Dearborn’s Bistro 222, a fresh little restaurant that offers the niceties of linens, fresh flowers and tasteful place settings, is now able to serve wine with its fine meals.

Bistro 222, chef/proprietor Michael Chamas’s gem of a restaurant on 22266 Michigan Avenue now has the proper liquor license to fill the wine racks that he had built into his restaurant when he first opened. The racks will hold the personal selections of many of his regulars.

He began serving wine just this week after suffering through a long,  bureaucratic process to get the needed approvals.

“It was amazing what we went through to be able to do this but the response has been overwhelming,” Mr. Chamas said. “The wine is a nice compliment to the food we offer. We also will offer some select beers.”

While we have been a huge fan of Bistro 222 with or without the wine, this new addition should help bring in new customers to this intimate 60-seat place – a standout on the commercial strip of Michigan Avenue. The building is owned by Hakim Fakoury.