Without any advertising or even a permanent sign, Aloha Hawaiian BBQ seemed to be attracting a following in its early weeks, if online reviews are any indication. The independent counter-service restaurant with several booths...
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Deep-pan pizza into the wee hours might just be the recipe for success at a downtown location...
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From ancestral farmland in Yemen to a refreshed space in a Packard St. strip mall, Socotra Coffee...
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“I guess I wasn’t done wanting to open a restaurant in this town,” says Brad Greenhill, the...
Read More24th Cheesecakerie has moved to the far side of Briarwood mall, giving a three-generation partnership a dedicated kitchen it’s using to expand its offerings. The four-year-old business had a smaller shop in the mall’s food...
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From cornhole leagues to corporate events, craft cocktails, and cauliflower enchiladas, the plans...
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There’s a low-profile country store display in a dusty corner of Ann Arbor’s otherwise noisy and...
Read MoreFrank Zhong’s Ypbor Yan, featuring a rather exotic menu centered around Sichuan cuisine, has moved a bit farther east on Washtenaw Ave. into a building long home to a Big Boy and, most recently, Crazy Crab. He also tweaked the...
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Thirty-nine years ago, Michael and Bridget Roddy held a contest to name their new Italian...
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The soft-serve frozen treat was developed by the Dole corporation in 1984, but until a couple of...
Read MoreBriarwood mall shoppers in search of boba now have two options with the May opening of Totally Tea in Center Court. With tapioca pearls of strawberry, kiwi, and mango available among the dozens of drink choices, the chain is an...
Read MoreCustomers of Panera Bread are increasingly on the move, so the fast-casual bakery/café chain is upshifting with moves of its own. Its two new local restaurants offer drive-thru ordering and preorder pickup, each replacing nearby...
Read MoreIt’s called Crepe Nation, though it’s actually a locally owned breakfast and brunch concept of young restaurateur Complete Chijioki. He moved in late May to Jackson Rd. west of Zeeb, upgrading from a smaller spot on Golfside Rd....
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Cofounder Noah Kaplan has high hopes for Mothfire Brewing Co.’s relocated and upgraded Ann Arbor...
Read MoreThe double-decker taco “bustaurant” 1923 has rolled on after seven months in the parking lot at the corner of Miller and First. Its new station, less than a mile away at the southern edge of downtown, features a renovated house...
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Sunny Chapel has already started two very different companies in 2023— her second consultancy as a...
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When Ajumma sent me a text message asking me to call her, I was worried that there was an...
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Ann Arbor restaurants are awash in workers with wide-ranging resumes, but few can match Terry...
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At a white library desk in Venue, Margaret Poscher is building an empire. Peering into her laptop...
Read MoreA halal burger joint is finding traction next to the Shell gas station at the busy corner of W. Eisenhower and Ann Arbor–Saline Rd. Taystee’s Burgers opened in January, joining locations in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. Since...
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