Mom's Spaghetti
Restaurant in Michigan
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Mom's Spaghetti is a restaurant and food brand created by American rapper Eminem. The concept originated from the opening line of his 2002 hit "Lose Yourself" and first appeared as a series of pop-ups before the launch of a permanent location in Detroit, Michigan, in September 2021.[1] The restaurant serves a small menu centered around spaghetti, including plain spaghetti, spaghetti with meatballs, and a spaghetti sandwich.[2]
Union Joints[1]
Ann Stevenson
Erich Lines[1]
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  Location within Wayne County, Michigan  Mom's Spaghetti (Michigan)  Mom's Spaghetti (the United States) | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | September 29, 2021 |
| Owner(s) | Shady Records Union Joints[1] |
| Manager(s) | Curt Catallo Ann Stevenson Erich Lines[1] |
| Food type | Spaghetti |
| Location | 2131 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States |
| Coordinates | 42.3380°N 83.0518°W |
| Other locations | Traveling pop-ups (2017–2022) |
| Website | momsspaghetti |
History
Before a brick-and-mortar location was established, Eminem partnered with the restaurant group Union Joints to launch a series of Mom's Spaghetti pop-ups in 2017 to promote his album Revival.[3] One of them was at The Shelter.[4] In 2018, a Mom's Spaghetti stand was set up at Coachella.[5][6] Stands were also seen at Firefly Music Festival and Governors Ball Music Festival.[7]
Eminem opened the restaurant at 5 PM[8] 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.[9] 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.[8][10] Eminem personally served the first ten customers himself during the opening.[11][12][13][14]
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.[15] It was a collaboration with the delivery company Postmates, which delivered orders in the LA area.[16][17][18] A New York City pop-up, in a collaboration with Shopify, was opened to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 8 Mile.[19] The pop-up also contained recreations of areas from the movie.[20]
During Eminem's collaboration with the online video game Fortnite in late 2023, a Mom's Spaghetti cosmetic item was available.[21] In addition, another Fortnite collaboration added a location inspired by the restaurant, complete with new cosmetic items and a themed weapon.[22] Mom's Spaghetti has continued to appear internationally through temporary pop-ups, including a December 2024 installation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the brand operated from December 12–14 during the MDLBeast Soundstorm festival and featured exclusive Arabic-language merchandise.[23]
Mom’s Spaghetti serves four varieties of spaghetti.[24] The restaurant also offers spaghetti sandwiches.[25]
Pasta sauce
On October 24, 2023, Eminem announced on Instagram that he was going to sell Mom's Spaghetti tomato sauce online.[26] They were made available to pre-order on the 26th, with shipping expected on the 29th.[27][28][29] It sold out within a few hours.[30] It contains "ground tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, sugar, garlic, carrots, canola oil, 'spices,' sea salt, and red wine vinegar."[31] A review by Mashed concluded that it had less calories, sodium, and fat than most popular sauces, but more sugar.[32] The sauce later became a recurring promotional item through the brand’s Detroit storefront, where limited-edition jars are sold during special events.[33][34][35][36]