Hutchinson Leader - A sad day for this fast food lover - Comments

Hopefully the addition of

leaderreader — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:53:29 -0600

Hopefully the addition of America's Pastime(a sit-down restuarant opening next to Quizno's) will alleviate any frustrations local folks have regarding the lack of decent non-fast food eating establishments in town. Rumor has it that they serve good BBQ food which is something unique to our town. Plus they cater! Hey boss, do I hear catered lunches being served at work for your loyal, hard working employees?

You guys/gals got too

Peanut — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:20:07 -0600

You guys/gals got too remember, even though hutch is around 15,000 people. It still would support a decent restaurant. You have all these surrounding little cities. Some come to hutch for everything from groceries to household items and what have ya. A good restaurant would even draw people from glencoe, hector, stewart, silver lake, buffalo lake, cosmos, ceder mills. I think they would have more business then they know what to do with. But a lot of it comes down, How they treat you. How big the waiting line is going to be. If there is enough places to park. (like apple bees I see people parking on the grass all the time) Every little thing a buisness does can add up to either a good thing or a bad thing. The more they cater too you, the more reason you will have to come back.

A 20 minute wait is nothing,

wildchild — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:08:47 -0600

A 20 minute wait is nothing, try Mankato, St. Cloud or the cities on a Fri or Sat---20 minutes would be a true blessing. Olive Garden has been open in Mankato for 2 months now & it still has over an hour wait weekdays, 2 hours on Fri-Sat.

I can agree that Hutch is lacking in more upscale dining but there just isn't the poplulation base or draw to support it. Hutch is 15,000 people, it is what it is. In many respects I think Hutch has more then most towns of 15,000. It also doesn't help that people 30 miles away, in either direction of Hutch, will go the other direction (St. Cloud, Willmar, Mankato, Cities) to shop & eat. People from those towns don't come to Hutch to shop/eat.

wildchild, I don't

krusen — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:57:14 -0600

wildchild,

I don't understand how you can make such an assertion. Do you ever go out to eat in Hutchinson? There was a 20 minute wait at Lamplighters last Friday night. People were lined up in the entry way at McCormick's. I'm sure Applebee's was far worse, and they seem to be busy every night of the week. I work at HTI. Many of my co-workers live in the suburbs of the Twin Cities mainly because Hutchinson lacks variety in dining and entertainment. I agree with Silverlakian. This town is in desparate need of more upscale dining. There are only 5 places in this town where I can have an alcoholic beverage with a meal that doesn't consist of burgers or pizza, and two of those are Mexican restaurants. There are 12 fast food restaurants. How's that for balance?

Isn't Quizno's Subs fast

Peanut — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:57:30 -0600

Isn't Quizno's Subs fast food also? They got that new building across from dairy queen. Where the old gas station used to be.

I agree with wildchild that

brian0218 — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:53:23 -0600

I agree with wildchild that Hutch is exactly it Hutch. It is not Mankato or not even half of St. Cloud. I thought the market was overflowed with fast food burger places and with the addition of Culver's someone had to go but I thought it was going to be Hardee's not Wendy's.

If you doubled the size of

wildchild — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:59:24 -0600

If you doubled the size of Hutch it still couldn't support an Olive Garden or Red Lobster, not even close.

I think we could use a new

Silverlakian — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:13:07 -0600

I think we could use a new family restaurant in town. Maybe something like an Olive Garden or Red Lobster...something that we do not already have.

I don't care for fast food,

Peanut — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:50:37 -0600

I don't care for fast food, I maybe eat fast food once a year. If I do go out to eat. I either go to the cities or st. cloud.

A tough location might have

moviegeek — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:29:19 -0600

A tough location might have contributed to Wendy's woes. I know convenience is important when it comes to fast food. That intersection — with the frontage road, right off School Road, and the SuperAmerica gas station parking lot — can be a real pain to navigate. It was particularly bad when a lot of cars started detouring down School Road because of the State Highway 7 construction. I know there were times when I decided against eating there just because I didn't want to deal with the traffic. But maybe a nice sit-down restaurant could succeed there. It's a high-visibility site, and maybe convenience wouldn't be so vital if the restaurant there offered something different. I bet Hutchinson's got to be a competitive market for a fast food chain. There are so many fast food restaurants to choose from.

- JLS -

When I drove by Wendy's this

browntonreader — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:18:43 -0600

When I drove by Wendy's this morning on my way to Hutch Bowl I couldn't help but notice the signs were gone and a sign in the window that said "We are closed". That's when I knew another business was gone from Hutchinson. I always hate to see that happen, but to look at the positive side, perhaps something new and better will fill this spot. I have heard many people say that they want a nice sit down restaurant to come to Hutchinson. Any restauranteers out there listening?

Lasted a lot longer then Cub

wildchild — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:06:56 -0600

Lasted a lot longer then Cub Foods did. This isn't St. Cloud or Mankato, it's Hutchinson.

The town can only support so much and until taxes are lowered you won't see a lot of real growth in Hutch.

I agree, where else can you

wandaheidecker — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:35:12 -0600

I agree, where else can you get a cup of chili on the go or a small Ceasar salad with out paying 6 bucks? And the late night crowd will have to go home to leftovers.*sigh*

A sad day for this fast food lover

leaderreader — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:20:33 -0600

I just got word that Wendy's is closed for good. How sad is that? Of all the fast food restaurants in town they were in my top 3. I'll miss their chili and burgers, fo sho.

RIP Dave Thomas I loved