44 | JUNE 30 • 2022 

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f you’re in search of a special place to 
enjoy fine dining, top-shelf libations 
and live entertainment, the intimate 
and romantic Cash Only Supper Club is 
an oasis worth exploring in Downtown 
Detroit. 
The 1,500-square-foot 
upscale nightclub, with 
seating for 52 guests, is 
found on the lower level 
of Prime + Proper, an 
award-winning steakhouse. 
Both are inside the former 
Peter Smith & Sons Co. 
skyscraper, built in 1912-13, 
in historic Capitol Park. Valet parking is 
available.
Jeremy Sasson, a former JN 36 Under 
36 and founder in 2017 of Detroit-based 
Heirloom Hospitality Group, owns and 
operates the two businesses along with 
Heirloom’s Townhouse Birmingham and 
Townhouse Detroit. 
Sasson said creating Cash Only Supper 
Club was a personal project for him. 
Approaching what looked to him like 
“a blank canvas,” he curated a vintage 
Hollywood glam-meets-Art Deco décor. 
Features include pink neon accents, 
“sultry” lighting, a black-and-white 
striped floor and state-of-the-art sound 
system.
“The room is not entirely square, so 
the back mirror seems to be moving, 
giving a different perspective,” Sasson 
said. 
The space is luxurious and opulent 
with whimsical touches. Case in point is 
a hand-painted wall by local artist Greg 
Oberle that shows flamingos in tiny 
hats and a king pursuing a queen. Most 
guests sit at two-top and four-top tables, 
with six seats at the bar near a stage. A 
tufted velvet wall sofa area is Sasson’s 
impression of a Parisian hideaway.
The distinctive atmosphere and black-
tie dress code of Cash Only Supper 
Club make it something of a throwback 
to the mid-20th century, when people 
would live it up in style. That’s rare 
today. Cash Only is one of the few 
local establishments that wants ladies 
to wear their fancy cocktail dresses 
and gentlemen to sport dinner jackets. 

Detroit’s 
 Cash Only 
Supper Club 

Esther 
Allweiss 
Ingber 
Contributing 
Writer

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