Detroit’s Best New Restaurants, May 2025 | Eater Detroit

"Dirty Shake is inside an empty ivy-covered and red-brick building on the corner of Forest at Second Avenue with a sprawling wraparound patio and opened on Thursday, March 13 — Detroit’s own 313 Day — from the team behind the award-winning Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails and Freya. Dirty Shake promises a neighborhood bar feel with a retractable garage door window that opens up to a spacious patio area that, during the warmer months, will surely be prime real estate for leisurely hangs. There’s indoor seating for 80. The interior features a long bar, two-top table seating, and a lounge area with upholstered seating surrounding a fireplace. Kamalani Overall, from the Oakland Art Novelty Company, serves as the spot’s beverage program manager, designing a menu of nostalgic drinks, boozy slushies, and fun takes on classic Detroit cocktails like the Hummer milkshake. Non-alcoholic options will also be available. Hewitt’s food menu will include affordable options like an impressive bar burger featuring two patties from a housemade blend of ground beef, sharp cheddar, and Martin’s potato rolls; and an incredibly flavorful serving of chicken wings, which are brined for 24 hours, then dry-cured for another 24 hours, then smoked for two hours, and fried to finish." - Serena Maria Daniels