Monday, October 04, 2021

Going to have to give this a try.

Our local hip hop empresario has opened a new spaghetti restaurant on Woodward in Detroit. 

And by spaghetti, I mean that's it: the other menu items are garlic bread, meatballs and cheese.

How's the food, though? 

It's not too far from something my own mom — who served us spaghetti at least once a week, often with sauce using tomatoes from the backyard — would have put on the dinner table, meaning it's more homespun than chef-driven. 

The noodles are cooked just right, not too al dente and not mushy. The sauce smells sweeter than it tastes and has more of a tangy flavor. There's a hint of basil, some parmesan for texture, a flagrancy of garlic and it's less salty than your low-end sauce from a jar. The portion, served in a huge Chinese food-style takeout container open at the top with a plastic fork and slice of garlic toast sticking out, is massive and heavy.

Sounds pretty good, though--and having a limited menu makes a lot of sense. 

The lines are nuts right now, but after the buzz dies a bit I'll have to give it a shot.



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