I’m going to jump ahead, a little. There was the article, below, about our restaurant published in the Elmira Star-Gazette on July 27, 1965. Let me tell you how things worked. If you ordered a number of ads in the newspaper then they would publish one of these articles, once a year. In very small …
The construction was over. We were getting ready to open in April 1965. Besides my parents, there was a waitress that worked days. I would have to work after school and on weekends. My brother was going to college in Iowa but he would work in the restaurant in the summer. Us waiters and waitresses …
This segment is about hot dogs, hamburgs and barbecue sandwiches. Before we opened we tried out several brand of hot dogs. We had a charcoal grill (really gas fired lava rock) so we wanted ones that would come out good looking after being cooked. Tried Russer’s, Tobin and a few other brands. Finally settled on …
We were going to have a short order restaurant that would open in early 1965. Limited number of items on the menu and most items served on a bun (no bread). Everything served on paper or plastic so dishes to wash. On the floor plan there is the long beige colored counter. The red circles …