MAY 1: The Olcott Lobster Company’s sit-down restaurant in Lewiston is officially open for business, as the Niagara County favorite expands to its second location.
The renovation of The Lewiston Stone House restaurant on Center Street is the Olcott Lobster Company’s first restaurant. The other location is a lobster roll shack in Olcott, which will open for the season around Memorial Day weekend.
Part Owner Kevin Thomasula tells me he served a few hundred people in their first six hours open on Friday.
“We’re very excited. We put a lot of hard work into this. Just very excited to see everybody in here eating their lobster rolls,” Thomasula said.
The Lewiston location will be open seven days a week. You can find their hours below.
Monday & Tuesday: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
ORIGINAL STORY: The New England lobster roll business is taking over at The Lewiston Stone House, as the Olcott Lobster Co. opens its second location Friday.
The Olcott Lobster Co. opened its original location in Olcott just last summer, and it was immediately a hit. Co-owner Michelle Pozantides tells me people were driving hours just to get a taste of her food.
"We had such an unbelievable experience," Pozantides said.
Last summer, I got a taste of the viral restaurant. When I first met Pozantides, she was already thinking expansion could happen.
"I think we need more locations. I think everybody agrees," Pozantides said in July.
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Sticking true to that word, a second location is ready to go for Friday, one Pozantides is referring to as a "flagship location."
"We have a sit-down restaurant here, a larger kitchen. We can offer more food options and a full bar, so we can get creative," Pozantides said. "We could only seat approximately 50 people in Olcott, a lot of it was to go. There was no indoor seating. This location probably triples that amount."
Lewiston will have a lot more seating for guests, but I'm told the food will be the same lobster people have come to know and love.
"We are going to stick with the same core menu. We don't want three pages of menu," Pozantides said.
The Lewiston location will open Friday with extended hours, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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