There is a vacant storefront property in Comstock Park, what used to be Mill Creek Motors. When in operation, it was a used car lot/auto repair shop. I don't want to say they are out of business, perhaps relocated, but there hasn't been any activity there for some time. Right now, it's most useful purpose has been as an overflow lot for Vitale's, the pizza restaurant across the street.
As a property, it has ample parking, a building with two automotive bays, space behind the building, a marquee, a billboard, no greenery whatsoever, and chain link fencing that has seen better days.
So that got me to thinking - what could go there?
It's got... potential.
If there's one thing lacking in CP it's a breakfast place. Dokl's butcher shop offers breakfast and lunch, but it's not in the heart of downtown CP and is closed on Sundays, which is prime breakfast day. Other than that, there's McDonald's and Wendy's drive-thru.
Back in the early days of our marriage, Dave and I mused over what mom-and-pop we would open, and we settled on a breakfast place, called The Morning Edition.
It would have a newspaper theme, and we'd have all the best morning editions of the newspaper available to patrons to read while having their meal.
Specialties would include corned beef hash, the Garland pancake breakfast (pancakes, fried eggs, peanut butter, and bacon), breakfast casseroles, and easy to grab-and-go sandwich + drink combos. All are served on blue plates.
Edited to add: Mill Creek Tavern, also across the street, saw the gap and started serving breakfast. They are now open at 7am with a short menu to start. Very expensive. It will be a litmus test to see if CP can support a breakfast joint.
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