Dino's Lounge   

22740 Woodward Ave
Ferndale, MI 48220
248-591-3466
www.dinoslounge.com

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With a new menu and kitchen staff, the bar that was once pegged as a swanky, lounge-y, martini spot has since taken a slightly different shape. While you can still get all the martinis you want, the dynamic at this Ferndale bar/restaurant has shifted ever so slightly, especially in the kitchen. When it introduced new menu additions in April 2005, Dino's ushered in a new sense of dining variety. On the small plates, crab and shrimp dip, as well as stuffed portabella mushroom caps are in. A Reuben slider (corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss, stacked on toasted buns and dressed in thousand island), as well as a rib-sticking homemade meatloaf sandwich, are also new. And perhaps some of the heartier additions are the broiled cod and rice, beef tenderloin torenadoes and the salmon parmesan with pesto cream sauce (a stunning, moist and flaky Norwegian salman, encrusted with parmesan and topped with a distinct pesto cream sauce on fettuccini). Three new, 'young gun'-style chefs are now in the kitchen, blowing out these specialties with more assuredly on the way. It's still a friendly bar with live music and great game-watching capabilities, it just now has a ramped up menu. New Year's Eve info: Reservations are ''highly'' recommended for dinner -- featuring a fancy a la carte menu with a handful of yummy choices. The menu is not written in stone yet, but past selections include surf and turf, duck, veal, and sea scallops. There will also be a champagne toast and midnight and a complimentary make-your-own Coney bar for patrons. Entertainment for the evening is the Twistin' Tarantulas. No cover. Dinner prices range from $12-$25.