OT - Fanciest Dinner in A2
I'm a big fan of Chop House.
I second the Chop House!
is at the Chop house
No love for Le Dog?
Oh, you mentioned the bisque
Agree on Chop House. Great food, good wine list and a very nice dining experience overall. It was my wife's and my every other year anniversary place and we always had a great time.
Concur on the Chop House. Best in Michigan as far as I am concerned.
If you live in San Diego try the mussel bisque at Dobson's Restaurant and Bar downtown. It is better by far than any lobster bisque I have ever had.
Pizza Bobs
South quad is the easy choice. The dining hall was just redone. Your wife will have so many options on what to eat. It will be timeless
Mr. Fancy pants with the Pizza Bobs.
A few years ago, I would have said backroom, but sadly, no more.
WHAT HAPPENED TO BACKROOM?!
For some reason I thought it went away two years ago. Looks like just a horrible false alarm. Continue to enjoy your 2:30 am $1 slices.
...did they close down? Where do drunk people go for $1 slices that are so hot they burn all of their taste buds now?
I miss it.
I miss Bimbos.
Fleetwood
That would go over well. If I was married to Dantonios daughter I would take her there, but my wife deserves better haha.
The Hippie Hash may be the best thing ever... do not diss the Fleetwood
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My grandparents had their first date there. Grandpa was a JD '53 and they were together nearly 60 years, seems okay to me.
Troll harder.
My parents went to the Washtenaw Dairy.
61 years of marriage for the first couple, 48 and counting for the second.
Can never go wrong with South U
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I always loved the Chinese place on the corner
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China Gate?
Ann Arbor.
Really, Common Grill in Chelsea kicks the shit out of GD except for brunch... Pour some out of your 40 oz for the Lord Fox, if that still existed there was nothing better for an occasion. 4 words: "table side baked Alaska".
Lord Fox on Plymouth Road just outside of Ann Arbor is gone, replaced by Roger Monks.
wow. took my prom date there in 1989 and hadn't thought of it since. thanks for the memories.
Yeah, East German, I know lord fox closed, that's why I made the reference of pouring a 40 for dead homies. But it was the classiest place around when open.
Common Grill is awesome. Also owned by Jeff Daniels
The Common Grill most definitely is not owned by Jeff Daniels. It's owned by a guy named Craig Common.
Jeff Daniels is an investor though.
I had no idea Craig was his first name. Go fig.
Not to be off topic. But, hell on wheels is an awesome show!
Also if you can do a drive, Michael Symon's place at the Weston (Roast) in downtown Detroit is a treat.
I'm Commie High '78, and I took my girl to Lord Fox for both graduation and her 18th!!! What a shout out to the past that was... and on my 19th she took me to see Fleetwood Mac at Crisler and I TOUCHED Stevie Nicks hand when she sang "Sarah"... that has nothing to do with Lord Fox or fancy dining in A2 circa 2015, but..... COOL STORY BRO ;-)
anyway, Chop House is it in Ann Arbor of today, although that other old school Steak House is pretty cool too... help an old man out, forgot the name - near Vet's Park
Knights on Dexter near Vet's Park ... also have one downtown now in the old Jacobson's/Border's bldg.
How funny is it that the A2 skate park is across the street from knight's? Talk about a clash of cultures.
More a2 deep cuts: Spaghetti Machine, Whiffletree and Pretzel Bell
You can use my guest meals to eat at the Markley dining hall
Who's the freshman with the M-Card?
Congrats, how many years? The Earle has great food, but very tight spacing/seating inside and that for me detracts a little from the opulence of the place. Gratzi is nice also if you are in the mood for Italian, and for sea food I prefer Real Seafood Company over the GD - definitely not fancy as people are casual, but just love the place. Heard good things about the Chop House and for dessert go next door to La Dolce Vita. Ruth's Chris Steak house just opened, and if it is like all the others, that should fit the bill just fine.
This will sound schmultzy and will probably get down voted, but IMHO, it is not the venue that makes the experience fancy, it is the occasison and the person you are with - so you are fancy no matter where you might be going! Enjoy!
Thanks for the suggestions.
2 years is the McAnniversary. Suprise her with a #1 and splurge for the McFlurry.
Any particular cuisine or style of food?
Me and the wife enjoy pacific rim. Logan, Mani Osteria, and Aventura are other places you could check out.
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steak and seafood type place.
After I proposed to my fiancee 2 years ago we went to dinner at Pacific Rim. It has been my favorite place in AA since Eve closed during the recession. Now we are happily married, so I suppose that is some type of endorsement for the place!
The only one i would add is Taste Kitchen. It opened a few months ago is now tied for my favorite in A2 with Pacific Rim. The Chop House (along with all of the Main St Ventures restaurants) is highly overrated, and over priced. I don't mind paying top $ for a steak, but Chop House is pretty pedestrian.
BTB
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It's not so overbearing as Chop House, but the food is excellent. When my firm goes to Ann Arbor for recruiting, we like to rent the place out.