Columbian Club of Lansing

Knights of Columbus Lansing Council 3540/​Columbian Club of Lansing/Kacey’s Restaurant/​ACE Catering & Banquets — 3 Stars: These are all related and in the same building. Everything starts with the KofC … they run their own Council out of this building, located at 17 800 South Lorenz — one block west of Burnham Avenue on 178^th Street. The building has three main areas.
The KofC restaurant was named the Columbian Club of Lansing (
) and it occupies one end (south) of the building … probably 30 tables in the dining room with seating for over 100. Full dinner menu and exceptional salad bar; full service bar with very reasonable prices. During Lent the restaurant is always packed on Fridays because of the excellent fish selections — so make a reservation (708−895−7720). On behalf of the Columbian Club the KofC decided to lease out the restaurant business and chose ACE Catering & Banquets (
) — who recently renamed the KofC restaurant Kacey’s (get it?). Ray Kosinski runs ACE, and operates the KofC dining room and all the catering … he runs a nice kitchen and keeps up the restaurant end of the business very well. ACE Catering also runs a number of other KofC’s and restaurants in the southeast Chicago area & northwest Indiana.
The middle of the building is a banquet room that can be rented and used for ACE-​catered affairs (First Communions, graduations, weddings, etc.) or club special occasions open to the public (Easter and Mother’s Day brunches, etc.) … or used as overflow when the dining room is packed. There also is an outdoor area that can be used/​rented for BBQ parties and the like, weather permitting.
The north end of the building is a large sports bar with big screen TVs on the wall. Full service bar, seating at the bar and tables around the walls.
All told, this is a nice place to go — visit the restaurant or the sports bar and you’ll have a nice time. While the seniors absolutely love the restaurant, the place is wonderful for families too.