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By running an offer with HipCityDeals, your promotion will be e-mailed to thousands of loyal subscribers who will read about your offer, visit your website, share your business with their friends and follow you on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. 42 March 3 • 2016 Parks & Rec Diner exp 3/16/2016 exp 3/16/2016 LOX OR SABLE $ FOR TWO dining around the D A fter my satisfying breakfast in “it shows the heritage of the building,” the retro-cute space, I know Carleton said. why Parks & Rec An oversized, rustic wood Diner is a darling of critics and “Welcome” sign dominates the diners alike. light blue-green dining room. The diner is even more inter- After Jamie Young of Rair esting for its location inside the Studios in Royal Oak created Grand Army of the Republic the colorful billboard, complete (GAR) Building, a striking with Belle Isle’s Scott Memorial castle-like structure on Grand Fountain, Carleton said, “We River at Cass. Esther Allweiss had them weather the piece to With an 1899 cornerstone, make it look like it was found Ingber the Detroit-based GAR was Contributing rotting in a field for decades.” “one of many buildings built I admired the sign at break- Writer as a specific GAR post for a fast. Instead of waiting 15 min- northern national organization, utes for the popular Dutch Baby, extending from Massachusetts across to a cross between a crepe and a popover, I the Pacific Ocean,” said Tom Carleton. ate lovely Chevre Crepes that had honey He’s a developer-owner of the building and orange zest. Wow! Savory and sweet with his brother, David Carleton, and in every bite. I also dared to try lamb Sean Emery. bacon, smoked in-house as is the pork The three founded Parks & Rec Diner variety. The thin strips had a different and the GAR building’s other restau- but pleasing flavor. rant, Republic. Their original business, Parks & Rec Chef Sarah Welch, in her Mindfield, is a media-content company first executive chef position, formerly on the fourth floor. was Republic’s sous chef. She’s bringing The GAR was originally a social gath- creative innovations to classic breakfast ering place for Civil War veterans. The items. Diners enjoy many house-made Detroit group later became a lobbying items and other food that originates power, “credited with establishing the from smaller, primarily organic farmers national Memorial Day and the precur- and purveyors within a 200-mile radius. sor to the Veterans Administration,” said The menu lists these “Folks Feeding You.” Tom Carleton. So much to eat! The cinnamon roll, The city of Detroit paid $38,000 of including goat cheese, orange zest and the $44,000 cost to construct the GAR walnuts, is great to share. There are on donated Cass family farmland. The seasonal French toast and waffle variet- building reverted to the city after the ies, corn pancakes, oatmeal brulee; also, last veteran died. The Detroit Parks & savory biscuits and gravy, shrimp and Recreation Department operated here grits, smoked leek strata and a meat- for 40 years, until the building’s closure and-pickles crepe. More choices include in 1980. bologna sandwich, house-cured salmon The Mindfield partners purchased plate and “Build Your Own” omelets. the boarded-up property on Nov. 1, A Lunchbox menu with sandwiches is 2011. Because the building deed said fairly new. the ground floor was to be accessible “The dish I always get is High End to the public, they chose to put in res- Hash,” Carleton said. “I add tomatoes, taurants. LA-based set designer Peter onion and avocado, plus two over-easy Gurski, a former Detroiter, came up with eggs. Oh, baby!” the interior decor. Parks & Rec opened Open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, Parks & Rec in August 2015, a few months after has a liquor license and features Mimosa Republic. and Bloody Mary drinks. The diner is cozy with just 33 seats, including six at the counter. Maple wood Parks & Rec Diner floor boards covering the GAR’s original pine flooring were preserved. In keeping 1942 Grand River with the theme, a checkerboard is on Detroit, MI 48226 many tabletops. Green park benches and chairs were re-created with white “Parks (313) 446-8370 & Rec Detroit” stencils on seatbacks. A sign with “Parks & Rec” hand- www.parksandrecdiner.com painted on fabric was found during the $$ out of $$$$ renovation. Displayed after partial repair, *