Detroit restaurant mogul Frank Taylor plans to buy Sweet Georgia Brown with NBA star Derrick Coleman as his partner.
The upscale Greektown eatery opened in 2003 and quickly found success
in the Detroit market, which, at that time, had considerably fewer
dining options than it does today. Taylor explains, “Sweet Georgia
Brown started the restaurant renaissance in downtown. I thought it was
really important to keep it going.”
Taylor, who was originally partnered with fast food tycoon La Van
Hawkins in the Sweet Georgia Brown venture, has recently opened Grand
City Grille inside the Fisher Theatre and the Detroit Breakfast House
and Grill on Woodward downtown. He also owns the highly regarded Seldom
Blues in the Renaissance Center and Magnolia, a soul food restaurant in
the East Riverfront district.
“The menu will be enhanced, but we will continue with the food
that made us famous, such as the fried lobster,” he says of plans for
Sweet Georgia Brown. “The chef and I put our heart and soul into that
menu, and we only want to see good things for Sweet Georgia Brown.”
Detroit native Coleman spent 14 seasons in the NBA. This is his first
foray into the restaurant business. The transaction will be completed
upon approval from the Liquor Control Commission.
Source: Frank Taylor, Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group
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