[penguicon-general] Restaurant guide?

[Richard Herrell]

I haven't been to the Troy location, but La Shish is great Middle 
Eastern food. 

La Shish in Troy
3720 Rochester Road
Troy, Michigan 48083
248-457-1111
http://www.lashish.com/

Regards,

Richard


john guest wrote:
> Absolutely.  There will be a restaurant guide included with the
> registration packet.
>
> Detroit is home to the largest concentration of arabic and middle
> eastern cultures outside of the middle east.  Within two miles of my
> house in Oak Park, there is good Lebanese, Iraqi, Ethiopian, Indian,
> Thai, and Japanese -- as well as good vegetarian, italian, french and
> noveau restarants.  You can even get a great burger or pizza.  :-)
>
> I'm not as familiar with the Troy area, but we've managed to find some
> good examples or most of these cuisines within a short driving
> distance of the hotel.  There's even a nice restaurant cluster within
> walking distance from the hotel, which includes sushi, thai, a Red
> Robin, a greek coney island, a bagel place and an obligatory star
> bucks.
>
> If you want fantastic seafood (and don't mind spending a little money)
> Charlie's Crab which is attached to (but not part of) the hotel is a
> top notch restaurant, and the Palm Restaurant across the the parking
> lot to the north is a good steak house.
>
> Within four miles of the hotel, there is a wide array or restaurants,
> including italian, more sushi, indian, more thai, breakfast and burger
> places like National Coney Island, Morton's Steak House, and a Fondue
> place.
>
> Take a look at maps.yahoo.com, and center in on the Troy Hilton.  The
> main roads in the area are a rough one mile grid.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> --John Guest
> Conchair
>
> On 4/15/07, Sara Trice <sara at saratrice.com> wrote:
>> I am excited to hear there are good Lebanese restaurants in
>> Detroit... that's one of the few ethnic cuisines we don't have here
>> in Nashville. Will there be some sort of local "recommended
>> restaurants" guide available when we pick up our badges, or online or
>> somesuch? I'm not driving so I'd need to plan in advance to try out
>> some of these delicacies. :)
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sara
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