Downtown Grand Rapids Expansion

Downtown Grand Rapids has several new restaurant choices to look forward to this fall. First is Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. The steakhouse will be located in the Amway Grand Plaza. Ruth's Chris Steak House will bring the feel of eating in the "big city" to downtown. This restaurant has been a chain restaurant spanning across America for 45 years. This brings mixed emotions for some natives of Grand Rapids. Many people think it is great to be getting a new chain restaurant while others would like to keep it local, with a one-of-a-kind mom and pop restaurant going in instead. Regardless, everyone will have one more option to add to the list when planning their night out.

Another restaurant chain that is moving to a downtown location this year is Buffalo Wild Wings. They are working on purchasing a location on Ionia Avenue to develop for the restaurant and are hoping to open the doors to the public by October. The restaurant will be a double decker, the first of its type in an urban location. Buffalo Wild Wings anticipates hiring 80 employees to work the new location. Considering downtown Grand Rapids for the last 15 years, they have finally decided to make their move. The owners don't foresee this location competing with the other four locations across Grand Rapids. This location will be restaurant number 35 in Michigan (23 of which are owned by the group putting the new one in.)

Grand Rapids continues to make a turn around. With the help and determination of the public, this city will be back on its feet in no time!