our kid being mostly hungry for the duration of our dinner . In terms of the dishes we ordered, the taste was unique for some dishes and average for others. We ordered cabbage, beef tartare, seafood pasta, and halibut. Of those dishes, surprisingly, the cabbage was the most flavorful and unique, and we rated it an easy 5 out of 5, as we never knew cabbage could taste so unique and tender. The beef tartare was good, but nothing special, as I think other restaurants serving beef tartare would taste about the same. The seafood pasta was interesting, as it had a slight crisp to it, but other than that, there were just a few pieces of octopus, which made it unique but not overly so. The halibut was tender, I'll give it that, and they prepared it in a unique bean sauce, which was also good and light. But again, nothing that beats halibut that I've had at other restaurants. The ambiance was dimly lit, packed. Plenty of servers and managers walking around. People were obviously well dressed. We sat in a corner, a dark and very cold area, so much so that we needed to put on something heavier. It is not a small dining area. The kitchen you can see on the way to the restroom was bright, well-lit, and open, with plenty of workers and chefs. The plating was pretty good, the service was quick. The food came out pretty quickly as well. However, it is a 1 to 2-hour dining experience. I don't think I would come back, as I don't think the flavor profile, service, and ambiance matched my expectation of this commonly noted number one restaurant in Detroit.

Supergeil translates to "Super cool", and this along with all the other super laxatives, is…read moreaccurate. The menu is Turkish and German fusion, which makes when you know how the doner kabob has become a German fast food staple. I've gone a few times now and had consistently great experiences. From the just the right level of eccentric inside, to the wide patio outside, the environment is comfortable and fun. Their food and cocktail menu changes often. There a few mainstays, including their doner options. Their lamb doner version is the only one I've found in the US I like (I have to remember to ask without peppers, not a traditional ingredient). Their cocktails are fresh, inventive, and interesting. I've tried a variety, and they do a consistently good cocktail. Supergeil is a reliable go to, good quality, reasonable prices, and great service. I'll be back for their patio season.

We were looking for a fun place to have Sunday brunch in Detroit while out and about and decided to…read moregive Supergeil a try. As others have noted, it's styled as a German/Turkish fusion sort of menu, and there were a ton of interesting dishes to choose from, as well as a really creative cocktail menu. The interior was colorful and eclectic, and it thrilled my plant loving heart to see so much foliage as well. We got the Lutenitza to start, which was great. The flatbreads themselves you could make a meal on, they're just that good. My friend got the Balkan Poached Eggs, I got the Sujuk Scramble, and we split the Lemon Dill Potatoes and Moroccan Beignets for the table. The potatoes were such flavor bombs; I was thrilled to have leftovers. The scramble was good, but fairly sausage forward. (I would probably choose differently next time.) The portion sizes were generous. All in all, the service could've been more dialed in, but as it seems there may have been some extenuating circumstances there, it wasn't enough to impact the overall experience. I would definitely happily eat at Supergeil again.

The Apparatus Room is absolutely stunning! This beautifully restored old firehouse had so much…read morecharacter. The service was outstanding, especially from our server, Rorie, and the sommelier, Alex. And the food, especially the fries with the brava seasoning are a must for any visitor. From the gorgeous interior, the excellent service, and a top-tier wine program, we can't wait to go back.

Been a customer at the A Room for years and the place "was" good. But I am compelled to leave a…read morereview because it disappointed me twice in 2 days. Good service. The food and wine is showing a promise this and we serve less..... far less. The charcuterie app is some half heated bread, butter, beaten up, over vinegar treated green beans, and some luncheon meat. Menu is inaccurate Can't get behind service of straight vinegar to customers! You'll taste nothing after your first bite! Delicate Wine - heated up from the wrong storage location and was a joke. But they were not kidding. Orecchiette entree - not even kidding - maybe 3 oz and few ingredients present. Ice Cold Smash burger wasn't with any flavor at all and with cold fries- I had to "request" the .5 oz of ketchup. They only have 'merican chizz for the burger. I had to beg for a slice of tomato. Get me out of here ! Whoa Seems like the staff are hyper well trained to defend management vs help out the hospitality and future of the eh par at us room.

Really nice spot If you want to come with an after work kind of vibe so keep that in mind. And…read morecan't get crowded but they have a lot of space. I met some friends at the bar and we had a good time and then we moved to a table. The way staff was cool from the bar to the table and they were very attentive. You will come in and there's parking everywhere on the side and the back of the building. I parked all the way in the back of the parking lot and walked up and got greeted immediately when I got to the front. I went to the bar, sat down, and was immediately given menus and water so at least they were on their job when it came to timeliness and customer service. I appreciated that . I really only came for drinks but some friends I was with came for food. That means that I can't rank the food at the end of the day but at the same time it looked really good . We ended up having to move some tables together and it was not an issue to them. They were very nice about it. I thought that was cool that they let us adjust some things since we had more than what we were intended to have as far as people went . The decor is pretty cool because it's based around the theme of cars and car parts. If you know anything about Ford, you know that it's going to be heavily auto-related and that's a really cool vibe. The aesthetics are very good . Overall it was a good experience. I had already eaten so I didn't have any food but I probably would to go back and try some food but as far as vibes go, it was a good selection.

Ford's Garage is such a fun, interesting, and unique place to eat. From all of the model Ts to…read morecheck out (including one hanging from the ceiling above the bar!) to the restaurant logo grilled/stamped into the burger buns, there is something to look at EVERYWHERE in this restaurant! I personally really love the ice strip that they have around the entire bar - it's an area to set your drinks that keeps them icy cold for the whole dining experience. The Happy Hour specials are amazing and the draft selection is always on point! The bartenders are wonderful and provide excellent service any time of day. I'm even more impressed now that the manager/owner replied to my review. And in such timely fashion! Excellent customer care all around. I will be visiting again soon!