An eagerly anticipated addition to the North Monroe Business District opened its doors on Sept. 20.

Kindred Public House is the latest venture from Jordan Smith and Rob Hatch. The friends and business partners also own Cascadia Public House on North Ash Street.

The new eatery is a homecoming of sorts for the pair.

“We grew up less than a mile away from Kindred,” Smith said. “We went to school at Willard and Glover.”

Their first jobs were in the restaurant biz, and they fell in love with the industry.

“I worked the drive-thru at Taco Time, and I was always talking to the customers,” Hatch said. “I was so cheesy!”

From busing tables to washing dishes, to bartending and serving, they’ve worked in every sector of the business.

They reconnected when Hatch was bartending at JJ’s Tap and S

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