bd’s Mongolian Grill in Ann Arbor closed after 28 years

ANN ARBOR – Downtown Tree City has misplaced one other longtime resident.

bd’s Mongolian Grill, on the nook of Important and Washington, closed its doorways in Could after 28 years of serving the downtown space.

The eatery served Asian-inspired dishes, cocktails, beer, create-your-own stir fry and desserts. It opened in 1994, two years after the model was based by Billy Downs.

In a observe on the entrance door, bd’s Mongolian Grill officers wrote:

“Expensive bd’s Friends

It’s with utmost remorse and a deep effectively of gratitude that after 28 years, we’re saying goodbye. It has been a pleasure attending to know you, being part of your birthdays, anniversaries, first dates, celebrating the wins and getting by way of the losses of our Wolverines.

You all have been an enormous a part of our lives and we are going to eternally be thankful for the influence you’ve made on us.

You possibly can nonetheless go to us at our different places in Canton, Dearborn, Novi, and Sterling Heights”

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One other observe on the door from Could 19 declares the constructing “unsafe for human occupancy or use” and forbids anybody from coming into. It cites a number of ordinances, the 2015 Michigan Constructing Code and sections of the Ann Arbor Municipal Code for “harmful buildings”.

Situated in what is taken into account a historic constructing, the Ann Arbor eatery briefly closed its rented house in 2020 for a $225,000 renovation as a part of a nationwide try and revitalize the Mongolian Grill model.

A PR agency representing the model issued the next assertion:

“For a few years, BD’s Mongolian Grill has been a staple spot within the Ann Arbor group for households, coworkers, and associates to collect. Above all else, our high precedence has all the time been and continues to be offering all of our friends with a protected and welcoming atmosphere to get pleasure from a pleasant meal and spend high quality time collectively.

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In current months, we’ve been in dialogue with our landlord on the BD’s restaurant previously positioned at 200 S Important St. in Ann Arbor about fixing essential structural points to stay operational and supply a protected place for our friends to dine. Sadly, we couldn’t come to phrases with the owner and we needed to make the troublesome resolution to shut the present location in Ann Arbor, whereas searching for different actual property alternatives in the neighborhood.

We’re grateful for the chance to have served the local people for almost three a long time and we’re so grateful for the devoted service of our BD’s Mongolian Grill staff members in Ann Arbor.

We all know that BD’s Mongolian Grill performs a particular position in the neighborhood and in our loyal friends’ lives and we thank our prospects for his or her a few years of loyalty. We look ahead to serving the Ann Arbor group once more within the close to future.”

Updates about the way forward for Ann Arbor location might be on the BD’s Mongolian Grill web site.

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