Restaurant week offers diverse cuisine
Madison Heights restaurants are getting ready to show off their international range of food dishes with the city’s second annual restaurant week.
The city’s dining scene has grown in recent years, attracting more customers throughout the city.
Madison Heights Restaurant Week got off the ground with good results last year, said City Manager Melissa Marsh, and returns with more than 20 eateries taking part this year from Sept. 19-24.
“This year’s … restaurant week will once again shine a spotlight on the wide variety of global dining options in Madison Heights,” Marsh said, “which we believe is among the best dining towns in metro Detroit.”
The city helps support the event, where residents and visitors support local restaurants and get discounts.
“We’re confident they will come back after restaurant week is done,” Marsh said.
Menus from participating restaurants and special discounts on lunch and dinner entrees, appetizers and more are online at madisonheightsrestaurantweek. com.
Among this year’s restaurants are Vietnamese, Japanese fusion, Lebanese shawarma, gastropub and traditional American establishments.
Many of them took part in last year’s restaurant week, such as Kabob Royale, 168 Crab, On the Rocks Bar & Grill, Madhouse Bar and Grill, Augies, Fuji Japanese Buffet, Woodpile BBQ, Irish Tavern, and Cadillac Straits Brewing Company.
Among new participants this year are Mia’s Tasty Grill, Meet Fresh, and Not Just Noodle.
Gordie Davignon, a Madison Heights resident, said he started Cadillac Straits microbrewery on John R a couple years ago. It was the city’s first brewery.
“Madison Heights is turning into a go-to place for drinking and dining,” he said. “There’s a huge variety of quality restaurants here. Woodpile BBQ, for example, is the best barbecue in metro Detroit that I’ve had.”
Davignon was an electrical engineer before starting Cadillac Straits, which grew out of his home brewing efforts. Attached to Cadillac Straits is its own home brew supply store.
“Microbreweries don’t look at each other as competition,” he said. “We’re all in competition with Budweiser.
As a resident, Davignon said he and others appreciate the growing number of Asian restaurants in Madison Heights.
“There are a lot of options and we have a large Asian community here,” he said. “It’s fantastic.”
Restaurant week includes online contests visitors can enter by posting photos of their own Madison Heights dining experiences on social media using the hashtag #MHRW2021contest.
Each day during restaurant week a $50 dining gift certificate will be awarded to one of those who post on their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.
Many of the participating restaurants will have specials on dine-in and carryouts.
Depending on the weather, some restaurants plan to have outdoor dining.
The establishments are all following safety measures in line with the Oakland County Health Division’s COVID-19 safety regulations.
Neil and Maryam Mashou of Kabob Royale took part in the first Madison Heights Restaurant Week last year and are back this year.
Neil Mashou is looking forward to the upcoming event after a long and difficult year for the restaurant industry.
“With so many people eager to get back to dining out, Madison Heights offers a tremendous variety of options for all dining tastes,” he said in a statement, “and we hope to see everyone come to our city and enjoy the diverse food offerings.”