Motor City Soul Food (Facebook photo)
Brenna Houck of Eater Detroit has compiled the website's latest list of "Essential Detroit Restaurants."
These are not the best restaurants in the city, nor are they the most buzzy. These are the restaurants that represent the city's flavor, history, and style. Some are classics, while others are relative newbies.
Number one on the list is Torino in Ferndale. The site writes:
Torino, the coffeeshop turned fashionable food icon, continues to pull in good word-of-mouth and eager potential diners. A four-star Detroit News review and a constantly changing tasting menu makes executive chef Garrett Lipar's Ferndale restaurant one the most consistently creative places to eat in the city, period
The Motor City Soul Food on 7 Mile Road in Detroit is Number Three:
It's cafeteria style, the line is always huge, and they usually run out of something, but for good reason. Diners swear by the smothered pork chops, fried chicken, mac & cheese, and the peach cobbler for dessert. It's pure Detroit, and worth the tricky parking situation and the wait.
