Cast Iron Kitchen coming to Kingsley | Business

KINGSLEY — Casting his good deal in Grand Traverse County worked so perfectly the first time, Larry Bunge is all set to double down.

Soon after opening a 3rd Forged Iron Kitchen restaurant in the Chum’s Corner place very last summer time, Bunge is prepared to convey a fourth to Kingsley this spring.

Bunge lately signed a lease to open up a restaurant at 413 W. Main St. in Kingsley. The developing was the previous web-site of the J. Wall Diner.

It is a return to Kingsley for Bunge, who grew up in the area and previously worked at PJ’s Pizza Manufacturing unit and Restaurant in close proximity to the intersection of North Brownson Avenue and West Main Avenue “in the mid- to late 1990s.”

“I’m heading to like it,” Bunge claimed Tuesday afternoon. “I cooked in that city when I was younger.”

When Brian McAllister, Laurie Bouwman and son Max McAllister established to reopen The Kingsley Inn at 211 E. Principal St. on Feb. 17, the Grand Traverse County village is about to get two sit-down restaurants to go with two pizza destinations and a Subway.

“It will be awesome to have one more restaurant in that town,” Bunge explained. “All my existence there is been at least a single restaurant in that town and they’ve gone a while with no any.

“I think it will be be good. It is sort of wanted. I’m acquiring a lot of favourable feedback currently.”

Bunge said he is targeting a May possibly opening for the cafe in Kingsley, which, he stated, will begin with breakfast and lunch service.

“Unless some thing nuts takes place, it’ll be the initial of Might,” explained Bunge, who explained he signed a 3-year lease “with an possibility immediately after that” on the constructing. “It’s a lovely area within. It is awesome and clear and won’t just take a ton of get the job done.”

Terry Beia, the taking care of member of Southtown Home Management, LLC, which owns the building, explained in a text concept that Forged Iron Kitchen will be a “good healthy for Kingsley.”

Bunge stated Forged Iron Kitchen in Kingsley ought to be a wonderful complement to the Kingsley Inn and mentioned Brian McAllister “does an fantastic task.”

Bunge and his late mom, Nancy Whaley, who died May well 31, 2020 following a 2½-12 months struggle with cancer, opened the Solid Iron Kitchen at 110 W. Major St. in Manton on Aug. 28, 2016.

Bunge later on opened a next Cast Iron Kitchen at 621 S. Mitchell St. in Cadillac on June 28, 2021. The Cadillac cafe is commonly regarded as the longtime area of the Ponderosa Steakhouse.

Forged Iron Kitchen manufactured its Grand Traverse County debut in July 2022 at 273 U.S. 31. Bunge executed the 1st of two 5-yr leases June 8, 2022 for the restaurant, most lately the property of McGee’s 31.

“That is heading genuinely, seriously perfectly,” Bunge reported of Solid Iron Kitchen of TC South.

When Bunge announced he was heading to open the Traverse Metropolis cafe in late June, Bunge stated he was subsequent “the product that we know” by serving up foods at a great price.

Now he’s all set to do it once again and returning once a lot more to a Kingsley kitchen.

“I believe it’ll be wonderful for that city,” Bunge explained. “They’ve gone a very long time without the need of obtaining that. Every town requirements that, particularly a compact city since it is also a collecting position.”