Jerry and Hope Krawczyk plan to open the coff ee and ice cream shop at 10221 Calumet Ave. "We like the neighborhood. It has accessibility and walking paths.
It's a good family area. It's family-oriented," he said. The coff ee shop will occupy a newly constructed strip mall where the Great American Bagel Bakery just opened.
"It will be three quarters coff ee shop and one quarter ice cream shop," Krawczyk said. Daily Grind started out as a mobile coff ee trailer that went around to different markets around the Region, including in Crown Point, St. John, Cedar Lake and Portage.
It will continue to make appearances such as at the Lake County Fair, the Crown Point Car Show and Kregel's Pumpkin Patch. Customers kept asking where it could be found, so the Krawczyks opened a brick-and-mortar location. "The business blew up so much we had to add a second trailer," he said.
"We have a very good to great following no matter what market we go to." It serves a wide variety of coff ee both hot and cold. The drink menu includes lattes, cappuccinos, refreshers, Red Bull, lemonade, hot chocolate and Boba drinks.
It also serves soup, sandwiches and baked goods. Food options will include a chicken sandwich, avocado toast, chicken salad and a BLT. The ice cream counter inside the café will keep its own hours and operate as a standalone business.
It will serve sundaes, banana splits, gelato and ice cream treats. The coff ee shop will occupy about 2,000 square feet and the ice cream shop 600 squ.