Mom's Spaghetti

Mom's Spaghetti is a restaurant in Detroit, Michigan. It serves spaghetti, spaghetti related merchandise, and is known for being opened by rapper Eminem in his hometown. The restaurant's name and premise are inspired by a line from Eminem's song "Lose Yourself" from the soundtrack to his movie '' 8 Mile'', in which he says "There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti." The restaurant also contains a merchandise shop, The Trailer, that houses the Robin suit from the music video of the single " Without Me".

History

Before a brick-and-mortar restaurant was established, Eminem worked with the restaurant company Union Joints to make pop-up restaurants to promote his album '' Revival'' in 2017. One of them was at The Shelter. In 2018, a Mom's Spaghetti stand was set up at Coachella. Stands were also seen at Firefly Music Festival and Governors Ball Music Festival. Eminem also worked with Union Joints to donate 400 meals to frontline workers at Henry Ford Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eminem opened the restaurant at 5 PM on September 29, 2021. To promote the restaurant, he aired a 30-second advertisement twice at the 9 AM hour on WXYZ-TV, one of Detroit's main television stations, on the 24th. A telephone number ((313)-888-8388) flashed on the bottom of the screen, which, when called, added that there would be a merchandise store on the restaurant's second floor. Eminem personally served the first ten customers himself during the opening.

A temporary Mom's Spaghetti location at 820 S. Spring St. was opened in Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI, from February 9 to 13. It was a collaboration with the delivery company Postmates, which delivered orders in the LA area. A New York City pop-up, in a collaboration with Shopify, was opened to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''8 Mile''. The pop-up also contained recreations of areas from the movie.

During Eminem's collaboration with the online video game ''Fortnite'' in late 2023, a Mom's Spaghetti cosmetic item was available. In addition, another ''Fortnite'' collaboration added a location inspired by the restaurant, complete with new cosmetic items and a themed weapon.

Menu

Mom’s Spaghetti serves four varieties of spaghetti, available in regular and large portions: plain ($8/$11), with meatballs ($10/$14), with vegan “rabbit balls” made from black beans and quinoa ($11/$15), and with bolognese sauce ($10/$14).

The restaurant also offers spaghetti sandwiches for $12, with an option to “Make it Marshall Style” for an additional $0.75. A bolognese sandwich is available for $13.

Extras include meatballs ($4), vegan balls ($6), and garlic bread ($1). Beverages such as Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sprite, and bottled water are sold for $3 each. All food is served in oyster pails.

Pasta sauce

On October 24, 2023, Eminem announced on Instagram that he was going to sell Mom's Spaghetti tomato sauce online. They were made available to pre-order on the 26th, with shipping expected on the 29th. It sold out within a few hours. The jars sold for US$13, each, while a two-pack is US$25. It contains "ground tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, sugar, garlic, carrots, canola oil, 'spices,' sea salt, and red wine vinegar." A review by ''Mashed'' concluded that it had less calories, sodium, and fat than most popular sauces, but more sugar.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial advertisement promoting the restaurant
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2021 establishments in Michigan
Italian restaurants in the United States
Restaurants established in 2021
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