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They were unaware that it was mostly a Mormon community. Sometimes out-of-
towners are disappointed that it’s not the real deal.
They have meals for the little ones too, like miniature hot dogs or corn dogs. Heidi said
a lot of adults want the mini items. “These big cowboys come in and order the mini corn
dogs,” she says with a smile.
Ben and Heidi made a few changes when they bought it. They updated the ordering
system, taking it from handwritten to IPads which are much quicker, but presented a
strong learning curve. The fi rst day they opened the system shut down! They lost many
orders and had garbage cans full of food. Now it is funny, but at the time it felt like the
end of the world. Since then orders have fl owed smoothly from customer
to kitchen and back again.
That was also the year the roof blew off the drive-in. It just peeled back in
a bad wind and laid itself on the other side. With the help of construction
friends, they put it back in place and secured it as best they could until
the end of the season.
When I asked if there were any funny disasters Heidi replied that the fi rst
time she “hopped” was pretty funny in retrospect. She is usually in the
background, but they were especially busy, so she decided to help take
food out. Putting a tray on a curved window is a little tricky and another
one of those learning curves. When she positioned the tray all the drinks
spilled – right on the gentleman’s lap! She was horrifi ed but the man was
very understanding. After that, they put more napkins on the trays and
Heidi decided to stay in the background.
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