
The Hot Box pizza chain has reached a deal with a pair of veteran local restaurateurs to open two new locations in Carmel.
The first, scheduled to open in January, will be at the corner of Carmel Drive and Rangeline Road. It will feature beer, wine
and salads in addition to the chain's signature pies. No location has been chosen for the second store. The franchise owners
are Pete Watson, who operates 14 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in Indiana, and Steve Wechter, who owns Famous Jack’s Burgers
‘n Brew. Hot Box won approval earlier this year to sell franchises in several states, including Indiana, Michigan and Texas.
HotBox already has stores in Broad Ripple, downtown, Fishers and West Lafayette.
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Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom has opened at Circle Centre.
And beware of liquidation sales at Linens & Things, Circuit City and Steve & Barry's. The liquidators often raise prices before marking them down.
Thanks for the laugh, I needed that.
Besides that, they really need to do a better job of keeping the BR location clean. I've been in there a couple of times where I honestly didn't feel like it was sanitary. The floors in the eating area were gross, and you could tell that the floors in the kitchen (and especially bath) were even more gross. Maybe its just me, but when people have their hands all over my pizza crust and toppings, I like to feel like the place is clean.
Pizza = mediocre, i.e. similar to Domino's, but with a bit more flavor.
Final analysis = whoop-dee-doo!
Really, no franchise system is any better than the manager in the kitchen. Nothing beats a good restaurant with the owner in the house (though by itself that is no guarantee of excellence or of success).
Why is this worth a mention...even a post?
Yikes...I just did!