Public House Owners Plot New Restaurant, Antihero, in Ferndale

Working Class Outlaws, the group behind Ferndale hotspots Public House and Imperial, is bringing another restaurant to Nine Mile and it finally has a name — Antihero. The restaurant name was released this week by Hamtramck pop-up restaurant Revolver as part of a release for an upcoming preview dinner on April 6 featuring executive chef Brandon Zarb.

The restaurant group has discussed plans to open more restaurants as far back as 2014, when Outlaws acquired a vacant space at 231 W. Nine Mile next door to Public House. The unnamed project was then teased again in 2016, in a review of Zarb’s popular monthly menu takeover series. At the time, the owners had stated that they had received permission from the city to begin demolition in the space.

Beyond the name there are few specifics currently available about Antihero. “The location is secured and in transition. The general theme is set. Specifics [and] menu are developing,” according to Revolver. If the restaurant ultimately looks anything like Zarb’s Revolver preview menu that features items like uni creme brulee and yuzu honey glazed duck leg, Antihero will likely have Japanese-influences. Photos on the restaurant’s relatively sparse social media accounts also seem to back this up.

Eater has reached out to Working Class Outlaws for more details. Stay tuned for updates.

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• Antihero Ferndale [Instagram]
• Antihero Ferndale [Facebook]
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