Several long-anticipated restaurants in East Lansing are finally moving closer to opening, while other projects have stalled, closed shortly after opening or failed to materialize.
Pizzawala’s, an Indian pizza restaurant that was initially expected to open last year but experienced delays, “is expected to be finished within the next 30 days,” Heather Pope, East Lansing community and economic development director, told East Lansing Info.
Franchise Owner Sougata Roy has previously told ELi that a soft opening was planned for February 2026, after initial plans to open the restaurant in the fall of 2025 fell through. However, delays in construction have kept the restaurant from opening…