If you like Korean food, head to Noori Chicken in Clawson, a takeout restaurant famous for its Korean fried chicken and authentic sauces. If you’re interested in a fun night out, check out the adjacent gastropub, Pocha, which serves the same dishes, along with Soju, a popular Korean alcoholic drink, and Korean beer. Owner Andy Kwon said the business has gone “viral” over the last year, and people enjoy the festive, fun environment of the gastropub. You might have to wait for a seat, though – there are only 11 seats available.

Jannie Teitelbaum’s retirement project, making pot pies out of her home, has grown into a statewide pot pie company, with a kitchen and store in Clawson and hundreds of Michigan stores that carry the frozen pies. Chicken pot pie is the favorite, but there’s also beef, Italian meatball, vegetarian and even some gluten free options. Try out Great Lakes breakfast pies and desserts too. They have cinnamon sugar pie chips, cookies, apple pies and more.  

Project manager turned candy connoisseur Dave Sklena sat down with Local Business News to discuss his 15-year-old business. A 2008 layoff led Sklena to open the downtown Clawson candy company, and it’s grown in popularity since. For years, Sklena’s young son had no idea his dad owned a candy shop. Sklena told him he was a farmer. Now the 7-year-old enjoys working with his dad at the 4,000-square-foot shop where you can get anything you loved as a kid, plus new items like freeze-dried gummy worms.