Los Galanes   

3362 Bagley St
Detroit, MI 48216
313-554-4444

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If you survive the initial shock and doubt of driving into the neighborhood, you're in for an experience at Los Galanes Restaurant. A bright outdoor mural proclaiming 'Diversity Is Our Strength' shores up the faint-hearted and offers encouragement to find parking on the narrow streets. Walking in, you encounter an amiable hostess on your left and a busy, tortilla-making kitchen on the right. The warming and comfortable smells only compete for your attention within this surprisingly clean eatery. Diners are scattered throughout the fairly large interior, where there's plenty of room to move, talk and eat. Decor is nondescript and the floor is uneven, but every table is conscientiously clean and tidy. On the ground floor, a steaming lunch buffet beckons. Further to the right sits a stage where a live band plays on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, and a dance floor where a sign admonishes: 'No children on the dance floor, please!' Upstairs is the Huachinango Grill, which also remains pleasantly clean and stocked with shellfish and seafood. -- Elizabeth Rackover