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Bites Nearby: Cork Wine Pub

Pleasant Ridge spot welcomes beginners to advanced to enjoy good drink and food.

Cork Wine Pub,  23810 Woodward Ave.,  Pleasant Ridge, (248) 544-2675

The three-year saga of proprietor Nancy Crutchfield, the Pleasant Ridge resident who was determined to bring a civilized little wine bar to her hometown, is over. The result is undoubtedly beyond what anyone might have expected of the very first Pleasant Ridge restaurant licensed to serve alcoholic beverages.

The two-room Cork Wine Pub –  so named because Crutchfield wanted to emphasize its friendly and unpretentious atmosphere – is not the kind of wine bar where beginning wine drinkers feel uncomfortable. There's no snob appeal, just a warm and welcoming spot (with an adjoining retail wine sales shop) and a well-trained staff.

The fare is mostly small plates, with just a handful of entrees, and it is attuned to the wine list. This is the kind of place where people can feel comfortable dropping by for a glass of wine and a cheese plate, or staying for a complete dinner. Just about everything is made in-house in a kitchen where chefs Bree Hoptman and Tanya Fallon prepare a creative menu.

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If anyone was worried that a flashy neon-trimmed bar was coming to this quiet residential neighborhood, those fears have been quickly squelched.

Recommended dishes:  Smoked fish with pickled fennel and sesame crackers; arugula salad; poached egg with flank steak, blue cheese, bacon and brioche.

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Price range: Appetizers and sharing plates $5-$14; main plates $19-$33, desserts $6-$9.  

Hours: 4-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. 

Credit cards: All major

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