A new restaurant called Stoli's is heading to 6203 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield, bringing a double smash cheeseburger, creamy carbonara and a mortadella sandwich under one roof this fall. The spot comes from West Bloomfield-based hospitality group Prime Concepts Detroit, and it's set to take over the former home of Don Juan Mexican Restaurant.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the restaurant is named after Stolion “Stoli” Liti, Prime Concepts' managing partner and director of operations. The menu is designed to pay homage to the cuisine of “Italian trattorias, French bistros and Spanish tascas,” blending those European influences with heartier American fare. As Crain's Detroit Business describes it, Stoli's is being positioned as a burger-focused concept with European-style touches woven throughout.
Beyond the headline burger, the planned menu leans into that cross-continental mix. Per dbusiness.com, diners can expect the Stoli Double Smash Cheeseburger alongside a creamy carbonara and a mortadella sandwich finished with a rich mornay sauce, with halal options also on offer.
A Dining Room Built for Lingering
Stoli's isn't just banking on the food. The same dbusiness.com report notes the dining room will seat approximately 80 guests and include a dedicated lounge, bar, pool tables and dart boards. A 50-seat outdoor patio is planned to offer seasonal dining when the weather cooperates.
The freep.com report adds that the entertainment lineup will extend further, with weekly trivia nights, pool leagues and other events planned alongside the pool tables and dart boards already on the books. That kind of dining-meets-hangout format fits the broader push by Prime Concepts Detroit to expand its restaurant portfolio, dbusiness.com's report notes.
Hours, a Late-Night Menu and Timing
Stoli's is expected to run seven days a week for lunch and dinner, with brunch served Saturdays and Sundays, according to the same dbusiness.com account. Night owls get their own option too: the report describes a limited late-night menu called The XIII Hour, available for dine-in and to-go orders from 10:30 p.m. until close on Fridays and Saturdays.
No opening date has been locked in yet. The Free Press reports there's no firm date set, even as the team expects to be open daily for lunch and dinner with weekend brunch once doors open. Whatnow.com, in a separate report, quotes the team saying it is hoping to open by the end of the year.
Filling Out the Orchard Mall Shopping Center
The location places Stoli's within the Orchard Mall Shopping Center, just south of Prime Concepts Detroit's existing restaurant Aurora Italiana, according to whatnow.com. That proximity gives the hospitality group two concepts within walking distance of each other in the same Oakland County shopping center.
Prime Concepts Detroit has been busy elsewhere, too. The Aurora Italiana brand is separately planned to open another location in Detroit later this year, according to a report from The Detroit News. Across the metro area, other hospitality groups are making similar moves, with Four Man Ladder Hospitality planning a second Little Ghost location in Grosse Pointe Woods, as reported by Crain's Detroit Business.
