Mabel Gray is designing a European-style wine cave; Fatima’s Grill is relocating out of Dearborn | Eater Detroit
"After making its Michigan debut in Dearborn in fall 2023, Los Angeles County Lebanese–Mexican sensation Fatima’s Grill is gearing up to relocate and will reopen in February at 27430 5 Mile Road in Livonia; ownership said the Dearborn location did not work out. Known for its Instagram-worthy Mexican–Lebanese fusion, the all-halal eatery is famed for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos-laced asada fries, halal shawarma platters, and birria crunchwraps. Since opening in 2016 in Downey the brand has expanded to franchises in Ditmas Park (Brooklyn) and Denton, Texas, with a location expected soon in Cleveland, and owner Ali Elreda—born in Detroit, raised in Los Angeles—has said he wants to expand into southeast Michigan in part to appeal to the sizable Muslim community that seeks halal food. Elreda developed a hot sauce recipe during his 2012 incarceration that became the Lebamex bottled hot sauce (available online and at Super Greenland Market and Hashems Roastery & Meat Market) after completing a six-year sentence in 2013." - Serena Maria Daniels
