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Two other vegan/vegetarian-friendly restaurants: In Ferndale, on the northbound side of Woodward, between 9 and 10 Mile: Om (http://www.omcafe.com/). If you go Friday night, get the barbecue seitan special. When I lived nearby, I got it every week, unless I was physically incapable of getting there. Wouldn't know about the fish, but everything on the menu is either good or excellent. In Royal Oak, off Main Street: Inn Season (500 E Fourth). Mostly very, very good.
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Inn Season deserves a hearty second - it's been around forever, and they really do an amazing job. It's been there so long that I can't really remember for sure in which decade I discovered it - but I think it was the late 70s. Not vegetarian, but I would add Thang Long in Madison Heights (on John R , maybe 1/4 miles south of 12 mile on the west side of the street in an older strip mall) as an essential visit if you like Vietnamese. I do, I've eaten in many Viet restaurants, and I'd say it's the best Viet I've eaten - BIG push on fersh herbs! jeff In Royal Oak, off Main Street: Inn Season (500 E Fourth). Mostly very, very good.
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If you hit up Submerge try to check out the little techno museum/exhibit on the 2nd floor. -Jim Quoting Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED]: So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?)
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Motown Museum is always worth going to. -Original Message- From: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 11:01 To: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
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Go for a salad and bowling at Magic Stick (is it still there?) on Woodward N. of downtown. LMGM On Mar 19, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Dan Bean wrote: Motown Museum is always worth going to. -Original Message- From: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 11:01 To: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
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That reminds me - go to Kenny Dixon's Soul Skate on the Saturday night if you want to get a bit more of a taste of Detroit. It was great fun last year
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Heidelberg Project -- a great DIY folk art surreal outdoor junk sculpture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project Fisher Building -- The Tower Peanuts Built. The lobby is like a secular art deco temple to capitalism. A peak Detroit experience was visiting Bill Van Loo's office, and going out onto a little balustrade many stories up. I was scared to death, and it was irresistable... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building A ride along the River Rouge on Jefferson -- start about at East Grand on Woodward and promenade west past the RenCen and out to River Rouge (the town) or Ecorse... a depopulated urban wasteland west of downtown. Melodies and Memories -- Submerge is a great place to shop for techno, but Melodies and Memories has a ton of stuff all over the stylistic map. Record Time -- My favorite store was in Hamtramck because it's on a nice little High Street, but I think it's closed, and only the Ferndale and Roseville stores remain. Oh, and Google Street view has photographed much of Detroit!
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Record Time -- My favorite store was in Hamtramck because it's on a nice little High Street, but I think it's closed, and only the Ferndale and Roseville stores remain. Make that the Roseville store; Ferndale is scheduled to close real soon and if it's on schedule still, will not be there by fest-time. jeff
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this is really great. thanks for all the details. On 3/19/08, kent williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heidelberg Project -- a great DIY folk art surreal outdoor junk sculpture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project Fisher Building -- The Tower Peanuts Built. The lobby is like a secular art deco temple to capitalism. A peak Detroit experience was visiting Bill Van Loo's office, and going out onto a little balustrade many stories up. I was scared to death, and it was irresistable... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building A ride along the River Rouge on Jefferson -- start about at East Grand on Woodward and promenade west past the RenCen and out to River Rouge (the town) or Ecorse... a depopulated urban wasteland west of downtown. Melodies and Memories -- Submerge is a great place to shop for techno, but Melodies and Memories has a ton of stuff all over the stylistic map. Record Time -- My favorite store was in Hamtramck because it's on a nice little High Street, but I think it's closed, and only the Ferndale and Roseville stores remain. Oh, and Google Street view has photographed much of Detroit! -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
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I've made it my mission to see the Michigan Central Station! I'm sure it's an act of trespass - does anyone know what security is like?? I just found this website of some others who went to look at it 2 years ago - http://brnation.d2sector.net/detroit/ue_mcs_detroit_train_station.htm On 3/19/08, Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
