A steady flow of restaurant openings is continuing in Royal Oak with the re-opening of a creperie and the arrival of Iron Chef Michael Symon's
B Spot Burgers last week.
The Royal B Spot, which advertises Burgers Brats Beer on its black awning at 310 S. Main Street, is the second metro Detroit location in the string of restaurants Symon originally started in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Symon was perhaps the first big name to gamble on a restaurant and Detroit's comeback when he opened his high-end restaurant, Roast, at the Book Cadillac Hotel in 2008.
The Royal Oak B Spot joins a Rochester Hills location that opened in May at the Village of Rochester Hills, and Symon, a
Food Network chef, plans another B Spot at Partridge Creek shopping center in Clinton Township.
B Spot Burgers are known for creative and unusual burger toppings and combos or just regular cheeseburgers and milkshakes.
On the less meaty side of the restaurant scene in downtown Royal Oak is the re-opening of a creperie.
The Crepe Bistro Lounge opened last week at 317 South Washington in the spot where What Crepe once operated. The partners in What Crepe stayed on. Customers looking for the crepes that come in sweet and savory varieties and a daily special with fresh ingredient combos are coming back.
Source: The Crepe, Michael Symon Restaurants and Royal Oak DDA
Writer: Kim North Shine
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