VINSETTA GARAGE - Royal Oak, MI

On this day, I stayed close to home. A new restaurant opened recently called Vinsetta Garage. Now Vinsetta Garage has actually been around since the 40's or 50's but during this time it was an garage. Like in auto repair. It was housed in this great deco-ish 50's style garage building. When the garage closed and the building was sold, many who lived near it, like myself, were saddened that another Woodward (as in the "Woodward Dream Cruise" Woodward Ave) were saddened that another iconic landmark building was going to be torn down. But the new owners surprised everybody by not only keeping the building, but opening a restaurant in it and keeping the name Vinsetta Garage.

The place has been very popular since opening. I had been there a few times and had their excelent mac & cheese, pasta dishes, and pizza. But on this day, we put their burget to the test. The first thing to notice is that the burgers are served on PRETZEL rolls. Which is nice. The use a smaller patty. Approx. 4 oz. patties. Overall the burger was a tad dry and overcooked. And the pretzel but is a bit heavy. But it's still decent. The place this the Garage shines in is, besides their great waitstaff & service, their FRIES and POTATO CHIPS. Top notch. Also their Mac & Cheese is wonderful. Burgers are good. Not great or incredible, but I would get another there. And portions are BIG. Overall a valiant effort. While not grabbing a spot on my top places for burgers, I would not shy away from one  their either.

We had a nice turnout also this day. Besides myself, Michael Marcos, Mike 'Freon' Andaluz, Steve Czapiewski, and Janet Powell.