Flowers of Vietnam

Southwest Detroit, baby 🤙🏼

Right near Clark Park, past El Club, tucked into one of those Detroit stretches where you might circle for parking, question your life choices for a second, and then walk inside and realize you absolutely made the right decision.

Depending on the night, this place can get busy, so if you’re making the drive, I’d recommend locking in a reservation.

Flowers of Vietnam was killer.

The steak, mall chicken, and the grand finale — those caramel chicken wings — were outstanding. The kind of food that makes you stop talking for a minute and just respect what’s happening in front of you.

From the outside, it may not scream “big night out.” The decor is pretty low-key, maybe even plain at first glance. But that’s classic Detroit. You walk into a place in an area some people might call dodgy, with no major theatrics, and then halfway through the meal you’re sitting there thinking, “Why the hell didn’t I come here sooner?”

That said, they do have some nice touches inside. The back room had cool seating, wood wall panels, and lighting that gave the space some real mood.

That same lighting carried into the restrooms.

The restrooms are located toward the middle of the restaurant, with two private unisex rooms. They were clean, smelled nice, felt reasonably accessible, and had a cool glow inside that matched the vibe of the place.

Food was excellent. Restroom was solid. Definitely a place I’ll be coming back to.