Dieting? Hoping to avoid caloric temptation in 2013?
Then don't read on.
Detroit News food critic Molly Abraham offers up a Baker's Dozen of restaurants in Metro Detroit worth visiting in 2013.
Here's a sampling of her write ups:
The Sardine Room in Plymouth:
The only problem is deciding what to order. Should it be something from the ice-bedecked raw bar at the entrance, or perhaps a New England-style lobster roll with some of the hand-cut fries, or the perch po'boy on grilled baguette, or the pan-seared sea scallop topped with grilled pineapple and set off by a ham crisp?
The Imperial in Ferndale:
The Imperial has the breezy attitude of a California beach bar. That tiny menu has what might be served via taco truck, pretty little open-face soft tacos in seven varieties. There's slow-roasted pork carnitas with salsa verde,marinated pork with the surprising sweetness of grilled pineapple, always a vegetarian option or two, and adobada de pollo — delicious little tidbits of lime-grilled chicken with salsa verde.
Le Chef Lebanese Cuisine in Farmington Hills:
It's among the best Lebanese food around, and that says something in an area that boasts dozens of good mideastern restaurants.