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That Record Store you were looking for in Hamtramck is called Detroit Threads, not Record Time. It's definitely still there, he's got an amazing collection, very diverse, and definitely worth a stop-off. Also, don't forget Vibes, on 8-mile, its Rick Wilhites store, although you'll probably need a guide to get there, as its hard to find, and you have to be buzzed in, worth it though, as its one of the best house music stores in the country and def THE best Detroit House music store anywhere in the world. Sushi at Oslo's is a good recommendation. And don't forget to get your coffee, muffins and red bull at the Urban Bean Co. This place was Blake Baxters old record store, and this place will be open 24-7 during the fest. They have turntables and programmed and open table times where people from out of town can hop on. The owner of this coffee shop, Josh Greenwood, is infamous in the city for his influence, through Push, Motormouth magazine, Dalley in the Alley and a few more. Def worth a stop-through. Corner of Grand River and Griswold, prob a 7 minute bike ride, and 15-20 minute walk from Hart Plaza, straight up Woodward to Grand River, go one block to Griswold. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 3:59 PM, M Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've made it my mission to see the Michigan Central Station! I'm sure it's an act of trespass - does anyone know what security is like?? I just found this website of some others who went to look at it 2 years ago - http://brnation.d2sector.net/detroit/ue_mcs_detroit_train_station.htm On 3/19/08, Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
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Couldn't agree more about Vibes, it's tricky to find but well worth the visit. Best to call in advance to check that it's open though. If you're on the second hand records tip then People's near the university is a bit closer (even a goodish walk from Hart Plaza) and has lots of disco, house and electro on occasion as well as the soul, jazz, funk that you'd expect. A great shop. -Original Message- From: UI Design [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 20:30 To: M Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) That Record Store you were looking for in Hamtramck is called Detroit Threads, not Record Time. It's definitely still there, he's got an amazing collection, very diverse, and definitely worth a stop-off. Also, don't forget Vibes, on 8-mile, its Rick Wilhites store, although you'll probably need a guide to get there, as its hard to find, and you have to be buzzed in, worth it though, as its one of the best house music stores in the country and def THE best Detroit House music store anywhere in the world.
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There are some incredible photos and an excellent blog post about the station here: -Original Message- From: M Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 19:59 To: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) I've made it my mission to see the Michigan Central Station! I'm sure it's an act of trespass - does anyone know what security is like?? I just found this website of some others who went to look at it 2 years ago - http://brnation.d2sector.net/detroit/ue_mcs_detroit_train_station.htm
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Were I going to the festival, I would go here: http://travelerstuba.com/ Only an hour and a half drive at the speed limit. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? -- matt kane's brain [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hydrogenproject.com http://wzbc.org AIM: mkbatwerk
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Matt Kane's Brain wrote: Were I going to the festival, I would go here: http://travelerstuba.com/ NOW we're talking techno. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==663 http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==10093 http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/betty.html http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==657
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Sorry, try again, here: http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html Me and two of my friends got inside the perimeter of the building last year We found somewhere to actually enter and were about to go in when we looked up. At a window on one of the upper floors we saw a person waving at us. Even though it was the middle of the day and blazing hot sunshine at that, the lone figure totally spooked us out. We beat a hasty retreat. Having read that blog however and marvelled at the author's pictures of the buildinng's interior I've decided to try again this year. As far as security goes, the central station, like many of Detroit's abandoned buildings is precisely that: literally abandoned. We didn't see a soul during our visit (apart from that disturbing lone figure) and attempts to secure the building were haphazard at best. It was as if people had managed to somehow block out and forget about the presence of this enourmous hulking wreck that dominates the area. -Original Message- From: M Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 19:59 To: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) I've made it my mission to see the Michigan Central Station! I'm sure it's an act of trespass - does anyone know what security is like?? I just found this website of some others who went to look at it 2 years ago - http://brnation.d2sector.net/detroit/ue_mcs_detroit_train_station.htm
