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| - Saw Pinky's construction and was excited to have a new eatery right across the street from where I live. Came in on New Years Day and saw they were open, so that's perfect.
Atmosphere: I like it. Very artsy, decently loud music playing, cute female staff with tattoos (love artsy chicks!) Vintage pinball machine in entrance.
I know of the other restaurant's location versus this one, and the tough thing about putting a restaurant like this in an area that's basically suburbia, you kinda have to alter your business a little bit to accommodate the locals. What may work in an atmosphere of a walk in eatery in some areas may not work as well in an area where most people are going to go to sit-down type restaurants.
Had the grilled chicken salad. Great portion, tender chicken. The rest of my party's food was served in those little checkered trays you'd get fries in back in the 70's and 80's... and are honestly way too small to accommodate a burger, let alone something with sides.
My recommendations to the restaurant owner: Upgrade what you are serving food on. Heck, even some Chinet would be an improvement. You don't have to go all fancy, but please upgrade to something that is a)easier for your staff to handle, and b) holds more.
Also, MAKE A KIDS MENU! Look at your area: You have 3 daycare centers within a half mile of you, with a 4th being build right behind Earth Fare, multiple housing developments within a 2 mile radius, an apartment community directly across the street... what does that equal? A LOT of people with kids. Know your clientele. This isn't a downtown area-- you are in Leave it to Beaver land, and I can guarantee Ward and June don't feel like cooking when Eddie Haskel is stopping by.
It's still a new restaurant, so i will give them time to adapt and get rid of those french fry trays they are serving food in. Plus, I like the cute tattoo girls, so I will be back just for that :-)
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