  Littlem Member Username: Littlem Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2008 |
I need your help to settle a debate that my girlfriend and I are having. Which is better, American or Lafayette Coney Island? I say Lafayette, she claims American. | ||
Conkretepete Member Username: Conkretepete Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2006 |
Tell her it's time to start seeing other people. | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 5179 Registered: 10-2003 |
See that link to the left that says "Search Site"? USE IT. If you really want to know which place is better, though, maybe you should go eat at both of them. I wouldn't sound so pissy if this weren't the fifteen THOUSANDTH thread on this stupid either/or question. | ||
Littlem Member Username: Littlem Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2008 |
For the record, we have tried both places and cannot agree on a winner. That's why I posed the question on this web site. I appreciate your insight and have learned my lesson. Next time I will carefully search all 5179 of your posts before asking a question. (Message edited by littlem on November 07, 2008) | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 384 Registered: 09-2006 |
Littlem, Welcome to DYes. Sorry you have hit a nerve with just your 2nd post, But looking at Danindc's 5179 post's wont tell you much about Coney's? But some of the many post's about American or Lafayette will lead you to a very conclusive answer! >>> DULY'S <<< glad to help  | ||
Gary Member Username: Gary Post Number: 359 Registered: 02-2004 |
I never posted an opinion on any of those 15,000 other coney island threads that Danindc mentioned, so FWIW, I'm partial to Lafayette. | ||
Detx Member Username: Detx Post Number: 201 Registered: 07-2007 |
This is a common, narrow debate among weekend Detroiters. Real city folk know the best coney island in the city is Duly's! | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3885 Registered: 09-2007 |
American. | ||
Jeduncan Member Username: Jeduncan Post Number: 207 Registered: 11-2006 |
Every time I've gone to either place, their hot dogs were like Meat spread, encased in a boot-leather skin. So I'm gonna have to go ahead and say neither. | ||
Whittier70 Member Username: Whittier70 Post Number: 227 Registered: 02-2008 |
Lafayette is the best. American is an indoor bus stop and crackhead hangout. | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2136 Registered: 03-2008 |
American is a nice place to bring the kids after skating at Campus Martius, but Lafayette is better after a bad date, or a night out with other adults. If for no other reason, they serve beer, and American doesn't. So, it's a tie. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 3069 Registered: 10-2003 |
Between those two....Lafayette hands down! But there are other great-tasting coney dogs around town! Welcome, Littlem!! | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 2220 Registered: 03-2006 |
I have to agree with Detx Duly's is by far the best Coney in town. American and Lafayette are for the suburbanites who don't know about the glory of Duly's. Hands down the best in food, atmosphere and service. The afternoon shift older guy (Joe?) even played his Albanian guitar for us. Go in at night with Manny and Wally, two good guys. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 10498 Registered: 10-2003 |
Check the search function. It sucks but because this has been covered a million times you should have no problem. Besides the chili comes from the same place. | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 608 Registered: 04-2006 |
Dulys sucks, they boil skinless hotdogs. How can that be considered a coney? You might as well rip open a pack of Oscar Mayers and open a can of Hormel Chili. Lafayette 2 on 1 heavy Orange pop. | ||
20043_stotter Member Username: 20043_stotter Post Number: 662 Registered: 03-2007 |
Skinless dogs is not a coney and shouldn't be called a coney dog, that's blasphemy. | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2791 Registered: 07-2007 |
Not again.... "Tell her it's time to start seeing other people." HAHA. - Tell your girlfriend yours is the best. But after many dogs at both, Lafayette has the better chili sauce, I think Americans sauce is a little runnier. (and their buns are fresher) NOW IF, Lafayette were to add ..... THEN, they would be hands down the World's best coney in my mind. | ||
Detx Member Username: Detx Post Number: 203 Registered: 07-2007 |
Damn this thread is making me hungry for a coney! | ||
Dustin89 Member Username: Dustin89 Post Number: 267 Registered: 07-2006 |
Lafayette. Also, try Lipuma's in Rochester and Big Chief in Pontiac (I went to Big Chief today, in fact. I dig the toasted buns!). (I think I've posted this exact same thread in the past...haha it's a recurring issue). | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 1635 Registered: 11-2006 |
Well, welcome littlem. I just tried the 'search site' and got nowhere. Typed in coney island hot dogs, nothing. Lafayette or American, nothing. Lafayette Coney Island hot dogs, nothing. I can't stand that I don't know how to navigate around. What did I do wrong? Should I have found all the other Coney threads? | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 4523 Registered: 04-2005 |