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Agreed. If you want to venture out of the city- Xedos (if it's still around) is a good place to chill. Cranbrook school for the gardens Have falafel properly have Ethiopian food go to the DIA (they just remodeled it) take a day trip to Ann Arbor and eat some amazing bread at Zingerman's Cass Cafe in Detroit (if still around) instead of the HUGE parties, see some local talent at the smaller parties. safe travels, Diana --- Luis-Manuel Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go for a salad and bowling at Magic Stick (is it still there?) on Woodward N. of downtown. LMGM On Mar 19, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Dan Bean wrote: Motown Museum is always worth going to. -Original Message- From: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 11:01 To: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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diana potts wrote: Agreed. If you want to venture out of the city- Xedos (if it's still around) is a good place to chill. Unfortunately, Xhedos is another casualty. It's still there and is pretty much the same space (a nice coffee shop), but it's now AJ's. jeff
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hit up mudgies - Original Message - From: diana potts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:40 PM Subject: Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) Agreed. If you want to venture out of the city- Xedos (if it's still around) is a good place to chill. Cranbrook school for the gardens Have falafel properly have Ethiopian food go to the DIA (they just remodeled it) take a day trip to Ann Arbor and eat some amazing bread at Zingerman's Cass Cafe in Detroit (if still around) instead of the HUGE parties, see some local talent at the smaller parties. safe travels, Diana --- Luis-Manuel Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go for a salad and bowling at Magic Stick (is it still there?) on Woodward N. of downtown. LMGM On Mar 19, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Dan Bean wrote: Motown Museum is always worth going to. -Original Message- From: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 11:01 To: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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Ferndale Record Time will be closed by the end of this month, sadly. Check out Rick Wilhite's Vibes New Rare Music shop - don't know what the hours will be that weekend. Madison Heights Nature Center - if you need to take a walk in the woods in the middle of urban sprawl. Maybe a bit of a drive from Harts Plaza, but its really a nice spot. In the short time that I have lived here, I've come to love it. And second the Soul Skate - that was great last year! Denise -- Denise MM Dalphond Department of Folklore Ethnomusicology Indiana University [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/ Quoting kent williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Heidelberg Project -- a great DIY folk art surreal outdoor junk sculpture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project Fisher Building -- The Tower Peanuts Built. The lobby is like a secular art deco temple to capitalism. A peak Detroit experience was visiting Bill Van Loo's office, and going out onto a little balustrade many stories up. I was scared to death, and it was irresistable... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Building A ride along the River Rouge on Jefferson -- start about at East Grand on Woodward and promenade west past the RenCen and out to River Rouge (the town) or Ecorse... a depopulated urban wasteland west of downtown. Melodies and Memories -- Submerge is a great place to shop for techno, but Melodies and Memories has a ton of stuff all over the stylistic map. Record Time -- My favorite store was in Hamtramck because it's on a nice little High Street, but I think it's closed, and only the Ferndale and Roseville stores remain. Oh, and Google Street view has photographed much of Detroit!
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being a vegan foodie my biggest things are finding actual good food to eat while in the D. so. can't forget Avalon Bakery! Cass Ave right by Planet E. lots of vegan carbohydrate delights there and the best coffee in Detroit [organic, fair trade] Blue Nile - Ferndale, MI - a staple of techno tourists - prix fixe, but don't order more than necessary because you can't take it with you Oslo [walking distance, Woodward] - there will probably be plenty of parties there, of course Royal Oak - Beirut Palace for their delish falafel, hummus and their big fat juicy fatoosh... and orange / carrot juices [yum!] La Shish - in Dearborn [if you're passing by the airport] or Warren if you're near Roseville Record Time Sala Thai - in the burbs on Lafayette near Woodward - and buy some Gap t-shirts while you're at it Marathon - cheap ethiopian in Windsor, ON - might be easier / cheaper to take the bus from there. Don't take a German techno artist [Monolake], a man of Arabic descent [Sharif], a white girl [---], a Filipino girl [---], a white guy that got turned away at the border [me] and a black guy [Archetype] without a passport or ID through the border and expect not to be hassled. If memory serves me right, there's some indian food to be had downtown, but I only stumbled into it and have yet to see it in the last 2 years for some reason. Go to Ann Arbor, like Diana said for Zingerman's, but don't get a ticket while doing so.. and say hi to Carlos! -- Go to Cranbrook. And wish that you had gone there instead of Ohio freaking State Throw eggs at the dealer at New to You [W. 9 Mile, Ferndale - on the same strip as ex-Xhedos + ex-Record Time] he's a crook, sits on overpriced gear forever -- he's another guy that you should say you can't take it with you to.. Sadly, so much of what made Detroit, Detroit is gone.. [detroit contemporary, Motor, temple, Panacea] +odd -- On Mar 19, 2008, at 5:40 PM, diana potts wrote: Agreed. If you want to venture out of the city- Xedos (if it's still around) is a good place to chill. Cranbrook school for the gardens Have falafel properly have Ethiopian food go to the DIA (they just remodeled it) take a day trip to Ann Arbor and eat some amazing bread at Zingerman's Cass Cafe in Detroit (if still