Casual dining and good prices mark this concept market-restaurant combo that has lots of appeal for its looks and the wine prices. Located in The Renaissance Baronette Hotel next to Twelve Oaks Mall, the restaurant’s decor is sleek and modern, dominated by a massive gas fireplace set behind glass. The menu is a merger of classical and modern French cuisine Read more...
There’s a touch of Thai and more than a touch of Korean among the modern Chinese fare served by the husband-and-wife team of Kelly and Susana Change in their handsome restaurant that belies its modest strip-mall location. Signature dishes include wok-seared flank steak with dried chilies, sole with black-bean sauce, and pan-fried crispy noodles with chicken, shrimp, beef, or a Read more...
Though sushi and a small selection of Japanese entrees share the bill here, it’s Korean food at center stage – or more literally, on the barbecue grills set into the tops of most tables, on which meat and seafood are grilled to order. Of the choices cooked this way, of special note are the traditional beef dishes kalbi and bulgogi. Read more...
The popular Hartland eatery has opened a second location in Novi at the Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk. The hook here is that guests can cook their own certified Angus steaks and seafood “Australian-style” on a piece of super-heated rock right at the table. Your server instructs you how to cook items to your choice of doneness, or the Read more...
Chef/proprietor Mary Brady’s location in the Novi Town Center offers an intimate setting. Snappy and modern decor bring the kitchen and dining room together in a convivial way. Chef/partner Sharon Juergens’ menu offers the classic Brady burger, as well as such updated dishes as black-lentil salad, pork loin with bean and corn ragout, and Scottish salmon with toasted barley. L Read more...
Longtime restaurateur Jay Park calls this spot an izakaya-style restaurant, the Japanese equivalent of an American pub. It includes an extensive menu of Asian dishes, from noodle soups and pan-fried dumpling to yakitori, tempura, and sushi at a bar with comfortable high-backed chairs. The menus are especially helpful, because explanations accompany each listing. L & D daily. Read more...
When Charles E. Rogers built his Greek Revival house in 1930, he couldn’t have imagined that one day it would have a sushi bar or tatami rooms for traditional Japanese dining. But here it is, with an array of Japanese dishes from surf clam, salmon roe, mackerel and river eel from the sushi bar, to such entrees as teriyaki beef Read more...
Steve Allen and Chuck “Rocky” Rachwitz come up with fresh seasonal specials every day, but perennial dishes include panseared sea scallops Rockefeller, bone-in pork chop with apple compote and potato pancakes, baked rainbow trout stuffed with Jonah crab and mushrooms, and of course, Rocky’s signature Caesar salad. There are interesting tapas and main courses on the “Just for Today” menu. Read more...
