Posted: 7:58 a.m. October 15, 2009 Annarbor.com By: Dan Meisler

Restaurateurs who think they've found unfilled niches in the Ann Arbor cuisine scene are providing a flurry of activity in what remains one of the more vibrant sectors of the local economy.

Jumping on the locavore movement, Great Plains Burgers on Plymouth and the Grange Kitchen & Bar on Liberty are providing locally sourced eating options at opposite ends of the expense scale.

The Temptations Indian restaurant in Ypsilanti recently reopened as the only such eatery in town.

Also, a longtime restaurant family is planning a redevelopment of the Cherry Blossom Japanese restaurant on South State Street in Pittsfield Township, having recently transferred a liquor license to a new LLC; and a new sports bar, the Milan Grill, has opened in downtown Milan.

And there may be more coming -- real estate broker Jim Chaconas of Colliers International said restaurants are providing most of the interest in the vacant first-floor space at the Handicraft Building at Liberty and Division in downtown Ann Arbor.

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