Family-Friendly Carol & Dave's Offers Diverse Menu

September 21, 2016

The story is a familiar one: after years in the restaurant business, Dave and Carol Cassler got tired of working for other people and decided to open their own place. Their plans got a boost about 13 years ago when Dave won a car in a football pool. He sold it and used the money to purchase a small building north of Ligonier that became Carol & Dave's Roadhouse Restaurant.
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“We thought we'd start small and stay small, with him cooking and me serving,” Carol says. “But that didn't work,” Dave adds.
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They outgrew the 60-seat place about four years ago and moved into the former Casa Chapala about a block north of the Ligonier Diamond. The move added a banquet room and more than doubled their seating. Their daughter, Lauren, 27, also has come on board as a manager.
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The recipe for success is pretty simple, Dave says: Give the people what they want at a reasonable price. “One of the things I'm proud of is that our menu is very diverse and our prices aren't high, so we've got everything that anybody would like,” he says.

Click here to read the full article from TribLive.

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