Type in Coney Island In Keyword Options, drop down to All words In Match, Whole words only Look in, Text Search Options, Try 'Discuss Detroit' or Active Archive. I got 21 hits in Discuss Detroit | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 4524 Registered: 04-2005 |
If you select Subject Line for the Look IN, and All topics for Search Options, you'll see 7 different threads across all forums | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 1638 Registered: 11-2006 |
Hey thanks Jcole, I did it. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 4526 Registered: 04-2005 |
Cool | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 2085 Registered: 08-2007 |
It's pretty much a tie on the food, both serve good dogs with that satisfying snap. Gotta love that. Sauce, err, in either case is a Detroit thing. For me it comes down to the respective Floor Shows. The Lafayette wait staff is second to none in the milk pour, the fork and toothpick balance and the balancing nails trick. You can get beer at the Lafayette, but florescent lights and beer don't mix. During the day, watching the street activity through the window is better at the American, the bathrooms are more civilized but the decor is pure BurgerChef redux. If this is a boy/girl question ... I bet if you ask the real reason the girlfriend prefers the American is because of the restrooms at the Lafayette. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1862 Registered: 11-2003 |
Like I said in the last coney thread. Neither, Flint style coney's are better. Detroit style are glorified chili dogs. | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 1301 Registered: 11-2003 |
I'll take two dogs and crispy fries from Dulys. Then on my way out I'll take an order of rye toast to go. The best entertainment I've observed at a CI was a few years ago at American when one of the waiters was chasing the bus boy around the restaurant and threatening to kill him with a fork. The bus boy was a young kid who seemed like a smart ass, but the waiter seemed a little nutty. It was a bad mix. | ||
Mcp001 Member Username: Mcp001 Post Number: 3660 Registered: 11-2003 |
Dan, take a valium. Littlem, welcome. Dulys? That's just plain wrong. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3888 Registered: 09-2007 |
Gumby, that's like saying Allentown Cheese Steaks are better than glorified Philly Cheese Steaks. I just doesn't make sense. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1863 Registered: 11-2003 |
Just because you like chili dogs doesn't mean that I am wrong. Plus have you ever had an Allentown Cheese Steak? Maybe they kick Philly's ass. | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1403 Registered: 04-2005 |
threadjack: my aunt once remarked, "did you ever notice how fried egg sandwiches are always better in a restaurant, than what you can make at home?" we all chuckled. first of all, i didn't know restaurants really offered them - and if they did, i can't imagine ordering one. but i think what was in her mind was being raised in the depression era, and having to make so many fried egg sandwiches. it was probably nice that someone else was making it. then again, maybe you'd never want to see one ever again, after living off them for years. who knows. | ||
Bobl Member Username: Bobl Post Number: 184 Registered: 07-2008 |
Lafayette, because you can have a beer with the dog. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 1084 Registered: 04-2006 |
Lafayette, because the bathroom makes you feel like you are on a submarine. | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1407 Registered: 04-2005 |
andylinn - exactly! it sounds so weird, but i always make sure that noobs experience the subterranean odyssey! | ||
One_shot Member Username: One_shot Post Number: 402 Registered: 11-2003 |
There's more original ways to introduce yourself and break the ice than asking a question that has been asked a million times... | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1408 Registered: 04-2005 |
oneshot, has the op not yet been sufficiently scolded? | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2139 Registered: 03-2008 |
Why do you care if it's been asked a million times? Most of the questions on this site have been asked multiple times over the past several years of it's existence. Their are new people all the time, let them have their fun. You don't have to read or post a reply to every post like this. If your not interested, do what everyone else does and move on to another conversation. No? Littlem, welcome! Good post. Things have just been slow around here lately, and there's some people who are just having some bad days (and they are looking for a place to vent without recourse, just like it always happens). | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1864 Registered: 11-2003 |
Exactly I remember my first post here so many years ago was a question that had been asked a tome of times already at that time and I have seen asked a ton of times since. "Whats that castle looking building on Grand River near the Michigan Theater?" Questions will be asked over and over thats what happens on forums as new people come into the fray. If it annoys you don't read a thread entitled with something you know has been discussed. | ||
