The Pizza House in East Lansing is in the middle of its second expansion. The popular restaurant is expanding its 6,400 square foot space into a 10,000 foot space.
“We’ve done it before and they’re hectic,” says Pizza House's Chris Tice. “We’ve gotten to that point again.”
The Pizza House, located in the Hagadorn shopping mall in East Lansing, opened in 2001 and added two dining rooms and a liquor license in 2003. Tice says business has once again reached a point where expansion is the only real option.
“We’ve kind of become the place around town where people know they can bring and big group and get good food and good services,” he says. “We want to be able to accommodate everybody.”
The expansion will include a new bar, sit-down area, new seats, a new design and expanded kitchen. The renovation will be done in phases so the Pizza House will not close during renovations.
“It will be hectic, but we hope the public will be patient with us,” Tice says. “We hope that everything will be completed in April.”
Tice says he’ll have to hire 25-30 more people when the renovation is complete. The Pizza House is located at 4790 S Hagadorn Rd.
The Pizza House Ann Arbor location has also undergone several expansions.
Source: Chris Tice, Pizza House
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