One of many images of the Poker Boyz at Binion's in downtown Las Vegas. This one is circa 2010.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Monday, March 01, 2021
Ann Arbor @ Curbside (February)
A short cold month, needs more hot food . . .
Knight's (2324 Dexter Ave., Ann Arbor) Well, we made it to one of the Knight's restaurants. Even though Michigan is back to limited indoor dining, we are not. Curbside pickup for a blackened, moist, thick slab of salmon dinner with super rich vegetable ravioli. Second meal - a stick-to-the-ribs meatloaf dinner, mashed potatoes and mixed steamed veggies. You can call Knight's half-an-hour before pickup, lunch and dinner menus available.
Tmaz Taqueria (3182 Packard, Ann Arbor) While we happened to be around and about the Southeast part of town, we remembered a previous visit to Tmaz. Standard Mexican-American faire at decent prices. To-go, curbside or delivery. Being in the neighborhood we stopped by, if you do visit be sure to peruse the most interesting sweet treats on the shelves while waiting. Strange what sweet tooths will consume to satisfy the urge. The enchiladas and tacos we ordered were well above average, both the black beans or refried and rice were excellent. A top notch variety of sauces are available.
DJ's Bakery (3031 Packard, Ann Arbor) Same road trip as the Tmaz review above. DJ's is often mentioned in reviews of best bakeries in the area. They are known for stuff pretzels, unstuffed pretzels, dozens of other sweet tasty treats and apple fritters. Everyone makes apple fritters, which means I cannot explain why they are better at DJ's, but they are.
Satchel's BBQ (3035 Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor) A Super Bowl feast. The smoked salmon was excellent as were the BBQ sausages. The sides were well above average with particular kudos to the cole slaw and the mac&cheese. Good quantities on all items with plenty left over for a Monday lunch.
Domino's (many locations) Hey, I had a coupon. Besides I like double cheese, pepperoni with lite sauce. Plus, the Pacific Veggie pie has a ton of veggies.
Star's Cafe (2575 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor) Big props to this new find. Well, new to us but from the crowd around dinner time, the word is already out. Star's is middle-eastern with a great selection and large portions. We tried the Chicken Shawerma and the Cauliflower Plate, both were excellent with enough food for a second meal; same goes for the large salad. Our only complaint is the website which is just a photograph of the menu with no way to enlarge it. Fix the website but don't change the food. Oh, and did I mention good prices too.
February 21-26 was Ann Arbor Restaurant Week. We sampled a few after several hours of menu perusal and mouth-watering debate.
Zingerman's Roadhouse (2501 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor) Most of the participants in Restaurant Week have special menu items for dining in. This year many of the eateries also tweaked their take-out/curbside offerings. We had the Harvest Pasta and the Herbed Whitefish entrees. Both came with a Ricotta Bruschetta appetizer and a biscuit blueberry bread pudding dessert.
Palio (347 S. Main St., Ann Arbor) We went for the Date Night Dinner for Two. Nice salad followed by Capellini Di Gamberi Scampi and Salmon Piccati, we like salmon a lot. Dessert was Tiramisu, a large portion. I must say the curbside was fast and efficient even if the other curbside drivers were lacking in certain parking etiquette. Oh and the dinner included a bottle of wine, white or red.
We've been asked - "Why are all the reviews positive?" We made a decision early on to simply not review disappointing meals. This is not Yelp!
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