Central Kitchen

Restaurant · Detroit

Central Kitchen

Restaurant · Detroit

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20451 Eight Mile W, Detroit, MI 48219

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Fried chicken, oxtails, mac & cheese, collard greens  

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20451 Eight Mile W, Detroit, MI 48219 Get directions

$20–30 · Menu

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20451 Eight Mile W, Detroit, MI 48219 Get directions

+1 313 766 5665

$20–30 · Menu

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Sep 17, 2025

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"I think Central Kitchen has the BEST kale Caesar salads — my tip is to add blackened salmon for an extra kick." - Serena Maria Daniels

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Ms. Melly

Google
This place has more misses than hits turkey wing was flavorful but was tuff as hell and the dressing was baked cornbread not dressing at all. I have been on multiple occasions and they always forget something on the order. And they charge you 4% on card they don't tell you that it's a sticker on the side of the scanner with the words faded off.

S W

Google
First time eating their food and very disappointed! The black eye peas were salty and the Mac and cheese had more cheese than noodles. The peach cobbler was so small for $5 and didn’t have any crust! Just peaches and sauce. Don’t talk about the smallest square of cornbread you got that was Jiffy mix. We saw the big boxes on the counter. Green was ok. Not worth the drive for me.

Sharea Gant

Google
I ordered pork chops they taste like they been sitting out FOR DAYS! And then they put a BUNCH of unnecessary nasty seasoning on them! Everybody don’t like that I also ordered dirty rice it was just literally white rice not even with salt! My 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER said the cabbage taste like dirt! Like yall didn’t clean them! My kids didn’t even eat dinner cause it was NASTY! And the grease had to be at least a week old!

A Table For 8

Google
True review for Central Market Kicthen inside the liquor store. I went on Feb 13th. The cook asked us not to blast them on social media to come to her first if it wasn’t good. Well it wasn’t and her excuse is the over flux of customers bc of the social media post. She can’t keep up it’s one person that can cook. What irritates me is that she said the social media post is the reason for the inconsistency basically. But you had about 3 more popular influencers come and all their food was good??! How when a regular customer comes you have an excuse. The greens taste earthy like she just put them in the pot NO SEASONING. But everything we had that day was horrible. As pictured we got oxtails, fried chicken wings, sweet potatoes, collard greens and mac and cheese. All the food we had was horrible I do not recommend. Also it took over an hour to get “fresh” food.

The Solo Traveler

Google
I’ve heard a lot about this place so I finally stopped in I ordered three wings which were fried perfectly. I thought I was ordering beef short ribs and mashed potatoes with brown gravy The greens were fresh but not seasoned my mashed potatoes tasted like broccoli

Mark Mattox

Google
I ordered the corned beef with macaroni and cheese and collard greens. The corned beef melts in your mouth. The macaroni and cheese was freshly made; the cheese pull was amazing. The collard greens were seasoned to perfection; all I needed was a little more vinegar.

A. Campbell

Google
This convenient store is nothing at all what I expected when I walked in. It is so clean, neatly designed, and welcoming. The store has a cool aesthetic with very modern aisles and cooler sections. The variety of wine and food offerings is grand! The mural when you first walk in to the right is very creative! The restaurant offers so many tasty choices. The cooking staff and convention staff were very welcoming and answered all my questions when ordering. We really enjoyed the freshness of the catfish and the smothered pork chops, which were cooked fresh to order. The sides were somewhat bland, but they were still pretty good. We will definitely be back in to try more of their menu. Thank you 💚

Che Maxx

Google
When they first opened the food was ok now its just horrible. I ordered bar b que chicken dinner with dressing, mac and a side of greens. The chicken was so dry it didn't break apart. I gave it to my dogs and they chocked while trying to swallow. 😭 The cashiers are beautiful patient people, but whomever is doing the cooking needs to STOP!!! I've tried supporting this establishment over and over but I think its time to call ot quits.