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Yes, I am biased because Sandra & Jerry are my friends. But, wait, EVERYONE is their friends. They are such genuinely nice and caring and community and family oriented people that they invariably reach out to everyone with a smile, a sincere desire to please and to serve, a quest for perfection, striving along the way for honest feedback and learning how to give the public what they want in a helpful, healthful manner.
This is a wonderful story of a loving native of Slovakia [who recently became an American citizen] uniting with a Hawaiian of Filipino heritage who have striven their way up the "food chain" of American small business, toward ever greater success. Starting with a food cart, they have scaled up their operations to this, their first sit down restaurant, by SERVING the public in every sense of the word.
Their srirachi chicken with steamed vegetables reflects their quintessential American LOVE story in every morsel. So does every dish here.
And there are multiple levels of LOVE in "play." Clearly Sandra and Jerry's love glows - as does their love of service, their love of Las Vegas, their love of what they have achieved, their love for their dreams to continue to grow and to expand their loving influence via their culinary offerings.
The place is unassuming and spotless, simple yet full of high tech innovations. Fast and efficient yet full of special fare which is full of thoughtful ingredients and preparation.
But, perhaps, what struck me most and what touched my heart most palpably was when Sandra sat down and shared with me her story of how she and Jerry chose their location in the Trader Joes off OBannon & Decatur, next door to the Telus call center. Turns out that their bimonthly visits to that Telus call center parking lot next door created such a ravid following that those call center employees literally insisted, not just encouraged, this wonderful American LOVE story couple to open up business next door.
Call center employees. Think about THAT!
Get it? Everyday people with relatively minimal disposal income INSISTING that a restaurant open up so that they could visit daily with their hard earned money.
I cannot think of a more revealing scenario and of a more tangible example of the value that Jerry and Sandra are offering to this community than the fact that call center employees knew they would serve them best.
These are owners who assuredly and deservedly will continue to grow and to evolve and who will continue to grow in their following and success. But their roots are with the underserved, the hard working little guys who must by necessity watch every penny. And they serve them best.
What more can I say - I just LOVE what they do. ,,, and, especially HOW and WHY they do it.
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