I feel bad for Chaldean town (part of Detroit on 7 Mile Rd by Woodward). The neighborhood seems to be disappearing, with fewer and fewer restaurants each time I go there. And the worst restaurants I've ever been to in my life happen to be there (
Sullaf,
Dennis Julian's). And since it's so close to Woodward, I can see the neighborhood being gentrified over the next 10 to 20 years as Woodward gets developed and eventually adds a light rail up to 8 Mile or further (I hope). Not to say all the restaurants in that area are bad, though. I went to one a few years back called Royal Kobob that was really good and has since been firebombed (see photo below).
This trip I decided to give Tigris a try. For how few restaurants were left, there were a ton of cars parked on the street. As I entered, I smelled cigarette smoke -- I won't specify the source. What I saw was a room full of men playing cards. This was not a restaurant. It was more akin to a casino. I asked a guy behind a counter if I could still order food, and he said yes, so I went for it.
I sat in the non-smoking section, which had fans to circulate the air. The gentleman brought a menu, which was a good sign. I ordered something like a chicken tawook sandwich, but I was paying attention more to my surroundings. Halfway through my meal a guy in a wheelchair stood up and
slammed his wheelchair against the wall. Everyone else got quiet and the guy
started yelling in a non-English language. People started waving bye to him, but he didn't leave. Then a few minutes later, another guy started yelling angrily back at the first guy and a third guy who was trying to mediate between them. Crazy stuff.
An Iraqi station was on the television. Text scrolled the opposite direction from that of an English news station.
I wondered if the yelling would escalate into violence, and whether the police would show up at any moment. Next thing I knew, a police officer came in the back entrance -- what a relief! But instead of arresting anyone, he took a seat and ordered his usual.
Overall I give Tigris a 5 out of 10. The food was good and the atmosphere was entertaining -- I was on edge the whole time. However, I felt really out of place, and the smoking could turn some people off from eating there.
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Vernors! |
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Chicken tawook sandwich, or something similar |
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A restaurant that closed |
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Cars lined up and down the street |
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Almost got my tire stuck in this manhole |
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Place I ate at years ago that burned |
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Tigris from the street |
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Open late! |
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Tigris menu |
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