OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI — A new Olga’s Kitchen restaurant is opening to the public at 10:30 a.m. today, Saturday, Feb. 9.

It is located at 5095 Century Avenue in Oshtemo Township, just outside of Kalamazoo, according to TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants, which owns Olga’s Kitchen.

“When TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants purchased Olga’s Kitchen in 2016, we made a commitment to revitalize our brand," TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants Executive Chairman Mark Schostak said. "As part of that revitalization, this restaurant features our new design, which is more open to embrace that feeling of truly walking into Olga’s Kitchen—where fresh, high-quality food is prepared daily for you in our kitchen. This new layout, coupled with our dedicated team, has elevated the dining experience even further in a way that makes each guest feel as though they are being hosted rather than served.”

Since announcing the location, the company has received positive feedback from the community, he said.

While celebrating the opening, Schostak said the company wants to also recognize their late founder, Olga Loizon, whose passion and tenacity paved the way for Olga’s Kitchen to be the success that it is today.

“We are thankful for her perseverance to make her dream a reality and are proud to continue to honor her both in our Kalamazoo restaurant and through our Olga, A Life Wrapped in Love Foundation," he said.

The foundation was established by Olga’s Kitchen and TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants and is meant to provide financial assistance to Michigan’s aspiring women entrepreneurs in pursuit of developing the state’s next iconic business, he said.

The first Olga’s Kitchen opened in 1970 after Loizon created her own bread recipe. The Olga’s Kitchen menu now includes “Olga” wraps using the bread filled with a variety of ingredients, along with salads, soups and other items.

The Kalamazoo Olga’s will be open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Another Olga’s Kitchen operates at The Crossroads mall in Portage.