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Post Number: 527
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:02 am: |    |
Lafayette...no question |
Kid_dynamite
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Post Number: 466
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:07 am: | |
Lafayette
This isn't even a question, nor should it be up for debate.
(Message edited by kid dynamite on February 11, 2008) |
Gingellgirl
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Username: Gingellgirl
Post Number: 141
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:11 am: | |
I vote for Genie's Wienies.
Best kielbasa and kraut dogs! |
Dtctygrl
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Post Number: 22
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:34 am: | |
Dulys - a childhood favorite and - darn it, now I want a coney and you can't get one down here in the South! May need to be a road trip for me in the near future! |
Chuckles
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Post Number: 167
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:36 am: | |
Genie's Wienies....cmon.... how do you beat a name like that...gotta be great dogs
where are they located...? |
Frumoasa
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Post Number: 114
Registered: 03-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:50 am: | |
I thought Genie's closed. They were on Conant & Caniff, but I thought I saw a for lease sign in the window. Did they move to a different locale? |
Pgn421
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Post Number: 388
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:55 am: | |
genies weines ,moved to groesbeck and 14 mile area, |
Lefty2
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Username: Lefty2
Post Number: 1128
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 1:08 pm: | |
Grilled with skin on franks.
Lafayette, the second Coney place in the world.
I was baptized there before my first Tiger game.
In LA THE place for dogs is Pink's, http://www.pinkshollywood.com/ but it doesn't match Lafayette or American for Coney's
Hungry anyone?
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Iddude313
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Post Number: 150
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 1:29 pm: | |
I must say that Detroit 1 on Woodward is pretty darn good! |
Detroitfats
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Post Number: 23
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 2:57 pm: | |
Lafayette for me. |
Dustin89
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Post Number: 198
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 3:50 pm: | |
In Oakland County, Lipuma's on Rochester Rd. is the best I've had.
(Message edited by dustin89 on February 11, 2008) |
Gingellgirl
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Post Number: 142
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 4:16 pm: | |
Genie's Wienies
33140 Groesbeck Hwy
Fraser MI 48026
Tel: 586.285.1280
See http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/geni es-wienies/biz/44254 |
1953
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Post Number: 1537
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 4:48 pm: | |
National Coney Island. |
Wishiniwasnthed
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Post Number: 41
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 4:56 pm: | |
Galaxy's on 96 and Grand River. Or Hollywood on Grand river past Evergreen. |
Drjeff
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Post Number: 27
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 6:22 pm: | |
Can't beat Lafayette. |
Sarge
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Post Number: 838
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 7:04 pm: | |
Years ago I used to work at 8 and southfield and we used to go to a coney island all the time that I think was one or two miles south and possibly one mile east or west. Does anyone know which Coney Island I am referring to? Is it still there? |
Angry_dad
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Post Number: 172
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 7:24 pm: | |
[IMG]http://i223.photobucket.com/al bums/dd235/lbthedawg_2007/IMG_ 0023.jpg[/IMG]
It doesn't matter how you get there as long as you get there |
Evelethcdenver
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Post Number: 117
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 7:28 pm: | |
No coneys out here in Denver. Always have parents bring chili from Detroit when they come. Right now, any coney sounds good. |
Detrola
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Post Number: 68
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:13 pm: | |
It seems that at one time I read something about the Detrola plant. I want to say it was on Grand River. Perhaps Jjaba knows. I have not yet run across one of their radios. I have a keen interest in photography. It was the Detrola line of cameras and my SWD upbringing that led me to choose the "Detrola" name. |
Detrola
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Post Number: 69
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:34 pm: | |
A quick bit of research concerning the detrola factory brought an answer that surprised me. I had no idea that the detrola factory was in my neighborhood. The Plant was at Beard & Chatfield. I grew up on Lafayette between Beard & Green. Like the ride I enjoy so much, it is a "small world after all" |
Guideboat
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Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:43 pm: | |
I always choose Lafayette just for the ambiance. I love the authentic "retro" interior, and even the god-awful basement restrooms. It just has a great feel to it. I used to be a fan of Zorba's at Pennsylvania and Fort Street (now a turn lane). It had 4 booths and 8 stools. The new Zorba's has that horrible "family restaurant" look. Give me a greasy spoon look any day. |
Alfie1a
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Post Number: 25
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:50 pm: | |
Do any of the old timers on the board recall a coney joint on the south side of Plymouth Rd. west of Southfield.? (near K Mart). I have been on a 40 year quest to find a coney to match those. Sorry, there are none even remotely close to those. these listed here (those i've tried) are all not bad but don't compare. Now I must try Duly's.
a message to all the owners of coney joints around town. To make a proper coney, you don't simply chop an onion in half and throw it on there. You must MINCE the onion.
