Reese’s greets first customer at 4:30 a.m. sharp

Reese’s Restaurant in downtown Algonquin opened at 4:30 a.m. this morning after owner Jim Lendmann spent the night on the sofa bed in the upstairs office.

Lendmann lives in Schaumburg, and said he always sleeps in the office during big storms so he’s ready to shovel snow in the morning.

“Our first customer came right at 4:30 a.m.; he was up all night plowing,” he said.

Altogether, about 25 to 30 customers had come in for breakfast throughout the morning. “It’s more than I thought I’d have, I’m very happy,” said Lendmann, who plans to stay open the rest of the day.