Hockeytown Café. One of the most perfect places to go to eat for a Red Wings fan. Perfect place to go before a game, after a game, to watch a game, or just whenever. According to the Detroit Free Press, it is “the best place in town to catch the face-off, kick-off, or tip-off.” Being the die-hard Red Wings fan that I am, Hockeytown Café is the next best thing to actually being at the Joe Louis Arena. It’s one of my favorite things to brag about that we are called Hockeytown. Detroit is called Hockeytown. Nowhere else.
Hockeytown Café is located next to the Fox Theatre on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, practically next door to Comerica Park and Ford Field.
The restaurant is two levels, and then there’s “The Roof”. I haven’t eaten on “The Roof”, but I’m dying to. It’s so cool inside. Red Wings memorabilia all over, Tigers memorabilia, other Detroit and Detroit sports memorabilia, and motorcycles all over the place.
Anyways, onto the food. The food is so good! From their appetizers, to salads, to burgers, to pizza, to sandwiches and paninis, to entrees, to soup, and all the way to the desserts, Hockeytown Café has a ton! There’s something for everyone.
I recently had the chicken Caesar lawash, which, according to their menu, is “grilled sliced chicken breast wrapped in flour lawash with romaine lettuce, caesar dressing, croutons & parmesan cheese.” I absolutely loved it! I love chicken Caesar salads, and this was just right for me!
Of course, I went with my family. (We’re all die-hard Red Wings fans.) My brother ordered the deep dish pizza for himself, which I had a bite of too. He loved it, and I loved the piece I had. My mom had the Bar-B-Q chicken sandwich, and she really liked her meal. Then my dad ordered the Bar-B-Q pulled pork sandwich, which he loved.
Hockeytown Café has a bunch of other things to order too, and it’s all not that expensive. The appetizers range from “Red Wings”, to loaded potato skins, to nachos grande, to chips and salsa, and so many more. Their salads include the BBQ chicken salad, classic Caesar salad, taco salad, the Michigan salad and a few others. The burgers include the “Hockeytown Burger”, the “San Fran Melt”, the “Double Play Burger”, the “Michigan Cherry Burger”, and the “Double Stacked Black Bean Burger”. Sandwiches include all the ones we ordered, plus many more and paninis. Entrees include BBQ baby back ribs, salmon, Cajun shrimp pasta, steak, chicken, and a few others. Surprisingly, we didn’t order dessert, but the desserts sound amazing. There’s the Hockeytown Brownie Sundae, Mile High Apple Pie, Chocolate Tuxedo Mousse, and a few others.
According to ESPN2, Hockeytown Café is the “No. 2 sports bar in America”. (It should be number one!)
Hockeytown Café is such a great restaurant. I’m so happy that Michigan, and specifically Detroit, can call it its own. Plus, it’s always great to say that we’re from Hockeytown! Go Wings!
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