Eastern Palace Club is switching things up.
The Hazel Park bar and event space is bringing in a new food partner in 2026.
Calico Jack’s Kitchen will replace the former Smoked Lotus BBQ, which moved out at the end of last year after serving barbecue in the space since Eastern Palace Club opened in 2023.
According to a press release, Calico Jack’s Kitchen will serve up dishes that will complement Eastern Palace Club’s Key West beach bar theme, including a house double-patty Palace Burger, a Pu Pu Platter, and Walking Ceviche with shrimp, red onion, cherry tomato, avocado, citrus, and coriander served in a bag of Doritos.
The new kitchen will be led by Nate Shaw, the former chef de cuisine at Detroit’s high-end Apparatus Room, in addition to other roles in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Flint.
“I love Hazel Park so much,” Shaw said in a statement. “As a semi-recent transplant to the city, I’m excited to be more involved in the community. And I’m thrilled to be able to contribute to the culinary environment here. Eastern Palace Club is an already-established and successful business, so to be able to come in and build on that is very exciting for me.”
The kitchen is under construction and expected to open in the coming weeks.
Eastern Palace club is located at 21509 John R Rd., Hazel Park; epchp.com.