Summary
Took the journey to the eastside of town & over to Former Top Chef Contestant James Rigato, the award winning chef from The Root restaurant in White Lake, new restaurant in Hazel Park, Mi.The new restaurant is in a former coney island & the chef was working the kitchen on this evening. Started with the ” Smoke & Mirrors drink, consisting of Old Forester, Lemon, Smoked Tea, & Ginger Beer, which was very tasty. Liked the use of a Detroit Lions glass, & State of Michigan coaster. The crispy fried potatoes, with black & white garlic were good, but the Honey crisp apple Kimchi, made with kimchi, celery, yogurt, & spicy cashews was excellent. The Hot Pepper Shrimp was amazing…with preserved local chilies, bean sprouts, scallions,snow peas(no snow in Michigan today), onions, & lettuce to wrap it all in..it was a 5 alarm fire in my mouth for a good 20 minutes after..I like those types of fire…lastly the Derby pie with white & dark chocolate, and carmel was excellent. Great flavors in all the dishes, & well worth the trip to this small hot spot. The LoneDiner on this visit fires up 4 Silver Bullets on this experience & looks forward to hitting the trails for a return in the near future.
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