When a flash flood submerged a number of streets in downtown Grand Rapids on Tuesday, a few small businesses were in its fast-moving wake.
At Schnitz Deli on Fulton Street, the floodwaters dirtied the popular restaurant’s main floor and spilled into its basement, spoiling food and ruining appliances and paperwork.
“It’s a big deal, but we’ll be back in business,” owner Dan Rios said. “I think it’s going to be a little bit of a road, but it’s going to be fine.”
Rios says repairs and replacements will likely cost an estimated $80,000 to $120,000 and hopes to reopen the deli by the end of the month…