Eater Detroit - Classics Week 2015 Long Lost Lamented Restaurant Power HourThe Detroit Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2015-01-29T16:09:31-05:00http://detroit.eater.com/rss/stream/77095902015-01-29T16:09:31-05:002015-01-29T16:09:31-05:00Peek Into Detroit's Dining Past
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<p>Photographs from the dining past.</p> <p>With <a href="http://detroit.eater.com/classics-week" target="_blank"><b>Classics Week's</b></a> Power Hour in full-effect, we took a look back in time (way back in fact) to see how Detroit's restaurant landscape has changed. The Detroit Public Library's <a href="http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/search/catch_all_fields_mt%3A%28restaurants%29%20OR%20catch_all_fields_et%3A%28restaurants%29?f[0]=mods_location_physicalLocation_ms%3A%22Burton%20Historical%20Collection%22" target="_blank">Burton Collection </a>and the <a href="http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=vmc" target="_blank">WSU Virtual Motor City</a> archive host a surprising number of restaurant and bakery photos from the early and mid 20<sup>th </sup>Century. We unearthed a few here, but also highly recommend visiting <a href="http://detroit.curbed.com/" target="_blank"><i>Curbed Detroit</i> </a>or <a href="http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/historic-happy-hours-centuryold-images-of-detroit-bars.php" target="_blank">Century-Old Images of Detroit Bars</a>.</p>
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<p class="caption">A "Pirate Ship" Cabaret from the 1920s. [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
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<p class="caption">Playboy Club at 1014 E. Jefferson, 1960s [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
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<p class="caption">Side view of Ma Zott's Restaurant in Center Line, Michigan, with painted advertising reading, "Stop at Ma Zott's Restaurant, beer, wine, liquor, home cooked meals at all time, clean rest rooms." [Burton Collection]</p>
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<p class="caption">Group of men pose with picket signs that read, "This bakery is unfair to the trade, S.B.O. of A.," in front of Pearlman's Bakery in Detroit, Michigan, in the 1940s. [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
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<p class="caption">Pontchartrain Wine Cellars. This photograph was taken on January 23, 1970. [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
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<p class="caption">The exterior of Ferguson's restaurant circa the 1940s. [Burton Collection]</p>
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<p class="caption">View of interior of Eastwood Inn restaurant. [Burton Collection]</p>
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<p class="caption">View of interior of Cream of Michigan Cafe. [Burton Collection]</p>
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<p class="caption">Luigi's Italian restaurant features a monogrammed entry awning. This photograph was taken on October 29, 1928. [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
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<p class="caption">Schweizer's circa the 1970s. [WSU Virtual Motor City]</p>
https://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7947183/figments-of-detroits-dining-past-burton-collection-wsu-power-hourBrenna Houck2015-01-29T15:28:16-05:002015-01-29T15:28:16-05:00Detroit's Chefs and Bartenders Recall the Restaurants They Miss Most
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<p>From sentimental favorites to high-end dining, some of the Detroit's food industry's finest talk about the restaurants they miss.</p> <p><b>Emilia Juocys, Assistant to Michael Rhulman and wearer of many food hats: </b>"Charlie's Crab. A Meur restaurant that had an old time Boston feel to it. Growing up it was one of my favorite seafood places and it always has a changing fresh fish list, so you could have either figs from the Great Lakes or ocean fish. Miss Charlie's Bucket (lobster, clams, corn on the cob, potatoes, so east coast) and their smoked bluefish spread.</p>
<p>Also<b> Pizza and Pipes</b>. No idea who remembers this it was not the food that made it amazing but the concept. A place in the burbs where you could order pizza and nosh on popcorn while you watched old black and white comedies on film while someone played an organ. I was obsessed with this place as a kid and so was my dad."</p>
