Dining options expanded dramatically in Metro Detroit during 2018.
Metro Times food critics Tom Perkins and Jane Slaughter collectively list 11 items they liked best this year. Two samples:
♦ Lamb shank at Sullaf: (814 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit; 313-893-5657) Most of the Chaldean population that lived in the area around Seven Mile east of Woodward for decades has moved out, but thankfully, Sullaf still stands. There's no menu — the chef simply asks you want you want. Though I twice ordered "lamb shank," different dishes arrived each visit. The first time, the shank looked like a white club bearing a huge bulb of slide-off-the-bone meat laced with glorious lamb fat. A second version arrived in a bowl with a large shank with super tender pink and red meat. Both were delicious. — Tom Perkins
♦ Hash plate at Folk: (1701 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-290-5849; folkdetroit.com) Gently spiced blue, redskin, and sweet potatoes are not actually hashed but cubed, nestled among morsels of squash, and served with avocado, farm greens, a spicy peach-colored aioli, and two perfect sunny-side-ups (or smoked tempeh for the vegan). No wonder Thrillist named Folk one of the best breakfast restaurants in America; it serves all-day brunch. —Jane Slaughter
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