Aches and pains aplenty, heck, I got somebody elses achilles tendons in my knee. I'm about ready for the glue factory.
So I'm gonna shoot this at you out of left field.
I am not suggesting you make bad tasting food. Far from it actually. What I'm going to suggest probably won't help you in the slightest. I'm just asking that you hear me out.
I lived in Ohio for 28 years. I currently live in NJ, I worked in Manhatten and as far as I can tell, no one on the eastern seaboard has a clue about how great pizza can taste. People around here tend to fold up a slice of pizza and jam it down their gullet presumably so they don't taste it. The crust is tough, the sauce is airbrushed on and the cheese is just "there". There's probably 5 million people who would swear that kind of pizza is the best thing ever. I think it's crap. In fact, I think, if they knew the forumula for good pizza, Ray's pizza in Manhatten would go out of business in a year.
A guy in Alliance Ohio broke the mold, and makes pizza that will bring in folks for miles. He brought it to the town I grew up in, and 20 years later, he's still there. Yeah, I know, how great can it be? It's fantastic. Al & Dave's, Sports Pizza and likely others. Shrug. Not what you want to hear. The Pizza is different. I think it's about how he makes the crust fluffy and thick but not greasy like a Pizza hut.
I realize this isn't helpful for your current situation. What I'm suggesting is that perhaps he might have a suggestion to make your food so attractive that your market expands. It's the best pizza going. Just a thought.
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6782 Waterloo Rd
Atwater, OH
Phone: (330) 947-2288
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Hey Cappy,
Different tactic . . .
Convert the Pizza shop into a store selling sex Aids and porno tapes. Within 60 days you would have a long list of dirty stuff connected to every political type within 50 miles. Makes for an excellent secondary income under the radar so to speak.