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Reopened stores

REOPENED STORES

Note that this list only includes locations that did not close again later, nor does it count temporary closures that were solely for the sake of renovation.

ARBY'S [2]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Dimondale 9800 Davis Hwy. Closed ca. 2011, reopened ca. September 2014
Petoskey 438 W. Mitchell St. Closed early 2021, reopened 2022

AUNTIE ANNE'S [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Auburn Hills Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, ste. #513 Later Wetzel's Pretzels, now Auntie Anne's again

BASKIN-ROBBINS [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Bay City 801 N. Euclid Ave. Closed December 2022, reopened May 2023

BURGER KING [6]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Detroit 13600 W. McNichols Rd. Closed April 15, 2023, reopened soon after
15500 W. 7 Mile Rd.
Ferndale 10336 W. 8 Mile Rd.
Flint 3625 S. Dort Hwy.
Walled Lake 1113 E. West Maple Rd.
Warren 2411 E. 8 Mile Rd.

COLD STONE CREAMERY [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Grand Blanc 12821 S. Saginaw St. Closed December 30, 2009, reopened soon afterward

DUNKIN' DONUTS [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Stevensville 4609 Red Arrow Hwy.
(in Amoco station
with Taco Bell Express)
Station opened 1988, Dunkin' Donuts and Taco Bell Express added 1996.
Both closed not long after station rebranded as BP and became Taco John's until ca. 2006.
Later Piccadilly Pizza, then Baguette de France, then Ideal Grill.
Station became Mobil/Dunkin' Donuts 2016.

(ELIAS BROS.) BIG BOY [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Garden City 28340 Ford Rd. Closed January 2010, later Toast Family Dining, reverted to Big Boy 2019

HARDEE'S [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Hazel Park 23240 John R. Rd. Opened 1960s as Burger Chef; converted to Hardee's ca. 1983. Closed and became Burger King ca. 1997, closed and became Hardee's again ca. 2004

JIMMY JOHN'S [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Ionia 3192 Commerce Ln. Closed February 2020, reopened 2023

KFC [3]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Dearborn 10120 W. Warren Ave. Closed ca. 2013, reopened ca. 2018
Traverse City 720 E. Front St. Closed December 2018, reopened late 2019
Wixom 49714 Grand River Ave.
(A&W combo)
Both restaurants closed 2015, reopened 2017 as just KFC

LITTLE CAESARS [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Grayling 5604 W. M-72 Opened 1980s? as Albie's Pasties. Little Caesars moved from James St. to co-tenant this building, and did so from about 2003-05, when the franchise converted to Spicy Bob's.
A new Little Caesars opened at 203 Ionia St. not long afterward, while the M-72 store lost the Albie's Pasties and became just Spicy Bob's.
Spicy Bob's closed ca. 2016, so Little Caesars moved back from Ionia St. to this address.

LONG JOHN SILVER'S [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Flint 3470 S. Linden Rd. Burned down February 2022, rebuilt and reopened October 2023

MCDONALD'S [2]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
South Lyon 22100 Pontiac Trail Both of these locations briefly changed to Frank's sometime in the late 1990s due to franchise disputes. Both reverted to McDonald's within a month or so.
Wixom 49450 Grand River Ave.

NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE CAFÉ [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Novi Twelve Oaks Mall Closed ca. 2016, reopened 2019

PONDEROSA [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Coldwater 411 E. Chicago St. Closed March 2019 along with Cadillac, Owosso, Gaylord, and West Branch, but reopened soon afterward.

POPEYES [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Mt. Pleasant 807 S. Mission St. Opened 2014, closed 2017, later Tiki Pineapple; reopened as Popeyes 2020

RALLY'S/CHECKERS [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Detroit 4030 E. 8 Mile Rd. Opened as Rally's, became Subway for a few months in 2005, but reverted to Checkers soon afterward

SBARRO [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Fort Gratiot Birchwood Mall, ste. #712 Closed 2014, reopened July 2021

TIM HORTONS [2]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Harper Woods 19353 Vernier Rd. Former Hardee's; briefly operated unbranded 2020, torn down and rebuilt as new Tim Hortons 2023
Southfield 29069 Greenfield Rd.
(Wendy's combo)
Closed December 2019, Wendy's side of store remained operational; Tim Hortons reopened 2021

WENDY'S [1]

CITY ADDRESS NOTES
Detroit 9768 Grand River Ave. These two locations closed in November 1994 along with 8937 Fenkell, 1100 Springwells, 14300 Livernois, and 8657 Greenfield, due to financial issues from the franchiser.
9768 Grand River reopened 1997, and 17420 possibly around the same time, but the other four stores did not reopen.
17420 Grand River Ave.

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