Spring and Fall Versions of Detroit Restaurant Week Slated for Next Year

Detroit Restaurant Week organizers announced today that more than 27,000 people came to Downtown Detroit restaurants during the 10-evening dinner promotion and 64% of the people who dined at the 17 participating restaurants purchased the specially-priced Detroit Restaurant Week multicourse dinner menu option.

“Detroit Restaurant Week was an overwhelming success,” said event producer Jason Huvaere of Paxahau Promotions Group. “We were confident that this type of promotion would be embraced by the community, but the response it received surpassed our expectations for a first year event.”

He went on to say that because the demand was so great organizers “have decided to host Detroit Restaurant Week twice next year.” Once in the Spring, and then again in the Fall.

“I fully support moving forward with two promotions a year,” said Opus One owner James Kokas when asked about the idea. “Our staff was at capacity…we had to stop taking reservations.”

The 17 participating fine dining establishments offered three-course dinners for the fixed price of $27 (exclusive of beverage, tax and gratuity) during the promotion. They were:

24Grille – Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Andiamo Detroit Riverfront – GM Ren Cen
Atlas Global Bistro – Midtown Coach Insignia – GM Ren Cen
Cuisine – New Center Da Edoardo Foxtown Grille – Foxtown
Detroit Fish Market – Paradise Valley Forty-Two Degrees North – GM Ren Cen
Iridescence – MotorCity Casino-Hotel Mosaic Restaurant – Greektown
Opus One – Downtown Rattlesnake Club – Stroh River Place
Roast – Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Saltwater – MGM Grand Detroit
Seldom Blues – GM Ren Cen The Whitney – Midtown
Wolfgang Puck Grille – MGM Grand Detroit

The spike in sales and reservations between Friday, September 18 and Sunday, September 27 brought many positive reactions from restaurant representatives about the promotion.