Jimmy's Pub

What Jimmy's Pub does

Jimmy's Pub is a single-location casual American pub and restaurant founded in 1997 and based at 16830 Chandler Road, East Lansing, Michigan. The business operates as a direct-to-consumer restaurant with dine-in service, a bar program featuring draught beers, HD televisions for sports viewing, and a fenced patio, alongside a menu of American pub fare highlighted by signature items such as Michigan Chicken Salad, Jimmy's Original Burger, French Dip, Homemade Lasagna, and Pork Potstickers. The company employs 11–50 staff and runs a six- to seven-day operating week spanning lunch through evening close.

Revenue is generated across four streams: dine-in food and beverage sales, off-site catering for events (birthday parties, corporate functions, weddings, rehearsal dinners), private party hosting at the venue, and pickup/delivery orders fulfilled through the Skytab online ordering platform and third-party aggregators DoorDash and UberEats. Pricing follows a unit-pricing model with lunch specials at $11–$13, entrees ranging from $14–$23, and structured catering tiers from $10 box lunches up to $115 full-tray hors d'oeuvres.

The underlying technology stack is entirely composed of third-party, commodity platforms: Skytab for POS and direct online ordering, SpotHopper for website hosting, email marketing, and accessibility tooling, and DoorDash/UberEats for delivery marketplace exposure. Marketing is multi-channel, combining organic social (Facebook, Instagram), local search (Google Business), the owned website, and event-driven promotions tied to national food and drink holidays. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. The business is privately held with no disclosed institutional ownership, funding, or expansion beyond the single East Lansing location.

Name

Jimmy's Pub

Legal name

Jimmy's Pub

Website

https://www.jimmyspub.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jimmy's Pub is a single-location casual American pub and restaurant in East Lansing, Michigan, serving draught beers, pub-style food, and catering for local events and private parties since 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Pub style food service
• Sports bar dining
• Event catering services
• Craft beer draught

Headquarters

HQ city

East Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from serving food and drinks to customers dining at the restaurant, including signature items such as Michigan Chicken Salad, Jimmy's Original Burger, French Dip, Homemade Lasagna, and Pork Potstickers. The establishment also serves draught beers, cocktails, and various alcoholic beverages.
2. Catering Services: Catering revenue from providing food for events including birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, and wedding festivities. Catering packages include various menu options at different price points.
3. Third-Party Delivery Commissions: Revenue share from third-party delivery orders placed through DoorDash and UberEats platforms.
4. Private Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting private parties and group reservations in their welcoming space for various occasions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jimmy's Pub is a casual American pub in East Lansing, Michigan, selling pub-style food, draught beers, cocktails, and other beverages for dine-in service alongside online ordering and third-party delivery. The menu features signature items such as Michigan Chicken Salad, Jimmy's Original Burger, French Dip, Homemade Lasagna, and Pork Potstickers, complemented by HD televisions for sports viewing, an outdoor patio, and a private party room. Catering packages and event hosting for birthdays, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, and weddings extend the core restaurant offering to off-premise and group occasions.

Product overview

Jimmy's Pub is a single-location casual American restaurant and pub in East Lansing, MI, offering dine-in dining, online ordering via third-party platforms (Skytab, DoorDash, UberEats), catering services for events, and private party hosting. The core offering is its food and beverage service with signature items including Michigan Chicken Salad, Jimmy's Original Burger, French Dip, and homemade lasagna. Catering and private event hosting are add-on services that complement the restaurant's core dining operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service A casual pub offering dine-in service featuring draught beers, HD televisions for sports viewing, a fenced patio, and American pub-style cuisine including signature items like Michigan Chicken Salad, Jimmy's Original Burger, French Dip, Homemade Lasagna, and Pork Potstickers, served to walk-in customers at 16830 Chandler Road, East Lansing, MI.
• Online Ordering (Pickup and Delivery) Digital ordering service allowing customers to place orders from the Jimmy's Pub menu for pickup through the Skytab platform and for delivery through DoorDash and UberEats third-party services, accessible from the company's website and the aggregators' apps.
• Catering Services Off-premise catering service offering structured packages including salads (half/full trays), box lunches ($10-11 each), hors d'oeuvres (half/full trays), and hot specialties (half/full trays) such as lasagna, chicken piccata, chicken marsala, and chicken parmesan, with setup, napkin, utensil, plate, and chafer rental add-ons, suited to birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, wedding festivities, and rehearsal dinners.
• Private Party Hosting Private event space hosting at the East Lansing location for groups including birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, holiday celebrations, and other special occasions, with customizable experiences and event coordination support.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HopCat: Michigan-based regional pub chain with an East Lansing location offering craft beer, casual American food, and a sports-bar atmosphere—directly comparable as a local pub competitor serving the same MSU-area market.

Broad incumbents

• Buffalo Wild Wings: National sports-bar chain offering draught beer, HD TVs for sports viewing, and a full casual menu—the same sports-viewing + casual-dining combination Jimmy's Pub relies on, but at national scale.
• Hooters: National casual sports-bar chain with full bar service, televised sports, and a broad American menu—comparable as a scaled incumbent competing for the same casual-sports-bar occasions.
• Twin Peaks: National casual sports-bar chain emphasizing HD TV sports viewing, full bar, and American pub fare—directly comparable sports-bar + casual-dining format at national scale.
• Applebee's: National casual-dining chain with a full bar, burgers, sandwiches, and value-driven specials—competes for the same neighborhood casual-dining + bar occasions Jimmy's Pub targets.
• Chili's Grill & Bar: National casual-dining chain with a full bar and broad American menu (burgers, ribs, fajitas)—overlaps Jimmy's Pub on casual American food plus bar service for everyday dining occasions.
• TGI Friday's: National casual-dining and bar chain offering American pub-style food and full bar service—directly comparable full-bar-plus-casual-menu positioning, though at much larger scale.
• Red Robin: National casual-dining chain centered on burgers and bar service—comparable to Jimmy's Pub on its burger-forward menu and bar-driven customer experience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/jimmyspub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jimmys-pub

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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