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<p><b>Nick Janutol, Chef at <a href="http://detroit.eater.com/venue/forest-grill" class="sbn-auto-link">Forest Grill</a>: </b>"<b>Tribute</b> while <b>Takashi </b>was the executive chef and pastry chef <b>Michael Laiskonis</b>. Taskashi was one of the first Michigan chefs to be highly praised by <b>James Beard Foundation</b>. Laiskonis has gone on to work for <b>Le Bernadin</b> and teaches at Institute of Culinary Education in NYC."</p>
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<p><b>Jason Frenkel, Owner of <a href="http://detroit.eater.com/venue/rubbed" class="sbn-auto-link">Rubbed</a>, <a href="http://detroit.eater.com/venue/alley-taco" class="sbn-auto-link">Alley Taco</a>, <a href="http://detroit.eater.com/venue/tokyo-club" class="sbn-auto-link">Tokyo Club</a>:</b> "<b>Onion Roll Deli</b>. Its had the best corned beef sandwiches. While many try, Onion Roll took the cake. It was run by two owners that worked it day-in and day-out. Outside of that, I didn't care for much of the food. It was pure atmosphere and corned beef."</p>
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<p><b><span>Matt </span>Asheley</b><span><b>, Bartender at Forest Grill:</b> "<b>Golden Mushroom</b> is missed. So many of the area's top chefs started their culinary careers at this European classic cuisine-driven restaurant under chef <b>Milos Cihelka</b>."</span></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7945549/classics-week-2015-long-lost-lamented-restaurant-power-hour">--->>>>Now head back to the Power Hour for more great Long Lost Lamented Restaurant coverage.</a></p>
https://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7947431/detroits-chefs-and-bartenders-recall-the-restaurants-they-miss-most-power-hourBrenna Houck2015-01-29T15:03:19-05:002015-01-29T15:03:19-05:00The Restaurants We Missed
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<p>We asked reader's to share the shuttered Detroit restaurants that make them nostalgic. Here's what they said.</p> <p>For every restaurant that makes it, there are probably <a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.eater.com/the-shutter">five more that peter out</a>. According <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2007-04-16/the-restaurant-failure-mythbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice">one study</a> of restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, <b>approximately one in four restaurants will shutter or change ownership within their first year, and approximately 60 percent will do the same within three years of opening.</b></p>
<p><i>Eater</i> asked you, to tell us which restaurants of the past get you most nostalgic. We received a ton of great feedback <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eater.com/forums/detroit/2014/12/26/7450899/what-shuttered-detroit-restaurant-do-you-miss-the-most">in the forums</a>, as well as on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/EaterDetroit/posts/550785528389182">Facebook</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/EaterDetroit">Twitter</a>. Below, in no particular order, are the <b>restaurants you missed</b>.</p>
<p>Jim's Garage, Money Tree, Opus One, The Golden Mushroom, The Little Café, Tribute, Il Posto, Dona Lola's, Saltwater, Bourbon Steak, R.I.K.s, Twingo's, Original Lelli's, Mauna Loa, Harlequin Café, Van Dyke Place, Emily's, Little Harry's, Agave, Stewart's, Caucus Club, Chris and Carl's Diner , Hella's Greektown, Benno's, Susie Q's, Baile Corcaigh, Original Joe Muers, Pointe BBQ, Original London Chop House, Atlas Global Bistro, Chung's, Chuck Muer's Taverns, Elis Boyce, Casa de Espana, Lindell A.C., Turtle Soup Inn, The Original Shields, Savina's, Old Mill, Northeastern Bakery, Casino Bar & Grill, Nicholson's</p>
<p><i>Which restaurants are you nostalgic for? Share in the comments and then head back to the </i><a href="http://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7945549/classics-week-2015-long-lost-lamented-restaurant-power-hour" target="_blank"><b><i>Power Hour</i></b></a><i><b> </b>for more coverage. </i></p>
https://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7946141/the-restaurants-we-missedBrenna Houck2015-01-29T12:50:08-05:002015-01-29T12:50:08-05:00Classics Week 2015 Long Lost Lamented Restaurant Power Hour
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<p><i>As is tradition for Eater theme weeks, we're now powering through a straight hour of a sub-topic related to the larger theme. This time around, we're exploring long lost lamented restaurants. Keep an eye on this page for updates.</i></p>
https://detroit.eater.com/2015/1/29/7945507/classics-week-lamented-closed-shuttered-restaurant-power-hourBrenna Houck