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Depot Town

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Restaurant Profile

B2A2: Sidetrack's Signature Burger

Entry five heads to Ypsilanti. A crooked building in Depot Town where GQ once told you to eat.

The fifth entry in our Best Burger in Ann Arbor series crosses into Ypsilanti. Sidetrack Bar & Grill's wagyu signature burger at 56 E Cross St is the pub burger the series was missing.

May 29, 2025 · 5 min read
Restaurant Profile

Thompson & Co. Occupies 160 Years of Ypsilanti History. The Food Holds Up Its End.

Southern comfort food in a Civil War-era building that survived arson, abandonment, and an oak tree through the roof.

At 400 N River St in Depot Town, Thompson & Co. serves Southern comfort food inside the restored Thompson Block — a Civil War barracks that nearly burned to nothing in 2009.

March 27, 2025 · 7 min read
Restaurant Profile

Hyperion Coffee Is Ypsilanti's Answer to a Question Ann Arbor Thinks It Already Solved

At 306 N River St in Depot Town, a roaster treats coffee the way a winery treats grapes. RoosRoast should be paying attention.

Hyperion Coffee roasts single-origin, direct-trade beans at 306 N River St in Ypsilanti's Depot Town. A profile of the roaster challenging Ann Arbor's coffee assumptions.

March 24, 2025 · 6 min read
Opinion

Ypsilanti Is Having a Moment. This Time It Might Stick.

Lower rents, creative chefs, and a dining scene that's finally finding its footing.

Lower rents, creative chefs, and a scene that's finally hitting its stride.

February 27, 2025 · 5 min read
Restaurant Profile

Sidetrack Has Been Anchoring Depot Town Since Before You Were Born

An 1850s building, a 1929 train wreck, and a burger that GQ told you to eat. The full story of Ypsilanti's most durable bar.

Sidetrack Bar & Grill has been feeding Depot Town from an 1850s building that a train once hit. The burger made GQ's must-eat list. The patio might be the best in Washtenaw County.

November 25, 2024 · 6 min read