El Asador Steakhouse sits on Springwells in Southwest Detroit, where Chef Luis Garza runs a scratch kitchen — the restaurant owns no freezer, and every portion is meant to be used within two days of arrival. Garza came to the U.S. in 1985, worked construction and other labor jobs, then entered restaurant kitchens in 1987 at Ristorante di Modesta before spending twenty years in the Andiamo family and later heading the kitchen at Rojo Mexican Bistro in Novi. His cooking draws on his mother's recipes and on regional traditions from Puebla, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, and the coastal areas of Veracruz and Tamaulipas; she still helps in the kitchen today.
The restaurant is BYOB, and regulars keep coming back for the guacamole and steaks alongside dishes like chicken mole and refried beans.
The building's southern wall carries a 2015 mural by East Coast artist Marka27 (Victor Quiñonez), titled "Deity of Southwest Detroit" — a guardian figure the artist describes as meant to watch over the neighborhood.
The restaurant is BYOB, and regulars keep coming back for the guacamole and steaks alongside dishes like chicken mole and refried beans.
The building's southern wall carries a 2015 mural by East Coast artist Marka27 (Victor Quiñonez), titled "Deity of Southwest Detroit" — a guardian figure the artist describes as meant to watch over the neighborhood.