Authentic Thai cuisine is on the way to the suburb later this year.
Grand Thai Princess is listed as opening at 34731 Grand River Avenue in Farmington. This comes from Chananpat Stevens who owns Blue Mango in Royal Oak. An opening date has not been set.
“We serve only the freshest and finest ingredients,” says the description on their website. The menu for the restaurant is already available, with both lunch options like pad Thai variations and fried rice dishes. For the main menu, they will feature soups, stir-fried noodles, curries and appetizers like crab rangoon.
Chanapat was born in Thailand and has experience working at both five-star hotels and in the resort industry. The first “Thai Princess” was opened by Chanapat in East Lansing, about three years ago. Now, the company is growing into a major presence in Michigan, with the possibility of a Commerce Township location as well.
Grand Thai Princess will be in the plaza with Namaste Flavours Indian restaurant off of Grand River Avenue. There is also a Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Bunchy’s Chicken & Pizza across Whittaker Drive. This is just up the road from downtown Farmington.
Chananpat said the restaurant is supposed to debut soon, but the city is “picky” about the opening process. The listed hours for the restaurant are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. on Fridays, noon-9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and noon-9 p.m. on Sundays.
