Local Eats: Muskegon County’s Oh Brothers serves up handcrafted comfort food
MUSKEGON, MI – When Oh Brothers opened in Montague a yr in the past, it was a “dream come true” for owners Chad Egan and Josh Grey.
The very best pals talked about opening a cafe 20 many years back when they satisfied doing work at Pinheads in Whitehall. They both equally moved out of the West Michigan region but taken care of their friendship. In 2019, the Villa Venafro Cafe, 9521 Water St., was shown for sale and Gray revived their programs.
“Somehow, we just ended up total-circle back in the exact location and opening up a restaurant,” Egan explained.
The title Oh Brothers was motivated by the owners’ preferred movie “Oh Brother Wherever Art Thou,” and it highlights the brother-like friendship among Egan and Grey.
As veterans of the restaurant market, the pair set their target on developing a creative menu that would resonate with diners in Muskegon County.
Egan claims a lot of the handcrafted comfort food is created in household, using recipes that are “as close to scratch” as feasible.
Chad Egan and Josh Gray bought the previous Villa Venafro Cafe in Montague, and renovations turned it into Oh Brothers. (Image by Chad Egan)
Five pizzas on the menu use a sourdough crust and are cooked in a stone oven. Each individual pizza is $13 and incorporates one of a kind picks like garlic rooster and the beloved, “cluck and oink,” a pizza topped with spinach dip, grilled hen, capicola, smoked gouda and rosemary.
Egan says Oh Brothers’ barbeque is also wherever they glow.
Two on-web site smokers deliver the taste on beef brisket that is slow smoked for at the very least 12 hrs. The ribs, pulled pork, wings and brisket dishes are all served with selfmade sauces.
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Oh Brothers opened on Jan. 10, 2020. Two months into small business, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Egan and Grey to nimbly adapt their small business.
“Like driving a rollercoaster that stops on the way down and stops on the way up,” Egan mentioned.
Oh Brothers amped up its social media presence, started presenting specials and shifted their servers to turn into delivery drivers. Egan claimed they also invested in takeout containers that maintain the presentation and good quality of their foods.
These efforts paid off. As the months went by, Egan stated new customers’ names saved popping up on orders and individuals arrived back again.
The new restaurant survived its initially calendar year in enterprise and navigated additional issues introduced on by the pandemic. Egan acknowledged its been hard, but they’ve been able to continue to keep their doors open up, continue to keep their personnel employed and shell out their expenses.
“I appreciate this group,” he said. “We would not be in this article if it wasn’t for them.”
Egan is wanting forward to welcoming shoppers back again into the restaurant, declaring the dining area is “wonderful, warm and inviting.”
Oh Brothers is giving takeout and shipping and delivery, and orders can be put on line. See the full menu in this article. The restaurant can be achieved at (231) 894-0222.
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