Big 7 Travel

"The Top 25 Best Burgers In Michigan: Motz's Burgers - Motz’s history dates back to 1929 on Fort and Green in Southwest Detroit. They have been serving the same original style sliders ever since. The key to their success, in their own words, is that they “focus on family, quality products, friendly service, all in a welcoming and clean atmosphere.”

Thrillist

"It keeps its impressively long, greasy history alive with fresh patties cooked to order on a griddle just behind the stainless steel diner counter. Sitting upon our retro, chrome diner thrones we sunk our teeth into the double cheeseburger slider cooked medium for optimal tenderness making every mouth-filling bite alive with the combinations of salty beef, gooey cheddar, and soft, sweet onions along with the crunch of fresh fixings."

J. Kenji López-Alt

"Originally founded as a White Castle in 1929, Motz's Burgers in Detroit may not be the oldest continuously operating burger joint in the world, but Motz's Burgers best Louis' in one significant way: they actually taste good. Really good. As in, in the running for the best sliders, I've had anywhere."

Eater

"Detroiters have been turning to Delray slider spot Motz since 1929. While there are fancier burgers on the menu, many go for the simplicity of a griddled burger or perhaps go wild with the double-stack. Motz’s old-school burgers are only upstaged by throwback prices."

Titus Ruscitti

"Not large but definitely not small balls of beef are smashed on their longtime griddle with the smell of the onions being abundant inside and out. A common trend from all these spots is the use of cheap picnic buns which I don't really mind because the beef shines. Motz's is often mentioned on "best burgers in America" lists and while I've always said those are impossible, there's a reason they've been around for over eight decades and get mentions, its really good."

Michigan Chews & Brews

"Touting “the taste you’ll be back for”, Motz’s Burgers has been serving up satisfying sliders since 1929. If you appreciate the freshness of hand-rolled beef and hand-diced onions, Motz’s is a dream come true."

George Motz

The Best Burgers From Each of the 50 States: Motz's Burgers, Michigan - Their burgers are awesome. Motz's Burgers is a former White Castle and continues to make the pre-WWII slider of your dreams: unfrozen and covered with caramelized onion. Order more than three. Or four."

Pure Michigan

"If you’ve got a hunger for some slider history, this is the place for you. Motz’s is one of the oldest continuously operated family-owned burger joints in the entire U.S. A lot of slider aficionados literally consider Motz’s to be the epicenter of the known slider universe. Bob claims this phenomenon is caused by three things: fresh ground beef, caramelized Spanish onions and a well-seasoned grill."

Shianne Nocerini

"We’ve got yet another long-time slider joint on this list, and for good reason. Motz’s burgers have been a Southwest Detroit mainstay for 90 years. Though the owners have changed throughout the years, the quality slider still remains the same. That’s all thanks to Tammy the cook who has been slinging the sliders for 30 years."

Tim Flucht

"The softly-steamed bun is still warm from the grill. It’s a plain, neutral-tasting, mass-produced white bread bun. The patties are cooked through, but still juicy, and the onions have slightly caramelized, taking any harsh edge off. The American cheese has melted into the patties; the glue that holds the whole thing together. The mustard and ketchup are complements to the beefy, cheesy, sweet, salty goodness, and the occasional tang of a dill pickle chip the final grace note."