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Detroit's Fort Shelby Hotel, a 1918 landmark that sat empty for three decades, is one step closer to reopening under a new name. The city's health department now lists an Embassy Suites at 525 W Lafayette as cleared to operate, the latest sign that the building's conversion from DoubleTree to Embassy Suites is moving forward.
Updated 7 days ago
Regulator reviewing Host Detroit's plans
A new business called Host Detroit LLC is cleared to run an outside-only bar at 2937 East Grand Boulevard. Its permit record appeared on Detroit's food establishment list on September 3, 2026, with the application in plan review. The bar has not opened its doors.
Updated Sep 4
Lists Cass Cafe as licensed to operate
Cass Cafe, the Midtown Detroit hangout that closed in July 2022 after 28 years, is cleared to reopen. The Detroit Health Department now lists a food establishment license for Cass Cafe at 4620 Cass Ave, the same address where artists, students, and neighbors gathered for nearly three decades.
Reviewing Yalla Juice's food establishment application
Detroit's health department has Yalla Juice's food establishment application in plan review for 16103 W Warren Ave., in the Warrendale neighborhood on the city's west side. The record surfaced September 2, 2026 on the city's open data portal. Plan review is the stage before a food permit is issued, not confirmation the shop has opened.
Issued the food establishment license
A food establishment named 'Feasting with Fox' is now licensed to operate at 2910 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. That address is the Joseph Campau House, built in 1835 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Issues food establishment licenses and maintains public records
A new food establishment called Turning Point @ McKinley is cleared to operate at 4701 McKinley Street in Detroit. The address long housed West Side Academy, a Detroit Public Schools alternative high school.
Updated Sep 3
Reviewing Umbrella Hospitality LLC's food establishment application
A Los Angeles hospitality group known for cocktail bars is moving into Detroit with a delivery-only kitchen. City records show Umbrella Hospitality LLC entered plan review for a food establishment at 3181 3rd Ave, the address of a CloudKitchens ghost kitchen next to Wayne State University.
Issuing food establishment licenses
Health department records show O So Naija, a Nigerian restaurant based in Washtenaw County, received a food establishment license for 2500 Packard St. in Detroit. The license clears the business to operate, though it does not mean the doors are open.
Issued the food establishment license for Legacy at 2750 Selden St
Detroit Health Department records show a food establishment license for 'Legacy' at 2750 Selden St, recorded by September 1, 2026. The permit clears the facility to serve food, though it doesn't confirm the doors have opened.
Updated Sep 1
Licensing authority for food establishments
Endulzate LA Vida Cafe received its Detroit food license on September 1, moving the breakfast-and-lunch spot closer to opening at 1505 Lawndale St. City records list it in plan review, which means the business is cleared to operate.
Issues food establishment licenses for businesses in Detroit
Detroit's health department now lists a food establishment license for Rock City Eatery at 4216 Woodward Ave. The record appeared on the city's open-data portal on August 31, 2026.
Updated Aug 31
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