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• Afghan Family Restaurant on Washtenaw Avenue
• Afundi's on Ashley next to the Fleetwood. Middle Eastern, great weekend breakfasts
• Alley Bar in the east-west alley just north of the State Theater
• The Apartment lounge on the ground floor of an apartment building on Fuller court near the VA hospital. Live Jazz on weekends.
• Armadillo (On Washtenaw where Cottage Inn Cafe' is/was)
• Artisan Bistro at 640 Packard
• Atlanta Bread Company at 640 Packard
• Azure 625 Hilton...in the ring around the mall...that used to be Jojos. Middle Eastern/North African/Fusion
• Bell's Cafe The original, not to be confused with the Korean version on Stadium. Located on the corner of Ann and North Main. Open 6 am to 2 pm. Cheap breakfasts, Good Service, Terrible coffee!
• Bon Juice, on William, predecessor to Shahrayar
• Arriba short lived Mexican restaurant that took over Maude's spot on 4th, which is now Studio 4
• Bagel Factory on South U.
• Bev's Caribbean Cafe Packard at Woodlawn now a hot dog stand
• Bicycle Jim's, 1301 S. University
• Bill Knapp's two Ann Arbor locations were the hangouts for the Lawrence Welk crowd for a long time. The one on Carpenter is now Charlie's La Shish and the one on Stadium is Zingerman's Roadhouse.
• Bill's Coffee Cup, 201 E. Liberty; now Cloverleaf, which used to be Cloverleaf Lunch at 1015 Broadway and is now Northside Grille
• Bimbo's, 114 E. Washington, where Arbor Brewing is now
• Bimbo's on the Hill, 3411 Washtenaw Ave., where Paesano's is now
• Bird of Paradise, former Ashley Street, then Main Street.
• Blue Frogge, 1977 bar and disco frequented by Madonna, now Rick's
• Bombay Bicycle Club by the mall, now Damon's Grill
• Burger King corner Maynard and Liberty where Kinko's is now
• Burger King in the Galleria Mall on South U (currently Starbucks)
• The Burro burritos on William near State
• The Central Cafe, where Middle Kingdom is currently.
• Chianti, where Rush Street is currently - a short lived Jimmy Schmidt venture.
• China On The Run Packard at Woodlawn now Wiseguys
• Charlie White’s Restaurant, Liberty
• Chez Crepe, 328 S. Main (briefly a restaurant called “328 S. Main”, now Prickly Pear)
• Chubb's on State St somewhere in the 1930s
• Continental For anyone who worked on State in the late 1980s, the Continental was the lunch spot.
• Count of Anti-Pasta Corner of S. University and Church, above Good Time Charley's. Either late 70s or early 80s disco-era restaurant with great pasta and pizza. Used to be quite popular and mysteriously closed.
• Cracked Crab, 112 W. Washington, where Cafe Zola is now
• Curtis Chicken in the Rough
• D'Amato's, 102 S 1st St
• De Long's Barb-be-cue Pit, 314 Detroit St. Became Mysore Woodlands, which became Teriyaki Time.
• Del Rio, Inc., 122 W. Washington
• Delta Restaurant, 640 Packard Rd
• Denny's at Liberty and Division above Community Newscenter.
• The Derby on Ann
• Diamond Head Cafe in Kerrytown
• Dinersty on Liberty across from the Federal Building
• Dino's on South University Where Steves Lunch was across from Village Corner (Breakfast)
• Don Carlos on Main--originally on Detroit's west side. Until real Mexican food came to Washtenaw County, their sincronizada was one of the better Mexican dishes around
• Donburi, on State where Totoro is now (replaced by Hinodae)
• Dooley's, 310 Maynard (now Score Keepers)
• Drake's, 709 N. University.
• Earl of Sandwich, N. State near Liberty. Now All About Blue.
• Eden Foods - have I got that right? - on Maynard where Madras Masala is now. Hippie buffet and coffee shop.
