Detroit Eatery by Undecorated Mimics Bangkok’s Bright Lights

It started as a food truck. Next came a bricks-and-mortar version, occupying an abandoned Detroit garage transformed by Ishtiaq Rafiuddin’s design firm, Undecorated. Called Katoi, the Thai restaurant won wide acclaim before being forced to close by a catastrophic fire—arson was suspected. So Rafiuddin returned. Renamed Takoi, it’s now bigger and better than before, with more seating in the dining room, plus an after-hours dance club. Throughout the 2,500 square feet, translucent polycarbonate paneling is backed by color-changing RGB LED strips that mimic, he says, “Bangkok’s electric, chromatic lights at night.”