Downtown Eatery & Spirits
History of a Legend
 This year, the DOWNTOWN EATERY in Warsaw, Indiana will be celebrating its eighteenth year of business.  Many changes have occurred around us since 1991. We have grown with Warsaw and today are very proud of our community and our position in it.  

One mainstay of our menu, the original Kaiser’s Italian Sub, takes its namesake from the building’s longtime owners, Marv and Alice Kaiser.  They operated Kaiser’s Inn at this location throughout the seventies.  In 1985 they retired and sold the business, building and recipes to Tom and Rocky Clemens, who along with their brother Gordy opened Gordy’s Sub Pub, using Marv’s famous recipes.  The business thrived and the building was heavily renovated and emerged an even bigger attraction for the community.   In 1990 the Clemens brothers purchased the property widely known as the Old Village Inn at the corner of Buffalo and Winona Avenue in Warsaw and moved Gordy’s Sub Pub to that location.  Brothers Tom and Rocky opened The Downtown Eatery early in 1991, continuing to sell the famous subs, expanding the menu, and adapting to the change around them.     
In 1995 the Downtown, as it referred to by locals, purchased the building next to it.  The building was torn down and replaced with a beautiful patio for outdoor dining and socials.  The garden, as it is referred to has been a source of great, relaxing lunches and dinners for ten years now!  The kitchen at the Downtown was also renovated at this time enabling the Downtown to expand its dinner capabilities. 
 In 1997 Kristi Burris joined the company as an owner.  In short order she became a great asset for the business.  Menu improvements, creative business ideas, great service, and sparkling environment had now become a tradition at the Downtown.  In 2001, Kristi Burris-Boren and Tom Clemens became sole owners of the Downtown Eatery and have maintained this tradition, and continued to grow.
So, as we enter our eighteenth year, we still continue to keep the things that are great throughout time…like great service, cleanliness, and of course, awesome food!  We also strive to grow and change positively within the community we belong to.