March 19, 2009
By: Sarah Schuch
Editor's note: This is the sixth in an occasional series on businesses that have established themselves in Mount Pleasant. Jim Jacobs isn't worried about the challenge posed by the various other pizzerias which dot Mount Pleasant. "Nobody's ever tasted a pizza like this," boasted the proprietor of Pisanello's Pizza, 110 N.
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March 19, 2009
Dragon Express satisfies craving for chinese food
By: Amanda Friedt
Family-owned and operated Dragon Express is a spot many students go to satisfy their Chinese food cravings. Dine in or takeout Dragon Express, 314 W. Broomfield Road, located next to the Towers residence halls, offers a variety of authentic Chinese food, including the items readily available on the steam table and also a fresh-to-order menu.
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March 19, 2009
Cafe/Saloon gives big-city vibe
By: Lynn Fischer
Editor's note: This is the third story in an occasional series on local businesses that have established themselves as hallmarks of the Mount Pleasant community. Downtown Mount Pleasant is home to a restaurant with a big-city atmosphere but a small-town feel.
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March 19, 2009
By: Caroline Barnard
Unlike many restaurants that aim for a '50s vibe, the Pixie doesn't try to be retro. It is retro. Having opened in the spring of 1948, the Pixie, 302 N. Mission St., remains one of Mount Pleasant's most familiar restaurants. This year the restaurant is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
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March 19, 2009
By: Daniel Monson and Angie Favot
Despite country-wide closures after its corporate parent filed for bankruptcy suddenly on Tuesday, Mount Pleasant's Bennigan's Grill & Tavern won't be affected - at least for the short term. Metromedia Restaurant Group, owner of Bennigan's and Steak & Ale Restaurant, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Eastern District of Texas.
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March 19, 2009
Family-owned local restaurant served area for 25 years
By: Laura Brian
Garry Darnell has been cooking at J.W. Fillmore's for the past 19 years. In fact, it was through a fellow employee at the Mount Pleasant restaurant that Darnell met his wife. "This is half of my life," he said. "This has been my home." The family-owned and operated restaurant closed its doors for good Sunday afternoon after 25 years in Mount Pleasant.
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March 19, 2009
Establishment offers drinks, food, live dueling piano music for patrons
By: Jessica Pavlovich
Saginaw junior Jenny Gerhardt was only in Coco Joe's for one night before she formed an opinion about it. "I think it's the nicest bar in Mount Pleasant," Gerhardt said. Gerhardt and her friends were just a few of the students who flocked to the city's newest bar this weekend.
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March 19, 2009
Owner planning to relocate restaurant on Bluegrass Road
By: Beth Kieda
Mount Pleasant's first pizza shop may be open again by the start of 2008. Pizza King owner Levi Henning said he is in the process of reopening his restaurant, which was destroyed by a fire last month. The proposed location is on Bluegrass Road near the recently opened Coco Joe's.
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March 19, 2009
Restaurant changes to Cajun-style with a little help from the owner
By: Samantha Gasco
New Orleans is famously French and American. But a new New Orleans-themed restaurant in Mount Pleasant takes its roots instead from a 30-year-old English bar. Owner Richard Swindlehurst and his family recently transformed Sir Richard's Pub into the The Blue Gator Sports Pub and Grill, a Gulf Coast-inspired sports pub and grill.
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March 19, 2009
New piano bar features pirate theme, wooden ship
By: Samantha Gasco
The founder of a Union Township pirate-themed restaurant and piano bar is hoping to open her doors by next Wednesday. "All things different" is the motto for Coco Joe's founder Cheryl Hunter. She said Mount Pleasant residents need something new and her bar offers just that.
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