11/25/2023
We are OPEN!
$3 PINTS
TODAY & TOMORROW!
Last weekend open to serve our community & Visitors! Fri, Sat, Sun...
The world has gone too sideways and we can"t keep up.
We are closing the doors. Come visit, exchange contact info, recruit our employees including our own family!
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!
In May of 2017 our family embarked on an adventure to open a family restaurant, Saluda Whistle Stop Pizza & Wings on main street in Saluda.
Our base quickly grew and we needed a bigger space to further serve our community. January 1, 2020, we signed a new lease in a much larger location not knowing the events that were about to occur would slap us down slowly over the course of the next 3 years.
Here we are 6 1/2 years later, unable to keep going due to the increased prices of food, labor, my (Melisa's) health issues, and fixed expenses going up as well. Some shifts covered by a skeleton crew, our 2 sons, Jason & myself, we did what we had to do because the bills still have to be paid. Basically, another family business falling because the world went sideways.
Our last day of serving our community and visitors will be November 26, 2023, Thanksgiving weekend. We hope to see many smiling faces that we have served over the years in the next week or so in show of support & give hugs. We have enjoyed taking care of the many patrons over the years and the many friendships that have formed along the way. Thank you Saluda peeps and visitors too! We truly appreciate sharing your lives and letting us feed you good food over the years.
We have spent every penny we have in trying to make the business pay its bills and keep our family afloat. It is all gone and now we have to do what we have to do to regroup and start over. We will not be opening another restaurant or anything like that.
J and I are our early 50's, that is a hard pill to swallow but knowing we have the love and support from our family & friends, it will work out as it is meant to work out. Gods got a plan, we just have to trust in that plan, and not let the negative thoughts carry us into the abiss and lose ourselves in that process.
Here is a short list of the many of the items we need to sell to settle the restaurant debts and keep a roof over our heads until we decide out what our next occupations will be. So please no low balls, we are people just like you and need empathy for the position our family is now in:
The hand crafted locally made just for us, must see to appreciate (14 feet) bar that sits right over top of, two (9 tap handles each) kegerators, 3 full size stackable brick floor blodgett pizza ovens upgraded to go up to 800 degrees.
6 burner Stove & oven with convection on one side/flat top & flat grill top/griddle (all one unit), and a separate unit, char/grill top for burgers/steaks, including separate burger press grill. 2 fryers with temp sets and timers, with built in filtration systems, stainless steel tables/shelves, massive floor fan, double door 2 sided entry warming/hot holding cabinet and warming drawer.
2 Refridgerated top and bottom prep tables, dough press, dishes, all sorts of small wares, 2 dish washers (both chemical not hot water), 2 points of sale(cake), tables, chairs, double door refrigerator, 2 low boy refrigerators, 1 up right freezer, ....lots of stuff, tea-coffee maker/ everything must go..... All cooking equipment is propane fed.
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Entertaining offers for everything...
For equipment inquiries, My phone number is 828-691-9720, please text and I will return your call, please do not just show up without an appointment as I may or may not be at the location.
*Shout out to the extended family aka staff. Please know, we appreciate the time, love, effort, heart and beautiful energy you've shared with us and the people we've served. Thank you!
