LeGrand Radiant: Like the Decora, the Radiant can't really compete with the clean look and high quality of the Lutron Claro. This is its biggest issue, and ultimately makes the outlet look cheap. Both have prominent rippling on their face, which is apprenent when viewing the outlet from an angle. Otherwise it feels pretty sturdy, although the biggest issue is the manufactured flatness of the faceplate and receptacle. It also runs the risk of local damage to your walls around that particular area. We don't love the single-point mechanism as it often feels like you must exert a lot of force to get it off. It attaches via four ratcheting clips at each corner, and you detach it from a single pry-point at the bottom.
Good design means not having to look at a company logo when you walk through your own home. However we really don't like the embossed logo on the face of the receptacle, which is an issue with the LeGrand as well. The size is nice a bit smaller than the other outlets we reviewed. Design: The design of the Leviton outlet was okay, although the slightly chamfered edges felt a little cheap.It's a bit cheaper than the Lutron Claro, but feels lacking in both the design and quality departments. Leviton Decora: This is a fine outlet, but it has some issues that were difficult to look past. The assembly is streamlined without feeling cheap or weak. The attachment method is via four plastic hooks near the corners: we've found that it secures the faceplate well and removes nicely when required. The faceplate and outlet are both flat and without imperfection. Build-Quality: The build-quality of the Claro line is everything you'd expect from a well-designed product.The outlet should read as a single object and not an assembly of two poorly matched parts. They offer glossy, matte, textured, and metalic finishes, with perfect matches between the receptacle and faceplate. Finish: The finishes options with the Claro line are expansive.It's subtly rounded corners add a touch of modern sophistication. The size feels right as well: not too large, and not too small. Design: The design is simple and elegant, without added complications that make some of its competitors appear cheap.Not only will using the Claro line with FLUSHTEK get you modern flush outlets throughout your project, your other outlets will be good-looking, solidly built, and consistent. The price is what most-often makes users question going with Lutron, but as you'll see below, you really get what you pay for. It's got the best finish options, the best match between receptacle and faceplate, and it's built well. BrandĪs shown above, the Lutron Claro is the clear winner. Brown is a budding empire builder, with two restaurants operating in the city and plans to open another Sloppy Chops down the street on East Jefferson this summer.We'll start with a quick rating of each brand's Design, Finish, and Build Quality for those just here for the quick-and-dirty. Before opening restaurants, he developed nightclubs, including the former Club XO on Seven Mile and Club Status on Eight Mile. "We were able to keep both restaurants open because the people of Detroit just kept coming, and even though the dining room wasn't open, we kept the curbside popping," Brown says. Its most successful menu item - the seafood boil - includes a decadent take on this traditional meal with king crab, jumbo shrimp, lobster, baby corn, potatoes, and andouille sausage simmered in a thick sloppy seafood sauce, made of a combination of some sweet and some sour "secret" seasoning. The restaurant invites diners to come in, sit down, and make themselves at home in the warmly hued dining room filled with the familiar, intoxicating scent of onions, spices, and garlic. Sloppy Crab, unlike the many grab-and-go seafood spots in Detroit, doesn't serve seafood out of brown, grease-soaked bags. We trust each other and listen to each other." It just works." He adds, "We're like brothers. He brings good food and creative ideas and we add the ambiance.
Chef Al has been a part of every establishment that I've opened since I first owned a liquor license when I was 25. "Chef Al and the other executive chefs can get dirty in the kitchen. "The name 'sloppy' just came about as a joke really it just stuck," says Brown.