Happy birthday!
Keeping a restaurant afloat in this town ain’t easy. It takes more than good service and a bangin’ menu to keep a customer in. You need a good reputation, too.
Enter Sticks. The Preston Avenue kebob shop has served up tasty (and healthy!) food on a stick for 10 years as of this month. In the restaurant biz, that’s cause for celebration.
For 10 consecutive nights beginning Thursday, June 23, both the Preston and Pantops locations will donate 10 percent of their revenue to 10 local nonprofits. “Over these 10 years, we have supported countless causes,” says co-owner Bill Hamilton, “but we wanted to do something more significant to celebrate our 10th anniversary.”
Byebye, Batesville
Last week, the beloved Batesville Store announced its immediate closing. State representatives arrived earlier this month and informed store owners Cid and Liza Scallet that they’d need to convert the store into a restaurant in order to operate legally. But, with limitations of the building itself and legalities concerning its historic status, they’re unable to make the change.
Do go changin’
We stopped into The Box for dinner the other night and noticed something different: The Second Street eatery has a new menu. Expanded to a three-fold pamphlet, the restaurant’s offerings are plenty. We recommend the savory miso soup, cold sesame noodles and spicy Viet Beef for your entrée. Wash it down with the signature Aloerita for good measure.