(Message edited by alfie1a on February 11, 2008) |
Ragtoplover59
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Post Number: 203
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:02 pm: | |
Detrola, What years did you live there, I lived on Beard at the end of Lafayette 61-62 and then also on Lafayette between Beard & Green 65-66. |
Detrola
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Post Number: 70
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:08 pm: | |
Ragtoplover59,
I lived at 7074 from 1970-97. |
Ragtoplover59
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Post Number: 204
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:18 pm: | |
Detrola, Cool, I don't recall the address we had on Lafayette, I just remember we rented an upstairs flat from Old Man Gerky lol.
Had some friends a little older then you that lived there, Ronnie V. Tony A and "Bootsie"
Any bells ringing there?
sorry to everyone else for the slight threadjack |
Detrola
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Username: Detrola
Post Number: 71
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:49 pm: | |
I lived nextdoor to Ronnie V. I knew Tony A. "Bootsie" Wow, Now that is a name that takes me back.
To get the thread back on track. Since when does Duly's boil their hotdogs? The last I remember, like Lafayette, Duly's grills their dogs right in the front window. They then keep them warm in a steam warmer. The thing about Duly's is the incredible amount of chili they smother their dogs in. Get xtra onions and oh man, Heaven. |
J_stone
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Post Number: 410
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:30 pm: | |
Outside of the D -
Gotta give love to Lipuma's and can't forget Dix Coney!
In the D -
Lafayette |
Jokerman
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Post Number: 125
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:33 pm: | |
I've been to Pink's in LA, not even close to a Detroit coney! |
Dustin89
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Post Number: 201
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 7:42 pm: | |
I went to Lafayette for the first time today & of course topped off the experience by maneuvering my 6'3" tall self down the stairs to the bathroom. The coneys were great & I walked away impressed...what an institution. Other than Lipuma's, there is a small coney island on Walton Blvd. in Pontiac on the corner of N. Telegraph that would have to be one of the best in Oakland County. The name escapes me at the moment. |
Downriviera
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Post Number: 13
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 8:04 pm: | |
There is now a Pinks in Las Vegas, too. Good stuff but nowhere near as good as a Detroit style coney. I heard a place opened in west Dearborn, I think its called Red Hots, serving all styles of dogs. Anybody been there? |
Eastside_cat
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 8:33 pm: | |
My aunt once sent me the Coney Kit complete with a paper hat to Hawaii as a Bday gift... that Sh&! was the bigiddy-bam-bomb straight from the "D". |
Downriviera
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Post Number: 14
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 8:40 pm: | |
Hey Eastside cat, I lived in Hawaii in the 80's, and always insisted that anyone visiting from home bring me Vernor's or Better Made chips. |
Eastside_cat
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 9:15 pm: | |
Downriviera
Too funny LOL, I can't even remember how many times my folks have sent me Vernors over the years (16 years on Oahu). Me and my wife will get the package and tell each other OK lets ration the cans and next thing you know they're Gonesville. A can of Vernors is worth its weight in gold out here, especially to someone who uses a hand to tell people where they'er from! |
Downriviera
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Post Number: 15
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 9:38 pm: | |
Eastside cat
I'd gladly trade some Vernors for some of that 80 degree weather you're having on Oahu. I remember sitting on the beach in front of the Royal Hawaiian in winter reading the paper and checking the temp back in the D and just laughing. Well, I'm not laughing now! But at least I have all the Vernors, Faygo, Better Made chips and Saunders fudge I can handle. But...the best omelette and pancakes I ever had were at Eggs N Things in Waikiki. Been there? |
Jjaba
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Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 6131
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:19 am: | |
Order jjaba two on one, one loose, lite onions, mustard, No Coke, Pepsi, chips, no fries, Vernor's, and a piecea-applea pizes.
jjaba, order up. |
Tayshaun22
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Post Number: 404
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:51 am: | |
Ted's in Allen Park. |
Douglasm
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Post Number: 1021
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 8:08 pm: | |
Back in the '60's when it was still a bit of a dive, I used to enjoy Athens in Royal Oak. Out here in the hinterlands though, I'd probably enjoy the worst place on your list. Gotta be better than A&W...... |
Eastside_man
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Post Number: 27
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 4:20 pm: | |
Ask any eastsider with a lick of common sence and he'll say THE DOG HOUSE...The best coney islands in the state....Located Gratiot between 7 & 8 mile road,across the street from Saratoga Hospital. |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 1641
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 4:33 pm: | |
Eastside_man, now it's the Embassy Coney Island (for some time actually). I'm not sure if they have the same owners. |
Umbound
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Post Number: 43
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 12:16 am: | |
In the city, you cant beat Lafayette, outside i love National Coney though. There should be a DYes gathering at Lafayette one day! |
Durango
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Post Number: 86
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 12:46 am: | |
Alfie1a,
I grew up in the area from 1975 - 1986. It was just called " Coney Island". There were always semi-trucks parked in front of the Coney Island. They had some of the best foot-long Coney Islands in the city. Also, Evelethcdenver, I live in the Denver area as well. They couldn't spell Coney Island out here. Just about everything that's not a chain like McDonalds is a Mexican place. I miss Detroit's food. |
Pythonmaster
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Post Number: 129
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 9:44 am: | |
Homage to Coneytopia.........
