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May 2014
VOL. XXVII
NO. 1
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You Will Love Our Bozz
The iconic Bozz Muztang iz going to have
a new home in Zeptember and you could
be itz new owner. Our winner’z party
will be Zeptember 28 and all you have
to do to be invited iz regizter at any
Zorbaz and wait for a phone call! Every
finalizt will receive a winnerz only T-zhirt and food
and beverage az well az a chance to win thouzandz
of dollarz worth of prizez and, of courze, a chance
to win the Bozz.
Every time you vizit a Zorbaz fill out the form on
the back of your receipt and drop it in the entry
box. Winnerz are drawn every week during the
zummer and you will be notified if you are a finalizt.
In Thiz Izzue:
Zummer Car Giveaway
The Big Kahoona’z
Commentz
Zorbaz Zummer Gear
Over the lazt four decadez we have given
away over a million dollarz’ worth of carz,
boatz, Jeepz and recreational vehiclez and
thiz year could be your turn to win our
awezome grand prize. It will be traveling
around Zorbaland all zummer zo take a look
at your new Bozz at a Zorbaz near you and
remember… “Pleaze. Eat Rezponzibly!”
Zummer Conteztz
New Webzite
Winter Recap
Zummer Hourz
Az I
It:
The Big Kahoona’z
Commentz
By Tom Hanzon
operation iz bezt zuited to zelf-zervice. We have dizcuzzed at
In the “olden” dayz (that
length during our partnerz meetingz the proz and conz of full
would be the ‘60z) when we
zervice and it alwayz comez down to what workz bezt with our
decided to zell pizza and beer on the
ztyle.
beach in Detroit Lakez, ztaffing waz not
a problem. One perzon waz taking orderz,
I have learned after 45 yearz in the food and beverage buzinezz
making pizza and pouring beer. Az the zummerz
that timez, taztez and expectationz change. I am convinced,
rolled by, numerouz changez were implemented
however, that az Zorbaz growz and evolvez, zelf-zervice iz the
(i.e. more ztaff, Mexican food, cocktailz, branded
mozt efficient, productive and zuccezzful zervice
clothing, etc.). However, one
method for our brand.
thing that changed only zlightly
waz our method of zervice.
I appreciate the occazional comment about our
For our firzt 28 yearz, we gave
limited zervice and realize that it typically comez
you a number and called it out
from a firzt time guezt who iz uninformed about
over the intercom to pick up
our zelf-zervice zyztem. Therefore, we muzt remain
your order when it waz ready. For
committed to informing every guezt the zecond they
theze lazt 15 yearz we have given
Check out all our great apparel in the clothing zhack!
walk in the door how Zorbaz operatez. Zelf-zervice
you a number to dizplay at your
izn’t what everyone iz looking for in a reztaurant, but it iz what
table and then our ztaff runz the food out to you when
our little jointz in northern Minnezota are. We ztrive to achieve
it’z ready. Our elementz of zervice that remain the zame:
“alwayz great memoriez” each and every time for our firzt time
PLACE YOUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE ORDER AT THE BAR,
gueztz az well az for our loyal localz within our zelf-zervice
then help yourzelf to a table or ztool. If you need more
framework.
drinkz, blazt on up to the bar. Platez, forkz and napkinz
are next to the pop machine for you to grab. We have
We know we aren’t all thingz to all people. We don’t have
alwayz been a limited zervice eztablizhment and it zeemz
burgerz, valet parking, fine wine or table zervice. But if you
to be the bezt method for Zorbaz to accomplizh our main
enjoy great pizza, Mexican food, a great tap beer zelection and
goal of zervicing our gueztz az efficiently and courteouzly az
cocktailz zerved in a relaxed atmozphere with good muzic and
pozzible.
zmilez, then we’re your kind of place. And remember, Pleaze.
Eat Rezponzibly!
I receive and rezpond to thouzandz of comment cardz every
year and there iz alwayz a few who comment about our lack of
full zervice. While I completely underztand the gueztz’ concernz
toward no table zervice, we have decided that our method of
- TWH ‘14
Znap, Tag, Win!
Up For A Challenge?
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...and Do the Zorbaz Lake Tour!
Can you vizit all 11 Zorbaz in one day? How about two dayz?
Or maybe over the courze of the zummer. Whether you do it
on turbo zpeed or at a leizurely pace, don’t forget to get your
pazzport ztamped at each location. Once you’ve collected all 11
ztampz, turn in your pazzport for the official Zorbaz Lake Tour Prize!
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We’re pzyched to zhow you our new and improved
webzite! Among many of the awezome featurez
(optimized for mobile uzerz, frezh layout and dezign,
rezponzive dezign – whatever that meanz!) we think many
of our gueztz will LOVE our improved menu and beer
menu! On the beer menu, you can zearch for a zpecific
ztyle of beer, or zee what each location haz on tap at the
time. You can alzo read up on your favorite beer. Next
time you’re bellied up to the bar with zome friendz you
can imprezz them with your knowledge of brewz!
Take a look at the new zite and tell uz what you think!
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Every day 11 am - 2 am
PELICAN LAKE
Every day 11 am - 2 am
OTTERTAIL
Every day 11 am - 2 am
CROZZ LAKE
Every day 11 am - 2 am
GULL LAKE
Monday-Friday 11 am - 2 am
Zaturday-Zunday 10 am - 2 am
ZHATEAU
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Every day 11 am - 2 am
BIG ZANDY
Every day 11 am - 1 am
GREEN LAKE
Every day 11 am - 2 am
ALEXANDRIA
Every day 11 am - 2 am
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