  Korridorkid Member Username: Korridorkid Post Number: 109 Registered: 01-2005 |
While driving home yesterday, I turned onto Clifford street from Wash. Blvd heading towards Bagley. I looked down Times Square St. and noticed a lighted sign that said "taste". I circled around, turning left onto Bagley and left on Grand River and then left on the first street, Times Square, where the Parker-Webb building is. Further down Times Square St. before it empties onto Clifford, there seemed to be a business that advertised itself as a "pizzabar" called "taste" on the second floor of the building behind the Parker-Webb. The lights were on in the second floor, and I could see some bare brick walls, new track lighting and a few flat-screen LCD TVs. Does anyone have any info on this place? Is it a new business? Any one know who is opening it? Seems like an out-of-the-way area without alot of traffic to draw attention to it, but a cool little area to have a business. (If there has been a previous thread on this, accept my apologies in advance) | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1655 Registered: 11-2003 |
It is a new venue opening this Friday (I have no affiliation with it) | ||
1kielsondrive Member Username: 1kielsondrive Post Number: 808 Registered: 08-2008 |
The building has housed a lot of businesses over the years. Let's see who here at DY can identify some of them. | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1656 Registered: 11-2003 |
Currently Taste is upstairs... Premium RestoLounge is downstairs. It used to be Club Icon before that. I'm lost before that. | ||
Powerball Member Username: Powerball Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2008 |
Come by this weekend...please support us. We are trying to change Detroit via good food and diversity. FYI, I'm part of the staff! | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 2253 Registered: 08-2007 |
Welcome powerball, why don't you take a couple of minutes and tell us about the place. The building has housed a string of places the last few years, what makes your business unique. I don't have a real grasp of what a pizzabar might be. A steam table filled with different pizzas? A make your own place? A wood-fire oven place? Is it expensive? Do you serve beer? Non-smoking? I new the building when Jack Williams ran the bar, a million years ago. Jack's dead by the way. | ||
Jonesy Member Username: Jonesy Post Number: 523 Registered: 07-2005 |
Any reviews of this place yet? | ||
J_to_the_jeremy Member Username: J_to_the_jeremy Post Number: 163 Registered: 03-2007 |
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Detroit-MI/Taste-Pizzabar/2044 4455637 | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1897 Registered: 12-2004 |
quote: There's this one -> http://diningindetroit.blogspo t.com/2009/01/taste-pizza-bar- now-open.html | ||
Powerball Member Username: Powerball Post Number: 7 Registered: 08-2008 |
Taste Pizzabar is a trendy restaurant that serves gourmet pizza's with an extensive, but affordable wine list. The average price for one of our gourmet pizza's are $13. We are open everyday, except for Sunday. Monday-Thursday, we are open 11am - 11pm. Friday-Saturday, 11am-2am. HAPPY HOUR - everyday, from 3pm-7pm - $6 premium drinks, $3 well drinks. Stop by and ask for Powerball! | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1657 Registered: 11-2003 |
I've been to Taste... I like it. It's a cool joint. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3581 Registered: 10-2003 |
Powerball do you have a web site btw? if not then send me some contact info. gphigundergrad@gmail.com | ||
Powerball Member Username: Powerball Post Number: 8 Registered: 08-2008 |
Yes and no...we have a facebook fan page, which you are redirected to when you navigate to tastepizzabar.com. It has our hours of operation, phone number, etc. Also, it contains ton's of construction pictures. We just added our latest menu to the site. | ||
Powerball Member Username: Powerball Post Number: 9 Registered: 08-2008 |
We are thinking about having an event called Wii Tuesday's. This is where we would have Wii tournaments with teams of 1-2 people per team. We had a set of Wii systems customized for the restaurant. We currently have one of the systems up. We are thinking about starting it tomorrow. Does anyone like the idea. If so, let me know if you are interested in coming. | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 647 Registered: 10-2006 |
Great Idea Powerball! I don't live in Detroit! (I wish!) but That sounds like a great idea to bring fresh new people to check out the place! | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3582 Registered: 10-2003 |
Powerball shoot me an email at the above email addy... | ||
Pcm Member Username: Pcm Post Number: 7 Registered: 01-2009 |