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j ustbeamensch/2194400900/ |
One_shot
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Post Number: 357
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 10:06 am: | |
Lafayette-PERIOD! Loose with no mustard!
Just ate there last night after the boat show!
Lipuma's in Rochester is damn good too with my favorite-Chicago dog. Does anyone know who else makes a great Chicago style hot dog??? It's on a poppyseed? bun with 2 pickle slices, onions, relish, mustard, hot peppers, and some sprinkled pepper. YUM! |
Gazhekwe
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Post Number: 1549
Registered: 08-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 10:18 am: | |
That place on Plymouth west of Southfield is still there, but who knows if the coneys are still good? I just noticed the place last night on my way to drop off a vehicle for storage, must get back there soon to try the coneys. A friend worked there in the early 70s, and as I recall, they WERE good, even if he cooked them. |
Detroitderek
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Post Number: 36
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 3:40 pm: | |
I used to think Lafayette but I like American Coney better now ( the First Coney Island in the US, or so they claim, along with another restaurant ) . |
Gingellgirl
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Post Number: 147
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 4:03 pm: | |
Dustin89, that coney on Walton at North Telegraph is still there. I pass it every day.
It's Bob E's Super Chief
340 W Walton Blvd , Pontiac, MI
Phone - (248) 333-2028
"The one with the grilled bun"
One_shot - for Chicago-style hot dogs, you gotta go to Hippo's Hot Dogs in Troy.
www.hipposhotdogs.com |
Johnlodge
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Post Number: 5257
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 4:54 pm: | |
When I worked at Domino's during my college years, they came out with some speciality salads, IE Caesar, Greek, etc.
At the corporate level, somebody decided that Greek salads wouldn't go over well in Michigan, so they would not advertise Greek salads in local corporate paid advertisements.
I told my manager that was the most ill-informed thing I had ever heard of, considering there is a Coney Island serving greek food on every corner of metro Detroit. So she went ahead and ordered the ingredients for it anyway, and we offered them. They were the most popular salad that we sold by far. About three months later, corporate decided they would market the Greek salads here. |
Gene
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Post Number: 61
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 5:56 pm: | |
Can't remember the name but it was across from City Airport, the dogs were steamed in beer. |
Dustin89
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Post Number: 204
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 9:34 pm: | |
Gingellgirl--thanks! I pass by frequently too but could not remember the name. The grilled bun is great & I highly recommend it to everyone on the forum. Pontiac definitely has no shortage of interesting little coneys. |
Lefty2
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Post Number: 1231
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 9:49 pm: | |
JohnLodge is a visionary |
Johnlodge
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Post Number: 5269
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 9:50 pm: | |
I brought overpriced, crappy, cheap ingredient Greek salad to the masses. |
Luckycar
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Post Number: 71
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 8:16 am: | |
We had super chief coneys for lunch at the car lot yesterday.Foot long.Ask for extra chilli.They used to be at Telegraph and Dixie years ago.A run down Woodward in the Olds 1967 442 with a stop at Athens is always a trip in the way back machine.We set the way back machine to the year 1967....... |
Broken_main
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Post Number: 1455
Registered: 06-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 8:18 am: | |
I ate Lafayette's twice yesterday. I am going to regain the 10 pounds I just lost.
2 specials please, chili, cheese and easy on the onions. |
Downriviera
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Post Number: 25
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:44 am: | |
Luckycar,
I used to loop the burger/coney joints in my 1969 442 with a 455 engine, and a 1971 442 W-30, awesome cars and times. |
Dustin89
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Post Number: 205
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:54 pm: | |
Luckycar--speaking of eateries in Pontiac, I am eager to try the Bronx Deli at 226 S. Telegraph; I heard about it a few months ago from the president of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce, and it was mentioned in the Oakland Press; there is a very positive 'Nomadic Nibbler' review of it today in the OP Marquee section. |
Luckycar
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Post Number: 72
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 6:06 pm: | |
Bronx Deli is on our list too.Downriviera,do you still have that 1971 W-30?Worth about 25,000 coneys in rough shape!Fully restored,mustard,onions and heavy chilli,about 60,000 coneys! |
Downriviera
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Username: Downriviera
Post Number: 33
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 6:15 pm: | |
Sold the W-30 long ago when I went to college. Couldn't handle the gas milage for my commute to EMU. So I went from driving a 8cyl 455 to a 4 banger Datsun B-210. |
Bigb23
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Post Number: 526
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 6:25 pm: | |
Lipuma's in Rottenchester always has a line, way out the door in nice weather.
Plus they have a deck overlooking the mighty Paint Creek! (Across from the Yacht club). |
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