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On a sun-drenched afternoon, the
best seats and lunch fare in Detroit
are al fresco at the new Fountain
Bistro, opened just a couple of months
ago in the space formerly occupied by
Au Bon Pain, overlooking the stun-
ning fountain at Campus Martius
Park, where Woodward and Michigan
Avenue meet — the new (yet old)
heart of the city.
On a particularly glorious week-
day afternoon, my compatriots and I
sat at a table under a shady umbrella
watching many of the city's workforce
relaxing on the lawn in front of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument and
being ever-so-lightly sprayed by the
park's dazzling fountain. There are
50 seats inside the restaurant and
about 50 outside, so they fill up fast at
lunchtime.
At Fountain Bistro, don't expect
food even remotely French. It's basi-
cally a casual breakfast and light-eat-
ing spot that's really very American
and not too gourmet. There are cold
salad sandwiches — tuna, chicken,
egg. There are salads — garden,
Caesar, Caprese, Cobb and spinach.
Among the few menu diversions from
the usual are the flatbread pizzas.
It was a warm day so we bypassed
the signature broccoli beer soup
(which comes highly recommended
by all in the know), and we didn't
order the cold soup offerings — gaz-

pacho and vichyssoise. Instead, we
chose other items from the limited yet
perfectly sufficient menu. Our gor-
geous Cobb salad was fresh and crisp
with lots of the appropriate toppings.
The sandwiches are served on your
choice of several breads. Our chicken
salad sandwich, served on thick slices
of good wheat bread, was light and
delicious — chunks of chicken, with
yellow raisins and red apple. The
Detroit sandwich, on marble rye,
included warm corned beef and atypi-
cal sauerkraut spiked with ale.
Our Alaskan flatbread pizza came
with creamy dill spread, topped with
both finely chopped Bermuda onion
and lox and sprinkled with capers.
Also quite flavorsome.
Desserts come from Detroit's own
Avalon Bakery, so you know they're
organic and good. We ordered blue-
berry buckle, a homey coffee cake. We
gobbled it up in seconds.
Since it was past 10:30 a.m. when
we dined, we weren't in time for
breakfast (though the offerings of
fresh hot waffles, quiches and break-
fast burritos and sandwiches were very
appealing).
It's difficult to not use the word
"fresh" to describe the food at
Fountain Bistro. In a world full of fast
food, junk food and chain fare, it was
refreshing to eat real food in a real res-
taurant and for not a lot of money.

Fountain Bistro at
Campus Martius Park

800 Vloodward Ave

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 237-7778

HOURS

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Breakfasts: 53.50-54.25

Soups: cup 52.50, bowl $4.50

Menu Items: about 56-59

Desserts: $1.95 - 55