around) instead of the HUGE parties, see some local talent at the smaller parties. safe travels, Diana --- Luis-Manuel Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go for a salad and bowling at Magic Stick (is it still there?) on Woodward N. of downtown. LMGM On Mar 19, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Dan Bean wrote: Motown Museum is always worth going to. -Original Message- From: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 11:01 To: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) So what are the things to do while I am in detroit during the festival weekend (except for being at the festival)? I know of... submerge, record time (i dont know where it is). What is a good geographical tour? What places are worth going to? (I am a gear freak, love analog stuff and used gear... maybe some music gear shops?) Thanks yo. -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY __ __ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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the Michigan Central Station was the main location of the giant shootout between Optimus Prime and Megatron in Transformers... and The Island, coincidentally, both by Michael Bay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Central_Station http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/articles/mcs-727-transformers-co- star-michigan-central-station/ and will be the new home to the police station I read somewhere as well.. ? wish I could find the link, I couldn't believe it btw there's a bunch of Mexican food there because it's next to mexican town +odd -- On Mar 19, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Dan Bean wrote: Sorry, try again, here: http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2007/11/it-will-rise-from-ashes.html Me and two of my friends got inside the perimeter of the building last year We found somewhere to actually enter and were about to go in when we looked up. At a window on one of the upper floors we saw a person waving at us. Even though it was the middle of the day and blazing hot sunshine at that, the lone figure totally spooked us out. We beat a hasty retreat. Having read that blog however and marvelled at the author's pictures of the buildinng's interior I've decided to try again this year. As far as security goes, the central station, like many of Detroit's abandoned buildings is precisely that: literally abandoned. We didn't see a soul during our visit (apart from that disturbing lone figure) and attempts to secure the building were haphazard at best. It was as if people had managed to somehow block out and forget about the presence of this enourmous hulking wreck that dominates the area. -Original Message- From: M Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2008 19:59 To: Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) things to do in detroit during the festival (except the festival) I've made it my mission to see the Michigan Central Station! I'm sure it's an act of trespass - does anyone know what security is like?? I just found this website of some others who went to look at it 2 years ago - http://brnation.d2sector.net/detroit/ ue_mcs_detroit_train_station.htm
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Fantastic picks, Todd! so. can't forget Avalon Bakery! Cass Ave right by Planet E. Such good pastry...another fantastic pastry pick is the mexican bakery in (duh) Mexicantown. They have this great cafeteria-tray setup where you go around pick stuff out, and you end up with this massive brown paper sack of baked good for like $2.50. Sala Thai - in the burbs on Lafayette near Woodward True! I haven't been to Sala Thai in forever. Had many a pad thai there over the years... If memory serves me right, there's some indian food to be had downtown, but I only stumbled into it and have yet to see it in the last 2 years for some reason. This one's a bit controversial. The restaraunt across from the DIA, in the basement of the International Center, always had a couple of different curries every day. They got pushed out with higher rent, and a new owner came in with basically the exact same menu. I haven't been there in a few years. Last time I was there the food was still great but I felt kind of dirty because of the way that whole situation went down. bvl -- http://www.billvanloo.com || http://www.chromedecay.org
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did anybody mention hitsville usa? http://www.recordingeq.com/2006motown/06motown24.html On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Bill VanLoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fantastic picks, Todd! so. can't forget Avalon Bakery! Cass Ave right by Planet E. Such good pastry...another fantastic pastry pick is the mexican bakery in (duh) Mexicantown. They have this great cafeteria-tray setup where you go around pick stuff out, and you end up with this massive brown paper sack of baked good for like $2.50. Sala Thai - in the burbs on Lafayette near Woodward True! I haven't been to Sala Thai in forever. Had many a pad thai there over the years... If memory serves me right, there's some indian food to be had downtown, but I only stumbled into it and have yet to see it in the last 2 years for some reason. This one's a bit controversial. The restaraunt across from the DIA, in the basement of the International Center, always had a couple of different curries every day. They got pushed out with higher rent, and a new owner came in with basically the exact same menu. I haven't been there in a few years. Last time I was there the food was still great but I felt kind of dirty because of the way that whole situation went down. bvl -- http://www.billvanloo.com || http://www.chromedecay.org -- peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
