Exciting News!!!

Smokey C's is now official. It's been and will be a family venture. Casey has had this idea for awhile but we were taking our time and researching it b/c none of us had worked in the food service industry before. Well, in the last two months, everything started to fall into place. It has been AMAZING, so amazing that I am going to list some of those amazing things for you:

1~ The building that we purchased used to be a successful bbq place in the past. It's clean, in good condition, and updated. The best part... we got it so cheap. The owner was ready to just get rid of it.

2~ Casey's friend Alex found the smoker we need for half the price it would have cost to buy from the manufacturer AND it was brand new, never used!

3~ We were able to get hooked up with the owner of the bbq place that was in the building a few years back and he still has all the equipment, utensils, pots, pans, ect. and a huge smoker. He is going to sell us all that stuff for a very reasonable price. He is also going to show us where they had the equipment placed in the building. He is super nice!

4~ I don't think any of us has every really worked in a restaurant before, so none of us really knew all the rules and regulations. When we met with the health inspector for an initial walk through of the building before deciding to buy it, he told us of a class he was teaching the very next week. That was the class I just took the test for. I have now been enlightened on the ins and outs of running a safe restaurant... it sure is a lot of info though.

5~ We have connections all over the place. Somebody knows somebody who can do this or that.

There are more, I know. At this time, I cannot think of them all. I will probably list them as I remember them. I feel it is important to 'count your many blessings and name them one by one' and God has blessed us with so many already. We have been able to save both time and money.

I will definitely keep everyone updated on the progress. Right now, we are looking to open about mid-April. YAY!