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A freestanding American Coney Island café opened this week at the Detroit Zoo, serving the restaurant's iconic coneys, loose burgers and sizzling fries. It's the only other location for the American, which has stood at Michigan and Lafayette in downtown Detroit since 1917.
The 1,250-square-foot restaurant will be managed by Service Systems Associates, the zoo's retail and food concessionaire. But the hot dogs, chili and all other ingredients are the same as those served downtown, says third-generation owner Grace Keros. Other menu items include gyros, coney specials (loose burger and coney dog combined) and Greek salads.
The zoo, which approached Keros with the idea of opening there, seemed like an ideal location for expansion. "The zoo was the perfect spot to do it. It was a great match," she says.
The new restaurant's interior is designed to re-create the style and feel of the colorful American.
Look for the restaurant on the north mall, next to the new "Dinosauria" exhibit. It's billed as the largest outdoor display of its kind in the country, with more than 30 roaring, animated dinosaurs populating the 3-acre Dino Trail. Dinosauria will be open through Labor Day.
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AFVetGrrl84 - May 31, 2011 at 8:14 PM
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