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Greeted a party of 3 for lunch today and the first words spoken were: “Do you have butternut squash yet?!?” I replied that we did indeed have butternut squash available. Our guests then told me they drove a half an hour to come for lunch and were very happy to hear that. I took a look at their lunch when it was delivered and sure enough, every plate had squash, and in addition had both a large and small side order to boot. These folks love our squash. So to enhance the event, I hooked them up with a certificate to come back and asked them to share the good word with a PIF certificate. That earned a hug.

Party of 6 joined us for lunch yesterday and when they finished, one man stopped by the host desk to inquire about seeing our t-shirt offerings. When I went to clarify, he said he really liked the design of ours and wanted one for his own. I managed to snag the last XL shirt we had for him and went back to the host desk, he was gone. I found him outside taking pictures with his family. I said now he had to take one with his new shirt, but he said, no, I first have to pay for it. That’s when I told him nope, it was a gift from T-Bones. He wasn’t sure about that at first, but I reassured him that it was indeed with our compliments. I found out his name is Mark and he travels from California to visit family once a year, and when he visits, he always wants to come here. Which isn’t an issue for his family, who are regulars. He was impressed with the gesture and thanked me profusely.

The other day we had a young gentleman by the name of Callen who was very proud to tell me that while at the restaurant, he went to the bathroom all by himself. This was a very proud moment. So I hooked him up with a certificate to take his mom and little sister out to lunch again. He was very excited judging from the happy expression on his face.

Tonight the a family joined us for dinner, a family with 4 little boys. After a hot day like today, you could tell by the facial expressions and body language that Mom & Dad had had a very long day dealing with the boys, one of which is an infant. So I gave them a certificate and an invitation: Perhaps sometime in the near future they could secure a baby sitter and use the certificate to come out and enjoy a date night. They sure looked like they could use one! They were thrilled with the idea, thanked me very much, and said they could pass along the PIF certificate with pleasure.

This past Tuesday, we had 3 gentlemen join us dressed in fatigues. They were from the local recruiting station and came in for lunch. We went one step further on the military discount and hooked them up with lunch. They were pretty happy about that, and said they would definitely hook somebody up with the $25 certificate.   Submitted on behalf of Sarah Drew

On Thursday we had guests Ann and Dan come in for lunch to begin a long day of celebration as they marked 51 years of marriage. We hooked them up with a certificate to visit again, and when Ann learned of the pay it forward segment, we all got hugs. It was a great moment!