OK.. so were gonna switch gears… I’ve been introducing new pies at an alarming rate… and the bottom line is this… There is no magic pizza. There is no one pizza that will make people show up in droves. We make great pizza… and I still have a bunch that are yet to be introduced, but there’s no need to get crazy here…. So we decided to put the kabosh on some of the things we were going to do….. First… The Buffalo Chicken and the Taco pizza are not going to be introduced as a permanent part of the menu on this round. We will run them separately on a special for a month each… The Chili Cheese Dog pizza will probably be the same way…. The patty Melt will stay because there’s nothing extra we need to purchase to make it.
Ribs…. Got some samples…. they sucked.. Ribs are going on the back burner for now…Possibly they may run on a summer special at some future time.
The Mobster Sandwich: I swear! This sandwich is gonna make me nuts! I’ve sold only a handful at this point… They are on the menu, but I’m only giving them a couple of weeks before they get discontinued…. permanently.
Delivery Fri/Sat till midnight: This is staying…. we sold 1 extra pizza this weekend. That’s a start… this week I’m going to run a few Double Dough samples out to bars and places that have a late closing time with the new late delivery written on the box… Get some exposure that way.
New Menu: Has been approved and will be getting printed this week…. New wall menus are getting printed also…. The Webmaster from XSIVE1 studios has the new menu so the website will be updated AND the computer guy has some reprogramming of our POS system….. There’s a lot to changing the menu… I don’t want to do it gain for a long time… This time it’s necessary though… The Major changes:
User friendly… Spotlighting the Create your own
Lower Topping prices: Toppings across the board for 10-12-14-16 inch pizzas will be .69-.99-1.29- and 1.69.. That’s a big change… Menu prices will be for cheese only pizzas though
Sweet Potato Crust: Is mentioned throughout the menu.
Chicago Style: The sauce option is given.. as well as the Sweet Potato crust.
Food review: This week we ate at home…. My wife Andi made a 5 star Chicken and Noodles dinner… YUM comfort foods…
The Blog: I’m going to start doing the blog less frequently… Maybe once a month… I’ve had issues with camera on my phone (since my mother in law accidentally dropped it in the toilet) and haven’t been putting pics up lately… It will be fixed this week.. and I plan to put pics on every blog from then forward….
Ok so that’s it for now…
We make great pizza… We love doing it… we give great service…. Until next blog
Greg and the Black Market Mobsters
Greg and Gang:
The blog has been fun to read as it provides an interesting view of what it is like to start your own business.
I am generally in favor of smaller menus. I believe that the smaller a menu is, the higher the quality of food. Too many restaurants stretch their menus to ridiculous lengths hoping to please the largest possible audience, but only end up making bland food at low margins.
Good luck and keep blogging!