Detroit Slider review revisited

[goatgolfer]

Rainsux was talking Slider smack at Trizest last night and I found this old review. He wants to do a walking (probably driving will be required) review in 2012 terms. So, for reference a 2007 review again:

a few weeks ago, a local sports talk radio show, the sports inferno on 1270, had an on-air taste off to determine the best sliders in metro detroit. five guys graded on taste (up to 15 points), texture (up to 10 points), and presentation (up to 5 points). the results were as follows:

1) telway - madison heights (127 points)
2) hunter house - birmingham (118)
3) little brothers - (115)
4) green's - famington (110.5)
5) bray's - hazel park (110)
6) travis burger - roseville (109.5)
7) bates burger - livonia (108)
8) comet burger - royal oak (101.5)
9) white castle - all over (101)
10) mott's - downtown detroit (86.5)

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By xman887 on Jun 20, 2007 07:10 PM

[TraderJoe]

Gotta love a Bates bomb but for brevity sake (not to mention your health) I'd start and end at Telway.
It is just that good.

[dearborn barkis]

I don't know. I wouldn't put much credence into any poll that ranks White Castle above Mott's. Went to Mott's yesterday from Dearborn and it was more than worth the drive.

[goatgolfer]

Went to Joe's Wyandotte today. Saw them on TV. Wyandotte on a nice day is very charming. Joe's burgers are just also ran's. Unusually greasy and missing any discernible beef flavor even with an extra helping of salt.

Motz is moving up my scale and I only have a few more to try.

[goatgolfer]

Motz' still going strong. Full crowd at 1pm on a Saturday and everyone is friendly. $1.50/burger. Still a deal.

[rainsux]

I'm still interested, but have been (mostly) working in
DC since Nov 6th.

[rainsux]

I have been negligent in my Chowhound duties
to prepare a Slider Crawl. I apologize ... but I
was vacationing somewhere warm. The good
days were 84F, sunny, with strong trade winds.
The truly bad days were 82F, sunny with light
trade winds.

I have returned. Let the record show that I was
not a total slacker during this down period. I did
research possible stops for a Slider Crawl.

I have not yet confirmed that all these establishments
do indeed have sliders on their menus.

Walt's, 3425 Highland, Waterford, MI 48328
Super Chief, 340 W Walton Blvd,Pontiac, MI 48340
Omega, 332 S Telegraph Rd,Pontiac, MI 48341
Motor City, 44911 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48341
Deputy Dog, 139 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017
Bates, 33406 5 Mile Rd,Livonia, MI 48154
Bates, 22291 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI
Greene's, 24155 Orchard Lake Rd,Farmington, MI 48336
Motz, 7208 W Fort, Detroit, MI 48209
Joe's, 125 Elm, Wyandotte, MI 48192
Bray's, 25650 Ford, Westland, MI 48185
Little Brothers, 201 W Fourth, Royal Oak, MI
Sonny's, 20001 Schoolcraft, Detroit, MI 48223
Carter's, 22990 Outer Dr, Dearborn, MI 48124
Hunter House, 35075 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
Telway, 6820 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48310
Comet, 207 S Main, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Hamburger Hut, 27090 Grand River, Redford, MI 48240
Seeburger's, 71 N Main, Mt Clemens, MI 48043
Knapp's, 304 S Main St, Rochester, MI 48307
Brayz, 22941 Dequindre, Hazel Park, MI, 48030
Old Fashioned, 19533 Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48228
Carter's, 2908 Fort, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Elmer's, 8515 W Chicago, Detroit, MI 48204
Little Brothers, 1260 Joslyn, Pontiac, MI, 48340
Burger Spot, 550 Forest Ave, Plymouth, MI, 48170
Blimpy Burger, 551 S Division, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Vinnie's, 47417 Michigan Ave, Canton, MI 48188
Travis, 23500 Greater Mack Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48080
Marcus, 6349 McNichols, Detroit, MI, 48212

Did I miss anything? Hah! What did I miss?

Clearly; we aren't gonna hit them all in one crawl. Or; two
crawls. That's a LOT of grease to digest. I'm thinking of
breaking this up into multiple Saturday's; ~4 stops/crawl.
Agree? Disagree?

I propose:

Saturday; Nov 17th @ 11:30AM (far NW side)
- Motor City (not the classic slider shack)
- Omega Grub Station
- Super Chief
- Walt's
- Little Brothers
- Knapp's

My vehicle has seating for 4-5 ... you are welcome to
rendezvous at my home. Who is "in"terested?

[RedTop]

rain...
Travis, in SCS is my all-time favorite greasy spoon. But I can't call their hamburgers, Sliders. More than two bites.

And, just found a nice Slider plate at Martin's Famous Ham & Corned Beef Deli II on Gratiot in Eastpointe. I had 'em lose the condiments and pickle and only include the burned-to-a-crisp onions, and they were tasty. Cheese or bacon available at an extra charge.

Good luck with the Crawl.

[boagman]

Two bites? Wow...that's a tough standard! Even Greene's are 3-4 bites!

[RedTop]

Well, I might have overstated.

[rainsux]

Whew!

[goatgolfer]

Under the radar; a Michigan Public TV show just rated Joe's Hamburgers in Wyandotte as a contender. The chase may again be afoot.

[boagman]

I'm still up for a slider crawl if folks are interested. I'm going to Fort Lauderdale next week for my first weeklong vacation in 10 years, but after that? I should be pretty good to go.

[prcentauri]

i may be interested. i've only been to bates, hunter house, blimpy burger and comet.

[rainsux]

An on-air taste-off may make for good radio, but I am curious well (or not) the various sliders
survive the trip and the inevitable re-heat. I am astonished to see HH at #2 and Motz at #10 ... Weird.

I will also include/suggest: Omega, Walt's and Super Chief.

[goatgolfer]

So, Rain or Sux, When is the taste-off and do we invite the media?

[Michigan Mishuganer]

found a history of sliders here:

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/05/12/t...

[VTB]

I just finished a Great Lakes perch fry, and the memory of Rainsux's 'Detroit Slider Crawl Day' proposal is really unsettling me at the moment. :-(

[boagman]

Sissy! ;)

In point of fact, I've been to fewer than half of those listed above...but the fact that Hunter House came in second place causes me to view the list as highly suspect. There is no dimension, either this one or anyone in parallel to this one (with the possible exception of Bizarro World) wherein Hunter House would beat Green's in Farmington. Heresy, says I. HERESY.

[goatgolfer]

Hard to have a perch crawl without a conductor and a driver - > But, with you as Captain -> that may follow Street Chicken from Oppsie ( Jeremy can drive he doesn't drink (much)). !