I've had it with Slows!

**Lowell** · May-16-09, 11:12 PM

Not really but... The last two times I went there to eat, last Friday the most recent, the place was jammed and the wait way too long for my appetite. So, regrettably, I went elsewhere. What Recession?? That place amazes me -- not in the best neighborhood, no parking, in the middle of an economic downturn and I can't get in.

Congrats to Slows and whatever you have I wish you could bottle it and serve it to the Southeast Michigan and Southern Ontario economy.

**Detroit Stylin** · May-16-09, 11:13 PM

lol good one Lowell.....

**darwinism** · May-17-09, 12:05 AM

Lowell, I couldn't agree more.

Was just there for lunch Saturday afternoon, and there was a line waiting for tables, even at 2pm!!

The Cooley brothers must have some real potent secret recipe in what they serve.

**Detroit Stylin** · May-17-09, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by darwinism

Lowell, I couldn't agree more.

Was just there for lunch Saturday afternoon, and there was a line waiting for tables, even at 2pm!!

The Cooley brothers must have some real potent secret recipe in what they serve.

Crack maybe?

**Chub** · May-17-09, 12:27 AM

Not crack, just a straight up good product in a enviorment that pleases most people. It always shocks me how other restaurants and bars in the area don't see this and take a step up to the plate. I know this is just a personal opinion, but it's obvious that others agree.

**detroitbob** · May-17-09, 01:11 AM

IMHO [[and after my first career = 25 years working in the restaurant business) they do food very well, and although the service can be, kindly, very unprofessional at times, overall it's a great spot. It's hard to teach people how to wait tables, even in a casual service restaurant, when their only dining experience while growing up involved a drive thru window and microwaved whatever. I ignore the service glitches and continue to crave the pork.

**EastsideQT** · May-17-09, 09:38 AM

I had lunch for the first time at Slow's last Friday....the place was packed...but we were seated within 5 minutes...I will agree that our server made a few mistakes...but this was not Seldom Blues or the Whitney...I will say that the food I had made up for what was lacking is service...I will definately be going back there often....

**Patrick** · May-17-09, 11:27 AM

The only things that sucks about the place is the lack of parking and the wait.

Retroit · May-17-09, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Lowell

...the wait way too long for my appetite...

If it weren't, they'd have called it Fasts!

**Detroit Stylin** · May-17-09, 08:11 PM

lol Yeah I know ri....

**Gannon** · May-17-09, 08:28 PM

From what I've heard, you WOULD read the Slow's name on bottled versions of their sauces, if it weren't for some enterprising asshole quick to register the brand after he read a New York Times article on them. He was from Missouri or Oklahoma or something in the middle of the country.

They make their own stuff, and cook their meats all night...old school. The wait is part of the schtick for some folk...it MUST be worth it...so newbies wait, too. It ain't THAT hard, they've got an impressive choice of beers and wines...time flies when you're having, doncha know.

At this joint? It has been worth it, every time.

After that, there can be only geometric growth...like the old Breck shampoo commercials...and they'll tell two people, and so on, and so on. So, even IF they are on their game and increase their efficiency to the maximum, there is a guaranteed delay.

Drink up, enjoy. Always some of the best people-watching in the area, too.

Give me a Reason.

LodgeDodger · May-17-09, 10:12 PM

I'll have to take betterhalf to Slow's. I've never heard a bad thing about the place. Better yet, I'll send him alone and get a Schwarma at the Bucharest Grill. I dislike anything with barbecue sauce. I don't like pork, either.

**Lowell** · May-17-09, 10:20 PM

There are plenty of non-pork, non-BBQ sauce choices. Try the cajin style catfish with the roulade. Everyone raves about the mac and cheese side too.

**Gannon** · May-17-09, 10:49 PM

Oh, they have more than just pork...and their sauces are quite unique.

Still worth the wait, even for vegetarians.

**jackie5275** · May-20-09, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Retroit

If it weren't, they'd have called it Fasts!

