CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 35 travel from other states to eat these. I have been told that people can't find our food anywhere. People who go to D.C… people who go to different countries." Japanese restaurants are more ubiq- uitous in Fayetteville than Indian res- taurants, so Freeman says that she must offer customers extremely competitive prices in order to compete with big- ger Japanese restaurants. ough she believes the thing that most attracts repeat customers will always be the at- mosphere and service. "Customers love the food of course. Our Spicy Tuna, Futo Maki and rolls are all very popular, but of course, we enjoy what we are doing and it shows. It is very healthy food. People see that we are happy and stress free. It is more of a family restaurant. You want to make money, but you want to enjoy it. Eve- ryone wants to make money but if you don't enjoy it, then there is no point. is is a very happy place. No one is rushed. at's why people come back." e loyalty of Bombay Bistro's regu- lars was demonstrated like never before aer the restaurant was robbed a few weeks ago. According to Kumar, the robbers broke their door while the place was closed, then proceeded to empty out their cash-register and fridge, spoil- ing their entire food supply. Aer post- ing about the incident on Facebook however, Kumar says that they were called by 18 different regular customers, who offered to come help clean up and le extra large tips, sometimes without even eating. "We have been so embraced by this community. One customer came in with flowers for my wife. We were back up and running by Monday. e money, we are sure, the insurance will handle it, but the fact that people were wanting to help us clean up, it was very appreci- ated," Kumar said. "e main thing was people coming in and people who came once just to see if we were alright. All of our regular customers came by, new customers came and said they are sor- ry about what happened. We have had such support. I am born in India, but really, I feel now that this is my coun- try… and my community." CV JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FAYETTEVILLE Women building better communities Community and Project Development (CRPD) and Community Assistance Program (CAP) Grant applications are now available on our website. 2605 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 910.323.5509 | www.jlfay.org