#46: Try 5 new local restaurants

I knew I’d reached five local restaurants, but I hadn’t been keeping good track, so it took me awhile to remember exactly where I’d gone. Anyway, goal #46 – completed!

Here’s just a few words about where I went:

#1: Café Zola
Logan and I went here for our anniversary last year. I really want to go back and try their breakfast menu – they’re known for their crepes and brunches, and also their lines, unfortunately. While their dinner was tasty (I had scallops, I think), it seemed a tad overpriced, and it seems breakfast is where they really shine.

#2: Quarter Bistro
This restaurant is near our old place, and has a giant head of garlic hanging above the entrance. It was also damaged by a fire awhile back. It was one of those places we’d been meaning to go to for awhile, but we never got around to it until both of our parents were in town. I had some delicious butternut squash ravioli (complete with heavy cream sauce), and everyone raved about their desserts.

#3: Chia Shiang
This is the place to go for vegetarian/vegan Chinese food in Ann Arbor. They have so many different meat substitutes I hadn’t even heard of them all. I think I tried a beef-like dish (Orange Sue pao perhaps), but I liked my husband’s actual Chicken with cashews a bit better.

#4: Carson’s American Bistro
Logan and I just recently went here around Valentine’s Day. I was quite pleased to be seated right next to the fireplace. I like heat. A standard American restaurant. Nothing too fancy, but well executed. I had a delicious Cobb salad that fed me for a few meals.

#5: The Blue Leprechaun
This is a relatively new restaurant on campus, and I went here with a co-worker once when we wanted to try something new for lunch. A cute Irish pub-like place. It was pretty empty at the time, but I imagine it picks up in the evening. I had an Irish breakfast thing – potatoes, eggs, cheese, etc. Comfort food. Delicious.