Archive of: Reviews
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Blue NileDigging in, utensil free, at Ethiopian restaurant Blue Nile |
April 2013 |
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Exotic BakeriesHome-style Middle Eastern delicacies at Exotic Bakeries |
March 2013 |
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Ypbor YanWhatever Ypbor Yan may look like — and if you don’t read Chinese, it’s hard to tell from the road — it’s a Sichuan restaurant, and an excellent one. |
February 2013 |
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Zingerman’s RoadhouseOutside, the Roadhouse’s smoker floods the parking lot with savory scents as a good barbecue should |
January 2013 |
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Bona Sera CafeIf you’re plugged into Ann Arbor’s tiny but active “underground” supper club scene, you’ve already heard of Bona Sera |
October 2012 |
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Taco KingMeat with a little char, straight off the grill, tortillas with that perfect griddle-heated texture microwaves never achieve, tortas with their complexity of textures and temperatures – cram it all together to steam itself in a Styrofoam box while you drive home, and it’s wrecked. |
August 2012 |
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The Ravens ClubYou can’t pigeonhole the food at The Ravens Club. |
July 2012 |
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Happy Wok“Chinese people usually eat the head,” our server told us, bemused that we’d taken so much effort to pick all the meat off our small fried pieces of fish, but left the tasty heads intact. |
June 2012 |
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Samosa HouseIt’s rare that we get to welcome a completely new cuisine to our area, but this is one of those occasions: Samosa House, in the old Red Sea space on Washtenaw, is our first Somali restaurant. Owned by sisters Amina and Hawa Hassan, Samosa House showcases Somalia’s cuisine, demonstrating its culinary influences from India, the Middle East, and Italy. |
May 2012 |
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The Wurst BarThe Wurst Bar has a college bar feel, not surprising given its proximity to the EMU campus. On a week night, it feels welcoming to all. At first glance, it doesn't seem like the place where you'd find gourmet sausage, or really gourmet anything. |
April 2012 |

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