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How did he do in the 4x100 and 200?

I ate at Z's and Blimpy about twice a week when I lived there, but I almost never paid full price, and I only ate at Blimpy's when a good cook was working. Amer's was way more overrated than either of those.

Would not classify Red Hawk as anything special. Tight places for food left out include, Zanzibar, The Blue Nile. Also Gandy Dancer. Granted you need to lay down a guap for most, if not all of those places. But if we're talking purely atmosphere and taste, yeah.

MGoBlog g/f's response rhymes! +1

Thats why I always ask for my fries extra crispy at blimpy burger. Also a good habit to get into at mister spots as well.

No kidding that's a bad headline. For a second there, I took it to mean that Michigan recruited a hot dog, relish and all. What a waste of a scholarship! But it sure sounds delicious.

...I'd go with Casey's down on Depot. Better food, less pretension. And no discussion of good, cheap eats can skip on Jerusalem Garden.

Also, this is the space where I lament the loss of the Del Rio. I miss those dirty, filthy communist hippies, their Silver Surfer mural and their excellent whole-grain pizza.

(Something tells me this is going to be a long comment thread.)

How can you be in Ann Arbor and not consume a single Bell's pizza? the lack of Grizzly Peak is equally distressing.

Forget Ann Arbor - I'm going to Sidetrack.

Wow, weird Red Hawk backlash. Red Hawk isn't special, but it's very good for the price. And their beer is exactly as expensive as beer at every other restaurant in town.

I've only been to Casey's a couple times; the only memory I have is getting a rubbery corned beef. Maize n' Brew Deli is good, though, and I concur on Jerusalem Garden, and the sadly departed Del Rio.

Bell's Pizza is a fist of grease.

Just because Zingerman's and all the Main Street restaurants may very well be overrated does not mean they should be avoided at all costs. (Same goes for Blimpy Burger, which is still not overrated.) Practically every restaurant in A2 rocks my socks off, including the overrated corporately hyped ones and the hidden Ann Arbor gems. Heck, in my hometown, Chop House and Palio's instantly become the two best restaurants in town. Places like Eve and Pacific Rim just take it to another level.

If you don't live in Ann Arbor, NYC, or maybe Philly you can't possibly understand the utter corned beef wasteland that is most of the US. Hence, Zingerman's is not overrated. It's like Starbucks. It's easy to crap on it, but just try driving 400 miles with nothing but truck stop coffee. You'll change your tune right quick.

When I went to school, there was a cheap little eatery in the League called "Wendy's." I wonder if it's still there...

Casey's > Red Hawk (even though they are owned by the same people)

Benny's > Northside Grill > Angelo's

Before you blast Main Street don't forget about how good Shalimar is. Best Indian restaurant I have found.

But I'm pretty sure all "Cinnamon" you find in the U.S. is Cassia, and Cassia is in fact, commonly referred to as Indonesian Cinnamon.

was my go-to restaurant for good cheap Korean food. I've had better Korean since, but I was a Korean food-virgin when I first went to U. Cafe, so it will always have a special place in my heart. On a related note, isn't it strange that there are so many good Korean restaurants in Ann Arbor? Between U. Cafe, Seoul Garden and that one on South U next to Maize and Blue (I forget the name), it's Korean food heaven. Not that I'm complaining.

I think my preference for Casey's over Red Hawk is created in part by the fact that it isn't always filled with 20 couples on first dates. Screw young love.

Main Street gets props for Prickly Pear and Middle Kingdom. Used to be a great little Thai joint in Braun Court, too. What was the name of the kinda overrated but pretty good place below street level in Kerrytown? Is it still there? And what about DeLong's Pit BBQ?

I also harbor a special place in my heart for Cottage Inn. Forget the food -- the staff used to throw a post-Art Fair bacchanal that was un-fricking-real. Seriously, I thought I had stumbled into the filming of "Caligula."

Funny story: I used to work as a waiter at one of the nicer restaurants on Main Street about ten years ago, and had a co-worker who previously worked at another Main Street chic joint. He told me that once he had an old guy and his grandson/student as customers. The old guy orders some drink with premium vodka, gets it, sips it, and declares "this isn't [name of premium vodka]." Buddy responds, "dude, I saw the barkeep pour it out of the bottle." Old guy is adamant. Grandson interjects at this point, kinda embarrassed, tries to move on. Couple nights later the pal is closing, walks into the manager's office to find the guy refilling premium vodka bottles with a drum of Popov. Of course.

It's a little dissapointing that he didn't do as well, but still looks very fast.

I love me some Blimpy Burger. One of those places you don't appreciate enough until you move away. I have cravings. I had the fried zucchini, badass.

Also, the place I are more than anywhere else while in college: Markley cafeteria. Me and my friends ate there ALL THE TIME freshman year.

for no thai? I think I'm gonna miss that place the most

Literally laugh out loud funny on some of the hot dog comments earlier, well done team.

FWIW, I find the scarcity of Fleetwood Diner on this thread disturbing. How can you talk about Ann Arbor food without mentioning the place that bends the very definition of what we can consider food.

Also, as a person of brown (...er, color?, descent?) I have to vouch for Shalimar, it is very very legit. One of the only places that will make the food as spicy as I ask. (I always ask for "Desi" Spice to the waiter...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi)

Finally, agree with many others that Ann Arbor has a very strong spread, one that can appeal to a wide variety of tastes & palates.

I wish I had taken advantage of Blimpy when I had the chance (and metabolism)

I miss the Vietnamese place on S. Forest, and the Korean place across the street from that over-rated pizza place whose name I forget at this moment (Pizza Inn?) on Church I believe.

Let's see, what else... the Korean place on S. U closer to U towers, if it's still open, is subpar to the other one.

If you were still using the old comment software the thread on this (inflammatory) post would top 500k comments.

We ate at Kabob Palace almost every weekend for a time. Delicious. Unfortunate that it closed.

The fact that you reference NYPD as a good pizza place gives me real pause, but man I miss Ann Arbor's Korean food. My favorite was the red building on South U east of Forest (the Coffee Break? there's no sign on the building). Kosmo also makes pretty good bibimbap.

I'm actually happy to see none of you mentioned Pizza Bob's yet. For some reason, people seem to wax poetic about their chipotes. Want a chipote? Take the cheapest dough you can find, stick it in the oven until it rises, then put a salad in there.

Pizza Bob's also came in dead last in the Daily's Pizza Tasting Contest. Every other pizza we ordered fell victim to the performance-enhanced masses; 80 percent of the Bob's pie ended up atop a garbage can.

My favorite is West End Grill

Pricey but well worth it

Never had a bad meal and never not been impressed.

Not as good as Tribute in W Bloomfield or other similar restaurants but I love this place

all those places almost made up for the horrible horrible cold.

anyone ever eat at sabor latino? south american stuff, pretty damn tasty.
also, le dog (esp the lobster bisque).
and not because it's good, but because i miss the late night slices, the In 'N Out pizza near Rick's.
washtenaw dairy. it counts if you've had dinner there.
Great Lake chinese restaurant puts middle kingdom to shame, but it's out on washtenaw at the road the movie theater's on. I forget the road exactly but it's worth the drive.