Only one Metro Detroit spot makes Eater list of 'America's Essential Restaurants' in 2017

DETROIT – One of Southeast Michigan's best known restaurants is getting some national attention.

Al Ameer, a Mediterranean restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, has been named one of the most essential restaurants in the country.

Eater released their list of "America’s Essential Restaurants 2017" on Wednesday and Al Ameer is the only Michigan restaurant on the list. 

Here's what Eater wrote about Al Ameer:

Among the wealth of Dearborn’s Lebanese restaurants, Khalil Ammar and Zaki Hashem’s family enterprise excels in its always-fresh mezze and lush stuffed lamb.

You can check out the full Eater list right here. The list offers a wide range of cuisines and price points that are reflective of the way people are eating. Among these national essentials, some are decades-old classics, while others rep the frontlines of culinary thinking and emerging cuisines. Together they embody a definition of American dining we can all savor.

Al Ameer has locations in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Canton. 

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