IN THE NEWS

• Best Vegan/Vegetarian Food: Detroit Street Filling Station. Michigan Daily. October 24, 2024.

• The Lunch Room Bakery & Cafe is vegan Ann Arbor’s north side secret. MLive, September 14, 2024.

• 6 Must-Try Vegan and Vegan-Friendly Restaurants in Ann Arbor, Michigan. VegOut, September 1, 2024

• Plant-Based Protein Power (Detroit Street Filling Station feature). Edible WOW. June 15, 2024

• Best Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant: Detroit Street Filling Station. Michigan Daily. October 18, 2023.

• Detroit Street Filling Station chili brings the heat for the cold winter months, and it’s vegan. MLive, December 7, 2022.

• Detroit Street Filling Station: Americana meets plant-based in this eclectic institution. Michigan Daily, November 28, 2022.

• Best Vegan/Vegetarian Food: Detroit Street Filling Station. Michigan Daily, October 25, 2022.

• UMich students, faculty lead support efforts on campus following Hurricane Fiona. Michigan Daily, October 4, 2022.

• Detroit Street Filling Station owners set to open new vegan bar on Saturday. Click On Detroit - All About Ann Arbor, September 28, 2022

• The ideal way to eat your veggies is cauliflower wings at Detroit Street Filling Station. MLive, August 10, 2022.

• How Phillis Engelbert’s community impact extends beyond kitchen doors. Michigan Daily, July 26, 2022.

• Detroit Street Filling Station’s vegan chili makes PETA’s top 10 best list. MLive, October 5, 2021.

• How to Make Detroit Street Filling Station’s Del Burger. HOUR Detroit, April 19, 2021.

• Free Groceries, meals to those in need from The Filling Station in Ann Arbor, The Ann Arbor News, December 1, 2020.

• Local Eats: Try cauliflower wings, soups or vegan sweets at Detroit Street Filling Station in Ann Arbor. MLive, November 17, 2020.

• Ann Arbor Restaurant Owners Collaborate to Help Fight Hunger in Washtenaw County. Eater Detroit. November 9, 2020.

• Local Eats: Try cauliflower wings, soups or vegan sweets at Detroit Street Filling Station in Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor News, November 7, 2020.

• Some Michigan Restaurants Are Voluntarily Transitioning Back to Takeout Service. Eater Detroit. November 2, 2020.

• Detroit Street Filling Station’s bake sale will raise money for coronavirus testing. MLive/The Ann Arbor News, July 28, 2020.

• Tackling Addiction Recovery in the Workplace. TEDx University of Michigan presentation by Phillis Engelbert. February 14, 2020.

• Ann Arbor restaurant owner Judges employees on two things. Detroit Free Press. February 6, 2020.

• Best Restaurants in Ann Arbor (Detroit Street Filling Station #5). Food Network.

• Navigating the Ann Arbor restaurant scene, Vegan-stye. The Michigan Daily. December 5, 2018.

• Jane Fonda serves breakfast in Ann Arbor to support fair wages. The Ann Arbor News. October 27, 2018.

• Over vegan pancakes and burrito bowls, we march on. The Michigan Daily. October 30, 2018.

• Filling Good. Veg News. September 2018.

• When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins. Bon Appétit. August 16, 2018.

• Repurposed for Refueling: Detroit Street Filling Station. 
  Current Magazine. February 2018.

• Wire in the Wood, Bluegrass Night (at Detroit Street Filling Station). 
  Ann Arbor Observer. February 2018.

• Ann Arbor's Not So Hidden Gems: The Lunch Room and Detroit Street Filling Station. 
  The Michigan Daily. January 29, 2018.

• Detroit Street Filling Station: Changing Directions. 
  Ann Arbor Observer. January 2018.

• The Lunch Room: Investing in Food, People & Community. 
  All About Ann Arbor (WDIV Click on Detroit). 10.26.17.

• Art & Soul: The Culinary Arts - Vegan Food So Good You'll Never Miss the Meat! WEMU. 10.5.17

• Longtime Ann Arbor Italian restaurant closes, to be replaced by a vegan restaurant.
  Michigan Daily. 5.18.17.

• The Lunch Room opening new restaurant in Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown.
  The Ann Arbor News. 5.17.17.

• The Lunch Room’s owners are planning a third vegan restaurant.
  Detroit Metro Times. 5.17.17.

• Best Vegetarian/Vegan: The Lunch Room. Best of Ann Arbor 2017.
  The Michigan Daily. 4.2.17.

