Downtown Ferndale just scored a fresh plant-based player. Zaddy's, a new vegan fast-food stall, has set up shop inside the Pavilion Street Market, serving plant-based burritos, house sauces and quick sides. The concept is led by Josie Clemens, a Detroit-area chef who gained wider recognition on Gordon Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen" and has been folding her travel-inspired vegan soul food into a grab-and-go setup. The stall joins the Pavilion's rotating roster of vendors on Woodward Avenue and is aiming squarely at both office lunch runs and weekend crowds.
Local TV spotlights the arrival
Video coverage from CBS Detroit summed up the move, noting that Zaddy's is introducing its variety of vegan cuisine and fast food to Ferndale, Michigan. The quick segment called out the market's new vendors and the plant-based focus of the incoming stall.
Where to find Zaddy's
Zaddy's is operating out of the Pavilion Street Market at 22965 Woodward Ave, according to the market's website. The Pavilion bills itself as a street-market-style food hall with rotating guests and a pop-up incubator model, a project that local outlets previewed last fall. Hoodline provided earlier coverage of the food hall concept.
Chef and the menu
FOX 2 Detroit reports the stall is helmed by Clemens and leans into handheld soul-food fare, with burritos topped with house sauces among the items the station showcased. FOX 2 also published Zaddy's "OG Green Sauce" recipe, underscoring the stall's emphasis on bold, made-from-scratch condiments.
How it fits into Detroit's plant-based wave
Metro Detroit's dining scene has steadily embraced vegan riffs on comfort and fast food, a trend documented in Eater Detroit's roundups of top plant-based spots. Zaddy's arrival adds another quick vegan option to Ferndale and brings a chef with national TV experience into the neighborhood's lunch and late-night mix.
When to go
The Pavilion posts hours and event listings on its site, so anyone hoping to try Zaddy's should check the market's calendar for pop-ups and rotating vendor dates. Expect the stall to surface during typical food-hall lunch and weekend service windows as the Pavilion builds out its regular schedule.
