Union Joints, the restaurant group behind suburban hotspots Vinsetta Garage, Clarkston Union, Gran Castor, and others is opening a new restaurant, Union Assembly, at Woodward and Columbia in Detroit this fall.
The two-story 14,800-square-foot restaurant has room for up to 500 guests, including seating on a mezzanine and two large patios. There’s also a private dining room.
The restaurant, which anchors the Little Caesars corporate extension, has elevated views of Woodward and Comerica Park from the indoor-outdoor bar, and profiles of the Fox Theatre and Fillmore Detroit. It’s Union Joints’ first new construction restaurant.
Photographer Michelle Gerard recently had a sneak peek at the restaurant interior.
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The restaurant was designed by co-owner Ann Stevenson, known for revamping commercial projects from old Hooters restaurants to former radio station transmitter buildings.
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The walls throughout the restaurant are decorated with vintage wallpaper, including in the unisex bathroom on the second floor.
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A DJ can enter a red-and-white striped booth from the mezzanine.
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The menu will include game-day classics, including Detroit-style pizza, “grown-up hot pockets,” macaroni and cheese, hot perch, an extensive lineup of salads, and other items that draw on the national and international experiences of the executive chefs.
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The opening date is contingent on hiring, but the team has a target date of early fall.