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Summer almost here!
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items Now that summer is almost here, here are some places you and your family can enjoy around SW Detroit and surrounding areas! If you don’t mind traveling a bit more, I have a few places far out too!
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants
Ice cream/Snacks
Outdoor Activities
**Warmer weather here and you can enjoy the bike trails! If you don’t have a bike or a way to take yours, you can always rent one there! Now that the pool is open, catch me tanning by the pool! They also have soccer goal, skate park, volleyball,etc
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Willow Metropark
**Freshly renovated and now it has a splash area! There’s a baseball field, tennis court, playground, ice skating rink, or you can walk/run 1 mile around the park!
**recién renovado y ahora tiene una área de agua! Hay una campo de béisbol, pista de...
Clark Park | City of Detroit
**It’s very peaceful and you can buy ice cream or go on the carousel You can take or rent a bike or scooter and ride alongside the river walk walk!
••**Es muy tranquilo y puedes comprar helado o subir al carrusel. ¡Puedes llevar o alquilar una bicic...
The Riverfront - Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
They have a variety of Ice creams! And some for your 🐾 friends! Very friendly staff!
Banana Split Heaven - 18831 Allen Rd, Melvindale, Michigan - Yelp
The Detroit Zoo is always fun to go explore! They have a lot of animals and my son always enjoys going there!
Detroit Zoo: Home
When we want to go out and enjoy some fresh air, we always go to belle isle! It’s a nice place to have a cook out!
Belle Isle Conservancy | Belle Isle Park Non Profit | Detroit
I love going to Michigan Adventure because you get the best of both worlds! You want to go on roller coasters 🎢 you can but want to go on the lazy river, you also can! It’s fun for everyone because everyone has something to do!
Michigan's Adventure
You can find all sorts of craftsmanship and best off all raw honey! As well as fresh vegetables! I love going here because people are always friendly!
2025 Allen Park Farmer's Market
This a bit farther out but you family will have a blast as there is something for everyone! I enjoy the lazy river and the wave pools! My son when he was younger love the kiddy pool and now enjoys all their slides!
Kalahari Resorts
**Want to cool down during the summer heat? Here’s a perfect place for you and the kids to cool down
**quieres refrescarte durante el verano? Aquí es el lugar perfecto para ti y tus hijo para refrescarte!
Mt. Elliott Park
Restaurants
The asada fry's are to die for! If you feel like tacos their campechanos are great!
The Taco Stand - Taqueria | Taylor - Allen Park - Michigan
Los huaraches are really good and have good portions
El Jalapeño Mexican Restaurant & Taqueria - Yelp
Food here is great and they have great service too
Mi Pueblo
I love their enchiladas suizas, I usually have a cantarito with them!
Blue Margarita - Woodhaven
Chicken finger pita are very tasty, rating 10000/10
Ram's Horn Restaurants
I like a couple of their tortas, my top 2 are 1.Torta Cubana and 2. Torta Hawaiana. Their enchiladas are good! Shrimp cocktail has a great serving portion!
Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant - Allen Park, MI
Their tortas are a must have! These setting is a bit smaller, sort of like a fast food setting, which is great for carry outs!
Mi Pueblo Express
They have really good quesadillas and tortas! Also the burritos
Las Cazuelas Grill - Restaurant in MI
The food taste good! Our chef was very talented and the kids loved it, especially since he had a whistle that sounded like a train! 10/10 will be back!
Ichiban Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
Very homey feeling when I go, it’s so welcoming and they make you feel like family! Their food is very good and they have very good portions! I love their pancakes! 🥞
MELVINDALE CONEY ISLAND - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone ...
You know when you are in the mood for good sushi? Well this is were I go to get my sushi! My favorite are the California rolls. But i have try different ones and they are all good!
Koja Sushi
The food is great! Their chicken and shrimp is always good!
Benihana
5/5! They have a variety of if meats to choose from! The Japanese soup was good but I did order some veggies to add to it! Be ready to eat because you will definitely leave full especially if you do the all you can eat!
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
We went here to celebrate my husband’s birthday and the staff was super friendly! I did order the American burger and it was delicious with a mango margarita! Their bread is so good too!
Texas Roadhouse
Ice cream/Snacks
They have a variety of ice cream and even stuff for your paw 🐾! Very friendly staff and have seating area!
Banana Split Heaven - 18831 Allen Rd, Melvindale, Michigan - Yelp
You can get ice cream or fruit with chamoy, and many more! I usually order a cup of corn, (that has mayo, cheese and chile), a Tornado (fruit submerge with a Mexican pop and added chamoy and tajin) or a banana Split (or gansito instead of banana)
Mangonadas del Barrio – The best place in Southwest Detroit to ...
Their yogurts are good and you can choose a variety of toppings! You can also get ice cream! They even sell food!
La Fiesta Ice cream - Facebook
They have the best chocolate cover bananas!
La Michoacana - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt - Yelp
My favorite are the chocolate Sunday’s, I just love when the ice cream starts melting and I can mix the chocolate! 😋
Dairy Queen
They have a variety of ice creams! My favorite is death my chocolate! I love chocolate and even though there was a ALOT of chocolate it didn’t over power the chocolate! The nachos are also good, we got the pistachios nachos(well you can get whatever ...
Modern Cone
Very friendly service! The place looks beautiful inside! I did only try their strawberry drink but it was good
Mocha Me | Melvindale MI