Clawson Steak House has been a Clawson icon for 60 some years. Some say that August marked its 60th anniversary, some say 61. Either way, that is impressive. Ownership has moved around within the family, but essentially has been at the same spot, owned by the same family and still going strong. That says a … Read more
Every year around Jen’s birthday in August, we receive in the mail a coupon from Rochester Mills brewery. This coupon is for a free entrée and free beer glass, so naturally, we gotta go. Rochester Mills is a very spacious restaurant with an outside patio and an area that features local music, but they are … Read more
Growing up, I was a Madison Heights resident. I attended Lamphere and by Madison Heights law, I had to visit Augie’s Bar and Gill countless times in my life. Heck, even back in my younger, more impetuous days a band I played keyboards in played there on a few occasions. That, however, was a lifetime … Read more
Its Friday night and Omar and I face the age old question, where do we go out? Somewhere new so we have fodder for the blog, or a tried and true favorite? As I mentioned in an earlier post, Omar and I joined the Landry Club. We joined at Morton’s when we tried out their … Read more
My daughter has an interest in nostalgia and family history. So for the past year I have been driving around the metro area showing her the houses I grew up in and the places I hung out with my friends as well as restaurants I went to as a kid with my family. One day … Read more
Hogs Hollow is a BBQ joint in Utica, located on Cass/old Van Dyke area. I have been there on 3 different occasions. The first time, was to watch a band called Blue Spectrum play there. Hogs Hollow has a large upstairs area that is great for live music. The bar has a nice selection of … Read more
Late June 2018, Station Square opened up in Troy, taking over the old Papa Vino’s at 15 Mile and Coolidge. I hadn’t heard any fanfare, in fact I hadn’t heard about it at all until I was at Troy Chamber of Commerce networking event and it was recommended to me. That’s what’s so great about … Read more
It was Saturday morning, I was starving and thought I would convince Omar to go out to breakfast with me. I wanted to try something new, and always heard great things from the Breakfast Club in Madison Heights. It’s funny, this restaurant is in the same building as a Dairy Factory was when I was … Read more
I was at my physical therapist (seeing because I hurt my back golfing!!) who by the way is awesome so far. TOP Physical Therapy – Total Orthopedic Performance – Ross Walker. They are at 15 & Ryan. Everyone is really nice and it seems to be helping. Getting old sucks. Anywho, I was there and we … Read more
While dining at Morton’s and the manager Matt talked us into purchasing the Landry’s Card (you can read all about HERE) he suggested one of the places we should try is the River Crab in Saint Clair. We were deciding what to do the next night and dining outside on the water sounded like a … Read more
