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The 700 coffee mugs of Mike's Village Restaurant

WKAR Public Media | By Scott Pohl

Published May 3, 2017 at 12:29 AM EDT

Mike Chappell with handlebar coffee mug photo

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Owner Mike Chappell is known for his handlebar mustache, so his restaurant serves coffee in handlebar mugs.

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Exterior photo, Mike's Village Restaurant

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Mike's Village Restaurant in Dimondale.

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This coffee mug is shaped like Michigan's lower peninula. No offense intended, Yoopers!

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Mike's Village Restaurant in Dimondale has hundreds of coffee mugs on display.

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When you drink from the mug, you look like you have a handlebar mustache, too! The restaurant has right and left-handed versions.

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As part of our Coffee and Community series this week, we stopped by Mike’s Village Restaurant in Dimondale. Owner Mike Chappell has more than 700 coffee mugs on display.

See video of the coffee mug collection at Mike's Village Restaurant on our Facebook page.