Best Restaurants in Harrison Township
Harrison Township's restaurant scene runs from a 1953 Italian dining room to a pizza place with a five day dough ferment that opened eighteen months ago. This list skips the chains and the drive throughs and ranks the sit down and carryout spots locals actually return to, based on what shows up again and again in their reviews. Every pick here serves an actual meal, not just coffee or a scoop of ice cream.
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- Luigi's Original RestaurantOld school Italian dinners with a full bar
Restaurants · Harrison Township
Luigi's has run the same corner of Jefferson Ave since 1953, and the newest batch of Google reviews reads like a fan club. The perch stack gets called out by name again and again, along with the lamb chops and the pizza. Regulars warn the place fills fast after 4 pm, so book online, since a phone reservation was overruled by an online one for at least one recent diner. A couple of reviews flag smaller takeout portions, but the sit down experience is the draw.
Reserve online rather than by phone. Phone reservations have been bumped by online bookings on busy nights.
36691 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 468-7711
- Brioni's PizzaCarryout pizza that beats the delivery chains
Restaurants · Harrison Township
Brioni's has been on Jefferson Ave for years, and 287 Google reviews back up the reputation: 4.6 average, with people specifically calling out the crust, the fresh salads, and a staff that shows up big for catering. One reviewer had Brioni's cater a 60 person backyard wedding and called it perfect. The complaints that do turn up are scattered, an unanswered phone one night, a slow order another, not a pattern.
Closed Mondays, so plan around it if it is your regular order.
36643 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 468-0700
- Crust PunkNew York style pizza with a five day dough ferment
Restaurants · Harrison Township
Crust Punk is the newest name on this list and already has a following, 135 reviews averaging 4.5, with named pies like the Sailor Jerry and the Loisada showing up constantly. The cold fermented dough and a hot honey drizzle get specific praise from regulars. It runs pricier than a chain pie for the size, and a handful of recent reviewers flagged an overcooked crust or thin sauce, so it is not universal.
Only open Wednesday through Sunday, and pricier than a chain pie for the size.
35415 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 307-4869
- SandbarSports bar with an actual kitchen behind it
Restaurants · Harrison Township
Sandbar pulls the biggest crowd of any bar on this list, 740 Google reviews averaging 4.4, and specific dishes keep coming up: the Chicken Caesar, the salmon bowl, the Brussels sprouts salad. Regulars name their servers, Elizabeth and Gena and Ashlyn among them. The gripe that repeats is website pricing that runs behind what you will actually pay, and the occasional mixed up order.
Website prices are out of date. Ask before you order if that matters to you.
37030 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 649-7455
- Lake Breeze RestaurantDiner classics and the walleye plate
Restaurants · Harrison Township
Lake Breeze has the biggest review count on this list at 1,205, and the walleye keeps getting singled out as the dish regulars will not skip. The newest batch of reviews runs rougher than the average suggests though: seven of the last 30 were one or two stars, citing a moody server, a wrong order, and a restroom one diner called filthy. It is still a long running family diner with fair prices, just go in expecting a basic experience, not a polished one.
Recent reviews mention an off night for service and a restroom that needed attention.
35450 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Township, MI 48045 · (586) 791-1780
Honorable mentions
- Jefferson Street Pub Neighborhood sports bar since 1987 known for the JSP Burger and homemade eggrolls, strong buzz on Facebook and Tripadvisor but no verified Google count.
- Sentimental Lady Saloon Corner bar pouring half pound Lady Burgers with a kitchen that runs to 2 am on weekends, 4.2 from 422 Google reviews.
- Eddie's Drive In Classic drive in with a loyal following, 4.2 from 697 Google reviews, closed Mondays.
How we ranked these
Google rating adjusted for review count set the initial order, then we checked the newest 30 reviews for the top six candidates against Nextdoor and Yelp where a page existed. Reddit searches in r/Detroit turned up no threads naming any of these restaurants. Coffee shops, ice cream stands, and a smoothie bar share this city's restaurant category but were set aside for a list about actual meals.
Ranks come from Google reviews, Reddit, forums, and niche review sites. Sponsorship never changes rank. We re-check these lists each season.
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