own kids are since they ate at the original Dalton ’ s “ all the time ” when they were younger . “ I think they ’ re more excited than anything ! My boys are looking forward to the hot wings . I make ‘ em at home , but they ’ re not quite the same .” One of Robi Jursik ’ s favorites is another unique item : the Dalton Burger . Robi explains , “ The hamburger is dipped in our special seasoning sauce and then fried .” She hastens to add , however , that she “ will try anything on the menu – everything is good !” Robi was already planning to stop by on March 15th to support her brother ’ s new restaurant . Now , several weeks following Dalton ’ s grand opening , Kelly says he is feeling “ Overwhelmed , in a good way .” The first week , Dalton ’ s opened from 11am-2pm every day … and customers started lining up at 10am . People were willing to wait in line one hour , just to place an order at Dalton ’ s counter .
“ We ’ ve received lots of good support from the community ,” says Kelly , in perhaps the understatement of the year . “ Customers are patient with us to wait , and they ’ re proud to wait .” He reports that their hot wings are the most indemand item on the menu : “ We ’ re going through 3 ½ to 4 cases of wings each three-hour day .” To provide perspective , each case contains 40 pounds of wings .
And there is no sign of this enthusiasm abating . Fortunately for all of those hungry customers , Dalton ’ s is open for both lunch and dinner ( 11am-9pm ) Monday through Saturday ( with lunch only from 11am-3pm on Sunday ). Kelly laughs in amazement at the community ’ s response . Some of the folks who waited an hour in line have explained to him , “ It ’ s well worth the wait – I ’ ve waited 9 years just to be able to taste this food again !” There surely is no higher compliment than the patience of a hungry patron . n
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