(248) 474-7980 24155 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington, MI 48336 www.batesburgers.com Well, we finally reached the last stop in our slider fun fest. At Greene’s Hamburgers they’re serving up what they like to call “The All-American Slider,” and since I’m an all-American kind of TV show host, I thought I’d give ’em a try. These little burgers are the slider pride …
Bates Hamburgers
(734) 427-3464 33406 Five Mile, Livonia, MI 48154 www.batesburgers.com If you live, work or play in Southeast Michigan, you’ve probably driven by Bates Hamburgers about eleventy billion times. And guess what? That’s almost the exact number of sliders they’ve served. Bates is a Livonia tradition and a family tradition for owner Laurie Johnston. Her grandfather started it in 1955, and …
Airtime Trampoline Park
(248) 918-0909 662 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083 www.airtimetrampoline.com Life is full of ups and down, especially at Airtime Trampoline Park in Troy. Airtime is the perfect name for this place, because in the air is where you’re gonna spend most of your time. It’s an all-ages trampoline park that just might be the most fun you’ll have, …
Motz’s Hamburgers
(313) 843-9186 7208 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48209 www.motzs.com If you’ve got a hunger for some slider history, this is the place for you. Motz’s is one of the oldest continuously operated family-owned burger joints in the entire U.S. It’s where sliders started for a lot of us in Detroit. Motz’s Burgers are so revered, they even inspired a …
Voodoo Choppers
(248) 299-8200 2720 Auburn Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326 www.voodoochoppers.com You’re gonna find this hard to believe, but I believe in Voodoo. Voodoo Choppers that is! Voodoo Choppers in Auburn Hills is where people from around the world come when they want a one-of-a-kind, custom-built chopper, and Eric Gorges is the man they see to make it happen. He combines …
Hunter House Burgers
(248) 646-7121 35075 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009 www.hunterhousehamburgers.com If you’re cruising down Woodward Avenue in Birmingham and you suddenly smell the seductive scent of sliders, it’s not your imagination. You’re passing the legendary Hunter House. For sixty years, this iconic burger bungalow has served up classic sliders for all to enjoy. Susan Cobb’s family has kept Hunter House humming …
Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
(248) 626-5020 31005 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48334 www.marvin3m.com Next we hit a place in Farmington Hills you simply have to experience to believe. It’s called Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, and if you think the name is crazy, wait until you see what’s inside. When it comes to describing Marvin’s, I don’t even know where to begin. It’s …
Telway Hamburgers
(248) 545-7962 27000 John R Rd., Madison Heights, MI 48071 The first of the five classic slider diners we visited was the iconic Telway. This little white tile monument has been a landmark in Madison Heights for over half a century. Owner Allen Owen’s dad opened the Telway in 1944, so Allen literally grew up in this place. I asked …