Calexico, the New York City-based restaurant chain known for its California-Mexican style food and cocktails, is to open inside the One Campus Martius building in downtown Detroit on Aug. 11.

Crain's originally reported Calexico's plans to come to Detroit in March.

The full-service, 4,000-square-foot restaurant will offer a variety of tacos, burritos, "rolled quesadillas" and enchiladas, along with starters such as guacamole, elote (grilled corn on the cob with cheese and mayonnaise) and chicken wings. Calexico has received acclaim for its chipotle pork taco, Baja fish taco, carne asada burrito and nachos with guacamole, corn and black beans, among other dishes.

Franchise owner Randy Dickow, who also co-owns the Lunchtime Global, Freshii Detroit and Sweet Lorraine's Fabulous Mac n' Cheez in the Renaissance Center, said the restaurant will seat 140 people and has a 50-seat patio.

Peter Oleyer, a founding partner with Calexico, calls the Detroit location the brand's "largest, most ambitious" restaurant.

"We're couldn't be more proud to do our first store out of New York in Detroit," Oleyer said. "There's a lot of similarities in Detroit today that we saw in Brooklyn."

The Calexico chain includes three food carts and four restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Calexico, named after a California town on the Mexican border, was founded a decade ago by brothers Jesse, Brian and Dave Vendley.

The restaurant also includes a craft cocktail component, with cocktails that are "accessible but elevated," like the jalapeno mint margarita, Oleyer said. Local beers will also be available.

Calexico, a tenant of Bedrock Detroit, was designed by architect John Janviriya. It's the former home of Olga's Kitchen Inc., which closed nearly a year ago.

The restaurant employs nearly 70 people and will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Dickow said he's looking to expand by opening Calexico restaurants in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties, although "nothing is set in stone."