Orchid Thai Closed

[ddaydetroit]

Sala Thai also closed a few months back the owner could not find workers and threw in the towel.
Detroit needs a couple of good authentic Thai restaurants both Orchard Thai and Sala Thai were very Americanized.

[rbdetsport]

Sala Thai also closed a few months back the owner could not find workers and threw in the towel.
Detroit needs a couple of good authentic Thai restaurants both Orchard Thai and Sala Thai were very Americanized.

I ate Orchid Thai the day prior to its closing. The owner told me that what Bedrock was asking for in the lease renewal was unrealistic and that they are the 6th of 18 businesses within the Bedrock properties to close up due to lease renewal troubles.

I’m confused why Bedrock would kill a business that lived on for 18 years.. clearly this was a successful business until Bedrock jacked up the rent. What are they trying to accomplish here? I don’t get it.

[djtomt]

I ate Orchid Thai the day prior to its closing. The owner told me that what Bedrock was asking for in the lease renewal was unrealistic and that they are the 6th of 18 businesses within the Bedrock properties to close up due to lease renewal troubles.

I’m confused why Bedrock would kill a business that lived on for 18 years.. clearly this was a successful business until Bedrock jacked up the rent. What are they trying to accomplish here? I don’t get it.

Gilbert's companies gave sweetheart deals to retail/restaurants for the first 5 years in an effort to get many to move in. That initial 5 year term is ending in a lot of cases and many businesses are realizing that they can't afford to pay the "real" rent. Unfortunate.

[stasu1213]

Gilbert's companies gave sweetheart deals to retail/restaurants for the first 5 years in an effort to get many to move in. That initial 5 year term is ending in a lot of cases and many businesses are realizing that they can't afford to pay the "real" rent. Unfortunate.

Orchid Thai was in that spot long before Gilbert had purchased that property. It's not just Gilbert's sweetheart deals coming to an end that causing these businesses to not resign their leases. It's the slow progress that is occurring in the Monroe Blockand other areas coupled with the constant harassment from people that are causing these retails not to want to resign their leases. I just discovered that City Bark had closed It's door in Capital Park