A popular
Eastside Lansing eatery, the
Soup Spoon Cafe, is expanding.
"We're moving into the suite to the east," says owner and head chef, Nick Gavrilides.
Business has
been picking up lately and Gavrilides wants to seat as many as he can, "We're expanding the dining room and we'll be adding 20 to 30 new seats." The construction will nearly double the size of the Soup Spoon Cafe's dining room.
The expansion involves breaking down the wall between the Soup Spoon Cafe and its eastern neighbor. Gavrilides is optimistic the construction will be completed quickly, "We want to be serving by the last week of March."
Gavrilides is hoping to lure in large groups with the new expansion.
"We can better serve bigger tables of 15 to 20 people," he says. But the big groups are not his only focus; he see the expansion as a way to help handle the growing lunch crowd, "I want people to be able to get in and out quickly for lunch."
Space is not the only thing expanding at the Soup Spoon Cafe. Gavrilides says he will be adding an espresso bar, and will offer a "French press coffee of the day."
He also says the new space will allow for large lunch meetings with banquet tables.
Source: Nick Gavrilides
Writer:
Daniel J. Hogan
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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