Staple East Lansing restaurant set to close its doors

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Community-favorite authentic Iraqi restaurant Sparty’s Kabob is set to close its doors for the last time at the end of the month, according to a Sunday morning announcement on the restaurant’s social media page.

Sparty’s Kabob first opened in July 2020 to raving reviews from the wider Lansing community, touting itself as “Greater Lansing’s first Iraqi Middle Eastern Restaurant.”

However, the restaurant will not be renewing its lease and will close for the last time on Sept. 30.

Reflecting on the past four years, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible support we’ve received from each of you. As a family-run business, our journey has been both rewarding and challenging, but the connections we’ve built with our community have made it all worthwhile. Sharing our traditional Iraqi food with you has been an honor and we hope to have given you a taste of our home from the comfort of yours.

We want to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the community of the Greater Lansing Area and the community of MSU as you have all been a vital part of our story and we will cherish the lessons from this journey.

Facebook statement from Sparty’s Kabob, Sept. 22, 2024

The restaurant is still encouraging the community to come out and dine in one last time before it shuts down operations next Monday.

“We look forward to making these last weeks memorable and hope to see many familiar faces before we say our goodbyes,” the restaurant says. “We will also be doing a buy-one-get-one 50% off as a way of giving back to our community one last time.”

Until then, the restaurant is open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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