Green Dot Stables to ride again

A new owner plans to bring the equestrian-themed Green Dot Stables bar, which closed its doors last year, back to the races.

Jacques Driscoll, who recently moved back to Detroit from San Diego with his wife, says he recently closed on the building, located at 2200 W. Lafayette between downtown Detroit and South Corktown.

Owning an eatery is a dream Driscoll says he's harbored since high school. Though he says the kitchen needs work, Green Dot Stables will open as a restaurant, hoping to capitalize on businesspeople at lunch and Detroit residents in the evenings. Driscoll and his chef are plotting an inexpensive menu that pays homage to Detroit's culinary and ethnic history.

"We're going to try to keep everything on the menu between $2 and $4 and make it all finger food," he says. "We are theming it with Detroit neighborhoods -- Polish, Irish, tacos, sliders; food that embodies Detroit. Coney dogs… things you can eat with your hands."

Driscoll also plans to open with a full bar and to book entertainment at night. He says regulars to the old Green Dot Stables will still feel at home with the new concept.

'We're keeping the name and staying true to how it looked before. I know there's a lot of history and a lot of people that really appreciate the place," he says.

Though Driscoll was wary to name a date, he says he hopes to re-open the stables by the end of 2011.

Become a fan of Green Dot Stables on Facebook.

Source: Jacques Driscoll, owner, Green Dot Stables
Writer: Ashley C. Woods