Satisfy taco cravings at this restaurant located within a grocery store. The menu is quite expansive, featuring tacos, tortas, burritos, fajitas, and huaraches (fried tortillas with beans, cheese, lettuce, salsa and other fixins). On the weekends, warm up with a bowl of pozole or menudo.

There's a lot going on with this menu, which spans several Asian cuisines including Chinese and Thai. However, it’s impossible to go wrong with the Malaysian and Indonesian choices. Must haves include the roti canai, a crispy style pancake with curry chicken and potato dipping sauce, and the beef rendang, tender meat cooked in coconut milk.

This shop inside Biggby Coffee specializes in ice cream that’s not only fun to eat but also fun to watch being made. The local and organic ice cream is made to order with liquid nitrogen, resulting in a smooth and creamy treat available in flavors such as cookies and cream and, Nutella, and affogato (espresso poured on top). This spot also has a feel good component: With every purchase, they donate a cup of water by digging wells for the Pokot people of western Kenya.

With only a few tables, this go-to Vietnamese restaurant can get quite packed during the lunch and dinner rushes but it's worth the wait. The pho — served in several varieties with mix-ins like tripe and tendon — is always swimming in well-balanced, flavorful broth. It’s also available in different sizes, a nice feature for those who can't slurp their way through a gigantic bowl by themselves. In addition to the soup, this restaurant whips up a mean banh mi, plus plenty of other rice and noodle dishes worth trying. Service is efficient and friendly.

The first Michigan outpost of this popular California-based chain debuted in Madison Heights in 2015. Bambu specializes in chè — sweet drinks and desserts including bubble teas, smoothies, and coffees. The shop pairs coconut water and coconut milk with fun and healthy ingredients such as pandan, basil seeds, and durian. Just a few doors down from Que Huong, it works well as a post-pho treat.

Relatively new to the area, this Chinese eatery is already off to a promising start thanks in part to its hard-to-find offerings. For starters the noodles here are hand-pulled and served in a tongue-numbing Szechuan sauce. The restaurant also serves jianbing, savory Chinese-style crepes.

This old-school pizza parlor goes back more than 50 years to when Thomas and Irene Vettraino bought an old farmhouse bar complete with a green lantern. They passed down their pizza recipe to their daughter, Marlene, who became the owner. There are several Green Lanterns around metro Detroit, but Madison Heights is home to the original location.

This classic slice of Americana is a metro Detroit institution with locations in both Madison Heights and Southwest Detroit. The price is right for the no-frills sliders and coneys, a good thing considering it's cash only. It's open 24/7 and always an excellent bet for people watching.