Fat Head's South Side Saloon, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA www.fatheads.com The legendary Fatheads is located on Pittsburgh's vibrant south side, in the midst of many cool places to get your sauce on.  Conveniently, there is paid parking across the street.  Recognize this place by the big bloated mustached head with sunglasses  Get Sauced: 4 out of 4 One needs to go no farther than here to go on a bender.  ...

Traffic Jam & Snug Detroit, MI www.trafficjamdetroit.com This is truly one of the hidden gems of Detroit.  They make their own beer, cheese, bread and ice cream in house.  Despite the name, it is all one place.  Local lore (from the waitress) says that in the 70's it used be separated with one part for the drinkers and the other for the kiddies.   Get Sauced: 4 out of 4 Wow, very impressive! This place ...

El Panorama Puerto Vallarta, Mexico www.elpanorama.com  El Panorama is located in downtown Puerto Vallarta and presents on the most breathtaking views I've ever witnessed. Make sure that you dine outside on the terrace level.    Get Sauced:  2 out of 4 El Panorama presents a large selection of typical Mexican style tropical drinks (margaritas, pina coladas, daiquiris, etc) that were extremely delicious.  Fo ...

The Detroit Beer Company Detroit, MI www.detroitbeerco.com Whether having some grub before watching the Lions lose or guzzling down a beer before a ballet, the DBC is the perfect place to start your Detroit adventure. The DBC has a great location with ample (and relatively cheap) parking less than one block away.   Get Sauced: 4 out of 4 The DBC offers a wide variety of creative, tasty and uniquely differen ...

Pangea Pizza Traverse City, MI www.pangeaspizza.com Pangea is located in the heart of downtown Traverse City and features pies from around the world.  Pangea also has a large outdoor patio area that is perfect for lounging and drinking in the summer Get Sauced: 4 out of 4 Pangea has a HUGE beer list.  They offer flights of beers and have bottled beers categorized by country of origin. They also feature loca ...

Compari's Plymouth, MI www.comparisdining.com Downtown Plymouth is a hidden gem with some great places to eat and drink.  They also do a great job of holding fairs, festivals and interesting events to bring the people in. Compari's is right in the heart of where you want to be.  Get Sauced:  2 1/2 out of 4 For a moderately priced Italian Bistro, the wine list was as expected; a spackling of Cab Sav's, Merlo ...

Coach Insignia Detroit, MI http://www.mattprenticerg.com/urc/coach.asp An homage to the history and culture of the Motor City. Coach is the 2nd highest restaurant in the world, it is located on the very top of Detroit's Renaissance Center.  It actually used to slowly rotate but the previous owners didn't oil the gears as specified and the once mobile is now stagnant.  The only solution is for owner Matt Pre ...

Pearl's New Orlean's kitchen; a diamond in the rough. ...

A Saucy Review of Trattoria Stella in Traverse City, MI ...

My colleagues, friends and family have always taken my restaurant critiques very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they want me to actually write down my system.  It's simple, fun and saucy. Here goes... ------------------------------------------------------ My rating system is a 10 point scale 4 possible points for "Get Sauced" Get Sauced is a ranking of the establishment's beer, wine and cocktail lis ...