Not only is the new Chrome Cat bar on Grand River in Old Town smoke-free, it also has delicious food—two qualities introduced when the bar changed hands.
According to excerpts from the article:
Ease into a seat at The Chrome Cat on Grand River Avenue in Old Town and let the weight of the world slide off your shoulders as you sip cherry wheat ale from a Mt. Pleasant brewery and spoon comforting mouthfuls of homemade chicken noodle soup or six-bean chipotle chili.
Atmosphere and good food (on a limited menu) is what it's all about at The Chrome Cat, which is technically a management group and not the actual bar and restaurant, because the liquor license has not yet transferred from Rendezvous on the Grand, the building's former tenet.
In its spacious confines, which used to house a bank, under a barrel-shaped ceiling, everyone is welcome. The misconception is that The Chrome Cat is a lesbian bar, co-owner Michelle Taylor said, but, along with co-owner Lisa Whitehead, she wants her business to welcome everyone: gay, straight, transgender—heck, even men.
"This was meant to be safe for everybody," she said. "We don’t want to be pegged as one thing or another, but we definitely want to make it a safe place for women to go, kick back, relax, come and hang out."
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