• Fresh flavors on the menu at The Lunch Room in Ann Arbor.
  The Ann Arbor News. 3.17.17

• Five secretly vegan restaurants across the country. 
  Veg News. 3.3.17

• What to eat in Ann Arbor, depending on your New Year’s resolution.
  Spoon University. 1.16.17.

• New chef and employee healthcare coming to The Lunch Room in Ann Arbor.
  The Ann Arbor News. 1.3.17.

• Recovery is Good Business - The Lunch Room. 
  Video by Dawn Farm. 12.22.16

• The Lunch Room - Vegan Restaurant in Ann Arbor.
  Click on Detroit, Channel 4 WDIV. 11.7.16

• Art & Soul- The Culinary Arts: Summer Crops, Celebrations & Ice Cream (features The Lunch Room’s 3rd Birthday). WEMU. 8.4.16

• The Aapricity Podcast: Episode 8.
  Joel Panozzo, Co-Owner of The Lunch Room. 8.3.16

• Best Vegan or Vegetarian Restaurant in Washtenaw County.
  Detroit Metro Times. 2016

• Best Vegan/Vegetarian Food: The Lunch Room.
  The Michigan Daily. 2016

• Ann Arbor’s Top Chefs Talk Autumn Foods.
  Current Magazine. October 2015

• Vegetarian and Vegan Friendly Restaurants in Michigan.
  MLive. 10.5.15

• The Lunch Room - Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Bounding Over Our Steps. 9.19.15

• From El Guapo to Concrete Cuisine, Food Trucks on a Roll.
  Detroit Free Press. 7.24.15

• Sitting Down in The Lunch Room: Vegan restaurant has wide appeal.
  Ann Arbor Family. June 2015

• Rapper Common Stops at Ann Arbor Vegan Restaurant ahead of U-M Concert.
  The Ann Arbor News. 4.17.15

• Veganism for Everyone.
  The Ann Arbor Observer. March 2015

• Second Ann Arbor Vegan Lunch Room Restaurant Opening Monday.
  The Ann Arbor News. 2.2.15

• The Lunch Room to Open Second Downtown Ann Arbor Location Next Week.
  Concentrate. 1.28.15

• Go vegan in January, campaign urges.
  The Detroit Free Press. 12.29.14

• The Lunch Room signs lease to open second vegan restaurant in Ann Arbor.
  The Ann Arbor News. 12.17.14

• The 10 most Instagrammed restaurants in Ann Arbor.
  The Ann Arbor News. 12.15.14

• Eggnog, Peppermint & Schnapps: Holiday Cocktails in the D.
  In the D 12.9.14

• Ann Arbor News. All The Brews Fit to Pint: Things to be Thankful For.
  (Notes on the Napkin.) 11.13.14

• Vegetarian dishes across cultures.
  Chef Magazine. Nov/Dec 2014

• News on Dine Drink Detroit, the Greektown Harvest Festival, Rubbed in Detroit’s charcuterie, and more (Lunch Room is the “more.”) 
  Detroit Metro Times. 10.1.14  

• Interview with Phillis Engelbert about The Lunch Room’s new liquor license.
  The Lucy Ann Lance Show 9.19.14

• The Lunch Room to Add Drinks Menu After Securing Liquor LIcense.
  Ann Arbor News. 9.10.14

• From cart to cafe: The evolution of two local food trucks.
  Concentrate Media 8.20.14

• The Vegan Roadie, Pilot Episode.
  The Lunch Room.  August 2014

• Ann Arbor’s Best Bites: Pad Thai from The Lunch Room.
  Ann Arbor News. 6.27.14

• Twelve Healthy Eateries in Metro Detroit You’ve Got to Try.
  Detroit Metro Times.  6.26.14

• Five Great Outdoor Dining Patios in the Ann Arbor Area.
  Ann Arbor News 5.29.14

• Restaurant Week Offers Savings and Deals.
  The Michigan Daily. 1.13.14

• Ann Arbor Restaurant Week 2014: Eateries staff up and highlight what they do best (with photos).
  Ann Arbor News. 1.12.14

• Leaps of Faith: Tales of Local Businesses.
  Crazy Wisdom Journal Pages 30-31. January-April 2014

• Restaurant Review: Getting Creative with Plants  
  Ann Arbor Observer. January 2014

• Restaurant Award: The Lunch Room Vegan Restaurant in Kerrytown (Deals of the Year Awards).
  Ann Arbor News. 11.1.13. Event Photos

