Granite City Food & Brewery to open in RenCen

[jw101]

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ncen-next-year knew it...

[Lowell]

"The restaurant will have 16,000 square feet of space inside the region’s largest office complex and a 1,000-square-foot outdoor patio facing Jefferson Avenue. It will employ 200-250 full- and part-time employees and seat more than 450 inside and another 175 diners outside. Construction is expected to begin in January, and the build out is estimated at $9 million.

I am trying to figure out where that would be especially 'outdoor patio facing Jefferson'. Would that be elevated grassy corner of Tower 300 - NW corner of the Rencen? https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.3...h&deg=180&z=19

[MSUguy]

I know they're a chain and they have location in Troy. How is the food/beer at these places?

Could they put it near the hotel main entrance off Renaissance Dr? It looks like you could have retail that along that lower level.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3292...nH4SmPK2CA!2e0

[softailrider]

I know they're a chain and they have location in Troy. How is the food/beer at these places?

Could they put it near the hotel main entrance off Renaissance Dr? It looks like you could have retail that along that lower level.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3292...nH4SmPK2CA!2e0

Foods real good- beer is beer. I think it the same chain as ocean prime. Foods is terrific there, just make
sure to bring a lot of money.

[animatedmartian]

I am trying to figure out where that would be especially 'outdoor patio facing Jefferson'. Would that be elevated grassy corner of Tower 300 - NW corner of the Rencen? https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.3...h&deg=180&z=19

Correct.


http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ent...nter/18924537/

[401don]

Several restaurants have failed in the RenCen but I think being a place where people can stroll the Riverwalk before or after, as well as having the riverfront visibility, will really help. There are a lot of tourists who end up eating in the food court because there haven't been any casual sit-down restaurants since Nemos and Big Boy closed.

[Hypestyles]

hopefully they will have good nachos. And cheeseburgers.

[Goose]

Food is decent, beer is OK, crafty style but somewhat subdued and made more appealing to the masses... been to the Troy one and enjoyed it.... its a chain... biggest problem I've found with chains in Detroit [[ie - BWW), is the service..... usually SUCKS......

[southen]

Several restaurants have failed in the RenCen but I think being a place where people can stroll the Riverwalk before or after, as well as having the riverfront visibility, will really help. There are a lot of tourists who end up eating in the food court because there haven't been any casual sit-down restaurants since Nemos and Big Boy closed.

unless they put a lot of signage on the river this place wont have any riverfront visibility. i think it's an odd location but im guessing the better spots are already spoken for.