Smartee pants :-) LOL

**1KielsonDrive** · May-20-09, 09:11 PM

Some people at DY think if you say something critical, negative or unnice about a business, place or the city, it's sabotaged. So what if Eph's, the MCB or Detroit was mentioned in a less than flattering manner? A lot others post their support. If Detroit and it's businesses can't survive negative comments here at DY, it's not worth surviving. The criticism or praise they get's here makes very little difference. The whole point of this website is to talk about stuff, no matter if it's called DetroitYes. I've been in and around the city all of my life. The worst offenders are the 'Don't say nothing bad' people, because they won't listen to any reason. They do the greatest disservice to Detroit. Negative nabobs [[I borrowed that from Spiro) need to go, live and hangout somewhere else if they see no good in Detroit, it's people and businesses. But criticism is another thing.

**Danny** · May-21-09, 12:06 PM

Slows B.B.Q. is one of Corktown hot popular spots in Corktown. If you all want to eat there, make sure a have a early reservation.

gravitymachine · May-18-09, 07:21 AM

there vegetarian menu entries gan be vegan-ised as well, the genius without coleslaw and the hoppin' jack without cheese.

slows rules. it would cool if they could spin off some of their success into a second location to alleviate some of the wait times, but then, would it have the exclusivity and authenticity? and obviously in shittier than usual times in detroit, they are in a good spot having a lean business with a more than ample customer base

**Downriviera** · May-18-09, 10:00 AM

I always try to open the wrong door upon entering Slows, and I've been there a million times. I'll get it right one of these days. Charles Bronson salad with a side off mac/cheese, followed by Bookers bourbon on the rocks.

**One Shot** · May-18-09, 01:48 PM

As stupid as this may sound could a restaurant really add addicting drugs to their food without us knowing to keep people coming back??? Slows isn't one of my addicted-to places but theres a couple others I can think of...Lafayette, Chic-Fil-A...

**mbshan** · May-18-09, 02:36 PM

Whatever happened to the carry out only that they were going to open on Cass in midtown? I would love for this to still be happening.

**vintagesoul** · May-18-09, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by mbshan

Whatever happened to the carry out only that they were going to open on Cass in midtown? I would love for this to still be happening.

Oh please please please! I hope so too... as I much as I love going in there and having a beer while I wait, sometimes it's just not possible to get their delicious food to go because of how busy they are serving those who are sitting down to eat... it would be fantastic to be able to call ahead and pick up some of that delicious pork/brisket/macncheese. Oh boy...I'm drooling all over my keyboard...lol.

**casscorridor** · May-18-09, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by mbshan

Whatever happened to the carry out only that they were going to open on Cass in midtown? I would love for this to still be happening.

I haven't heard anything on this lately, I'd ask an owner or manager at Slows. But I think it was suppose to go on the first floor of Willy's Overland Lofts on Willis between Cass and Second. That would be rad!

As far as Slow's business practices... having exploitative conditions is not acceptible. But is that reason to kick one of the only succesfull businesses out? I don't think so. It is great to have thriving places like this. We need more of them. But we also don't want places that make a big profit but don't give anything to their workers.

One of the main reasons why Mercury Coffee Bar closed was their treatment of workers... hiring way to many, giving them little to no hours, etc. Let's hope they open back up with new practices.

gravitymachine · May-19-09, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by casscorridor

IAs far as Slow's business practices... having exploitative conditions is not acceptible.

proof? or is this just the result of someone complaining how their food service job involves hard work, long hours and meager wages? [[as if they usually didn't)

dexterferry · May-19-09, 08:59 AM

I don't think anyone ever said Slows exploits it's workers.

Someone above mentioned that there are a bunch of bitter, ultralefty idiots in corktown and swdetroit who think operating a wildly successful business in detroit and wanting that strip of Michigan ave. to be something more than just a string of abandoned storefronts and soup kitchens is. . .gasp. . . "gentrification." I wish all the anti-gentrification people would move to east st. louis or gary indiana. I'm sure they would love it there. they could start a thriving community of anti-gentrifyers, with art galleries and coffee shops with "spoken word" nights and speeches about diversity and soup kitchens and special alleys for crackheads to defecate in and hookers to blow their johns without gentrifying hipsters to get upset about it! that is, until the yuppies move in and ruin everything.