Went there last week with a couple of friends. It's a cool place. Ultra friendly staff. Cheesecake cupcakes are killer. If you've got $6 that you wouldn't rather spend on beer. | ||
Dtales Member Username: Dtales Post Number: 31 Registered: 02-2008 |
The above link isn't really so much a review as it was an announcement. If it's an actual REVIEW you want, I have one up now. Go here: http://diningindetroit.blogspo t.com/2009/01/love-at-first-ta ste-taste-pizzabar.html | ||
Jonesy Member Username: Jonesy Post Number: 529 Registered: 07-2005 |
My wife and I are going down tonight. I hope the food Tastes as good as it looks. | ||
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman Post Number: 412 Registered: 02-2006 |
We went last night with a couple of friends. Some observations: The pizza was excellent. I had the Detroit Red (BBQ Chicken), the fiancee had the mushroom pizza. My friend and his wife had two other varieties (can't recall the name), but they were quite good as well. You'll definitely want to swap slices with others at your table! Our tab amounted to about $100 for four people, which included four pizzas, a couple of appetizers and a couple of rounds of drinks. We felt it was a good value. We started with fried pickles and cheese sticks. Both were also quite good, though the pickles (obviously reheated - not fried just before serving) weren't warmed all the way through. I like the ambience. The dining area is comfortable, with dimmed lighting (though not too dark) and house music with a steady (but non-intrusive) beat playing overhead. There are a couple of flat-panel TVs, and it looks like they intend to add more in the future. The lounge, too, seemed to have a nice atmosphere, much of it made up of groups of low tables and tealight candles. It looks like there's a DJ booth, though nobody was playing while we were there last night. It's too bad the view wasn't a little better (the Washington Square parking garage and a people mover track!) but it has a city feel. The crowd was light when we arrived (we were one of three tables at around 7 pm), but it was picking up as we left around 9. One very interesting observation is that they're open until 4 am, and intend to start delivery service. It'll be nice to have a late-night food option other than coneys! There were a number of signs that made it obvious the place has only been open a week. The individual pizzas arrived at different times (a few minutes in-between). One of our menus was mis-printed. The staff seemed a little scattered, though extremely friendly and attentive. The checks were hand written (it doesn't sound like the computers are running yet), though they can run credit cards at the bar. The liquor/beer/wine selection was slim, but it was brought to our attention that they were still in the process of stocking up, and will have more soon. I would love to see a broad selection of Detroit-brewed beers; hopefully that's in the works, as I wasn't aware of any being available last night. Again, I should mention that we very much enjoyed our food and the overall experience - so my personal opinions and suggestions are meant only to help. We'll definitely be back. Some other things: It's not an easy place to identify from the outside, nor is it easy to find the lounge/restaurant upon entering the building (you have to make a right, go up a couple of sets of stairs). Maybe this isn't a big deal, we were just a bit lost at first. Secondly, it's a bit drafty by the windows. I ended up swapping seats with the cold fiancee as it didn't bother me too much, but I could definitely feel the cool air. Given the age of them, I'm not sure whether this is readily fixable or not. Third - and this is just a personal opinion - I like the interior, but it needs a little more personality. Maybe some more exotic lighting (think of fixtures like those at D'Amatos in RO). Some Detroit art. An interior that'll really make an impression. I definitely recommend everyone try it out. The food was very good, and it's obvious that the staff is dedicated to making this a new destination downtown. | ||
Powerball Member Username: Powerball Post Number: 10 Registered: 08-2008 |
Hey Detroit Yes! Thanks to all that stopped by! We are listening to your comments and making improvements. Taste was built for the community, so we appreciate all the input. We are enhancing the following: -Our POS system is arriving on Friday. So, the paper system is outta here :-) -We are getting a sign for the front entrance that points up the stairs, which leads to Taste. -Having weekly training for all of the staff Come hangout this week! We are stating "YouTube Monday" next week. Check out the facebook event that explains the details: http://www.facebook.com/home.p hp#/event.php?eid=48372724473& ref=ts |
