I found this article about 6 months ago after ordering ABC in Georgia and getting cashew chicken instead. I had to explain to the restaurant that that is not what I ordered and they looked at me like I was insane.
They are nice people and their food is good but they didn’t know about ABC and its history. Neither did I. Now we all know. They didn’t add it to their menu. 🙁
Almonds and Cashews have such wildly different flavor profiles too... as a bartender obsessed with flavor prolifes and lives and dies regarding recipes with the 'Flavor Bible' that would infuriate me
I understand the urge to defend the city and the things it is known for, I always say nice things about Detroit, but I’m not gonna ever be the type of person to ignore our downfalls either. A hot dog with sauce is low effort, low quality slop.
They’re ok, definitely nothing to write home about. I just get unjustifiably annoyed at people making them representative of Detroit food/culture lol. Think I might eat one every few years and usually feel guilty about it after 😂 It’s just gotten to be such a cliche at this point. I honestly don’t know anyone in the city or the surrounding area who is ever like “let’s go get coney dogs!”, but Detroit style pizza places are a regular destination/craving.
Flint style Coney is king. You folks need Koegel’s down there. There are a few copycat recipe’s online. I still put ketchup on mine, fuck the dirty looks
My mustache is 6 inches long. No, I can't put that slop through my mouth opening without making a mess. It's just something I've had to accept growing a handlebar mustache that wider than my head. It comes with lifestyle changes like not being able to eat runny food. I can eat soup as long as the soup stays inside the spoon until it gets all the way inside my mouth. I can eat things on a fork that have sauce on them without wiping the sauce all over my mustache on the way in. Everyone is different. It's not that I don't enjoy the food. It's more that I don't enjoy the messy eating experience. I'd rather consume something that goes in my mouth without making a mess.
I really relate to this. If I don't put wax in my mustache to style it up, I can't eat anything without making a mess that will take longer to clean up than it took me to eat in the first place. If I ate that coney, I would need to wash my face and mustache in the sink before I left and then restyle my mustache before I left the restaurant.
That implies a hot dog is more important to me than a mustache I've committed years of my life to growing and showing off at competitions. It would be pretty ignorant of me to listen to some random stranger about my styling habits like you know what beat for me. What would I sacrifice something important to me for a $1 hotdog that I won't enjoy. That's honestly the shittiest advice anyone has gave me in years.
Not really. It’s hot dogs with chilli on it. They’re alright and all, but nothing near justifiable the way people around here go bonkers over them, and the cliche American vs Lafayette schtick. Detroit style pizza on the other hand is truly great and finally getting worldwide recognition for being the amazing pizza that it is.
"Detroit Style Pizza" is just making pizza like Buddy's, which was never that great in the first place.
If you can't wander in at any hour, bleary-eyed, dreading the upcoming workday or shameful drive home after an ill-advised hookup, vaguely growl something that may or may not be words, and have someone put a plate of reasonably-priced food in front of you in under five minutes, it's just some bougie restaurant.
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u/witchitieto Feb 15 '25
My vote is for a Greek salad with a ton of gyro meat and pink Greek dressing.