Tonight is David Fox’s favorite night at Mitch’s Place, mostly because of the live music. Fox, an LSA senior, enjoys the bar on Wednesday nights as well, but starting tomorrow, he’ll have to sip $1 pitchers elsewhere.

Mitch’s will close tomorrow and move to a larger venue on South University Avenue. The bar, currently located on South University across from Village Corner, will be closed until early next year. The owner expects the store to re-open in February two doors down at 1313 S. University Ave., where the Korean restaurant Rich J.C. is currently located.

“We’ve been at that site since 1991. So we’re expanding to a larger facility,” owner Mitch Savas said.

The bar’s owner had intended to keep its current location until February. But the lease ends in less than two weeks, and the building’s owner decided to advertise the sale of the property. Both the tenant and landlord agreed to keep the bar open until the end of the football season.

“It’s kind of ridiculous,” said Chris Ramos, an employee at Mitch’s. “They had hoped that they could at least get a few months out of it.”

While the situation may not be ideal, Savas said both he and the landlord agreed on this plan. The property is owned by First Martin Corp, founded by University Athletic Department Director Bill Martin. “It was just a mutual agreement, no problems at all,” Savas said.

The new location will span 5,000 square feet, including a basement, up from the current 4,000 square-foot-spot on the second floor of the a business complex on the corner of South University and South Forest avenues.

The bar will be looking for a new concept, Savas said. He hopes it will resemble the Pretzel Bell, a former Ann Arbor restaurant serving beer and fast food, which Savas called an “institution.”

“It’s going to be all new. It will feature a full kitchen, and we will be open for finger foods, sandwiches, bar-type food, big hamburgers, French fries,” he added.

At the new Mitch’s, students will be able to carve the names of their fraternities and sororities on designated wooden benches. The bar will keep its bicycle-themed d