The Lansing City Pulse announced their Top of the Town winners in this week’s edition. I found a lot of the winner’s surprising. Here are the dining winners with my thoughts. Make sure you check out City Pulse for winners in all categories.
Bar Food – Art’s Bar and The Peanut Barrel – I’ll totally agree on Art’s Bar. Peanut Barrel was good, but nothing outstanding. I’m still a big fan of Leo’s Lodge and Barley’s has some of the best wings in town. The Nuthouse is also up there.
Bread/bakery – Great Harvest Bread Company – I haven’t bought bread from anywhere other than Horrocks and Kroger so I don’t have an opinion either way on this one. I have eaten at Great Harvest before and they do have good stuff, so that one’s probably not too far off although I’d rather see a local place win.
Breakfast – Golden Havest – In total agreement on this one
Casual Dining – Applebees – Again, hate to see a chain win. I would probably put The Soup Spoon in this category and I would definitely rate it above Applebees
Diner – Fleetwood Diner – It’s hard to argue with Fleetwood’s atmosphere, but I think Jackie’s Diner has better food. Hell, even Golden Harvest could win this category
Gourmet – Troppo – I really liked Troppo. We had a great lunch there. Also had a really good meal at the State Room. This category is a toss up for me.
Asian Food – Lamai Thai Kitchen – I don’t eat Asian food, so I have no opinion on this category
Italian Food – Emil’s – There’s not a ton of Italian options in Lansing, but Emil’s is a good one. Read the rest of this entry »
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