Wahlberger Burger Joint Opening in Greektown

[401don]

Is there anything Detroit needs less than another place selling gigantic overpriced burgers? I keep hearing how everyone wants more healthy options yet these places are springing up not just in Detroit but everywhere.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/bus...town/77370888/

[SyGolden48236]

How do you know that they're overpriced? Their website does not have any prices on the menu. And the burgers are hardly gigantic, they are offered in 1/3 pound, "nearly 1/2 pound" and 2/3 pound sizes according to their website. These are standard sizes for hamburgers at most restaurants.

If you don't like the kind of food they offer you're quite free to not patronize the place. I don't care for fast food joints myself nor do I care for downtown or Greektown so I most likely will not dine there. But I am certainly not going to take to the internet to complain about someone opening a new business that will provide jobs and produce tax revenue in a city that desperately needs both.

There must be a demand for such a place or they would not be investing here.

[401don]

How do you know that they're overpriced? Their website does not have any prices on the menu. And the burgers are hardly gigantic, they are offered in 1/3 pound, "nearly 1/2 pound" and 2/3 pound sizes according to their website. These are standard sizes for hamburgers at most restaurants.

If you don't like the kind of food they offer you're quite free to not patronize the place. I don't care for fast food joints myself nor do I care for downtown or Greektown so I most likely will not dine there. But I am certainly not going to take to the internet to complain about someone opening a new business that will provide jobs and produce tax revenue in a city that desperately needs both.

There must be a demand for such a place or they would not be investing here.

Okay, they're not gigantic. The one here in Toronto charges $10-13 each [[5.65 for a hotdog). It's not so much the price as I would prefer Greektown have a variety of mid-priced restaurants [[Chinese, Italian, etc) instead of more burger chains. There is already 5 guys, Buffalo Wild Wings, etc. Not sure why you care if you don't even eat downtown?

[SyGolden48236]

....... I would prefer Greektown have a variety of mid-priced restaurants [[Chinese, Italian, etc) instead of more burger chains. ....

I would prefer Greektown to still be all Greek like it used to be. There are other places for "Chinese, Italian, etc".

Today's Greektown resembles a food court at a shopping mall.

[mikeg19]

I would prefer Greektown to still be all Greek like it used to be.

Your sentiments echo just about everyone in Metro Detroit. It really is a shame there aren't the traditional Little Italy, Greektown, Chinatown, etc that other cities have. All we really had was Greektown, but the writing was on the wall when that spot was selected for the casino. It was only a matter of time.

[Danny]

Wahlberger's should be away from Greektown and to located where the Olga's Kitchen used to be.

[Zads07]

Okay, they're not gigantic. The one here in Toronto charges $10-13 each [[5.65 for a hotdog). It's not so much the price as I would prefer Greektown have a variety of mid-priced restaurants [[Chinese, Italian, etc) instead of more burger chains. There is already 5 guys, Buffalo Wild Wings, etc. Not sure why you care if you don't even eat downtown?

So you're in Toronto, complaining about a restaurant opening in Detroit. Cool, very cool. Look, you don't have to like it, but it brings another dining opportunity to Downtown. I share the other sentiments, I'd rather it not be in 'Greektown' which is basically no longer Greek, but it will bring in jobs and revenue to a continued hotspot. Not sure why you care if you live in Toronto.

[Dbest]

So you're in Toronto, complaining about a restaurant opening in Detroit. Cool, very cool. Look, you don't have to like it, but it brings another dining opportunity to Downtown. I share the other sentiments, I'd rather it not be in 'Greektown' which is basically no longer Greek, but it will bring in jobs and revenue to a continued hotspot. Not sure why you care if you live in Toronto.

Are you one of the investors in this Funkyburger? If not, why take things so personally?

You took a page right out of SyGolden426667's book there.

[401don]

So you're in Toronto, complaining about a restaurant opening in Detroit. Cool, very cool. Look, you don't have to like it, but it brings another dining opportunity to Downtown. I share the other sentiments, I'd rather it not be in 'Greektown' which is basically no longer Greek, but it will bring in jobs and revenue to a continued hotspot. Not sure why you care if you live in Toronto.

It won't keep me up nights if another burger place opens in Greektown. It's just that I, like I believe most people here, realize Greektown won't return to its past, nor maybe should it. On the other hand, it can hopefully evolve into something better than a strip of fast food burgers and coffee spots. Why do I care living in Toronto? Because I live in the far western burb of Mississauga and most days would rather jump on the 401 and drive to the tunnel entrance in 3 hours rather than deal with how busy downtown Toronto has become. I visit Detroit about 6 times per year spending 2-3 nights per visit, resulting in about 50 downtown Detroit meals per year, mostly in the Greektown area. If it's hard explaining this to a Detroiter, imagine the trouble I have around here.

[JDKeepsmiling]

How do you know that they're overpriced? Their website does not have any prices on the menu. And the burgers are hardly gigantic, they are offered in 1/3 pound, "nearly 1/2 pound" and 2/3 pound sizes according to their website. These are standard sizes for hamburgers at most restaurants.

If you don't like the kind of food they offer you're quite free to not patronize the place. I don't care for fast food joints myself nor do I care for downtown or Greektown so I most likely will not dine there. But I am certainly not going to take to the internet to complain about someone opening a new business that will provide jobs and produce tax revenue in a city that desperately needs both.

There must be a demand for such a place or they would not be investing here.

Are they going to employ people....check!
Are tyhey going to pay taxes...check!

