Bob Roberts and Sean McShane enjoyed spending their football Sundays at the Roundtree Bar & Grill. They became regulars and then they became owners, taking over pub at 2203 Ellsworth earlier this year. They changed the name to McShane’s Irish Pub & Whiskey Bar last month.
"The first thing that attracted us to the place was the people," Roberts says. "We have a great group of regulars."
Roberts and McShane, along with Ryan McShane, own a
McShane's Irish Pub & Whiskey Bar in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood near the old Tiger Stadium site. They opened the new location in Ypsilanti with the idea of recreating that same atmosphere in Washetenaw County.
The New McShane's has a bar, restaurant and charity poker room. It can seat up 180 people an d employs 18 people. It's location near U.S. 23 was attractive because there is not a lot of competition nearby, the closest being downtown Ypsilanti just to the north. The central location by the highway also makes it easily accessible to a broad range of people.
"You can get to us from pretty much any location," Roberts says.
Source: Bob Roberts, co-owner of McShane’s Irish Pub & Whiskey Bar
Writer: Jon Zemke
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