Best Full-Service Restaurant Design (check average more than $50)
WINNER: Prime + Proper, Detroit
- Owner: Heirloom Hospitality Group, Birmingham, Mich.
- Foodservice Designers: Great Lakes Culinary Designs, Southfield, Mich.
- Architect: McIntosh Poris, Birmingham, Mich.
- General Contractor: Milad Zoorab, Detroit
With the singular goal of bringing a world-class steakhouse to Detroit, the project team set about creating an exceptional restaurant experience. Modern elements, like an open kitchen and a full-service butcher shop, were placed alongside historic building elements, like a 100-year-old marble staircase. The judges thought the entire concept represented a fresh approach, particularly in bringing the kitchen into the dining room. “They brought energy with the kitchen and the staging of a butcher shop instead of a bar, which is where you’d usually expect the energy to come from,” said the judges. “It’s hard to stand out in this category, but they did it.”
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Images courtesy of Michelle and Chris Gerard