About Four Wheels

Who's behind it

I'm Jimmy, and also go by JMo. I work in the Troy, Michigan area, and I've got a beautiful wife and daughter who put up with my three big loves: sports, tech, and obviously food.

When I was 17 I had a complete spinal cord injury from a car accident. Turns out I'm not a very good driver when I'm sleeping 😴. Lucky to be alive! I've gotten around in a manual wheelchair ever since.

What "Wheels" means

The name is a play on what I roll on every day. Four wheels on my manual chair, four wheels on my car, you get the idea. So scoring food in Wheels just felt right for a unique name.

This blog is really two things at once. First, it's about finding genuinely good food around the area. Second, it doubles as an accessibility guide, because how a place actually works from a wheelchair is something almost no review bothers to tell you. Every review has a section on exactly that. And if the chance comes up, I'd love to nudge businesses toward small fixes that would make them more welcoming.

There's a third thing too, honestly. I really value that hour-long lunch break, catching up with co-workers, friends, and family over a good meal. This blog doubles as a journal of sorts, a way to remember those times.

How the scores work

Every spot gets a gut score from a quarter wheel up to four full wheels, worst to best. My rule of thumb: anything above two wheels is worth the trip. Below two is probably a hard pass, and I'm not coming back.

The score balances three things: quality of the food, value for what you pay, and the room itself (decor, friendliness, cleanliness, all of it).