Arts, Beats And Eats' Food Lineup Covers All Bases

ROYAL OAK, MI — When Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats and Eats kicks off on Friday, there is one thing for certain: Nobody is going home hungry. Not with the selections available from more than 40 Metro Detroit restaurants.

From unique cultural dishes to classic American, ice cream and other desserts, the Eats portion of the festival — now in it’s 20th year — is bound to be a hit. Pizza, burgers, fish and chips, barbeque ribs, nachos, and gyros are just a few of the items that will be available.

Restaurants scheduled for Arts, Beats and Eats 2017 includes: Andiamo, Andre's Louisiana Soul, B. L. Ellis Catering, Bigaloria Wood Fired Cucina, Blue Grill, Bonefish Grill, Boostan Café, Big Mike’s Mexican Grill, Bowlder’s Concessions, Café Muse, Carrabbas Italian Grill, Cool Jacks, Famous Dave's, Gosia's Pierogis, Greenspace Café, Island Noodles, Jackson's 5 Star Catering, La Marsa, Lazybones BBQ, Lockhart's BBQ, Mercurio's Food, Niko’s Gyros, Noodles & Co, Panda Express, Prince Valley Markets, Redwood Grill, Ryba's Fudge, Sedona Taphouse, Sister Loves Treats, Soaring Eagle Cuisine Machine, Srodek's Polish Deli, Taste and Tell, The Nosh Pit, The Smoke N Pig and Treat Dreams.

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Arts, Beats and Eats, which is sponsored by Ford Motor Company, runs Sept. 1-4. The festival goes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday - Sunday and from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Labor Day.

More than 200 musical acts are lined up for Arts, Beats and Eats, too. Eight stages will be featured and cover rock, blues, jazz, R&B and even a little folk music.

Photo by Shelby Bell via Flickr Commons