From the Ground Up: Lambert's Cafe

Owner/developer: Lambert’s Cafe II Inc.
General contractor: Lambert’s Cafe
Architect: Casey Architecture
Engineers: Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 1,465 square feet
Estimated cost: $175,000
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: July 1
Project description: Casey Architecture President Allen Casey said the restaurant famous for “throwed rolls” is adding 840 square feet of gift shop space and two restrooms to the 14,650-square-foot building. Jeff Johnson, general manager for the cafe in Ozark, said Lambert’s is serving as its own general contractor on the project. The original cafe opened in 1942 in Sikeston and a third site operates in Foley, Ala.

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