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A campus favorite and late night sandwich stop, The Monchon, has recently moved its location from Stonemill Road to Woodland Avenue. In addition to this change and

a possibility of longer hours, the company also is considering expansion to other universities.

The eatery now parks in front of Ashworth's Beauty Group, close to Brown Street. Moving to an off campus location will allow The Monchon to open at an earlier time, Eduardo Arroyo, one of the co-founders of The Monchon, said.

Although the previous location on Stonemill had the advantage of a larger flow of customers, the new location next to 16 Woodland Ave. will allow The Monchon to increase its hours of operation. Owners now have the option to extend their current midnight to 3 a.m. hours. If The Monchon had stayed at the Stonemill location, it wouldn't be able to open any earlier than midnight, Arroyo said.

"If we stay in our current location, we are going to start experimenting with longer shifts like 10 or 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.," Arroyo said. "Depending on how things go, we might decide to open even earlier, like at 7 or 8 p.m."

The Monchon began in 2007 as a joint business venture between UD students Arroyo and Adrian Perez. The two popularized their sandwiches through handing out free samples so students could try their new creation and hopefully increase future business.

Three years later, there are eight other student workers making sandwiches at The Monchon with Arroyo and Perez. Employees are paid $10 an hour, plus tips.

Business has been slightly slower than usual since the early-September move to Woodland, but Arroyo said past customers have still continued to demonstrate loyalty to the business. The only downfall of the new location is safety because it is now further away from UD's main campus, he said.

Though The Monchon currently has only one location, the business is interested in franchising. A group of students from The Ohio State University have been looking to open their own late-night snack shop in Columbus, according to Arroyo.

"We are trying to secure investor money to start expanding our operations," Arroyo said.

Another possible change for the future consists of plans to make the business completely self-sustainable, he said.

The Monchon workers have considered achieving this by using solar energy and hydrogen, according to Arroyo.

The Monchon is unique not just because of the sandwiches served, but also because of the atmosphere.

The business owners are interactive with competitions and other activities on campus so students can enjoy not only eating the sandwiches, but the entire experience, Arroyo said. Arroyo said he hopes students will remain loyal customers to The Monchon at the new location and said he still is working to ensure that that will happen.

"We want the students to enjoy going there as much as enjoying our product," Arroyo said. "One of the main ideas behind this business was to form a late night community of students that enjoy sharing food and experiences late night, and I think we have been very successful at doing so."

To learn more about The Monchon, visit themonchon.com or the business' Facebook page.