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THE
HOLE STORY
In August of
1992, we moved from Arizona back to Oregon where we grew up. One
of the things we brought with us was a hankering for good barbecue,
which we were unable to find in Eugene.
In order to
satisfy our barbecue cravings, we decided to open our own restaurant.
On July 1,1993, we signed the papers on the property at 3200 W.
11th in Eugene.
Our lives, as
we knew them, changed forever; and so did the existing building.
We renovated, changed the entrance, scrubbed, painted, carpeted,
re-tiled - and scrubbed!!
On August 2,
1993, we officially opened our door for business. To start, we were
only open Monday through Friday, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Our menu was
limited to three sandwiches, chili, BBQ beans, potato salad and
coleslaw - all made from scratch. The business was growing and guests
kept asking us to extend our hours. So we did! We added Saturday,
11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Later that year, we changed our hours again.
Monday through Thursday, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm; and Friday and Saturday,
11:00 am to 8:00 pm. We also expanded our menu to include St. Louis
style ribs and a BBQ chicken.
Finally, in
1995, we "bit the bullet", and are currently open Tuesday
through Saturday, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. We figure that as soon as
our guests get used to the hours - change them. It works for us.
Our menu has also expanded to include hot links, French fries and
sweet tea, as well as other seasonal items.
Over the years
we have constantly upgraded, added to and improved our home-away-from-home.
We enlarged the outside deck, enclosed and heated half of it for
the cold winter months; and maintained a totally open area for the
warm summer days.
We have replaced
our two Cookshacks with three Southern Pride Smokers; and now have
a commercial GMC van and two box vans to accommodate our growing
catering business.
We seem to have
done everything that the experts say is the wrong thing to do with
a business; but hey, we're still here, going strong and growing!
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