Royal Fennell, a Lorain native and the owner of Breakthrough Kitchen, uses authentic recipes that highlight the flavors of his community. Breakthrough Kitchen will open in August 2024 at the American Legion Post 30, 112 W. Erie Ave., in Lorain. Breakthrough Kitchen serves a daily menu featuring homemade burgers, cheese curds, chicken tenders, and wings.
Customers can also request specialty menu items such as fruit salads and pastelillos, which are a Lorain favorite. (Submitted) The kitchen serves as a “ghost kitchen” where customers can pick up orders or dine in at the Post.
Fennell also claimed to have taken over the post’s previous kitchen. “I’m taking their existing operation and analyzing it to see if I can execute my own type of business,” he told me. “Since I’ve been here, I’ve been able to shed light on a lot of their needs and make some great food.”
Breakthrough Kitchen serves a daily menu featuring homemade burgers, cheese curds, chicken tenders, and wings. Breakthrough Kitchen serves a daily menu featuring homemade burgers, cheese curds, chicken tenders, and wings.
Customers can also request specialty menu items such as fruit salads and pastelillos, which are a Lorain favorite. (Submitted) According to Fennell, the kitchen has a reserve menu where customers can order specialty items such as fruit salads and pastelillos, a Lorain favorite.
“I’m just taking my own recipes, my own styles, things that I’ve grown up cooking and making them here,” he told me. “I grew up in Lorain, so I’m very familiar with the food and the community.” Fennell stated that it was important for him to open the kitchen at the American Legion Post 30 because of the impact it has had on the community.
“Last year, the Post gave well over $200,000 in donations, and to hear they have to spend an arm and a leg to get catering, I knew I wanted to help,” according to him. “People have to understand that every dollar they spend here, allows this organization to give back to the community.” Fennell stated that he wanted to make an impact in the community.
Breakthrough Kitchen serves a daily menu featuring homemade burgers, cheese curds, chicken tenders, and wings. Customers can also request specialty menu items such as fruit salads and pastelillos, which are a Lorain favorite. (Submitted)
“I think there are a lot of things that Lorain has to offer, and if I can position myself to make some type of impact, that’s what I’m going to do,” Fennell told the crowd. He said he hopes to get a food truck to bring in more customers from the outside, as many people are unaware that the American Legion Post 30 is open to the public.
“We’re really just starting to get our names out there,” Fennell told me. “There’s a lot more to our story, and this was a big blessing in disguise.” Breakthrough Kitchen is open from Wednesday to Friday, 5-8 p.m. Breakthrough Kitchen serves a daily menu featuring homemade burgers, cheese curds, chicken tenders, and wings. Customers can also request specialty menu items such as fruit salads and pastelillos, which are a Lorain favorite.
