The Best Comfort Food in Detroit

Northside Grill

★★★★☆ 3.9 (374) • $$

"Northside Grille has improved in customer focus.Food = 5 Came hot to the tableService = 5 Our waitress was on top of her game. Greeting = 5 were greeted and seated. We were given water and menu in short order.The staff was working well together.Check was give at the right time.Checkout went without a flawed.In the past has been for an Ann Arbor icon less than expected. But notably improved all the way around Ambiance = 5"

Blondie's Food and Spirits

★★★★☆ 4 (180) • $$

"Ask for Levi!! What a sweet amazing kind soul this human is. Gave us the best service and recommended some great choices that we both really enjoyed. Try the cheesy shrimp dip, it's to die for!"

Bunkhouse Burgers

★★★★☆ 3.8 (133)

"Great burgers and milkshakes are super good!!! I always buy the take and bake mac n cheese when I come here."

R P McMurphy's

★★★★☆ 3.5 (127) • $$

"Char-grilled chicken served on a bed of lettuce with roti pasta, tomatoes, green pepper, red onion, and cucumber. avocado, black olives, and hardboiled egg then served a garlicky creamy house dressing. The best chicken salad of your life!"

Empire Grill

★★★★☆ 4.3 (78) • $

"Empire Grill is getting a lot of great reviews. Just check out Ron C.'s photos and see for yourself how this old LA Coney Island has been re-done into a really nice family style restaurant. Their menu has it all from steaks, burgers and sandwiches to Middle Eastern, Mexican, Greek, Italian and Chinese. The nice thing is that you can get it all from open to close.Now Ron didn't have time to eat with Laurie and I but he was able to hang out with us for a short time. Laurie and I stayed longer to get caught up on things a bit before we ate. The server picked up on this and she totally let us have our space until we were ready.Laurie and I shared a Rachel sandwich platter which came with a huge portion of crispy golden fries that were some of the best I've ever had. It also came with a cup of chicken noodle soup. I'm sure it was Progresso. My only knock on this place was that the Rachel could have been better. We liked that they used thick cuts of turkey instead of the usual thin slices but then again, there wasn't much turkey and the sauerkraut overpowered the sandwich. If the meat and kraut ratio were switched, I would have easily given Empire Grill a 5 star rating.I'd go again but I'd get something else the next time."

2 Rose's Family Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4 (83) • $

"I have been working in the area recently and always thought that I might like to try this place. Today was the day. Located in the Bel-Aire Shopping Center at the southwest corner of 10 Mile and Orchard Lake roads, it is at the far end of the strip mall.I stopped in for a late breakfast, at about 10:45 a.m. After selecting a booth, I was immediately greeted by a pleasant waitress who dropped off the menu and took my drink order. After looking over the paper menu, I finally selected the Mexican omelette with hash browns and toast. You will see a picture of my meal, minus the toast. Honestly, I neglected to add the toast and my drink, because they were nothing special to look at. My drink looked like a drink and my toast looked like plain toast, because that's what it was.After reading the reviews and looking at the pictures from other Yelpers, I hoped that my waitress was going to flirt with me. Nope, never happened to me nor any other customers while I was there. But then she was wearing a mask, making it hard for me to tell.With only 2 other customers besides myself, I was hoping that my meal would arrive immediately. Then I looked out the window to the side and noticed a patron sitting at one of the tables, enjoying a leisurely meal while reading the paper. I wanted to sit outside, too, but I had already settled in at my booth.So why did I have to wait for a short bit to relieve my hunger pangs? Because of all the take-out and to-go orders that continued to stack up on the counter. Every few minutes, another pesky customer would arrive to grab-n-go.While I waited, I happened to look up and noticed some sort of art hanging from the ceiling. At first, I thought it was a blue sky with clouds, then perhaps rolling hills. Finally, I decided they must be waves on an ocean."How was your meal", you may ask. Well let me tell ya, it was everything I expected. My omelette was good, the hash browns were good, my rye toast was good, my Arnold Palmer was good.A detractor was that there were no condiments at any of the tables. That, and everyone of the waitresses were wearing face masks made me feel like there was some sort of pandemic going on.The table tops are perhaps getting a little worn from years of service, but they silently state that this restaurant is pretty popular.A sign in the men's room reminded me that even though your hands may look clean, they could still have icky germs all over them. So I washed them again and looked them over. After the third or fourth time, I finally gave up and figured I wasn't going to win this personal argument with a CDC poster on the wall.When paying my bill, I enquired about a possible military discount. Not today, although they offer a seniors discount at dinnertime.All in all, I'm glad to have finally paid them a visit. The wait staff were all pleasant and I will look forward to my next visit."

Daybreak Cafe

★★★★☆ 3.8 (68) • $

"Food is delicious with a large menu to choose from. Everything is so fresh and good. My favorite breakfast place in port Huron"

Spud Headz

★★★★☆ 3.5 (52) • $

"Spud Headz has a nice concept -- smashed potatoes smothered in meats, cheeses and sauces -- but they don't execute it very well.I purchased a Groupon worth $15, so my husband and I drove there to give them a try. It's not in a good neighborhood. Of the five people who picked up orders while we were there, three of them reeked of pot smoke. Gross. There are unprofessional hand-written signs everywhere saying this or that, which is always a turnoff for me. The menu isn't very thoughtful or inventive. Just rudimentary chicken, steak and seafood dishes. I went with the chicken bacon (easy on the) ranch. Jacob ordered the chicken fajita.The girl who took our order was nice enough and we waited about fifteen minutes for our food. Like everyone says, you get a lot of food, but 75% of it is unseasoned smashed potatoes and you easily run out of toppings to eat with said potatoes. My chicken bacon ranch was tasty but the potatoes needed salt or butter, neither of which were provided in the takeout bag. Additionally, the bacon was, I'm 90% sure, Bacon Bits or Bacos. Very crunchy and artificial tasting. Jacob's fajita chicken dish was under-seasoned and he desperately wished the meal were spicier. For my net cost (about $11) it wasn't a bad meal. But had I paid full price ($20+), I'd have been bummed at the lack of flavor and toppings atop the potatoes."

Michael's Kitchen

★★★☆☆ 3 (65) • $

"Stopped here for my wife's birthday breakfast (7/4/76) and I had the country skillet and she had the waffle (of which was huge for her). My skillet was very good. Clean restaurant, quick service. Nice place."

Delectabowl Food Truck & Catering

★★★★☆ 4 (35) • $

"My daughter and I enjoyed dinner from Delectabowl this week, at the RO Farmer's Market. She had a baked potato....I had the Monster Potato Bowl.Our family loves going to food truck rallies and we were so happy to have selected this business. The people are great! Service with a smile, and super patient with my indecisive daughter. :) The food was fantastic and will be a definite future repeat."

Hashbrowns Cafe

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (15)

"I love the salmon croquettes. This place is a true gem for the city of Detroit. I've been coming to this place for over 10 years and the food quality is just as good now as it was when I first came here and I recommend everyone who visits Deteoit to come here."