Odeen’s Memphis Pit Barbeque was the winning bidder to operate the food concession at the town golf course.
Marshall Odeen and partner John Lloyd won the concession on a 3-to-1 vote of the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, Feb. 17. Odeen and the other finalist, Hoo Doo Brown’s on Route 7, made presentations to the board in executive session before the vote. Odeen had the recommendation of the Town Golf Committee.
“We’re excited,” Odeen said after the selectmen’s vote. “…It’s a beautiful facility.”
Odeen currently runs the food operation at the Elks Club facility on Route 7 in Danbury, and Odeen’s barbeque has been on sale at many town events, such as the Chamber of Commerce organized Summerfest celebrations.
Odeen’s bid package included a sample menu with sandwiches from $6 to $8, “healthy salads” ranging from $8 to $14 and a variety “small bites” from a hot dog for $3 to a shrimp and avocado cocktail for $12.
“The plan is offer a quality menu at value prices,” he said.
The breakfast menu ranges from toast or muffins for $2 to an egg, bacon and cheese sandwich for $4 to a “full English” breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast for $10.
Proposed drink prices range form $1 for bottled water and $2 for canned soda to $4 for canned beer, $5 for premium draft beer — five varieties of draft are planned, he said — $6 to $10 for a glasses of wine, and drinks form $5 to $10.
“A priority for us, for the junior golfers, we’re going to offer healthy smoothies,” Odeen said.
Odeen also said he hoped to have a service cart out on the course, and to offer “call boxes” for advance ordering from the tees on holes nine and 18, as golfers are finishing their first nine.
“As you approach the turn you can order, and by the time you come off the green we’ll have your food for you, which will speed up play,” Odeen said.
The hope is to seat about 45 people inside and 60 outside, Odeen said.
Lloyd said the entrepreneurs were considering an awning or tent for the deck at the course restaurant.
“We’ll look at the potential for shade on the deck,” he said.
Odeen has lived in town since 1997, and Lloyd has been in town five years.
The golf restaurant was called ‘Odeen’s Shank and Duff’ in his proposal, but he said the name could change.
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