• Einstein Bros Bagels, N. State Street
• Escoffier, Thayer (Before Escoffier took over the space on Thayer in the Bell Tower Hotel, it was called the Stage Door, going after the theater crowd from Hill and Lydia Mendelssohn).
• Everett's Drive In, 2280 W. Stadium Blvd.
• Familigia Pizza, Corner of State and Williams, a chain originating in NY, mid-90s, serving NY-style pizza made with water imported from NYC
• Flaming Pit
• Food Where Pizza Bob's Uptown/Mr. Spots is now - was a restaurant named "Food."
• Gianelli's Pizza somewhere downtown (N. 4th?), closed in mid-80s
• Gino's, burgers, at State and Washington in 1971; followed by Olga's in that spot
• Govinda's kitchen was in the Continental's location on State Street - vegetarian Indian cuisine run by Krishnas
• Gypsy Cafe in the space where the Peoples' Food Coop's cafe is now-- had live music, secret hideaways, and a very lovely vibe. Late 90s.
• Hinodae, on State where Totoro is now
• Indian Summer, State St. (Also known as Govinda's -- and much earlier had been known as The Virginian. The Indian Summer sign is preserved inside the Produce Station, above the produce.)
• Joe’s Star Lounge
• Joe Joe's next to the People's Food co-op, run by a very sweet Greek woman named Irene and her husband, who I believe was Joe Joe. It's now No Thai!
• JoJos in the ring around the mall 625 Hilton
• Kales Waterfall was on W.Stadium Blvd. that became Lim's of Ann Arbor, and now called Sze-Chuan West
• Kana Korean home-style where the Pringle's auditorium is now
• Kav's Cafe in Kerrytown (Kosmo Deli now has their former space)
• Kerrytown Bistro in the spot in Kerrytown that is now occupied by eve: the restaurant
• Krazy Jim’s, now Blimpy Burger (Krazy Jim had a second store on Ann St. too, where Jimmy Johns is now.)
• La Pinata At Stadium and Liberty, now the site of Bank of Ann Arbor. Margaritas swirling in a lemonade dispenser, just like a Woolworth's counter. A waiting list out the door, for they didn't take reservations.
• La Zamaan
• Lamplighter, Liberty St.
• Lantern Garden, Liberty
• Leo Ping’s
• Leopold Bros., S. Main Street, started out just beer then offered food for a while before moving to Colorado.
• Liberty Inn
• Lim's of Ann Arbor on Stadium, now called Sze-Chuan West
• Loma Linda
• Manali Cafe, Indian. On Washington at 5th where the Blue Nile expansion is now
• Mandarin 625 Hilton...in the ring around the mall...that used to be Jojos. in its early days it was actually quite good, with some unusual dishes
• Manikas, Main Street; now Shalimar
• Maude's, 314 S. 4th St., where Studio 4 is now
• McDonald's next to the Arcade, won architectural awards, torn down to build the Collegian Building
• McDonald's near South University and Forest (currently Bubble Island)
• Metzger's, 203 E. Washington - now moved to Scio Township. Now is the Arena
• Michigan League Cafeteria, 227 S. Ingalls - known for "International night"
• Mitch's On South University where Bicycle Jim's was
• Mr. Flood's Party
• Mr. Rib, Main St., then Packard, then somewhere out by the airport.
• Moveable Feast, Liberty St., became Daniel's on Liberty
• Mysore Woodlands a vegetarian Indian place that replaced DeLong's BBQ pit.
• Nikko's Pizzeria at the foot of Broadway. You would always get a cheery "Enjoy your pizza, OK?" with your pie
• Northern Lights Danish sandwiches in Kerrytown
• Not Another Cafe, South University at Forest, late 90s
• Olga's, 205 S. State, (Before Olga's on the corner of State and Washington, the restaurant was a hamburger joint, part of a short-lived chain called Gino's.
