Hoofer's brings southwestern flair to downtown cuisine
NORWICH – Business is booming in downtown Norwich with the opening of many new stores and restaurants.
With the new variety of cuisines to choose from – Italian, American, Chinese, Caribbean – now comes Southwestern with the opening of Hoofer’s Tex Mex Grill just a month ago. Owner Dan Matlack says he is doing good business, and people seem to enjoy the food.
Matlack, a native of Texas, has been in the area for six years and had always wanted to own his own business.
“I missed the food I grew up with and wanted to introduce it to the people here and see if they liked it too,” he said.
Matlack employs up to ten people, including a daytime cook who cooks the main lunch buffet and several waitresses.
“Everyone likes that the food is fresh and the portions are large,” waitress Jenna Roser said.
Matlack does the dinner cooking himself and says he likes to provide a variety of dishes. Specials change either weekly or daily, and there is always something different on the menu.
The lunch buffet consists of a full salad bar, a hot food bar and soup with homemade desserts. Hot bar items can include enchiladas, stuffed peppers, beans and rice, chimichangas, mexican lasagna, bean cakes, potatoes and many other tex mex concoctions. The salad bar includes homemade dressings, pico de gallo and salsas. The restaurant also offers warm tortillas, taco shells and taco salad shells with filling choices of seasoned ground beef and chicken.
The dinner menu includes chicken enchiladas, marinated Ft. Worth strip steaks, southwestern pasta with chicken, cajun grilled chicken and also vegetarian options.
“People like that they can come in and eat buffet style, grab a quick lunch and have time to go do something else on their lunch break,” Matlack said. “One time I served up to 160 people in three hours.”
Hoofer’s serves a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and open until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. It is closed on Sunday.
Hoofer’s is located at 14-16 S. Broad St. downtown, through the alley next to Wilbur Bank and accessible for parking in the rear off Hayes Street in the city parking lot. Phone is 336-3010.
With the new variety of cuisines to choose from – Italian, American, Chinese, Caribbean – now comes Southwestern with the opening of Hoofer’s Tex Mex Grill just a month ago. Owner Dan Matlack says he is doing good business, and people seem to enjoy the food.
Matlack, a native of Texas, has been in the area for six years and had always wanted to own his own business.
“I missed the food I grew up with and wanted to introduce it to the people here and see if they liked it too,” he said.
Matlack employs up to ten people, including a daytime cook who cooks the main lunch buffet and several waitresses.
“Everyone likes that the food is fresh and the portions are large,” waitress Jenna Roser said.
Matlack does the dinner cooking himself and says he likes to provide a variety of dishes. Specials change either weekly or daily, and there is always something different on the menu.
The lunch buffet consists of a full salad bar, a hot food bar and soup with homemade desserts. Hot bar items can include enchiladas, stuffed peppers, beans and rice, chimichangas, mexican lasagna, bean cakes, potatoes and many other tex mex concoctions. The salad bar includes homemade dressings, pico de gallo and salsas. The restaurant also offers warm tortillas, taco shells and taco salad shells with filling choices of seasoned ground beef and chicken.
The dinner menu includes chicken enchiladas, marinated Ft. Worth strip steaks, southwestern pasta with chicken, cajun grilled chicken and also vegetarian options.
“People like that they can come in and eat buffet style, grab a quick lunch and have time to go do something else on their lunch break,” Matlack said. “One time I served up to 160 people in three hours.”
Hoofer’s serves a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and open until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. It is closed on Sunday.
Hoofer’s is located at 14-16 S. Broad St. downtown, through the alley next to Wilbur Bank and accessible for parking in the rear off Hayes Street in the city parking lot. Phone is 336-3010.
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