Grand City Grille to bring new spot for casual dining to New Center

Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group partners Frank Taylor, Robert Porcher III and Jerry Nottage are adding to their portfolio of upscale restaurants in Detroit. The Grand City Grille at the corner of West Grand Boulevard and Second in the first floor of the Fisher Building is set to open on Jan. 21. “The market is good (for restaurants) in New Center, we wanted to help fill the void,” Taylor says.

The Grand City Grille will offer casual, American dining in an upscale atmosphere. “This is our first casual dining restaurant that caters more to families, it’s a casual grill,” says Taylor on the difference between the Grand City Grille and his other restaurants.

Much of the décor takes on the tradition of the Fisher Building, incorporating many of the original elements of the Albert Kahn-designed building and folding them into a modern, comfortable setting. Decorated in shades of copper, taupe, brown, gold and touches of blue, the space is designed to be classic in the front and have more of a pop culture effect in the back. A stone backdrop greets guests who enter from the Fisher Bldg entrance, which is repeated on the 16-foot wall adjacent to the floor-to-ceiling wine display. Interior columns will feature 44-inch torchiere lamps and anchor the original Art Deco-ceiling.

Grand City Grille chef Jerry Nottage’s menu features items like Asian tuna salad with “micro” greens, tatsoi, sprouts, daikon, enoki mushrooms and spicy peanut dressing, and shrimp grilled cheese served with tomato soup for dunking. Heartier entrees range from filet mignon to babyback ribs.

The Grand City Grille will be open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and cocktails. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Source: Frank Taylor, Chairman and ceo of the Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group; Jacqueline Harrington, Marx Layne, PR group for Grand City Grille