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Cafe West: Taste of Tropics in Trenton

Cafe West is a family owned restaurant specializing in seafood. Chef Blake Harte and his wife Sandy have created a warm, inviting atmosphere with quality made from scratch cooking at affordable prices.

Finding a decent seafood restaurant with affordable prices is not easy—and I'm not talking about places like Red Lobster or Long John Silver's. In Trenton, chef Blake Harte is trying his best to make seafood affordable at Cafe West. An intimate space that seats about 50 people, Cafe West's menu focuses on fresh seafood with an Asian flare. Chef Blake used to live in Florida. When you live that close to water, it's hard not to love in with fish. Being that Florida is near saltwater, the fish served at Cafe West are predominantly saltwater fish.   Being so close to the freshwater in Michigan, Cafe West is a destination for boaters in the summertime. In the winter, however, business slows down drastically. "Sometimes there is a  20 percent to…

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