Top spots in 'best new restaurants of 2007' list nabbed by MGM trio

Freep food critic Sylvia Rector awarded MGM Grand's three restaurants -- Saltwater, Bourbon Steak and Wolfgang Puck Grille -- the top three spots in her list of 2007's best new restaurants.

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SaltWater -- named 2008 Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year on Wednesday -- is indeed set in a casino, but guests who venture to try it will recognize it as one of metro Detroit's best fine-dining experiences.

Bourbon Steak has an edgy, contemporary look with a dining room that morphs from bright light and sparkly glass to salvaged bricks and industrial beams in the darker, more atmospheric areas in the back of the room. There, through a glass wall, you can watch the chefs searing thick steaks and chops over live wood fires.

The most casual of MGM Grand Detroit's three signature restaurants, Wolfgang Puck Grille serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and features a tavern section and a main dining room. At both, plates are handsomely presented and deliver the big, distinctive flavors that helped make Puck an internationally known celebrity chef.

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