Bummer ... I went there a couple months ago. Checked them out because they were listed on Restaurant.com. Fantastic meal, very attentive waiter. The dining room was on the empty side though, just a few tables in use.

I have noticed restaurants that never used to advertise are suddenly popping up on the radio. Fin was one of the most recent. Makes me wonder how much longer the Milton Inn will be around. Is Petit Louis in trouble? I guess only time will tell.

What is next?

I remember the Fin review too and thought I'll have to get there on one of my next trips up.
I just went to Fin's website and after looking at the menu, I can see why they were struggling. Their prices seemed a bit high.

Shame - I am friends with the brothers of the chef/owner. I thought the food was good when I was there. My only thought is the place itself - for some reason it just seems depressing - I think solely because of the fact that you are in a basement. Nothing anyone can do about that.

Pretty soon we will all be eating at McD's and BK.

Milton Inn and Petit Louis (and all of Cindy Wolf's restaurants for that matter) have been on the radio for years. The Wolf/Foreman restaurants are heavy radio/print/web advertisers. Oh look, there's Mr. Petit Louis himself telling me about Irish Beer Flights as I type this.

Michael S., we won't all be eating at McD's and BK. Don't you remember? Taco Bell wins the franchise war!

I had reservations for this Saturday when I got a call last week telling me they closed. I *was* looking forward to it. Anyone have a suggestion for a comparable replacement?

That location is cursed.

Darn it! I had a gift certificate and had been really excited to try Fin. Sad

I got a whiff of trouble when I received an email this weekend from Restaurant.com telling me my gift certificate for Fin had become invalid.

Sorry to see them go. Owner Avi Cohen was a very nice man and I had heard the food was very good.

I ate there when Fin first opened and felt much the same as many of the posters: good food, high prices, empty dining room, lack of atmosphere. I truly believe that underground spaces are best served as bars/pubs (just look @ how successful the Brewers Art is!). Dark dungeoness places are just not conducive to (fine) dining.

Of course, Savannah, now Charleston, was very successful there. EL

Is that place haunted? I agree that the basement is not the most welcoming atmosphere, but Savannah (the predecessor of Charleston) did pretty well there.

One of my favourite Detroit (ok, technically Hamtramck) restaurants is in a basement. It has the kind of atmosphere that other places spend a lot of money trying to get. It probably doesn't hurt that it has been there for over 100 years.

Polish Village is dark in a homey, comfy way, with beams, every changing lights, a bar, fantastic food, crowds and waitresses in costume. You just want to sit, gab and eat.

Note to hungry hungry hippo: I'm not Elizabeth Large, either--it's just that great minds think alike!

After I posted that I realized I have just started listening to a different station in the morning and that could be the reason the adds for Petite Louis and the Milton Inn seem new.

It's a tough location in a very tough market. The concept was solid, but faced a lot of competition.

Nuts! Unlike JD, I had *not* gotten to use my Restaurant.com certificate for Fin, yet. Note to self: use up those discounts before going anywhere else!

Ouf of curiosity - are Cindy Wolf & Tony Foreman married or just business partners?

Married. EL