Pokematic Goes to The Fly Trap in Ferndale Michigan, a Diners Drive-ins and Dives Restaurant

Hey everyone. It was my dad's birthday and mskate and I wanted to do something special for a birthday lunch. Well, he and I both enjoy Diners Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri and it turns out that The Fly Trap as seen in "Off The Hook Specials" and "Triple-D Classics" wasn't prohibitively far from where he lives. We were going to go to The Union Wood Shop from "Kid Rock's Detroit Tour" and "Pork Hall of Fame," but they were closed until 4PM, so we went to another place in flavor town. Maybe next time.

Anyway, we went there and it was pretty cool. Here's some of the décor.

I was kind of surprised that they weren't playing up the fact that Guy featured them since Blimpy Burger really played it up. That actually could be for the best, because it could be kind of tacky. It was also a rather small place. I know the camera adds 50 square feet, but it's still always kind of weird when a place from a TV show is so much smaller than it looks on TV. There were maybe 15 tables and a bar, and most people were sitting at the bar. The fire marshal set the maximum capacity at 75 people. Oh well, size aside it was still pretty neat.

We got our menus and it took us a little time to figure out what we wanted. Ultimately mskate and dad settled on the The Patty Wagon and I went with the Hamburger. I wanted to get something "more interesting" (and next time I'll probably also get The Patty Wagon), but the burger would require the fewest changes for my pallet and I wanted to see what the Buzz Sauce was like. With the limited menu options for all of us and what ended up being a bit of a wait, we were kind of wondering if it was worth it. Well, once we got our food it definitely was.

My Hamburger with Buzz Sauce

Dad's Patty Wagon

Mskate's Patty Wagon without the bread and cheese

These were were REALLY good. Like, this was more than just a burger. That sauce made it a little spicy and other flavor that really complimented the onion and lettuce, and the home made bun really helped. Dad and mskate both really enjoyed their Patty Wagon, and I had some of Mskate's and it was really good. Dad even thinks he might take Mom there because it's not crazy far away and has some good quality food. Once again, Guy knows his restaurants. There was some left overs and we got this cute little take-out box.

After eating I went to the bathroom to wash up. Here's what the doors said.

"Either" and "Or"

I asked myself "am I an 'either' or and 'or'"? I asked one of the waitresses which bathroom was the men's room, and aparently they were unisex. They could have done something to make it a little more obvious, but whatever. I decided I was an "or." It was a pretty good restaurant. Maybe check the menu beforehand to make sure there's something you like, but if you do go it's worth it. This has been Pokematic, signing off, and bu-bye.