Whether you are celebrating a special event or simply dropping in for a bite, Northern Lakes Seafood Company chef Jamie Kalmus looks worldwide for the best seafood, ranging from the nearby Great Lakes to Hawaii and Florida. Start your meal with one of the many appetizers on the menu such as Hawaiian Bigeye Tuna Sashimi with seaweed salad and wasabi, or the Maine lobster "corn dogs" with Chinese hot mustard and Asian slaw. You'll have many choices for an entree such as sauteed trout almandine with lemon butter, marcona almonds, and green beansm or the blackened catfish served with Andouille and white cheddar grits, smoked corn relish with a citrus beurre blanc. You can also enjoy a bottle of wine from the extensive wine list.
Northern Lakes Seafood Company
39495 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-646-7900
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About three miles south of Bloomfield Hills in Birmingham, Michigan is Mitchell's Fish Market where the menus are printed two time each day and contains seafood from the four corners of the world. You won't know what the menu will be until you arrive, but there will be over 80 fresh items from which you can choose. Start off your meal with well-prepared old favorites such as baked spinach and artichoke dip or seared Hawaiian ahi tuna. For an entree, you might choose such things as tropical Tilapia from Costa Rica, Atlantic salmon from Puerto Montt, Chile or Pacific halibut from Kodiak, Alaska. There is also something for landlubbers such as a maple-bourbon glazed pork chop with sweet glazed carrots and a sea salt baked potato or filet mignon in a sauce Bearnaise and served with asparagus.
Mitchell's Fish Market
117 Willits
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
248-646-3663
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Streetside Seafood is one of the most popular restaurants in Birmingham so there is a premium placed on a seat whether you pop in for lunch or dinner. Highlighting the restaurant is the full-service bar and exposed brick that creates a casual atmosphere. The place is small, and besides serving great seafood, the prices are quite reasonable. This restaurant serves fresh seafood from many places in the world and will cook it any way that you want. Start your meal with an appetizer such as coconut shrimp with an apricot horseradish sauce, or jumbo lump crab cakes with red pepper chipotle sauce and a dollop of black bean corn relish. Entrees may include such dishes as mahi mahi fajitas with black beans and rice, sour cream and tomatillo salsa, or pan-roasted Atlantic salmon with lentils, tomato, shallots and aged balsamic vinegar. For those not into seafood, there's parmesan-crusted chicken breast in a caper butter sauce and served with an artichoke and mashed potatoes or pepper-crusted filet mignon with wild mushrooms in a port wine demi glace served with mashed potatoes.
Streetside Seafood
273 Pierce St, Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 645-9123
streetsideseafood.com
