Chapter 171 Trial Operation
Su Tao was busy in the shop at this time. Today was the first day of the shop's trial operation.
She distributed flyers to the waiters around the street to promote the restaurant, while she stayed in the shop to check on the chefs' preparations. She prepared 500 dishes in advance each day, most of which were delivered directly from the supply cooperative she had signed a supply contract with in advance.
The saying "it's nice to lean on a big tree for shade" is true. On the surface, she is still affiliated with the state-owned hotel.
Chen Gu and Lin Jie worked together to prepare the dishes. Su Tao prepared all the seasonings and sauces for the day ahead and brought them to the shop. Last night, she also braised some other dishes: braised pork slices, braised pig's feet, braised chicken feet, braised pig's tails, and pig's ears.
Su Tao brought a tape recorder from home and played the tape she had recorded in advance with information about special offers, playing it over and over again. "Taochuanfang grand opening, big discount, all dishes 40% off on April 10th..."
There was no other option but to use a tape recorder instead, which Su Tao planned to keep in the restaurant. He could also play some soothing music tapes as background music, allowing diners to relax and enjoy their food.
The distribution of flyers was quite effective. By noon, the waiters had returned and customers began to arrive.
The guests who came looked at the food rack at the door with curiosity. The rack was already filled with plates filled with various dishes, both meat and vegetables.
"How do you sell these vegetables?" someone asked curiously. It was the first time they saw vegetables being sold at the door.
Su Tao came forward and pointed at the words on the shelf. "We have both meat and vegetables here. You can choose any of them. One meat and one vegetable, 15 cents. Two meats and one vegetable, 25 cents. Three meats and one vegetable, 30 cents. You can eat in or take away. If you take away, you will have to pay a 1 yuan tableware fee, which is refunded if you return it later."
Su Tao couldn't find any food packaging boxes after visiting packaging factories. Even plastic bags were scarce. Su Tao had to custom-make a batch of aluminum lunch boxes, emblazoned with the Taochuanfang name. Each box cost 80 cents, and Su Tao took the 1 yuan fee. If the customer returned it later, they would refund the 1 yuan. If not, it would be considered as if the customer had purchased their own tableware, so Su Tao didn't lose out.
The onlookers were stunned when they heard this. So that's how it is. This way, you can eat several dishes for the price of one dish, and the dishes are rich and you can choose from them.
"What is this steamer next to it?" Someone else pointed at the bamboo steamer next to it and asked.
Su Tao directly took a rice steamer and opened it. Steam gushed out. Everyone couldn't see the dishes clearly for a while, but they could smell the rich aroma of meat emanating from it.
After the steam dissipated, everyone saw a basket of steamed rice, with brightly colored braised pork ribs on top and emerald green vegetables as garnish. The sauce of the dish had seeped into the rice below and absorbed it, which made people's appetite increase greatly.
"This is called steamer rice. There are many kinds of dishes on steamer rice. The rice is soft and sticky, which fully absorbs the sauce of the dishes and tastes more delicious and refreshing." Su Tao introduced.
Then he took out a menu and handed it to the diner to look through.
Diners were amazed when they opened the menu. The dishes were labeled with various ingredients, and each steamed rice dish had a physical picture. They could subjectively judge the appearance and composition of each dish and choose the one they wanted. Each steamed rice dish had a price listed behind it, and at the end of the menu, there were pictures and prices of various braised dishes.
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