Ptero Member Username: Ptero Post Number: 197 Registered: 12-2005 |
Gus' | ||
Jgavrile Member Username: Jgavrile Post Number: 216 Registered: 09-2005 |
Where are you guys seeing :search"? I don't see where there is search site?? Please direct | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1865 Registered: 11-2003 |
You are obviously blind then. if you look to the left in the side menu you will see on the fifth option "Search Site" and above on the right below the banner after join and before FAQ an option titled search. The latter is the better of the two if you ask me. | ||
Rfban Member Username: Rfban Post Number: 310 Registered: 02-2004 |
1. I don't like Duly's cheese--it seems like a slice of kraft. 2. The search feature on this site is poor. | ||
Softailrider Member Username: Softailrider Post Number: 223 Registered: 02-2007 |
Regarding Duly's...... I've been eating there for a lot of years , they only recently ( last couple of years ) started offering french fries , then I come in one day and they're serving up a plate of onion rings to somebody . I almost had a stroke, couldn't believe it. Got to change with the times I guess . Also , when you order an omelet at Duly's , why the hell do they serve it with a salad with french dressing on the same plate? I've never asked , but I do need an explanation on that one. | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 2818 Registered: 11-2007 |
quote: Some of us on dial-up save the topics page only, so we can bypass all the banners and boring down loading. In a perfect world, we'd all have high speed. So give us a break. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1867 Registered: 11-2003 |
OK you are forgiven then. lol | ||
Retroit Member Username: Retroit Post Number: 451 Registered: 04-2008 |
Why does one have to be better? Can't you alternate and enjoy them both? | ||
Ljbad89 Member Username: Ljbad89 Post Number: 73 Registered: 10-2007 |
Retroit, I switch it up. Also, I didn't know the official name of this site was DetroitYES of whatever for a while. Before I bookmarked this forum, I would go to Google and put in Discuss Detroit. What comes up is a blue screen with five boards and no side links, pages or banners. So I can believe that others didn't know there was a search function. | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 1288 Registered: 03-2006 |
Note to Gumby Angelo's in Flint has been bought back by the original owners. | ||
Corvax Member Username: Corvax Post Number: 94 Registered: 11-2003 |
Softrailrider, the only times i have seen salad served w/omelets routinely were at a couple diners in Boston. it might be interesting to find out if the proprietor is from beantown or environs. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1868 Registered: 11-2003 |
Really Kenp? I am sure they have been disappointed how the franchise had been run into the ground. Are there even Angelo's open outside the Davison Rd. location anymore? That is awesome news. Davison Rd. even though it has become a very rough neighborhood still has Flint's staple restaurants Angelo's, Luigi El Torro's, and of course John's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant. | ||
Pythonmaster Member Username: Pythonmaster Post Number: 222 Registered: 12-2006 |
My two favorite visits to the coney heavens-1968 ,2:am seated at the next table is Jerome P Cavanaugh and entourage. Last Detroit Auto Show Sunday around noon at American, up pulls a limo and in struts Kid Rock and Rev Run with entourage. Bus drivers, construction workers etc. all coming in for a snapshot/autograph. They were very accommodating. http://farm3.static.flickr.com /2084/2194400900_a602c8ffee.jp g | ||
News08 Member Username: News08 Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2008 |
American Coney Island blames economy, construction for tax debts Landmark diner owes $111,840 in state and federal taxes, records show. www.detnews.com/taxwatchdog | ||
Mkhopper Member Username: Mkhopper Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2006 |
Hopefully everyone else will enjoy this as much as we did at the time. Some members of my family and I headed into the city to finally check out MGM. A family friend was also in the group. She's lived in the area her whole life, but she's not one to venture downtown and she's never been to either Lafayette or American. She's also a bit spoiled and I guess the best way to put it, snooty. Stopped into Lafayette for a late dinner before returning to the great suburban outback. First, she asks for a menu. Well, ok, we'll give her that one. After a funny look, our waiter made a great show of searching around and blowing dust off the one he found. Next, she asked for a lemon for her water. No, not kidding. When the food arrived, she took one bite into her coney and promptly spit it out, screaming, "There's a casing on this! I'm eating guts!!" It was all just too much. I didn't think it was possible to laugh onions out ones nose, but I'm pretty sure I did. haha |
