Although Detroit is most known as the “Motor City”, Detroit also has a wide variety of flourishing businesses in the city. For this neighborhood spotlight, the focus will be on a restaurant located on Livernois and 8 Mile named Petty Cash (20050 Livernois). Petty Cash is an upscale restaurant known for its variety of cocktails, mocktails, and small dishes.
Petty Cash is open Thursday-Saturday from 5 pm to 10 pm for dinner. Petty Cash also offers a brunch menu Saturday-Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturdays and 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays. When you first enter the restaurant, you are greeted with music and the bustling conversations happening at other tables. The main purpose of the restaurant is to provide customers with an elegant but approachable ambiance. The restaurant does have a smaller menu than its competitors but, Petty Cash still manages to offer a great variety of entrees. For example, one of Petty Cash’s most popular items on the dinner menu is the Seafood Risotto. The Seafood Risotto includes Arborio rice, lobster claw, scallop shrimp, and lobster stock. This dish is notorious for its fulfilling qualities and appearance. Another fan favorite at Petty Cash is the Short Rib Mac & Cheese. The entrée includes a 4-cheese Mac & Cheese topped with a very tender short rib tossed in gravy. In which, the short rib is braised for 5 hours before being cooked. In other words, before garnishing the Mac & Cheese the short rib is cooked in a closed container for around 5 hours.
Petty Cash not only has a diverse dinner menu, but a brunch menu as well. One of the most popular brunch menu items is the Fried Chicken Platter which gives the customers a taste of southern homestyle cooking. The fried chicken platter includes 3 pieces of deep-fried chicken, honey butter, and a sweet potato biscuit, which is dressed with a mixed berry jam. Petty Cash also offers a variety of side breakfast dishes such as bacon, a fresh fruit bowl, scrambled eggs and much more.
Petty Cash can be found on Instagram @pettycashdetroit. “Petty Cash provides a dining experience that in which, we bring the elegance of Downtown Detroit to the West side of Detroit” stated Steph, a server at Petty Cash. Petty Cash provides a dining experience like no other and cannot wait for you to place a reservation.