Townhouse Detroit

Townhouse is the spot downtown Detroit points to when it wants to show off. It sits at 500 Woodward in a glass atrium with a retractable roof, so you can eat in sunshine in the middle of a Michigan February — and reviewers can't stop talking about it. The other thing they can't stop talking about is the Townhouse Burger: dry-aged beef, bourbon-glazed onions, white cheddar, brioche. It's the order. Upscale New American, sharp service, prime people-watching, and prices to match — by all accounts, the room mostly earns them.

Now, the restrooms. Here's the thing: across every major review platform, almost nobody mentions them, and for a polished downtown operation that usually means fine, not memorable. Expect them to be kept up like the rest of the place, but don't expect them to match the atrium's wow factor — and one reviewer did clock a staffer skipping the sink on the way out, which knocks a little shine off. This is also a see-and-be-seen room that packs out on weekends and game nights, so time your trip before the dinner rush peaks. Serviceable, presentable, not the reason you're coming.

Come for the burger and that convertible glass ceiling; the restrooms will do their job without stealing the show. Townhouse Detroit lands at a 7/10 on Shooki.