Palace Grille

Good for dinner before a concert.  Decent salad selections.  I personally like the Asian chicken salad.  Phenomenal multigrain bread before dinner.  Good calamari with an interesting (corn meal?) coating.  Nice presentation on many of the items.  Service was just so/so.  Good place to people watch:  big shooters entertaining clients on their company cards and arm candy.  Realized how irritating drunk 20-something girls are when you're no longer a 20-something drunk girl.

Palace Grille before a concert at the Palace becomes an real treat. There aren't too many places to eat nearby and its quite possible to order a drink and be served and on your way out within 30 min. I totally agree with the other reviewer, wave some money to get a drink order in. The place is crowded but service is good, they realize you need to get in and get out. I had shrimp cocktail and shared some nachos, the shrimp were large and nachos were just right. They pour a good purple rain too. Had to keep with the theme for the upcoming concert. :)

Going to the Pistons game or a concert at the Palace then make sure you visit This basement bar, restaurant and nightclub. The food can be very good but this bar is the best of Detroit after a basketball game. A little bit of everyone is welcome here and it gets very cozy after an event. The bartenders are great, make sure you wave money at them to get your drink, if you can find room at the bar. It gets very smoky.