Reviews for BISTRO ORLEANS in Sterling Heights, MI
Went here for a celebration. I was looking for some Soul, Southern or something close. My wife found Bistro Orleans. There was... some initial confusion because the website lists a 13 Mile in Warren address. Other sources say 15 Mile in Sterling Heights.Here is the straight truth. They are no longer in the Warren location They have one location on 15 Mile near Dodge Park Rd. inSterling Heights. The phone number on the website IS correct. The online menu is partially correct. The prices have gone up alittle as reflected in the menu changes inside the restaurant. Also, they had a paper menu with some additional selections.Partway through our time there, a gentleman showed with some audio equipment. Turns out he was there to entertain. Hiselectronic keyboard work is pretty good, but when he sat down at the older piano they have there, he really started to changethe atmosphere. He was really enjoyable. I forgot to ask if that was a regular occurrence, weekends only or just a fluke. Iwould highly suggest finding out, and timing your visit to include that experience.The decor is an homage to older jazz andBourbon St. memorabilia. The waiter was super friendly and just the right amount of attentive. I thought my food was excellentand the amount was overwhelming. The price was great for the amount of food. Three enormous pieces of catfish. Sides in a bowlthat all tasted great (cole slaw great, mac and cheese super cheesy and buttery, very tasty hush puppies and corn bread justlike my southern dad used to make including the yellow corn meal, crispy edges from a cast iron pan, and no sugar anywhere.)Now, unfortunately for the negatives. The place has a lot of fly activity. A lot of those flies are dead or dying right there onthe window sill. That was a bit ugly and dirty feeling. Why were they sick and dying? My wife had two items. A shrimp dish whichhad a spice or spices that she didn't care for. I tried it and thought it was just okay not super, but that might ju Read more
Delicious food!! Very friendly service and the upper management (owner?) came into the dining room to check on everyone's meals... and to thank us. We were able to try several dishes because they offered some items in small portions. Read more
It?s located at the plaza by 15 mile and dodge park. We love to try food from different regions and this is our first time to... have soul or Cajun food. We are amazed by Bistro Orleans!!! The staff is very friendly so you feel like dining from a familyrestaurant but also get the New Orleans vibe. We ordered shrimp and mussel andouille creole and catfish. Dishes are tasty andkid loves the catfish chips especially. Read more
What a hidden gem! We were on our way to another restaurant and decided to take a risk and try something new. So glad we did!... The portions are huge! And very savory! Spices weren't over powering, but they tickled the palate. The server was friendly andknowledgeable. We will be back, again and again Read more
Mac and cheese was trash. Corn bread was burnt, black and dry. Catfish was good when it was cooked all the way thru. Poboy... sandwich was the best I ever had. Bread was soft, shrimp was crisp but not to much breading, sauce was good and the bread didnot get soggy... I wont go back until they fixed all of these issues. even if that shrimp poboy was amazing... Read more
I enjoy this place every time I visit. My favs are the alligator bites, the catfish appetizer, and the stuffed pork chops. Food... is well seasoned. Large portions and reasonable prices. Excellent customer service as well. Read more
The place was well recommended but didn?t deliver for my friend and I. It had a nice venue and staff but the prices are... extremely high (seafood makes sense but everything was high). I would?ve been fine with the price if it was good but honestly Ididn?t really find any flavor with my gumbo. The corn bread was super dry and tasteless. The chili was nothing special and thesausage in the po?boy was good but the rest of the sandwich was just okay. I did like the portions they gave, even for theseafood, it was a lot of food so it was plentiful but honestly did not like it as much as I wanted to. I will probably give itone more shot sometime later. Read more
I like to be truly fair and honest when doing reviews. I have mixed thoughts about this restaurant and I'll explain why... below: I ate here twice. July 2022 with my mom who found this restaurant and recently in September 2022 with a friend who lovedtheir other location before it was gone. Let me start with the positives: POSITIVE: Inside has a nice jazzy and slight NewOrleans Burbon Street theme. Friendly environment. It looks like they have a area set for musical entertainment that might comethere to perform, but they weren't there during my 2 visits there. There menu has a nice selection of food and selections. Theserver Charles is a great and attentive waiter during my 2 times being there. I had the Fried Chicken Poboy with fries twiceand on my pic and as you can see that they serve nice looking and nice portions of food depending on what you'reordering. NEGATIVE: There are several flies either sick or dying at the window which was disturbing to see. Although, theyhave a nice menu selection, but 3 - 5 items they seem to be out of during my 2 afternoon visits. From what my mom says they seemto nevee have it for many months when she asks about them. The prices is kind of high on some selections. I can't say forothers, but for me.. I like food with some good flavor to it. Now my Chicken Poboy sandwiches looks good with a very goodportion, but it tastes very bland like there's NO flavor, New Orleans flavor nor seasoning to it. It looks like nice soul food,but it's missing the soul food flavor better yet it's missing flavor and seasoning even the ketchup tastes bland like it camefrom a generic store. In July my visit with my mom she said her food was fair and nothing to rave about. My visit with myfriend in September who had short ribs, red beans and rice that looked soupy, dry cornbread and fair tasting greens she saidshe's highly disappointed that this location fell off, she wasn't impressed and said their former old location was moreflavorful Read more