It takes all kinds DP. I once even stumbled into a TGIFriday's in Chicago's Magnificent Mile for a drink. I say -- if this is indeed a chain place moving into this location -- that's one more good sign for the CBD. Even more so because it isn't in the usual hotspots: stadia, Greektown, Ren Cen, etc. I'm not familiar with Bar Louie, but I took a look at their website and it looks like a decent place. All of their Michgian locations appear to be in upscale suburban settings. They've got one at Laurel Park Place. If they brought a couple of neighbors such as chain stores Parisian and Von Maur along with them, would that be a bad thing, too? If indeed Bar Louie is locating here, I'm sure they won't get all the hype surrounding the coming of Whole Foods, but two or three joints like this will probably add more jobs than WF and take fewer tax credits.

Now, if only we could get Arby's down here again!