The outpouring of sad messages from our Glenview customers has been both heartwarming and heart breaking -- staff has been so happy to see the customers who have driven down to Hinsdale for their fresh seafood. Now that's loyalty!
We are talking to a number of potential delivery services, the only concern being that the majority of them are designed to deliver hot food, and virtually all of our food needs to be kept cold. We particularly want to get something set up before the holidays, because of the demand for our cooked shrimp and party trays. We have talked to several companies, we will keep you posted.
What we envision being potential delivery items:
Sandwich roll kits - Lobster, Nutty Tuna, Cranberry Tuna or Seafood Harvest
Party Trays - Shrimp, Shrimp & Claws, Salmon 3-Ways, Poached Salmon
Cooked Shrimp - by the pound, with sauce by the pound
Prepared Oven-ready Entrees - Stuffed Salmon, Salmon Papillotes, (or same made with tilapia); Salmon Cozies, Stuffed Rolled Sole
Soups - hot or frozen
Sauces - by the pound, Lemon Dill, Pico de Gallo, Bruschetta, variety of pesto
Salads & Sides - rice dishes, potatoes (Herb Roasted, Garlic Mashed), Broccoli Salad, Almond Green Beans, Tuna Salads (Nutty or Cranberry) etc.
Key Lime Pies and Tarts
If there is something you would feel is a great potential delivery item, let us know! As this is a work in progress, we won't know for a while if it will be viable. We hope so, for the sake of all our sad customers. We didn't want to close the Glenview store, but the rent was killing us. The landlords there (Regency Centers) are the partners of all the Marianos opening in the Chicago area (soon to be owned by Krogers), a very big mall management company that was happy to charge us the highest rent/sq. ft. in the center. When we told them over a year ago that they would put us out of business, they basically let us know that they didn't care. So those of you who are angry with us for closing, please transfer your anger to them!
We will keep you posted on the potential delivery service - if you know of a possibility that we may have missed, let us know.
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