Off to the Concept

Hello my fellow readers (which who knows how many that is) anyway that's not the point the point is to share my journey of opening my own restaurant. So the last time I blogged I was talking about the location and why it's very important to make sure when deciding a location that ever factor is considered when making that decision. So enough about the location for now let's dive into the fun part which is the concept and the theme for the restaurant.

Now Italian is by far my favorite cuisine of food and that has always been the dream to one day open my own Italian restaurant and to show my grandma's recipes and let the world enjoy them as much as my cousins and I do. That is still something that I want to do because her dishes are that good that they should be out there for all to enjoy but in order for the restaurant to be  completely successful I have to make a some changes to the concept which is turning into an all around restaurant instead of just focusing it on one cuisine. One way of showing everyone the concept I'm going to is to dive into some of the menu items I will be having. Let's start with the appetizers  one of the most common items is Bruschetta and Calamari which as most of you know is classic Italian items but some other items that are going to be added under appetizers is buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks these items are more typical for a pub like restaurant which is where I'm heading more in the concept that way I'm reaching all parts of my demographics. Next were going to skip the salads because those are pretty straight forward for the most part. The best items are the entrees so the first one which is one of my grandma's famous entrees is spaghetti this is a homemade sauce recipe with the option of either having just straight marina or adding meat sauce and an extra kicker of adding two ground beef meatballs to the dish, also with each entree the customer will be given either a house salad or a Caesar salad and garlic bread. All entrees whether they are a pasta dish or not will be receiving the salad and garlic bread option because this is something that is important for me and it may sound weird because its just a salad and garlic bread but just because this isn't a  solely Italian focused restaurant I still want to keep those Italian restaurant traditions within my restaurant. Other entrees that will be added will be  three different steak options a Filet Mignon, Ribeye, and  New York Strip each steak is served with a choice of two sides which are vegetables, mashed or baked potato and penne pasta with vodka sauce or marina sauce. One last entree cause I don't want to give to much of the menu away is going to be a classic ground beef burger with a choice of side french fries, baked or mashed potatoes or a vegetable.

Now like I said this is going to be more than just an Italian restaurant but l I want what I feel are still those Italian traditions so when the hostess seats each customer they will give the customer an option of bring them a bread basket or complimentary bruschetta samples this is very important to create that customer relationship and to give them a great dining experience. This also seems like the great time to talk about the name for my restaurant and explain the story behind the name. While the name was originally going to be Le Cinque which translated to The 5 it just doesn't seem fitting since it's not just Italian  so the new name is The Five Pub which represents my favorite number being five and representing the person that inspired me to do this coming from a family of five and also myself being part of a family of five it seems almost perfect because that is my main demographic is families and those that love to celebrate and be with family and are loud with laughter and jokes and family stories.

I hope that you have all enjoyed this blog because this is the most detailed I have gotten in my blogs thus far and this is the blog I was most excited about writing and sharing with you all. While it may not seem like I don't have much more to blog about this is just the beginning of my journey and I have appreciated those that I have continued to support me through this process whether it was at the beginning or are just joining on the support train now either way it's all appreciated. So therefore there will be no hints this time on what the next blog will be about  so you will have to just read this one and read the next one too in order to find out.

addio per ora( goodbye for now)

The Five Pub