  Living_in_the_d Member Username: Living_in_the_d Post Number: 171 Registered: 01-2008 |
Yeah, Coney Islands. Nuff said. | ||
Alley Member Username: Alley Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2008 |
nobody said anything about Faygo yet?! | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1975 Registered: 09-2007 |
Alley, I considered mentioning Faygo, but what would be the point? | ||
Alley Member Username: Alley Post Number: 20 Registered: 02-2008 |
Faygo HQ is in Detroit--since people have mentioned Vernors and Stroh's, I thought a Faygo shoutout was in order interesting Faygo facts, according to Wikipedia... Faygo is numerously mentioned in certain Insane Clown Posse songs, and is "advertised" in the movie Big Money Hustlas. Since the drink is promoted by ICP, Faygo has been referred to as the official drink of the Juggalos. The original title of the White Stripes song "Little Cream Soda" was "Faygo Cream Soda," and it was performed with that lyric at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on July 2, 2003. The song was eventually released on their album "Icky Thump" in 2007. (Message edited by alley on April 20, 2008) | ||
Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag Post Number: 579 Registered: 03-2007 |
Isn't it Greek Food? Coney Islands are native to New York. Vernors, Faygo, Better Made Chips, could be in the running. How about Kowalski Sausage? Kars Nuts in Ferndale. Whatever happened to the slogan, "Nuts To You From Kars? They must have deemed it too insulting. | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 8454 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: Try to find one there! They have these things in Rhode Island called "Hot Weinies", a hot dog with a dribble of something appearing to be a derivative of chili, not more than an 1/4 inch, never even dribbled onto your leg. Coneys are a true Detroit invention (and even considering Hormels on a hot dog as close to the joy of biting into a Lafayette "one with everything" leads me to believe the poster lost his taste buds). | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1987 Registered: 03-2006 |
Big Boy-it's a michigan thing | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1978 Registered: 09-2007 |
Chitaku, not quite. Other states have and had Big Boy, but Elias Brothers had the most successful Big Boy franchise with the most restaurants in operation. | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 161 Registered: 08-2006 |
Chitaku-nice try, they started out here but I'd bet all of Southern California is down to 15 Big Boy's(the mediocre Carrow's out of Santa Barbara took 'em over...the oldest surviving Big Boy's in Toluca Lake is a landmark well worth your time) the original is now a Blockbuster Video in Glendale, and 2 blocks from the former site of The Hillside Strangler's torture upholstery shop(and Neal's Records, the best bootleg record shop, ever) | ||
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 3348 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thanks for the replies: Sounds like Coney Island loose burger, with Vernor's pop (or a Faygo) and Better Maid Chips, and Stroh's Ice Cream is the start of a Detroit based meal... Other additions might include White Castle's, since Detroit was one of their early markets, Sanders Candies. M&M shrimp anyone? How about the Michigan food? Something with Michigan cheeries? | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1979 Registered: 09-2007 |
Actually, I just thought of something no one mentioned. CHICKEN SHACK!  Oh, and I think White Castle is more of a Milwaukee thing, like CVS and Walgreens. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1988 Registered: 03-2006 |
actually Big Boy started in Burbank,California in 1936 as Bob's Diner. A fat kid walked in and ordered a double decker hamburger every day, so Bob called it the Big boy. Bob met the Elias Brothers at a conference and they took on his idea with their Chili bowl at 8 mile and Dequindre. Big Boy llc owned by Robert Ligget and headquartered in Warren,Michigan owns the Franchising rights. I've had the damn story told to me since I was a kid. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 919 Registered: 11-2006 |
urbanize - he is referring to their ad campaign, "its a michigan thing" | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 1094 Registered: 08-2007 |
michigan food thoughts: -pinconning cheese -frankenmuth chicken -smoked white fish in leland -planked white fish in petosky/harbor springs -leons potato salad in lansing -all the speramint in wrigley's gum comes from st johns -kalamazoo was once the celery capitol of the world -pasties...yum - beans, the musical friut, from mid-michigan -baby food from gerbers in fremont -gotta love muscrat dinners at vfw halls served by sexified matrons in hair nets | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1981 Registered: 09-2007 |
lol Chitaku, then why did you throw that "Big Boy is a michigan thing" pie in the sky if you knew the story? | ||
