Favorite Eateries.... so far...

  • Favorite Places So Far.:.:.
  • Gabriel's Hoagies - Ypsilanti
  • Nico and Vali - Plymouth Downtown
  • Cellar 849 - Plymouth Downtown
  • Ari Rang - Ann Arbor
  • Lee's Famous Fried Chicken
  • Pizzaria Biga - Southfield

Friday, April 22, 2011

Logan - Ann Arbor - Casual Gourmet Foodie food!

I like restaurants like Logan, http://www.logan-restaurant.com/.  Interesting food, casual yet upscale atmosphere, non-pretentious.    It's got a nice friendly and welcoming vibe, and our hostess was very welcoming and got us drinks while we waited for our table - nice start.

Now for the food - the menu is very fun.  Lots of unusual preparations, and combination of ingredients.  Anyone who is interested in food will enjoy this menu.   I selected the Crab + avocado, and the Lobster roll for our table's appetizers.   The lobster rolls were nice, cut into 6 individual pieces, with crispy outer hull, and a nice blend of crunchy cabbage and tasty lobster.  But, this nice appetizer was it was overshadowed by the brilliantly flavored Crab + Avocado parfait.   Simply wonderful.

Our entrees were equally delicious.  Nice thing about Logan is that they offer 1/2 portions of the pasta dishes.  This is a great idea, because it allows one to enjoy more appetizers and not be stuck with leftover pasta to take home [which is never quite as good the next day].   My wife got the Gnocchi Bottarga, which was perfectly cooked and has a nice creamy flavor to it - great for a vegetarian, and very satisfying for even a carnivore like myself.   I selected the Moroccan hen.   I love little birds and this one's complex flavors were a delight.  The skin was nice and crispy, yet the meat was still juicy and tender.  I eventually put down my fork and went to fingers to finish off the bird - it was that good, nothing left but bones when I was done!

I really like Logan - it's a fun restaurant, and it's very reasonably priced for the quality of the ingredients and how they are prepared - top notch food.  This restaurant will no doubt be compared to Grange [another superb restaurant], but Logan is less of a 'formal' experience than Grange tends to be.   It's nice that A2 has a few of these types of restaurants that the foodie in all of us can enjoy - you'll definitely enjoy Logan.   Top notch!

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