There’s always something new going on at Haslett’s
Blue Gill Grill. Two years ago, it was the addition of an upstairs patio; this year, it’s making the entire bar feel like a patio. The bar recently tore down its three outside walls and replaced them with glass garage doors.
“We added this to make it more of a Floridian, Caribbean flavor,” says owner Denise Warner. “We’re always keeping up with the times, constantly changing. We need to have people go, ‘Oh!’ when they come in.”
The new atmosphere at the Blue Gill Grill is certainly with the exclamation. With the glass doors retracted, the entire bar is now open and breezy. "Even with the doors closed," says Warner, "the added sunlight makes for an entirely new experience." In addition to the new doors, Blue Gill Grill also added a new restaurant in the bar as well as a new wall to separate the dining and bar areas.
In addition to the physical growth, the bar and restaurant has recently added 12 new staff members. Warner also adds that they employed all Michigan contractors to complete the work.
“We buy Michigan and local as often as we can,” says Warner. “If we can find anything in Michigan, we’ll get it here.”
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