Happy May, Ramily.

I hope all of the mothers on our team had a great Mother’s Day. We saw very nice sales on our Two-Course Steak Specials for Mother’s Day weekend and look forward to continuing to offer this spectacular offering to our guests again.

Cincopatas is awesome. A loud shout out to our brewing team for this tasty treat. This beer is great. The artwork is eye-catching. The cans and growlers are perfect for the season as the weather gets nice. So, who is going to win the Cinco can sales contests? Dave Leonard will be sending out current sales results any day.

I want to give a big high five to our culinary teams. I have been fortunate to enjoy many meals in our restaurants recently and the quality of the food is impressive. The speed at which our food is being delivered is very impressive as well. Thank you all very much.

This past week we have had two culinary meetings at the Home Office. Operations, marketing, culinary, menu department, and even the brewing team contributed. The first meeting centered mostly around the menu. I mentioned speed above and that was one of the topics addressed – as it always is. Since launching our new lunch specials menu we have known that Father Sanducci Sandwich is a time-consuming product to prepare. Our Kent Ram leader, Jen Borchers, was on the call and mentioned that many of her team members order and sell the sandwich as a wrap which is easier and faster to prepare than the sandwich. Absolute brilliance! This is the kind of feedback that we crave. Big thanks to Jen and the Kent team. Many more examples like this came from our meeting such as cross utilizing ingredients, reducing the steps and stations involved in cooking items, removing or replacing items that do not sell well, addressing product costs, and finally, everything we can do to maintain attractive, competitive pricing. This process is continual so please share your thoughts.

As the sun comes out please make sure our patios are sparkling, landscaping is buffed out, and weed-free.

During the month of May, we express sincere gratitude to the following team members who celebrate significant anniversaries with the Ram: Lisa Goulart (17 years), Josh Labberton (17 years), John Laudenglos (12 years), Floro Palacios Gomez (10 years), Treana Calhoun (7 years), Nicole Danielson (7 years), Josh Arceneaux (10 years), Mark Grimes (14 years), Thomas Farrell (7 years), Christopher Jarvis (7 years) and Jesus Alfaro Garcia (9 years). Thank you all very much.

Below is one of my favorite quotes that I have shared previously.

Game On! Make ‘em Smile! Reasons to Return!

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation.”

~ Dr. Robert Schuller