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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great book; (slightly) diminished only by its formatBy Sinister StairsIf youve lived in or visited Ann Arbor for any length of time; this is a wonderful book. It brought back many memories and reminded me of others I had forgotten. The book covers restaurants starting from the 1920s up to contemporary time; so theres plenty of restaurants youll both recognize; or have only heard about in hallowed recollections. Besides the photos; theres informative history behind the restaurants as well.I give it 4 stars instead of 5 primarily because of of the format: I wish the book were larger and hardcover bound; so it could be properly displayed as a coffee table. As it is; you have to gingerly peek into the book to avoid bending the soft spine; and cant lay it flat to enjoy the photos like theyre meant to be.I hate to nitpick because there are so many historical photos of restaurants in their original and current locations -- but Id love to have even more photos; particularly of the "before" kind. For example; a photo of the new Blimpy Burger on S.Ashley is featured; but the original S.Division location -- which everyone remembers -- has a smaller photo; with nary a snow bear. (Although theyre mentioned.)Despite my 4-star rating (which Id actually give 4.5; if allowed half ratings); I love the book and ordered a second. (My father-in-law liked it so much; he took my copy :)2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ScrumptiousBy Arthur W. WigginsGail Offen and Jon Milan have produced a mouth-watering reminiscence of the Ann Arbor restaurant scene. Having lived there from 1962-1983; I have sampled a vast majority of the cuisine they present. Their photos and excellent and the descriptions are scrumptious. . . . Excuse me; Ive got to go get some lunch.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ann Arbor historic restaurants.By James MillerI was so happy to receive this book. So many pictures of places where I ate back in my grad school days at U M in early 1960s. Most especially Chicken in the Rough on Main Street was my haven for dinner. I didnt have a picture of it until receiving this book. I am so sad to learn that these recipes have nearly disappeared.
