Lansing’s Westside will soon have a new place to relax and enjoy locally-brewed beer and wine. Former state employee Daniel Buonodono and his wife Sonia will open
Eagle Monk Pub and Brewery on West Mount Hope in Delta Township in late June or early July.
“Delta Township is very business friendly,” Buonodono says. “We bought it in August and I’ve been there almost every day working on the facility.”
Buonodono has been brewing his own beers for nearly 30 years while working for the state in IT. Though brewing beer and maintaining technology might not seem to have a lot in common, Bounodono says both utilize a similar set of skills.
“In the IT world you have to be really good with process control, doing the same things over and over correctly and beer is the same way,” says Buonodono. “To make consistent, good tasting beer you have to do the same thing.”
Buonodono’s consistent, good-tasting beer will be front and center at the new 2,600-square foot brewery and restaurant. In addition to his craft beers, including his signature beer called Red Eye Rye, Eagle Monk Pub and Brewery will serve gourmet pizzas, salads, sandwiches and homemade sodas.
“It’s going to be a family–friendly, mellow environment,” says Buonodono. “It’s not going to be like a bar in atmosphere.”
Buonodono estimates he is investing $250,000 into the new business and expects to hire eight part-time employees upon opening.
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.