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The folks who own Vinsetta Garage on Woodward Avenue in Berkley seem to have the magic touch. When that restaurant opened in 2012, it was an instant hit.
Now, the folks at Union Joints, the team that runs a number of restaurants including Vinsetta Garage, has opened a Latin fusion restaurant, Gran Castor, at 2950 Rochester Rd. in Troy. It is in a space once occupied by the former Hooters and Wagon Wheel Saloon.
Brenna Houck of Eater Detroit reports:
The restaurant seats roughly 245 people total including the patio area that sits along the busy corner of Big Beaver and Rochester roads. The restaurant features a cafe serving coffee roasted at their other Latin-influence Clarkston restaurant Honcho, as well as espresso drinks, tea, and pastries during the day.
There’s also a large dining room with a lunch counter facing the open kitchen, booth seats, and a lounge area surrounding a orange metal fireplace leftover from the the building’s Hooters days. Towards the back of the building, past the wood-burning pizza oven, customers will find a large bar area with a mixture of communal tables, booths, and bar seats.
The restaurant also features a private dining space with seats for 32 people.
