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<RJ> said...

> While viviting Detroit for the holidays,
> my nephew took me to "The Ham Place".
>
> It's a tiny cinder-block "diner",
> inside a counter and about 20 stools.
>
> They have FOUR items on the menu.... that's it.
>
> Breakfast; Ham and eggs of your choice.
> Lunch; Ham Sammich ( about 2" thick, on rye )
> Pea soup with ham
> Bean soup with ham.
>
> The ham is superb, the portions are generous, the prices are fair.
>
> The place is packed with customers
> from morning 'til closing time at 3pm.
>
> What a simple business plan !
> Pick one thing, do it well, and charge a fair price.
> I wish more eaterys were like that.



RJ,

Pea soup!!!

There was a food TV segment about a restaurant in New York City that only
sells peanut butter sandwiches of every design.

Something sounds so wrong with the idea but it's pretty successful or so it
seems.

Best,

Andy