White Castle — Restaurant in Detroit

I stood in line at the driver thru, looking anxiously towards the street. Had a troublesome day, and I had muttered fervent vows of betterment to myself the whole way. "Take the risk or lose the chance!" I growled at the sidewalk. Normally at this time I'd been just leaving the house, but I wanted some White Castle, so I got out early.

I had walked past a guy sitting on the ground ,and he was eating peanut butter. He laughed and said , "Good fiber!"

And I chuckled. We actually talked about the weather and the QLine as the window slid open briefly and I showed them my Uber Eats order. I guess it was odd cause I wasn't driving, but I couldn't access inside, and I didn't want to pay 6.00 more for a place I could walk to.

Bout two miles. But I digress. Anyways I get my order ,and as I get the food, I kinda let go of some of the clouds above my head that day you know. Yet I asked for a spoon, and I was disheartened they didn't have any. Only reason why four stars.

The actually reason is because this man was happy as hell, and had been eating the peanut with one long index swollen finger. The rest were a scarred mass of stubs .

Yet ..you heard the story. I'm grateful...

I hadn't had "White Castle" in years. I went last nite around 11:30 ish pm. The drive thru worker came on the speaker literally sounding annoyed, & very dry. "Go ahead with your order(sigh)" is what we heard. Confused, & wondering if we had somehow MISSED the initial greeting; we placed our order. She then gave our total & said "pull around;" in that same foul,annoyed, dry, tone. We were very reluctant to even dare ask her to repeat the order. Instead we decided that "she sounds mad as h*, & we better NOT ask -her- to repeat it." We pulled up, paid, & asked for certain sauces...to which she gave us an "IF LOOKS COULD kill" moment, & shut the window. She gave_ No reply_ ... just a stare of annoyance. Upon getting our order, the driver asked if the sauces were in the bag. She gave that same foul look & mumbled "Yeah" & shut the window. Its literally SHAMEFUL the way people act_ unwarranted. I know you are supposed to repeat an order, yet she was too moody to say "HI, HELLO, Thank you, NOR...

Possibly the most crispy, yet moist and carefully battered fillet of chicken I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating, and I say that as someone raised in the heart of Southern fried meats, where chicken isn’t just food, it’s family, it’s tradition.

But what I experienced at White Castle in Detroit transcended anything my Austin palate had prepared me for. This was no mere slider. The Crispy Chicken Slider Deluxe… Where do I even begin?

The atmosphere was everything a Texan like myself hoped for, surrounded by Detroit locals I realized I’d made the right choice. I hadn’t just picked a place to eat, I had chosen wisely.

I’ve dined in barbecue joints that make grown men cry in Austin. I’ve tasted food seasoned with generations of Southern soul. But nothing, nothing, prepared me for this.

No chicken will ever compare. No bun will ever be this soft. No moment will ever taste this electric.

Detroit, you dirty, beautiful...