Having grown up in that area of Michigan, I would travel to Zingerman’s for history’s sake. I wouold not order the Reuben (i don’t like saurkraut) but Zingerman’s is among a small number of “take-out” restaurants in that area that created the original coney dog.
When I go home, I “try like hell” to go to one of the “original’s” between Chicago and Detroit.
The original coney was invented in Jackson, Mi.
Jackson Coney Island is the only place you can get an original coney.
“Birthplace of the Coney Island Hot Dog[edit]
In 1914 George Todoroff founded the first coney island restaurant and created his famous coney island hot dog topping. His coney island restaurant was located directly in front of the railroad station located on East Michigan Ave and was open 24 hours. The restaurant proved to be a popular dining option for rail passengers, and over the course of 31 years George sold over 17 million coney dogs. Today two coney island restaurants unaffiliated with Todoroffs sit in a building near the train station on East Michigan Avenue. In addition to this several area restaurants throughout the Jackson area offer their own version of the coney island hot dog, or just “coney” as referred to by local residents. Jackson’s version of the coney dog is distinctly different than what you will find at Detroit area coney island restaurants as well as other coney island restaurants throughout Michigan and the midwest.[8]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan
“Birthplace of the Coney Island Hot Dog[edit]
In 1914 George Todoroff founded the first coney island restaurant and created his famous coney island hot dog topping. His coney island restaurant was located directly in front of the railroad station located on East Michigan Ave and was open 24 hours. The restaurant proved to be a popular dining option for rail passengers, and over the course of 31 years George sold over 17 million coney dogs. Today two coney island restaurants unaffiliated with Todoroffs sit in a building near the train station on East Michigan Avenue. In addition to this several area restaurants throughout the Jackson area offer their own version of the coney island hot dog, or just “coney” as referred to by local residents. Jackson’s version of the coney dog is distinctly different than what you will find at Detroit area coney island restaurants as well as other coney island restaurants throughout Michigan and the midwest.[8]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan