Vito’s Espress ’s

SPRING ARBOR, MI ito’s Espresso may have closed its downtown location, but the Spring Arbor location is running and ready to serve.

While Vito’s Espresso opened its drivethru at 7975 Spring Arbor Road in spring 2022, the dining room opened just a few months ago, owner Vic Schiro said. Schiro said he wanted to stay in Jackson, but it didn’t have a full kitchen or dining room.

After taking a second look at the former Spring Arbor Café building, he knew it was a winner.

“We looked for over a year and didn’t nd anything in Jackson that had a kitchen and that was suitable for dine-in and what we wanted,” Schiro said. “We saw this and we were like, ‘We could do it. We could make it cozy.’”

Schiro said he wanted a place where people could sit and chat, which is what he found in Spring Arbor.

“What we want is hospitality,” Schiro said.

“It’s really hard at a grab and go to show you the hospitality that we want to. We can still smile and ask about your day, but it’s not like sitting down with you and sharing a cup of coffee.”

The new space has been popular with Spring Arbor University students looking for a place to study and to residents looking to grab breakfast

Everything is made in house on the café-oriented menu, Schiro said.

The muf ns are popular, he said. A range of avors can be found, including blueberry and apple cinnamon. Other baked goods, like cannoli, cinnamon rolls, also can be found. Baklava, a layered pastry dessert lled with chopped nuts, spices and topped with honey, is also popular,

Blanc and wanted Grimshaw to have the bell. When the wedding venue did not materialize, Grimshaw sold the bell for $500. But she still wanted to name the truck in their honor.

“I did not want to name her Margaret, but we named her Maggie because of Margaret and Ray,” Grimshaw said.

Grimshaw grew up in Swartz Creek, and Jon is from Vassar. They have been married for 37 years, living in Davison since 2010.

For more information, visit the Sweet Whimsies website.

“We are pretty much people persons,” Grimshaw said. “We get excited when we get booked for a wedding, and we celebrate right along with them. We cry with them and get excited. It’s given us so much joy, especially with what our world is going through right now.”

INFO bar, he said. Drinks have a strong focus on espresso, Schiro said. This includes a range of lattes, cappuccinos, breves and cortados. Other drinks, like loose leaf teas, chai lattes and more, can be found for non-coffee drinkers.

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Vito’s Espresso, 7975 Spring Arbor Road, is open 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. More information can be found on its Facebook page and website, vitosespresso.com.

JACKSON, MI