That works for me. I don't think Downtown is at a place yet where we should be COMPLAINING about a new business moving in. Man, you should have seen this board back in 2009, we we so desperate for anything positive. Now everyone complains about new apartment building not have world class design, or that we are getting "yet another trendy, overpriced burger joint."

[jmarie]

Are they going to employ people....check!
Are tyhey going to pay taxes...check!

That works for me. I don't think Downtown is at a place yet where we should be COMPLAINING about a new business moving in. Man, you should have seen this board back in 2009, we we so desperate for anything positive. Now everyone complains about new apartment building not have world class design, or that we are getting "yet another trendy, overpriced burger joint."

I totally agree!

From a competition stand-point, I would have chosen a different spot. But on the flip-side, Greektown gets a ton of foot traffic on game days. But there are a lot of non-game days. I enjoy the walk to Greektown 9 months of the year, but when it gets cold and windy, I don't venture far from my building!

[SDCC]

Are they going to employ people....check!
Are tyhey going to pay taxes...check!

That works for me. I don't think Downtown is at a place yet where we should be COMPLAINING about a new business moving in. Man, you should have seen this board back in 2009, we we so desperate for anything positive. Now everyone complains about new apartment building not have world class design, or that we are getting "yet another trendy, overpriced burger joint."

I totally agree!

From a competition stand-point, I would have chosen a different spot. But on the flip-side, Greektown gets a ton of foot traffic on game days. But there are a lot of non-game days. I enjoy the walk to Greektown 9 months of the year, but when it gets cold and windy, I don't venture far from my building!

I wish all the business partners success and good fortune

[Gistok]

That works for me. I don't think Downtown is at a place yet where we should be COMPLAINING about a new business moving in. Man, you should have seen this board back in 2009, we we so desperate for anything positive. Now everyone complains about new apartment building not have world class design, or that we are getting "yet another trendy, overpriced burger joint."

Let's not paint everyone with such a broad stroke Sparky....

In 2009 we were complaining about tearing down the Metropolitan, Lafayette, Charlevoix and Wurlitzer Buildings [[we got only 50%). In 2009 we were also wondering when are the Ilitch's finally get off their asses and actually rehabbing or building non-sports structures that they do announcements for!

Today you shouldn't mix up the Craft Beer, Sports Bar & Chips crowd with the folks who still are more interested in historic preservation.

And as for what gets built.... some of the designs, such as Orleans Landing and Brush Park are nicely done... while others such as the top of the Roxbury parking structure, and that "motor lodge" design planned for the Statler site... does indeed look like crap... it's what this forum has always been about... critiquing buildings.

As for the Ilitch's EVER coming thru on any of their promises besides subsidized sports complexes.... the same skeptics from 1998 were there in 2009 and again in 2015.

As for the burger joint.... slap a "burgerpopolus" on the end of the name, and maybe all those complainers will check it out and find that they may indeed like it....

[Honky Tonk]

As for the burger joint.... slap a "burgerpopolus" on the end of the name, and maybe all those complainers will check it out and find that they may indeed like it....

Right, because everyone's so damn dumb they won't know the difference between Greek food and yet another burger joint. wait, one more for good measure

[Gistok]

Right, because everyone's so damn dumb they won't know the difference between Greek food and yet another burger joint. wait, one more for good measure

Sorry.... I forgot to mention the lighter and the goat cheese.....

[Hypestyles]

My guess is that the prices will be comparable with Five Guys and Bagger Dave's. Let the competition continue, I guess, lol.

I see they have tater tots. I'm in.

Hopefully Mark will throw in a rap performance at the grand opening.

[Honky Tonk]

Hopefully Mark will throw in a rap performance at the grand opening.

He'll wrap it to go for you.

[mikeg19]

He'll wrap it to go for you.

I see what you did there....

[softailrider]

Head up to Orchard Lake road near 13 Mile and stop at Jaw's Jumbo Burgers. Better then any of those chain places, reasonably priced too, burgers are under 5 bucks. It's got Five Guys beat all to hell. Go ahead, you can thank me in advance because you will after you eat there.

[Mackinaw]

Head up to Orchard Lake road near 13 Mile and stop at Jaw's Jumbo Burgers. Better then any of those chain places, reasonably priced too, burgers are under 5 bucks. It's got Five Guys beat all to hell. Go ahead, you can thank me in advance because you will after you eat there.

Yeah...except it's super far away.

...Interesting news. I'd be happier if it was elsewhere downtown. Fingers crossed this goes closer to Randolph than to Beaubien-- Greektown gets less and less interesting with every national chain that goes in there.

[Augustus]

13 Mile

That might as well be on the moon!

[drjeff]

Head up to Orchard Lake road near 13 Mile and stop at Jaw's Jumbo Burgers. Better then any of those chain places, reasonably priced too, burgers are under 5 bucks. It's got Five Guys beat all to hell. Go ahead, you can thank me in advance because you will after you eat there.

You can go a block away to the Detroiter and get a burger, fries, and a beer for under $10. And it's an excellent burger.

[SDCC]

My only experience with Walhburgers is watching their reality television series, I would certainly give them a try.

[Brich]

Mark Wahlberg is a convicted felon. I'm guessing his name won't be on the LARA application for a liquor license.

[ABetterDetroit]

Welcome to Detroit Mr. Wahlburg. Thanks for bringing investment and jobs to the city. I hope you discover more opportunities for investments on your visits and tell your friends back in Hollywood about the recent resurgence in Detroit.