Union Street - 4145 Woodward Ave. Detroit MI 48226 - Phone: (313) 831-3965

General thoughts - I've been there many times and have never had a bad meal there, I honestly don't know if it's even possible. The best thing about going the night we did was that they served $5 martinis and $5 appetizers. The atmosphere is very cozy, awesome place to go for a night on the town. And unlike a bunch of other restaurants in Detroit, this one does open on Monday nights.

Foods tasted - Mac & Cheese w/ Wings, Lobster and shrimp Casino, Blackened (Tilapia?) with Jambalaya

Thoughts -

1. Mac & Cheese w/ Wings - This was one of the $5 appetizers. Honestly, 2 orders of this and I would've been a perfectly happy camper. Their wings were not those scrawny little things and the mac & cheese was delicious and not over done where the cheese starts breaking down. Like the apptizer "menu" says, it came with a lemon tequila BBQ sauce. Couldn't quite taste the tequila or lemon distinctly, but the bottom line is that those 2 elements made normal BBQ sauce that much better.

2. Lobster and shrimp Casino - I honestly don't think I found any actual pieces of lobster, but it does come with a lot of shrimp. Perhaps they used the lobster in form of a lobster broth to cook the pasta in? I don't know, but either way, it was THAT good. I love cooking but there's no way I can imitate that. It had a lot of shitake mushrooms and garlic in it, that's for sure. The sauce was very buttery. It was well worth every penny.

3. Blackened (Tilapia?) with Jambalaya - This one isn't on the regular menu, it was a Chef's Special. It's not even on the website's menu anymore. There was a good amount of blackening seasoning on the fish, and the rest of the components in the jambalaya was very good as well. I'm a person that loves salt, but quite honestly, this dish was a bit too salty even for me. I'm sure for someone out there, it's just right.

Final thoughts - Was it Very Yummy In My Tummy? Yes. Will I go back? For sure. I really like the feel of the place. It's a great place to go before a Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert because it's right down the street. It's slightly dark in the restaurant, but not in a bad way at all. It's a great date place. As always, I'll put more pictures on this the next time I go.