The Best Casual Restaurants in Metro Detroit, Michigan
Famous for Motown and the automotive industry, metro Detroit is also a historical and lively part of Michigan. There are a variety of restaurants and bistros to choose from, and they offer some of the best food in the state. Many of the dining options in metro Detroit are casual and complimented by beautiful interiors and creative menus. Does this Spark an idea?
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Sweet Georgia Brown
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Sweet Georgia Brown is one of the best casual restaurants in Detroit, serving fine food with complimentary live jazz music. The interior boasts retro booths and mirrors with calming shades of gold and green. Start your dinner with Southern jumbo lump crab cake with Cajun red remoulade, moving on to pecan-crusted lamb chops with sweet potato fries, sautéed hare coverts, broiled tomato and sweet bourbon barbecue sauce. Recommended desserts include Georgia peach cobbler with peach ice cream or vanilla bean crème brulee. Sweet Georgia Brown is open seven days a week for dinner.
Sweet Georgia Brown
1045 Brush St.
Detroit, MI 48226
313-965-1245
sweetgb.com
Mexican Fiesta
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Serving authentic Mexican cuisine for more than 40 years to the metro Detroit area, Mexican Fiesta is a popular restaurant in Dearborn Heights. The large venue consists of three dining rooms and a cantina. The casual restaurant has a creative and inexpensive menu that can satisfy any Mexican food craving. Recommended entrees include the steak or chicken milanesa (pounded thin, breaded, fried and served with a garnish salad) and mexican plate (hearty beef and pork stew with hash, rice and beans). Mexican Fiesta is open seven days a week.
Mexican Fiesta
24310 Ford Road
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
313-274-3066
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La Bistecca Italian Grille
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The Plymouth Observer stated, "Cozy La Bistecca captures an era gone by, with heavy emphasis on comfort." La Bistecca Italian Grille is known for making creative dishes based on Italian classics such as Ravioli di Manzo (pasta hand-filled with piedmontese beef, ricotta and grana padano in a Bolognese sauce). Other recommended dishes include the escargot in garlic butter and lobster with cavatappi pasta in a fontinella cheese sauce. La Bistecca Italian Grille is open on Wednesday for lunch and Monday through Saturday for dinner. Reservations are recommended.
La Bistecca Italian Grille
39405 Plymouth Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
734-254-0400
labistecca.net
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