Pickerel with capers and brown butter. (Caucus Club 2010 Facebook photo)
The Caucus Club in downtown Detroit, where Barbra Streisand got her start in 1961 at age 18 and where many gathered over the years for high-powered lunches and dinners and after-work drinks, is re-opening after being shut since 2012.
The restaurant on Congress is expected to reopen in May, Adrienne Roberts of DBusiness reports:
George Sboukis, part-owner of Louis' Chop House in Chesterfield Township and the owner of the Caucus Club, is leasing the space in the Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit. The Caucus Club is located across Congress Street from the London Chop House. At one time, both restaurants had the same owner.
“I foresee the restaurants continuing to complement each other,” Sboukis says. “I feel like that corridor would thrive that way. The décor and the design inside are Art Deco-inspired, and as far as menu, it’ll be complementary to what the London Chop House does.”
Under the new concept, Sboukis says he plans to offer lighter fare at lunch, such as brunch-style menu items, sandwiches, and salads, along with some fish and meat-style entrees.
“Dinner is where we’re really hoping to shine and that will be an eclectic menu with seafood, some signature dishes that will represent an international flair, and steaks and chops,” he says. “We’ll also bring tableside service to this restaurant both in salads, entrees, and desserts.”