• The Lunch Room: Vegan Joys
  Detroit Metro Times. 10.9.13

• The Lunch Room: The Surprising.
  SHEI Magazine 10.9.13

• See the nominees for MLive Media Group’s 2013 Deals of the Year. (Lunch Room nominated!). 
  Ann Arbor News & MLive.com. 10-3-13

• Restaurant Review: The Lunch Room offers new twist on vegan cuisine
  Monroe Street Journal (U-M Ross School of Business). 9-23-13

• Ann Arbor Eats: A tasty guide to the best chow in & around Tree Town (The Lunch Room named best new restaurant of the year!)  Current Magazine.  October 2013

• The Lunch Room does vegan food in a way that non-vegans will enjoy. Food review
  Ann Arbor News. 9.11.13

• A room of its own
  Ann Arbor Observer September 2013

• Lunch Room opens in chic style, 20 new jobs in Kerrytown
  Concentrate. 8.14.13

•  Interview with Phillis Engelbert
  Pandora’s Lunchbox, WCBN 6.27.13

• Back to the future of Food Trucks
  Metromode 6.6.13

• The Dish: The Lunch Room  
  iSPY Magazine 2.25.13

• Vegan cart to shed its wheels
  Michigan Daily 2.20.13

• Food Stuff: Rolling to a new start  
  Metro Times 2.20.13

• Ann Arbor’s Lunch Room vegan food cart will open as restaurant in June
  Detroit Free Press 2.14.13

• The Lunch Room to put down roots in 1,100 sq ft Kerrytown space
  Concentrate 2.13.13

• Michigan Vegan Food Cart to Become Restaurant
  Veg News 2.8.13

• Ann Arbor’s vegan food cart The Lunch Room to evolve into a brick-and-mortar Kerrytown restaurant
  MarkMaynard.com 2.6.13

• The Lunch Room in Ann Arbor opening restaurant in Kerrytown
  Eat It Detroit 2.5.13

• The Lunch Room signs deal to open vegan restaurant in Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown
  AnnArbor.com Lizzy Alfs - 2.4.13

• A Vegetarian Odyssey
  Current Magazine Dec. 2012

• The best thins I tasted all summer
  AnnArbor.com - Jessica Webster.  9.6.12

• Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich Review
  Vegan Tube 8.17.12

•  Banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwich that took New York by storm, arrives in Ann Arbor
  AnnArbor.com Jessica Webster 7.26.12

• Concentrate Media

• Guest Blogger - Phillis Engelbert – 04.26.2012

• AnnArbor.com

• Mary Bilyeu – 01.30.2012

• iSPY Magazine: Most Awesome Food Cart

• David Nassar – 10.24.2011

• Michigan Daily

• Nicole Aber – 10.10.2011

• Chicago Tribune

• Jennifer Day – 10.07.2011

• The New York Times (click here for article) (click here for photo) 

• Jennifer Conlin – 10.06.2011

• Michigan Daily

• Patricia Snider – 09.19.2011

• Examiner.com

• Patti Radakovich – 09.18.2011

• AnnArbor.com

• Mary Bilyeu – 08.19.201 Current

• Lisa Leutheuser & Joe Saul – 07.25.2011

• Concentrate Media (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• Nicole Rupersburg – 07.13.11

• AnnArbor.com

• Lizzy Alfs – 07.02.2011

• Detroit Free Press

• Sylvia Rector – 06.15.2011

• Concentrate Media

• Richard Retyi – 06.08.2011

• Michigan Daily

• Patricia Snider – 05.10.2011

• The Savage Feast (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• Anne Savage – 05.10.2011

• Damn Arbor

• Ben Connor Barrie – 05.10.2011

• Ann Arbor.com (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• Janet Miller – 05.9.2011

• Mobile Cuisine Magazine (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• 05.05.2011 

• Ann Arbor.com (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• Janet Miller – 05.04.2011

• Warm Up to the Neutral Zone

• April 2011 Newsletter

• Groundcover

• Laurie Lounsbury – April 2011

• AnnArbor.com

• Janet Miller – 04.03.2011

• Damn Arbor

• Ben Connor Barrie – 03.26.2011

• VegNews

• Anna Peraino – 03.25.2011

• Between the Lines

• 03.24.2011

• Sloe Gin Fizz Nicole Ray – 03.15.2011

• Last One Eating

• Ann Arbor Observer (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• Concentrate Media (Food cart courtyard coverage)

• AnnArbor.com (Food cart courtyard coverage)