Once we had the DOH permit in hand, we decided it was time to test out the cook house and the kitchen before actually opening for regular business. As we got approval on January 6, Saturday the 9th seemed like the perfect time for an open house. We’d take a couple of days to cook everything on the menu and then offer up a sampling plate for $15.

Rather than find ourselves overwhelmed via advertising, we chose to keep the open house event low key using only the Cha Cha Hut Facebook page, word of mouth among friends, a sign on the Hut’s door and the open flag hanging out front. We were pleased to have a turn out of 15 folks with about half being people we did not know.

The first Cha Cha Hut sale ever went to Eric, Roxbury Central School’s principal. While technically it was a take out – he had friends dining here bring it to him. Our first actual phone in take out went to Bob who called about half way through the evening.

We started the evening at 3:30 and closed at the scheduled time of 8pm. We had a great crowd and learned a lot of lessons – especially about the lack of proper take out containers. Then again – that was the point of the open house. In addition to giving people the chance to sample our menu, we were looking for issues to solve before our official opening. The evening did just that and we were better prepared for the Wednesday January 13th first official day.

What: Cha Cha Hut Open House
When: January 9, 2010, 3:30pm – 8pm (or we run out of food)
Where: 2310 Bridge St. Roxbury, NY (next to the Roxbury Motel)
Cost: $15 for full menu buffet (beverage not included)

You’re invited to drop by for our open house to sample all of our menu for one low price. This is not our official grand opening. It’s an event for us to work out kitchen issues before opening and for you to sample our menu in the new space.

Hope we see all of the Grill Club folks at this event or at the Hut in the near future. Sign up for the Grill Club to get the latest on this event and our upcoming Grand Opening.