Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Lansing and East Lansing
Lansing runs on olive burgers, paczki and party dip. Weston's Kewpee on Washington Square has served its olive burger since the 1920s, Quality Dairy has fed the city since 1936, and The Peanut Shop has roasted peanuts downtown since 1937.
Next door in East Lansing, Michigan State University has run a dairy plant since 1913 and still makes its own ice cream, and the Spartans' college town keeps late-night spots like Pizza House, The Peanut Barrel and Crunchy's busy. Every May, the Cristo Rey Fiesta brings three days of homemade Latino food to Lansing's Cristo Rey Church grounds.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Greater Lansing orders ship from our Chicago warehouse, so Lansing-area restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Lansing, East Lansing, and the Michigan State University campus. The most common orders here are reach-in refrigerators, griddles, fryers, pizza prep tables, draft beer coolers, and food truck equipment.
Weston's Kewpee and the Lansing Olive Burger
The olive burger is Lansing's signature sandwich. Weston's Kewpee Sandwich Shop at 118 Washington Square has served it since the 1920s, and the Weston family now runs it in its fourth generation under owner Autumn Weston. Gladys Weston created the secret mayonnaise and green olive sauce, and the restaurant says the recipe hasn't changed. In January 2026, Lansing Foodies and Lansing 5:01 ran the city's first Olive Burger Week, billing Lansing as the "Olive Burger Capital," with 17 listings that included Lansing Brewing Co., Art's Pub, BAD Brewing, Coach's Pub, REO Town Clubhouse and Zoobie's Old Town Tavern. Lansing Foodies also holds an annual Olive Burger Festival, which it started in 2023. Visit Lansing's 2026 list of olive burger spots adds Crunchy's, Harrison Roadhouse, The Peanut Barrel, Jimmy's Pub, Midtown Brewing and Ozone's Brewhouse.
Burger counters and pubs run on flat-top griddles and charbroilers, fryers for the side of fries, and sandwich prep tables with room for sliced olives and sauce. Add undercounter refrigerators under the line and reach-in refrigerators in the back for patties.
Quality Dairy, The Peanut Shop and Lansing Brewing
Quality Dairy opened in Lansing in March 1936, when Gregory J. Martin and Harvey Mack started it with $600, and it marked 90 years in March 2026. The company says it has 26 stores across Greater Lansing, makes its own bakery, deli and dairy products at QD Central, turns out more than 150,000 paczki a year before Ash Wednesday, and runs Lansing's only cider mill at its East Saginaw store. Its French onion chip dip is a local staple. On Washington Square, The Peanut Shop has sold fresh-roasted peanuts, popcorn and candy since 1937. Lansing Brewing Company first opened in 1898 and closed in 1914 under Prohibition, and the name came back to downtown Lansing in 2015 with Amber Cream Ale as a local favorite. Visit Lansing noted in 2026 that Falsetta's Casa Nova had reached 75 years, Harrison Roadhouse 45 and Soup Spoon Cafe 20.
Bakeries and delis need freezers, work tables for dough, ranges and ovens, and countertop display cases for paczki season. Brewpubs and taprooms add draft beer coolers, back bar coolers, and glass door merchandisers for cans to go.
MSU Dairy Store and East Lansing Late Nights
Michigan State's dairy plant dates to 1913, when the school was Michigan Agricultural College. The MSU Dairy Store has been in Anthony Hall on Shaw Lane since the 1950s, with a second counter in the MSU Union, and visitors can watch from an observation deck as the plant next door makes ice cream in 150-gallon vats, about 1,000 pints an hour, according to WKAR. The store also sells MSU-made cheese, rotates flavors like Spartan Swirl, Butter Pecan and Cookie Monster, and added new ones in August 2025 and March 2026. Off campus, El Azteco started in a basement on M.A.C. Avenue in 1976 and now serves from 225 Ann Street, with a seasonal rooftop patio. The Peanut Barrel on East Grand River Avenue has been an East Lansing hangout for decades and is known for its olive burger, Crunchy's has been open since 1982, and Pizza House on South Hagadorn Road, founded by the Tice family in 2001, serves Chicago-style deep dish, stuffed and Sicilian pizza late into the night.
Pizzerias need pizza prep tables and deck ovens, campus bars need bar refrigeration, draft beer coolers, and ice machines for game days, and ice cream and dessert counters need freezers and countertop display cases.
Restaurant Supply Store in Lansing
We ship straight to your Lansing restaurant. Most Greater Lansing orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Greater Lansing calls usually come from campus-area bars and pizzerias getting ready for a new semester, downtown kitchens replacing a griddle or reach-in that quit mid-shift, and food trucks building out for summer. Tell us what you cook and how much space you have, and we will help you size the line. Will-call pickup in Chicago is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the trip and let us ship it.
Why Lansing Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Ingham County Health Department look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving Lansing and East Lansing
Lansing is our hub for Lansing, East Lansing and the Michigan State campus. Restaurants on both sides of the city line get the same equipment, free lift gate freight, and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Lansing
From Washington Square burger counters to REO Town pubs and the Allen Farmers Market, which runs Wednesdays year-round on East Kalamazoo Street, Lansing kitchens order griddles, charbroilers, sandwich prep tables, and reach-in refrigerators. Market vendors and caterers add food truck equipment and undercounter refrigeration.
East Lansing
East Lansing's campus bars, late-night pizzerias and the East Lansing Farmers Market, held Sundays from June through October at Valley Court Park, keep kitchens busy all year. They order pizza prep tables, fryers, bar refrigeration, ice machines, and freezers.
Lansing Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Lansing?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Lansing and the rest of the Greater Lansing area by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to East Lansing?
Yes. We deliver across Greater Lansing, including Lansing, East Lansing and the Michigan State University area.
How fast is delivery to Lansing?
Most Greater Lansing orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Chicago warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Greater Lansing orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
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