Downtown Lansing dining staple Restaurant Mediteran is adding additional seating, a room for private parties and a European deli to its existing 333 Washington Sq. location.
Restaurant Mediteran is expanding into the former 1,200 square feet Contemporary Shoe Repair location. The shoe shop has moved from 337S. Washington to 109 W. Kalamazoo.
“We’re already working on cleaning up the space and basically have the drawings,” says Restaurant Mediteran's Igor Jurkovic. “We’re planning to finish everything in March.”
Jurkovic is completely renovating the former shoe store, adding additional dining space and a European deli that will serve fresh meat and quick meals for busy Downtown customers.
“Basically everything has to be totally redone and restored,” he says. “That space hasn’t been updated in the last 20 years so everything has to be taken out.”
Jurkovic estimates the additional dining space will increase business by approximately 15-20 percent.
Restaurant Mediteran has been in Downtown Lansing for five years.
Source: Igor Jurkovic, Restaurant Mediteran
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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