The original vision for The Ravens Club included an opening by St. Patrick's Day, but now co-owner Chris Pawlicki said it'll take at least another month to finalize the launch of the bar/restaurant replacing the Full Moon in downtown Ann Arbor.

"I think we'll shoot for late April," said Pawlicki, who also owns Old Town on West Liberty.

The Raven's Club is set to open this spring at 209 S. Main St. in downtown Ann Arbor.

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However, he said, the amount of work escalated as crews and city inspectors found some infrastructure issues to update.

"There was just so much work," he said. "It's unbelievable."

But he added that the restaurant — which he says will have a Prohibition-era feel — also is close to looking the way he wants.

"The interior decorator is pretty much done, and contractors are moving stuff out," he said.

Still on the to-do list: installing some upholstery, which is on order, and receiving new tables and chairs, which also have been ordered.

Staffing is taking shape, too, Pawlicki said. Some waitstaff have been hired, and he expects hiring for key kitchen positions to take place this week.

Opening in late April still positions the establishment to capitalize on the summer dining season in Ann Arbor.

The only surprises Pawlicki has encountered in the process, he said, is price and timing.

"I'm just surprised at how everything is so expensive and takes twice as long as we would think," he said.

Paula Gardner is Business News Director of AnnArbor.com. Contact her at 734-623-2586 or by email. Sign up for the weekly Business Review newsletter, distributed every Thursday, here.