After looking to put a new National Coney Island restaurant in Downtown Lansing, Roseville-based National Coney Island settled on East Lansing.
This month, National Coney Island will open its first Capital region coney island. The 2,100 square foot eatery is located on 565 E. Grand River in the former Taco Bell location.
“As we thought about it, we became more and more excited about opening on a college campus,” says National Coney Island Director of Business Development Bradford Egan. “This is our first college campus location and it’s our first quick service location.”
The 25 other National Coney Islands in the Metro-Detroit area have sit-down table service. The East Lasing location will have a counter and indoor seating, but no table service and will be considered a National Coney Station, not a National Coney Island.
“There’s a trend with everyone going to quick service,” Egan says. “This will be similar to a Panera or Potbelly.”
National Coney Island has made some renovations to the former Taco Bell, including exterior and interior painting, door replacement and a new roof.
Source: Bradford Egan, National Coney Island
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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