The Selden Street newcomer is three months old. (Facebook photo)
Detroit's restaurant market has a popular newcomer.
SheWolf Pastificio & Bar, at 438 Selden St. in Midtown Detroit, is so hot it's hard to land a table, writes Jane Slaughter of Metro Times. Friday and Saturday reservations are booked four weeks ahead and weekdays ones recently were available only at 5:15 p.m. or 9 p.m.
Could it really be that metro Detroiters are that excited about house-milled flour for their pasta? Do they know Roman cuisine, the specialty at SheWolf, as contrasted with Tuscan or Emilia-Romagnan? Or are they just familiar with chef-owner Anthony Lombardo's career at the stellar Bacco in Southfield?
While Slaughter mostly raves about dishes and service at the three-month-old spot, she writes:
The overall experience is not so comfortable. The space seems purposely designed to amplify noise, with bare marble tables, storage shelves involving granite slabs in the middle of the dining floor, and a glass wine cellar. There's nowhere pretty to rest the eyes, except for the flower beds on the little patio. It's bare and bustling, a place to go for the (very loud) buzz; don't plan any tender moments here.
She does gush about some dishes and dessert. To read the full review, click the link below.