Orange_barrel Member Username: Orange_barrel Post Number: 20 Registered: 02-2008 |
The coney island hot dog. Hands down. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 920 Registered: 11-2006 |
well urbanize, perhaps its because that is their new ad campaign "its a michigan thing" | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 4110 Registered: 06-2004 |
cherries! corn flakes, Frosted Flakes, raisin bran Jiffy mix baked goods Sanders hot fudge sauce Mackinac Island fudge | ||
Grumpyoldlady Member Username: Grumpyoldlady Post Number: 60 Registered: 06-2005 |
Vernor's, Sanders "Bumpy" cake, and Better Made chips. Not entree items (at least for most folks, lol). | ||
Grumpyoldlady Member Username: Grumpyoldlady Post Number: 61 Registered: 06-2005 |
Speaking of White Castle's, we live west of the Mississippi here in Minnesota, and on Thursday drove 150 miles to Hinckley, Minnesota (east of the Mississippi) to bring back a 100 burger case of slyders. Should have bought more. Even though we put 75% of them in the freezer, we're already into the frozen stash. This just my hubby and I. We LOVE SLYDERS!••• Unfortunately, not available fresh west of the Mississippi. Frozens just aren't quite the same. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1982 Registered: 09-2007 |
Sorry to hear that Grumpyoldlady. Maybe the people in your town can get together and bring a White Castle franchise to your region. | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 162 Registered: 08-2006 |
Detroitrise, White Castle was founded in Wichita-HQ'd now in Columbus, OH...farthest West was Kansas City MO until shortly after 9/11, now it's St Louis; http://www.bizjournals.com/kan sascity/stories/2001/05/07/tid bits.html when I hit the road(& will be near a toilet within a half-hour) I've been getting Krystal's-in the few areas where they go head-on with W.C. they outsell 'em; http://www.chowhound.com/topic s/368349 | ||
Drankin21 Member Username: Drankin21 Post Number: 237 Registered: 12-2003 |
If I could franchise a WC near me, I'd quit my job tomorrow | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1985 Registered: 09-2007 |
I still find it hard to believe people prefer a Chicago "Wiener" over a Detroit Coney. They are obviously deprived from good food. | ||
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu Post Number: 716 Registered: 11-2003 |
Gnome: This Frankenmuth chicken that you mention... definitely not a Bavarian staple. I had been to Frankenmuth as a child, and was in Munich for work. Turns out the Germans don't eat a whole lot of chicken; and the lies perpetuated by the two Frankenmuth restaurants left me a bit disappointed  | ||
Drankin21 Member Username: Drankin21 Post Number: 238 Registered: 12-2003 |
Lived in Germany for three years. Frankenmuth style dinners are NOT easy to find and foreign to most Germans. Although, during Oktoberfest, Hendl (chicken dinners as we know them) become a little more common. Coneys are what Detroiters are known for worldwide, as it should be IMO. | ||
Hybridy Member Username: Hybridy Post Number: 240 Registered: 08-2006 |
"Oh, and I think White Castle is more of a Milwaukee thing, like CVS and Walgreens." Detroitrise: CVS has never been in the WI market-the market is dominated by Walgreens, Jewel-Osco recently left Milwaukee has one White Castle-they started in Kansas Not sure where you get your information but Milwaukee is famous for Blatz, Pabst, Miller, and Usingers | ||
Jrvass Member Username: Jrvass Post Number: 623 Registered: 01-2007 |
In the 1950's, my father was a District Sales Rep. for Chevrolet in Saginaw and whose district included Frankenmuth. He loved his fried chicken! He told a story about 1 of the restaurant owners (Zehnder, I suspect) who wanted to sell his retaurant to Bronner and get out of the business. Bronner didn't want to buy the competing restaurant across the street. So Zehnder started a rumor that he was going to sell the restaurant to the mafia from Detroit, they could open an Italian restaurant and conduct their "business" there. Nobody paid much attention to the rumors until several black Cadillacs with Italian-looking men pulled up in front of the restaurant and went inside. A few hours later, they all left. Bronner, worried, made the deal to buy Zehnder's. What he didn't know was that the "Italian Mafia" were all actors invited to dinner and paid for by Zehnder! | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 6361 Registered: 11-2003 |
A shoutout for Jewish Delicatessens in Detroit. jjaba IS the sociology of delis and never has he seen thrice baked bread with that hard crust and tasty chewy inside. Order the #6, Milton Berle. Half-pastrami-half corned beef, slice of swiss, Russian Dressing, now I'm fressing. Add some cold slaw and a cup of Matzoh Ball soup. Save room for a piece apple strudel. jjaba, essen unt freesen. | ||
Tkshreve Member Username: Tkshreve Post Number: 301 Registered: 07-2006 |
Tiger muskie, sheep head and a rare channel cat, smothered in Franks RedHot, washed down with a labatt blue. If you go out, it's a hot-and-ready and "POP". What's pop? |
