Where are you grabbing takeout from this weekend? We grabbed an awesome meal to go from another GF favorite, Fenimore’s Pub, this week and to be honest, we’re debating heading back tonight for another round of Herbed Chicken Sandwiches and Crispy Chicken Wraps. While we were there we caught up with Food & Beverage Director, Jerid McKinney to find out how operations have been since the “pause”, as well as hear some of their silver linings and lessons learned. And… Read to the end for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Fenimore’s!
Herbed Chicken Salad Sandwich, Caesar Salad, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Crispy Chicken Wrap, Onion Rings
On Overcoming Challenges
We believe we have experienced a lot of the same challenges as all local restaurants and downtown businesses:
-Keeping our team safe and informed.
-Dealing with an abundance of ever-changing information/misinformation.
-Adjusting operations based on evolving time tables and moving targets.
-Figuring out how/if we can be operationally successful (and safely) in this climate/environment.
On Evolving
Operationally, we have shifted to a takeout, cash and carry model. All of our menu items are served to-go, and we’re also focusing on cash and carry alcohol sales. We’ve been highlighting local craft beverages, like 4 packs of Mean Max and Brewnited brews and bottles of Adirondack Winery wines. We’re also about to launch some fun spring cocktails that will be available in mason jars to-go.
Originally, we offered a limited version of our menu for inventory and production reasons, but as we “found our way”, so to speak, we felt confident enough to resume our full menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees, etc. We had hopes that the more diverse offerings and the return of fan favorite dishes would help increase our volume of takeout orders. So far, I would say that it has been successful!
On The Bright Side
Our Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day take out events were a very pleasant surprise for us! These spring holidays typically kick off our banquet and event season at The Queensbury. We were very concerned in the current climate that we would be unable to execute these community focused events as we are accustomed to.
We were able to take our family meal concept, and expand upon it offering an Easter Dinner and Mother’s Day Brunch. We experienced great success with both menus serving 150 meals each holiday. We included house made Bloody Marys and Mimosa kits for Mother’s Day which were also a hit!
Since these meals feed a family of 4, we served 1200+ guests between the two days. We may not have been able to open our doors and fill the ballroom with families and groups of friends like we’d have liked, but we were proud to have found a way to still serve our community in these times and still be a part of people’s celebrations on these days. Depending on how the next few weeks progress, we may even do a Father’s Day Takeout event!
We know we could not have achieved this level of success without the patronage and support of our community. Without the support of our local guests, we would have struggled greatly to maintain operation through these challenging times. We’ve always been proud to be a part of the Glens Falls community, and now more than ever.
On Lessons Learned
Maintain an open mind, stay flexible and stay positive. The world we occupy is fragile, and you never know when a situation could arise that will force evolution and adaptation.
“Fortune favors the prepared mind” –Louis Pasteur
Food & Beverage Director, Jerid McKinney
This story was made possible by Mahoney Alarms.
“These are challenging and unprecedented times for all of us. Being in business for 65 years, we at Mahoney Alarms have a proud heritage of supporting our local businesses, banks, hotels, schools, museums and homes with our unwavering commitment to provide high-quality service tailored to the individual needs of each of our customers. By keeping our focus on their needs, we appreciate how they have grown and changed with the times. We take pride to be part of a community that has shown the strength and resilience to survive and know we will emerge from this stronger together.”
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