Downtown Ann Arbor is getting a new Japanese eatery. Tabe, with its name referring to “eating” in Japanese, will fill the former Jim Brady space at 209 S. Main St. The new concept is brought to the public by 168 Group, which also owns 168 Asian Mart, 168 Nail Supply, Pop Chicken, Beyond Home, Lao Pot and Fuji Buffet in other parts of Michigan. This news was first seen in MLive.
Jieyu Wang, 168 Group’s chief administrative officer, told MLive that “Tabe plans to be a high-end Asian fusion restaurant focusing on sharing Asian cultures” with a menu featuring flavors from Japan, China, Philippines, Thailand, and Korea. The first floor will have a more casual dining setting for a quick lunch, the second floor will be converted into a bar with after-work happy hour deals and more Japanese dishes, and the third floor will mainly serve as a private dining space.
“We will really blend the food and the culture together,” Wang told MLive, sharing that Cindy Wang, 168 Group’s CEO, “is compelled to branch out to Ann Arbor, not only to do something new, but to serve a city full of young professionals.”
Wang also told MLive that the group is currently upgrading the building for Tabe to go in and anticipates to open the doors in February around Lunar New Year. What Now Detroit connected with the operators but hadn’t received a reply to our email inquiry by the time of this coverage.
