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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Joe Foodie

Slippery Rock: Eating Well Slippery Style

A neighborhood bar with good food, charming Slippery Rock is focused on welcoming customers.

In the midst of downtown New Baltimore's renovation discussions, Jeff and Paula Kropiewnicki opened Slippery Rock in fall 2009. A spacious neighborhood restaurant with no pretensions, Slippery Rock is a place where you can sit at the bar with a cold beer or enjoy a meal at one of the booths.  The decor is simple and inviting.  Their bar stretches across the length of a building, making it ideal for communal conversation and drinking. My first question when I sit down at a bar is, "What are your Michigan beers?" Given the great beer state we live in, most bars will stock at least one local beer (on tap is a bonus).  Slippery Rock has two on tap--Dragonmead's Lancelot Cream Ale (Warren) and Frog Island Amber Ale (Ypsilanti).  Michigan beers …

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