ASHLAND – After months of watching and waiting, Ashland residents will finally get their chance this week to try the coffee and food options at Tim Hortons.
Located at 1185 E. Main St. in the former First Merit Bank building in front of the Ashland Justice Center, the Canadian-based eatery known for its coffee and donuts will open for customers Friday morning, according to co-owner Steven Hill.
“We may have a soft open for lunch on Thursday if everything is in place, but we definitely will be ready to go Friday morning with full 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. service,” Hill said Monday afternoon at the restaurant.
Tim Hortons will employ about 40 employees and five managers.
“Typically our stores will have eight to ten full-time day staff people along with two full-time evening staff and the rest are part-time,” Hill said.
There is about 2,100 square feet of dining area which will seat about 40 people and a meeting/conference room.
The menu will include about 20 varieties of donuts, six types of muffins, cookies, timbits, coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, hot chocolate, hand-crafted sandwiches and breakfast sandwiches.
The restaurant will be open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Hill hopes people will see the eatery’s dedication to offering quality coffee and making their customers feel important. But he also wants them to see something else the restaurant offers.
“Ongoing, we have a commitment to the community. Whether it’s our children’s foundation, our children’s camp, our Timbits soccer program, our involvement with other youth activities, as well as utilizing our meeting room for civic clubs , we just want to be an important part of the community,” Hill said.
