subject: Double Benefits of Soup Bowls for Chicago Take Out Business [print this page] Double Benefits of Soup Bowls for Chicago Take Out Business
Jon Pazona of Crisp, Chicago's popular Korean American restaurant, talks about how take out containers and active food business go hand in hand.
"The Buddha bowl, our number one dish, has to beperfect every time," Jon says. Jon tried B32and B40 plastic soup bowlsand found the carrying capacity and seal to be the best fit for his customer's favorites. "This bowl's snap on lid, it's absolutely spectacular."
Customers know what they want at Crisp, Jon says, and making sure bowls contain the foodwithout spilling is a huge focus. As carryout foods goes, Jon's popular dishes run the risk of melting or spilling the hot rice or sauces. Having grabbed the Sterling King Productsline Jon says he is "ecstatic about finding bowls that can stand up for carryout."
Because SKPbowls can bereheated, customers are glad to get more use out of their weekend purchase, "they're extremely versatile," Jon says.
"We have customers reuse the bowls at home," Jon says. "They bring it to work, microwave the dish there. They can use it as takeout for the next day."
Yelp and Google have all yielded rave reviews of Crisp. On assignment from Rachael Ray,native Chicagoan Andrew Kaplan visited Crisp as part of a "Hometown Eats series.
Jon saysCrisp is set aside for challenging the expectations of patrons, "We're not traditional Korean food," Jon says. "What our customers are thinking, we have the exact opposite. Korean food is not the mainstream and we've working to bring it there."
By combining unspoiled delivery food in affordable, reusable plastic bowls, Crisp's mission and to go meals have spurred hearty reviewsand ahealthy restaurant business.
