Iconic
Every eatery has to have a specialty and a hook. Vitale's across the street has spicy meat pizza, Mad Dogz has the Chilimacaloco, and Mill Creek has those dammmnn good nachos.
Every cartoon I grew up on featured a greasy spoon diner called Joe's.
What's a joe in the food world? Sloppy Joes! There apparently is already a sloppy joe restaurant, sloppyjoes.com but it doesn't go all in on this concept.
The menu will feature nothing but a variation of a sloppy joe sandwich. Serve up some classics:
- Manwich
- Barbeque
- Iowa loose meat
Add some protein variety, such as pot roast, pulled pork, and something a local called sloppy chicken, which may be similar to Russ' creamed turkey sandwich (shredded chicken plus gravy).
For juxtaposition, offer a rotating "neat meat" sandwich of the day, like fried spam or a plain burger.
Bun variety: regular, poppyseed, pretzel, onion, everything, Hawaiian.
Ordering made easy: "Pick your bread, pick your meat, then by God, pick your seat."
A dress-up station, where people can add condiments like pickles, jalapenos, onions, au jus, mustard, ketchup, and BBQ sauce.
Go local and serve fountain Faygo - OMG, fresh red pop! - and Better Made chips in classic but also quirky flavors.
Yeah, a NAPKIN
The signature look: blue and white checks, with oversized blue-checked paper napkins with tabs so you can also tie it as a bib. Be known as the Home of the BIG Napkin.
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