David wrapped up his second assignment in Gastonia, NC. It has been a great experience meeting and working with the people at Eastridge Mall for the past three months. Last Saturday, July 19, we officially closed the Chick-fil-A at the mall. Throughout the day, we gave away over 200 sandwiches mostly to mall employees but also some visitors in the mall. We were also able to give large nugget trays to the employees of Dillards, Macys, and JC Penneys.
David and I arrived at the store about 10am Saturday and left around 11:30pm, but the day seemed to fly. We had the busiest lunch and most sales for the day since David and I arrived. The store definitely ended on a high note.
Once the store closed at nine, we continued to work full force. We had so many dishes and equipment to clean. I think I stood at the sink for over an hour. It's amazing all the equipment and kitchen things that are taken apart and cleaned every night.
We all enjoyed some ice dream after all the work was done. Delicious!!!
This is our closing crew on Saturday night! They have worked so hard, and we have had a lot of fun the past three month. Thankfully the picture is dark because we all had been busting it all day, and I'll just say for myself, I looked rough! Pretty sure I had raw chicken juice on my shirt.
Sunday morning we hit the ground running again! First thing was getting all the left over food and paper products to another Chick-fil-A. It seemed like we had very little to transfer but five vehicles and one trailer later we were headed to the other store. Then we had to take all the kitchen utensils and supplies and divide them up between the other stores from the area. Local operators had already signed up for the items they wanted for their stores.
We only had one surprise cleaning out the store. This lovely pile of fries was found after removing the warming drawers, and they were just a little hard after about 10 years.
Equipment and kitchen stuff was flying out the door Monday and Tuesday. This is the kitchen completely cleaned out Wednesday afternoon.
David and I will never forget our time in Gastonia. We worked with an amazing team that worked hard and laughed all the time. This team had a great attitude to the end, and it was joy to get to know them. I wish everyone a great future as they go off to college, start new jobs, or continue working with Chick-Fil-A!
Once the store closed at nine, we continued to work full force. We had so many dishes and equipment to clean. I think I stood at the sink for over an hour. It's amazing all the equipment and kitchen things that are taken apart and cleaned every night. We all enjoyed some ice dream after all the work was done. Delicious!!!
This is our closing crew on Saturday night! They have worked so hard, and we have had a lot of fun the past three month. Thankfully the picture is dark because we all had been busting it all day, and I'll just say for myself, I looked rough! Pretty sure I had raw chicken juice on my shirt.
Sunday morning we hit the ground running again! First thing was getting all the left over food and paper products to another Chick-fil-A. It seemed like we had very little to transfer but five vehicles and one trailer later we were headed to the other store. Then we had to take all the kitchen utensils and supplies and divide them up between the other stores from the area. Local operators had already signed up for the items they wanted for their stores. We only had one surprise cleaning out the store. This lovely pile of fries was found after removing the warming drawers, and they were just a little hard after about 10 years.
Equipment and kitchen stuff was flying out the door Monday and Tuesday. This is the kitchen completely cleaned out Wednesday afternoon.
David and I will never forget our time in Gastonia. We worked with an amazing team that worked hard and laughed all the time. This team had a great attitude to the end, and it was joy to get to know them. I wish everyone a great future as they go off to college, start new jobs, or continue working with Chick-Fil-A!
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