Fall 2011 Page 23 Fall 2011 Page 22 If you’d rather have a rum and Coke than a beer while eating at The Pizza Man, you’re now in luck. The owner of The Pizza Man is remodeling the restaurant for the addition of a full sports bar, where liquor will now be served, multiple additional TVs will be put in, and the bar itself will be moved and expanded. “We have a small area now,” said owner Shane Switser of the expansion. “When there are bigger sports events, we have more than five people who want to watch the game.” Switser says that this is something that he has wanted to do with the restaurant for a while. The remodeling is happening little by little, and they are hoping to finish it soon. When the bar is all set up, it will be open until 11 p.m. during the week and midnight on Friday and Saturday. Currently, the restaurant is open until 9 on weeknights, and 10 on weekends. However, the restaurant has received a license from the town that permits Switser to serve alcohol until 1:30 if he ever chooses to. “We’ll see how it goes,” said Switser. “If there’s a need for it, we’ll stay open till 1:30.” Not all beer and pizza Photos and Story by Sarah Aube During the additional hours after the restaurant itself closes, the bar will still serve food, but from a more limited bar menu. As for being competition with other local bars, Phat Kats and The Packing House, Switser says that’s not his aim. “The goal is not to create a nightclub. We’re trying to be a restaurant with a full service bar,” said Switser. “I think that we’re filling some sort of a need in the area.” Owner Chad Pilotte of Phat Kat’s says that he does not think that this addition to The Pizza Man will affect him adversely be- cause they serve different cus- tomers. He said it is actually a good idea. “It’s good to have a couple more places around here,” says Pilopte. “It gets people out and doing things.” The remodeling of The Pizza Man is giving the restaurant a new entrance, so cus- tomers won’t have to walk through the bar to get to the dining area. “We’re hoping to keep a family-friendly environment,” says Switser. Photos on opposite page, clockwise from top left: Beer on tap behind the new bar. The dining room, which will have a separate entrance when the bar opens. The new entrance. Right: The old entrance is closed off.

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Fall 2011 Page 23Fall 2011Page 22

If you’d rather have a rum and Cokethan a beer while eating at The PizzaMan, you’re now in luck.

The owner of The Pizza Man is remodeling therestaurant for the addition of a full sports bar,where liquor will now be served, multiple additionalTVs will be put in, and the bar itself will be movedand expanded.

“We have a small area now,” said owner ShaneSwitser of the expansion. “When there are biggersports events, we have more than five people whowant to watch the game.”

Switser says that this is something that he haswanted to do with the restaurant for a while. The re-modeling is happening little by little, and they arehoping to finish it soon.

When the bar is all set up, it will be open until11 p.m. during the week and midnight on Friday andSaturday. Currently, the restaurant is open until 9on weeknights, and 10 on weekends.

However, the restaurant has received a license

from the town that permits Switser to serve alcoholuntil 1:30 if he ever chooses to. “We’ll see how itgoes,” said Switser. “If there’s a need for it, we’llstay open till 1:30.”

Not all beer and pizza

Photos and Storyby Sarah Aube

During the additionalhours after the restaurant it-self closes, the bar will stillserve food, but from a morelimited bar menu.

As for being competitionwith other local bars, Phat Katsand The Packing House, Switsersays that’s not his aim.

“The goal is not to create anightclub. We’re trying to be arestaurant with a full servicebar,” said Switser. “I think thatwe’re filling some sort of a needin the area.”

Owner Chad Pilotte of PhatKat’s says that he does not thinkthat this addition to The PizzaMan will affect him adversely be-cause they serve different cus-tomers. He said it is actually agood idea.

“It’s good to have a couplemore places around here,” saysPilopte. “It gets people out anddoing things.”

The remodeling of ThePizza Man is giving the restau-rant a new entrance, so cus-tomers won’t have to walkthrough the bar to get to the din-ing area.

“We’re hoping to keep afamily-friendly environment,”says Switser.

Photos on opposite page, clockwisefrom top left: Beer on tap behind thenew bar. The dining room, whichwill have a separate entrance whenthe bar opens. The new entrance.Right: The old entrance is closed off.