On 12/10/2011 4:23 PM, Tommy Joe wrote:
>
> I'm not authority but have always preferred eating establishments
> with small menus. I'm from Allentown Pa where they make (IMO), the
> best steak sandwiches in the country. Down here in Winston Salem NC,
> barbeque is big and it's good I must admit. There's one place here
> called Richards that has great pork barbeque. I used to complain or
> at least wish they'd put more veggies on the menu, but then I guess it
> wouldn't be Richards. Their menu is very limited and that is very
> good.
>
> TJ

Sounds like my kind of place - barbecue joints are good. There was one
down the street but that closed down recently because they lost their
lease. The owner had a repair shop next door and it seems that his wife
might have killed herself and then tried to set her car on fire while it
was parked in the shop. There was something strange about that so I
suppose closing down and moving out was all for the best.

Small menus are good. The hole-in-the-wall Chinese/burger/plate lunch
place down the street which has been closed for about a year had a
pretty extensive menu. I once counted 25 separate menus hanging around
the walls of the building and behind the counter. I have no explanation
as to how that happened. The had puzzling items like "Italy Fried Won
Ton Spaghetti" in addition to local plate lunch items like beef stew and
hamburger steak and hamburger sandwiches and teri-beef sandwiches. My
guess is that it's the only place on this planet where you can get a
slice of pizza with Chinese roast pork and macaroni salad.

The owner would always complain to me about business and tell me of his
plans to build an office building on the very small property. The guy
was Chinese with a heavy accent so I might have told him that I'd rent
office space from him when he builds what could only be an impossibly
small but tall and scary building. If he actually comes through with
this, it's going to be embarrassing as heck!

Anyway, long story short, that spot would be about the right size for
for a burger-kiosk.