 
Southwestmap
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Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 626
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 1:05 pm: |    |
As this restaurant's opening was profiled in the Freep today, I thought I'd canvas DetroitYes posters: if you've stopped by, what do you think?
My experience: beautiful food, but usually cold when supposed to be hot.
Very elegant but dim space. Too difficult for this reader to read the daily news! |
Downtown_dave
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Username: Downtown_dave
Post Number: 101
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 2:55 pm: | |
Agree there are nice finishes in the place, but all the elements in the serving area - salad bar, hot foods and deli - seem smaller than the previous Epicurian Cafe setup. Entrees in the hot line were $7.50, just too "pricy" a lunch for me. Desserts are in a small display fridge. With one guy making $5 sandwiches - and 5 people in line ahead of me - I just didn't feel like waiting, and walked out.
I remember the old Colonnade Cafeteria originally here - and the Colonnade in the basement of 1001 Building, too. Lunch has evolved - and now flat-screen TVs are on the menu. Not sure this is a good thing. |
Detroitplanner
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Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 406
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 2:57 pm: | |
I popped my head in here looking for a carry out today too! It definitely looks cleaner and less cluttered, but the previous room had a certain style to it.
I did not eat there found nothing worth the wait. I did notice it seemed a bit dim too. I suppose you're supposed to get the news off the plasma screens scattered about? |
Northend
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Username: Northend
Post Number: 958
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | |
Is the Freep article availble online? could not find it... |
Southwestmap
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Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 627
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 3:57 pm: | |
A mistake - it was on Model D Media website that I saw the article on Morning News Cafe: modeldmedia.com
Sorry that I misled readers. |
Southwestmap
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Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 628
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 4:11 pm: | |
And I didn't even get the name right: MORNING NEWS. |
Northend
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Username: Northend
Post Number: 960
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 4:14 pm: | |
thx |
Drm
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Username: Drm
Post Number: 1074
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 8:29 pm: | |
quote:Entrees in the hot line were $7.50, just too "pricy" a lunch for me.
Where do you find lunch in the CBD for less than $7.50? |
Downtown_dave
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Username: Downtown_dave
Post Number: 103
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 10:45 am: | |
Try Jimmy John's (two locations in CBD) for a good sandwich less than $5 - and the 99 cent tacos on Tuesdays at Rio Wraps in the Dime Building are very good. Au Bon Pain has a good selection of soups and stews - add a hunk of bread for a good lunch just over $5. Leo's Downtown Coney Island in Comerica Park has a great chef's salad for less than $5. These are just a few of my usual choices, DRM. |
Pffft
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Username: Pffft
Post Number: 1121
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 11:01 am: | |
For $7.50, you get an entree and one side at Luxe Cuisine on Congress, for a bit less, you can get the three side dish plate. |