Store front. The store is located in a high traffic site in the Rooms to Go Shopping Center. This is just across from the Lake Square Mall which gets over 35,000 cars/day. (70a)
Close-up of the customer pickup parking. (72a)
Reception desk at the front of the store. Both the desk and the tall shelving are custom made. (576)
Furniture in the reception area when the customer enters the store. Note the use of commercial grade wood linoleum on the floor in the customer assembly area. (81)
Customer seating area at the front of the store. This is also custom made with custom-made cushions and pillows. Note the young customer in the lower left. (45a)
Close-up of the happy customer. (75a)
View of the customer assembly area. The island in the middle was designed for conversation and convenience. The circular hole that you see in the prep station leads to the built-in trash containers. (40a)
Another view of the custom-built prep stations. (36a)
View of the prep stations from another angle. (45c)
Detail of the prep stations. This gives a good view of the custom sneeze guards. (47a)
Close-up of prep station showing detail of the smallwares that come with the store. (50b)
Another view of the smallwares at a station. (53b)
View of the assembly area taken from the back of the store. This shows the prep stations on the right side of the assembly area. (62a)
View of the left side of the assembly area taken from the back of the store towards the reception area at the left front of the store. This also shows one of the two handwashing sinks located in the assembly area. These sinks have a motion sensor to turn on and off automatically. The long corian bar with bar stools provides a place for customers to enter their orders while they are in the store. (579)
Blackboard that displays specials and customer seating area with a computer terminal. (67a)
Glass-front refrigerator located in the right front of the store adjacent to the reception desk. This is where customers place their completed entrees while they are in the store. (581)
View from the reception desk along the right wall toward the rear of the store. (74a)
Back wall of the assembly area. There is a staging area behind the partition. The customer restroom is to the left. The door in the center leads to the prep kitchen. (63a)
View of the staging area. This includes a convection oven that is used to make treats for customers, a glass-front refrigerator that holds juices and grab and go items, and a set of refrigerated drawers that are staged with food for the next session. (583)
Another view of the back corner of the staging area showing the door that leads to the prep kitchen. (53a)
Crosswise view of the staging area. (582)
Commercial freezer in the staging area. (585)
Grab and go cooler in the staging area. (584)
Convection oven in the staging area. (586)
View of the back kitchen. The dishwasing area is to the left of this photo. The walk-in refrigerator and freezer and be seen on the left side of this photo. The prep area is in the rear towards the center. The storeroom is to the right. The laundry facilities are to the right of the store room. There are also employee lockers in the far rear. (46a)
The washer and dryer. These to the right of the view shown in the previous photo. (587)
Storeroom. This is to the left of the washer and dryer. The storeroom is larger than it appears in this photo because it is in an L-shape that goes further to the right. (590)
The prep area (to the left of the storeroom includes a separate handwashing and foodwashing sink. (591)
Another view of the prep area. (592)
Walk-in freezer and walk-in refrigerator. These are opposite the prep area shown in the previous photo. (52a)
Dishwashing area. This is to the left of the walk-ins in the previous picture. Note the dishwasher in the right corner. This is currently rented. (594)
Employee lockers in the back kitchen. (589)
View of the customer restroom. (60a)
View of the customer restroom. (61a)