Sunny Street Cafe president on nailing the fundamentals of menu, service
Take-Away with Sam Oches · Nation's Restaurant News
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Show Notes
In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Mike Stasko Jr., president of Sunny Street Café, a 22-unit franchise based in Columbus, Ohio, that has experienced positive traffic and sales comps even while many of its competitors are struggling. It’s not crazy menu innovation or tech bells and whistles that are driving this success; instead, Sunny Street has simply doubled down on great service and great execution of its core menu items. Sam sat down with Mike in a Columbus Sunny Street location to talk about the state of daytime dining and why breakfast and brunch consumers in particular just want to go somewhere where everybody knows their name.
In this conversation, you’ll find out why:
- Executing on your core menu items is the most important thing you can do with your menu
- Trying some new things with your core menu is a great way to innovate
- Meal occasions dictate how people eat — and your menu should accommodate
- The ‘Cheers’ experience really makes a difference
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