Less than a year after opening his 1,900 square foot organic restaurant on 
Lansing’s Westside, restaurateur Bob Sawyer has expanded his scope to include an exclusive late-night crowd.
“Weekends are really good and picking up really fast,” Sawyer says. “We’ve had a five to 10 percent increase in sales because of that.”
Sawyer says his customer based specifically asked that the restaurant stay open later. Now Sawyer’s Gourmet Pancake House is open 24 hours on the weekends.
“We’ve also done a new gourmet dinner menu,” he says.
Sawyer's also added employees. When he first opened, he had less than 10 employee and now he has 18 employees.
Source: Jessica Yorko, NorthWest Initiative
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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