The Latest Reviews
Down(stairs) on Main Street
July 31, 2018With designated nights for music and dancing in the adjacent dance floor and continuing interior enhancements with succulents and other plant accoutrements, dessous continues its ascent.
Modern French Cooking on Jackson Rd: New Restaurant Sets High Standards
June 1, 2018Typically, the word “standard” connotes one of two things—either “nothing extraordinary, just kind of standard” or raising the bar, like “setting a new standard.” Clearly, the recently opened Standard Bistro & Larder in Ann Arbor conjures up the latter.
Say Goodbye to Raja Rani and Hello to Namaste Flavours
April 30, 2018Over the twenty years I’ve lived in this community— exploring the rest of Washtenaw County— Raja Rani has undergone a number of iterations. Still, I’ve always viewed the old white house fondly whenever I’ve driven past, seeing it as my transition to the bustling activity of downtown.
Building Friendships at Red Brick Kitchen
March 31, 2018Dexter restaurant attracts regulars with tasty food and family atmosphere
Repurposed for refueling: Detroit Street Filling Station
January 31, 2018Once upon a time in Ann Arbor— specifically beginning in 1925 when it first opened— the building at 300 Detroit Street served to fuel automobiles as the Staebler Family Oil Company. Some forty years later, it shifted to offering a different kind of fuel when it became the Ann Arbor Fish Market, and its drive-through front area was closed off with white stucco, creating the triangular-shaped edifice still in existence today.
