"Half the people here don't even know who is playing tonight," he said jokingly, while nodding toward the Chop House.

The Chop House, in the end, did not give up easily.

Sometimes, fewer than a dozen people sat down for dinner at the Chop House in recent months, the sure smell of death for a restaurant.

The group's premise was that the Chop House needed refurbishing and could return to its former glory.

There are steaks in the sit-down restaurant, the Chop House, and foot-longs.

The Crown's restaurant is called the Chop House and has a speciality of grilled meats.

In a city of assembly lines and automobile workers, the Chop House is the antithesis of blue-collar culture.

Since the announcement of a possible purchase, the mood at the Chop House is more festive, but many say its troubles are not over.

Detroit and the Chop House have changed since then.

Following extensive improvements, the restaurant was opened as Rolfe's Chop House.