“Most of my friends are retiring and here I am opening new operations at the age of 70, but I feel great,” says Paul Saginaw, owner of Saginaw’s Delicatessen at Circa Resort & Casino. “Here, I’m back where I started—I’m back with the staff, with the food, with the customers and that’s what I first fell in love with. I feel like this is great; I can just keep going.”
Back in 1982, Saginaw and a friend opened a delicatessen called Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Mich. “All we wanted was to make a great corned beef sandwich and have an organization with soul,” he says. Fast forward to today and Saginaw now operates 11 businesses in Ann Arbor—from coffee roasting and candy manufacturing to a bakery and Korean restaurant—under the Zingerman’s brand.
About six years ago, “I got the email equivalent of a cold call from Derek Stevens, owner of The D,” Saginaw says. “He’s from Detroit and went to the University of Michigan and would eat at our deli and wanted to bring our brand out here.” While Saginaw said he didn’t bring his brand outside of Michigan he’d still like to help, so he ended up opening a coffee stand at The D, which serves Zingerman’s coffee. And when Stevens had plans to open Circa, Saginaw was tapped once again to open a deli inside the new property—and Saginaw’s Delicatessen was born. Saginaw is also owner of Circa’s modern coffee stand, Jack Pots, where they also serve Zingerman’s coffee.
“I felt like I won the lottery,” Saginaw says. “I always wanted to have a business in Las Vegas. When I first realized that food and hospitality was going to be a career, my dream job was to be a food and beverage manager in a casino and live in a penthouse on the top floor of the hotel. So, I almost made it—I have a delicatessen and a coffee shop on the second floor of a casino, and I live three blocks away on the eighth floor of a condo building.”
Libation: Zingerman’s Coffee
After a huge meal like the classic Rueben or pastrami sandwich, or the popular French toast or corned beef hash at Saginaw’s Delicatessen, head just across the casino to Jack Pots and grab a cup of Zingerman’s coffee. The delicious premium dark roast comes in everything from classic drip coffee, café au lait and lattes to cappuccinos, Americanos and even cold brew. The coffee stand also offers a wide range of delicious pastries and sweets. Both Saginaw’s and Jack Pots are open 24 hours. –KM
Benefit: Saginaw’s serves a full American breakfast and a traditional Hawaiian breakfast, 24 hours a day.
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