Art & Jake's Sports Bar & Grill is Opening a Location in Lansing

Lots of change is happening at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing, including a new restaurant taking over the old Champps location.

New Bar and Restaurant Opening in Lansing

Champps Kitchen + Bar first opened in Eastwood Towne Center in 2003, according to the Lansing State Journal. Sadly, it closed 20 years later in June 2023.

Like many restaurants, Champps struggled during and post-Covid and were never able to get business back to remain open. Now, a new bar and restaurant will be taking over that old location.

Lansing's foodie scene will soon welcome Art & Jake's Sports Bar and Grill.

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Art & Jake's Opening a Location in Lansing Michigan

Art & Jake's is a small Michigan-based chain that got its start over 20 years ago in Shelby Township. Now, it has five Michigan locations, with the sixth Lansing location to open soon. And, it even has a location in Newnan, Georgia.

As of right now, Art & Jake's website says that the Lansing location will be done in Spring 2024. But to be fair, at the time of writing this, summer will be here in two weeks. At this time, it appears that construction is still taking place on the new building, as the old Champps was torn down to make way for Art & Jake's.

Art & Jake's menu looks to have a wide array of your typical bar-and-grill food, with a variety of sandwiches, burgers, fried food, and more.

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If you just can't wait for Art & Jake's to be open, there are plenty of restaurants in that area; Smokey Bones, P. F. Chang's. BJ's Brewhouse, and more. Stay hungry, Lansing.

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Whether you are a pregnant person, a sober person, an underage person, or just a person who doesn't feel like drinking alcohol at the moment, there's got to be something out there for us, right? That's when I discovered the beauty of a mocktail. If you don't drink alcohol, for whatever reason, there are some fantastic restaurants and bars in Lansing that serve up more than pop and lemonade. Check out these spots that have amazing mocktails.

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