• Old German, 120 W. Washington, now is Grizzly Peak
• Orange Julius corner Forest and South U ground floor of U Towers
• Oyster Bar and Spaghetti Machine in the spot that is now Good Night Gracies
• The Pagoda (Cantonese East side of Main St near Shalimar)
• Pan Tree, Liberty near Division above Liberty Plaza and the former Community Newscenter
• Papa Romano's corner Washington and Fifth - you could always get a discount coupon so we called them Papa Coupono's
• Pastabilities in Kerrytown in the spot that is now Sparrow Gym
• Pastiche in Kerrytown in the spot that is now Sparrow Gym
• Pawley's in the spot that is now West End Grill
• Piano Bar
• Pizza Bob's (still one on S. State; wasn't there one on Forrest or Church?)
• Pizza Bob's Uptown was two doors up from the existing S State store in the 1970s
• Pizza Republic on Eisenhower in the Colonnade
• Pizzeria Uno, S. University (Started out as the Village Bell (a branch of the Pretzel Bell) after the Division Street dryline ordinance was rescinded, and likker could be served on that side of campus.
• Pretzel Bell, 120 E. Liberty; legions of alumni had their first legal beer there
• Purple Pickle, where Amadeus is now
• Quality Bar briefly where the Quality Bakery was, now Palio's
• Rax Roast Beef, upscale fast-food at South University and Forest. 80s. Now Miki.
• Red Bull 2222 Hogback, it is now Yotsuba
• Red's Rite Spot, William, where Tower Plaza is now; Frank's is there now
• The Round Table, West Liberty (a legendary townie place -- a favorite of judges, lawyers and bankers, but also visited regularly by a few academics from campus. Presided over by Evelyn Stack, who had been a waitress at the restaurant's former location, on West Huron (where a parking lot is now)
• Road Runner in the ring around the mall...that used to be Jojos.
• Robbie's at the Ice House is now Live at PJs.
• Roy’s Squeeze-In, next to the Beer Vault on Detroit Street, across from the Farmers Market. A tiny hole in the wall burger joint, with a sign outside that said "Capacity 5000 (8 at a time)." For those who miss the greasy minimalism of Roy's, there's still one in Ypsilanti (best place around to feel like you've stepped into an Edward Hopper painting) and one in Milan
• Rubiyat now the location of PJ's live
• Saco Taco, on William, at Thompson, in a former gas station (whose picture is on the signs site). For the last 20 years or so, the restaurant there has had 2 or 3 different Korean names; now Maru.
• Second Chance, 516 E. Liberty, now Nectarine; (First called “Chances Are” but had to change the name after a few years when they were told they were infringing on a national trademark.
• Shahrayar on Maynard where Madras Masala is now -- its former owner, Ali Hijazi, now owns La Zamaan on State
• Southside Grill corner State and Packard (640 Packard), circa 1986
• Stadium Tavern Basically a big white house. Across Stadium from La Pinata was this funky old townie bar. Way back in the day, when the bar first opened, it was in the country, on the outskirts of town.
• Sun Bakery on fifth avenue, between Liberty and Washington. Delicious brownies and big gooey slices of whole-wheat veggie pizza. Was torn down to make way for a bank.
• The Star Lounge which became Joe's Star Lounge
• Stage Door (see Escoffier)
• Steve's Ice Cream, corner of William and State, now a Jimmy John's; 80s ice cream mix-ins
• Steve's Lunch, 1313 S. University; now Rich JC; beloved bi bim bop
• Sweet Lorraine's, by Kerrytown, in the basement courtyard where The Metro most recently was
• Taco Bell where Za's is now
• Thompson's Restaurant, 215 N. Main, where the Heidelberg is now
• Toppers Hamburgers (Next to Kempf House @ Corner of Liberty & Division Diner Style)
• Turtle Island Macrobiotic + - (on State Street where All About Blue is)
• Virginian
• Washington Street Station, where Bimbo's used to be and where Arbor Brewing Company is now
• Whiffletree, 208 W. Huron St., burned down in the early 1980s(?)
• Wildflour Bakery, On Fourth Street next to the Peoples' Food Co-op, shut down in the early 90s; known for its dense, chewy essene rolls
• Wonder Bar on Fourth
• Zydeco, Main St.