"America's Top Restaurants"

   Twenty Detroit-area restaurants have been named among "America's Top Restaurants" in the 2011 edition of the influential national Zagat guide. This guide,which rates 1,552 restaurants in 45 major cities, is in stores now. The rankings represent the opinions of ordinary diners who register on Zagat.com to comment about the food, decor, service and cost of restaurants selected by editors of Zagat, one of the best known but most mispronounced names in the world of restaurant ratings — zuh-GAT (rhymes with cat) is the way it's pronounced. As a person who loves cooking and a Detroit native, I think this a great oppertunity because to brings cooking and positive attention to Detroit. Also, this is a great chance for inspiring chefs ,like myself,to explore the twenty restaurants that made the list. I don't know about you but I will definitely be checking out some of these restaurants!! Here are the Detroit restaurants that made the list :

Zagat's Detroit top food rankings

The Lark:  6430 Farmington Road, West Bloomfield Township. (248) 661-4466. www.thelark.com  
Bacco Ristorante:  29410 Northwestern Highway, Southfield. (248) 356-6600. www.baccoristorante.com  
Common Grill:  112 S. Main St., Chelsea. (734) 475-0470. www.commongrill.com
Zingerman's Delicatessen:  422 Detroit St., Ann Arbor. (734) 663-3354. www.zingermansdeli.com
Cafe Cortina:  30715 W. 10 Mile, Farmington Hills. (248) 474-3033. www.cafecortina.com
Beverly Hills Grill:  31471 Southfield Road, Beverly Hills. (248) 642-2355. www.beverlyhillsgrill.com
Saltwater:  1777 Third St., Detroit. (313) 465-1646. www.mgmgranddetroit.com
West End Grill:   120 W. LibertySt., Ann Arbor. (734) 747-6260. www.westendgrillannarbor.com  
Streetside Seafood:  273 Pierce St., Birmingham. (248) 645-9123. www.streetsideseafood.com
Logan:  115 W. Washington St., Ann Arbor. (734) 327-2313. www.logan-restaurant.com

Other noteworthy places-

Assaggi Bistro:  330 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale. (248) 584-3499. www.assaggibistro.com
Atlas Global Bistro:  3111 Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313) 831-2241. www.atlasglobalbistro.com
Capital Grille:  2800 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy. (248) 649-5200. www.thecapitalgrille.com
The Earle:  121 W. Washington St., Ann Arbor. (734) 994-0211. www.theearle.com
Eve:  1415 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor. (734) 222-0711. www.evetherestaurant.com
Hong Hua:  27925 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. (248) 489-2280. www.honghuafinedining.com
Rattlesnake Club:  300 River Place, Detroit. (313) 567-4400. www.rattlesnakeclub.com
Roast:  1128 Washington Blvd., Detroit. (313) 961-2500. www.roastdetroit.com Rugby Grill,100 Townsend St., Birmingham. (248) 642-5999. www.townsendhotel.com
The Whitney:  4421 Woodward Ave., Detroit. (313) 832-5700. www.thewhitney.com
(313) 222-1475
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20101027/ENT03/10270309/Diners-choose-20-Detroit-area-restaurants-for-2011-Zagat-guide#ixzz13xmPEC9N

Check them out and if you have been to one please comment and let me know your experience!!!!

~Taylor Nicole~