My step-father Frank on the left, my step-brother Anthony in the window and my step-brother Frankie on the right, posing in front of Anthony's hot dog cart. All three have been in the restaurant business for most of their lives.
Frank started it all when he took over his Uncle Charlie's restaurant, the Dodge Inn, often called the steakhouse of the stars. Both of Frank's sons, his daughter, his wives, his friends, my brother and I, my cousins, my friends and almost anyone who knew him and was a close part of his life worked at the Dodge Inn at some point. There was always something to be done and we all pitched in.
At the same time the Dodge Inn was in operation, Frankie owned two different pizzerias; Armando's and Mercury Pizza and when Anthony left to go on his own, he opened The Clubhouse in the town he lived in. All were successful in their own right.
But none of the offshoots, personal endeavors or hot dog trucks will EVER take the place of the original Dodge Inn. It's success has never been duplicated or surpassed and the recipes can never and have never been replicated in exactly the same manner. It's a Catskill Mountain icon, part of the lives of thousands of people, and will live in the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have been part of it.
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1 YEAR AGO: Miss Tooth Reigns Supreme
2 YEARS AGO: And This Is Why She Will Always Be A Maid At A Hotel
3 YEARS AGO: I’ve Been Everywhere Sunday
4 YEARS AGO: Family Reunion Rules
5 YEARS AGO: Chillin’ In Anchorage
Frank started it all when he took over his Uncle Charlie's restaurant, the Dodge Inn, often called the steakhouse of the stars. Both of Frank's sons, his daughter, his wives, his friends, my brother and I, my cousins, my friends and almost anyone who knew him and was a close part of his life worked at the Dodge Inn at some point. There was always something to be done and we all pitched in.
At the same time the Dodge Inn was in operation, Frankie owned two different pizzerias; Armando's and Mercury Pizza and when Anthony left to go on his own, he opened The Clubhouse in the town he lived in. All were successful in their own right.
But none of the offshoots, personal endeavors or hot dog trucks will EVER take the place of the original Dodge Inn. It's success has never been duplicated or surpassed and the recipes can never and have never been replicated in exactly the same manner. It's a Catskill Mountain icon, part of the lives of thousands of people, and will live in the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have been part of it.
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1 YEAR AGO: Miss Tooth Reigns Supreme
2 YEARS AGO: And This Is Why She Will Always Be A Maid At A Hotel
3 YEARS AGO: I’ve Been Everywhere Sunday
4 YEARS AGO: Family Reunion Rules
5 YEARS AGO: Chillin’ In Anchorage
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