Yesterday I drove to Wyandotte, MI - my hometown growing up - to have lunch with some gals I went to high school with.
The Vault Restaurant opened in the spring of 2021 in the former National Bank of Wyandotte building on 1st and Maple streets. Ever since I learned of its opening I wanted to visit, so I was happy when it was the location for this month's lunch gathering.
You can always tell a former bank building built in the 1920's - 30's. They were intentionally solid stately structures, usually with classical columns conveying financial stability and security and projecting a strong civic presence in the community.
Both the night deposit vault and cash vault remains to add a bit of nostalgia.
~ Night Deposit Vault ~
Two gals were missing from our group, but the five of us had a nice visit. Peggy, second from right, worked in this building in the 1960's when it was a bank.
I ordered a California Reuben which is a Turkey Reuben. It was very good.
After we finished eating, we walked across the street to a new European Patisserie. Wyandotte is getting classy! The interior of the building is beautiful.
You could almost gain weight just looking at the pastries!
I ended up getting an Italian Cannoli. It was $3.75 which was a bit higher than I pay at my local Italian bakery. The price of their Carrot Cake was $6.75 a slice and $60 for a whole cake [it looked like a 8 or 9-inch]. Yikes! I'm going to make a Carrot Cake for my daughter and son-in-law's Valentine's Day Wedding Anniversary and it'll probably cost less than $10 to make.
It was a fun afternoon and a nice diversion to my normal routine. The next lunch date is March 29th, and the location hasn't been determined yet.
