Restaurant and Micro-Brewery Receive Approval from Township Board

The Plainfield Township Board granted “use” approval for a new full-service restaurant and micro-brewery in the former Grand Isle Golf Course clubhouse.  The project must now receive site plan approval from the Planning Commission in order to move forward.

The project’s developer said he plans to renovate the existing clubhouse at 6266 West River Drive into a full-service restaurant with outdoor seating, a beer garden, bocce ball courts, a fire pit and game area as “a place to gather.” The restaurant will occupy one floor of the facility while the micro-brewery and kitchen will be on the other floor.

The project was recommended by the Planning Commission, which noted the “the use will provide a major ‘facelift” to a building that has sat idle for several years. The development next returns to the Planning Commission for a detailed site plan review.

{January 28th Update Below…}

Jack VandenBroek of West River Enterprises, LLC, received approval for his site plan and special use permit for Origin Restaurant and Microbrewery.   The property is located between Jupiter Avenue and Northland Drive at the intersection of Ethelwin Avenue and West River Drive.

According to WOOD-TV8, the restaurant would be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and offer a rotating menu with a focus on local-sourced seasonal foods and historic beer formulations from around the world.  VandenBroek aims to open Origin Restaurant & Brewery in 2021 with construction beginning in the Spring of 2021.