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Customers often waited 45 minutes for their food, especially on Friday nights when the bar was hopping, Todd said.
"We really needed to be able to offer a wider variety of foods—foods at a normal restaurant pace," Todd said.
So in 2013 the couple decided to expand into the suite next door and build a larger kitchen, which they debuted with an updated menu in November. Pub customers had long been asking for a wider menu selection, Christy said.
"We've gotten more of that kind of [restaurant atmosphere] going," she said.
Todd said the pub still offers familiar items such as grilled cheese sandwiches and chips with salsa. New items include the Monte Cristo sandwich with meats and Swiss cheese, the Dig Burger with Angus beef on a pretzel roll, as well as salads, fish and chips, and desserts.
"We've also added a large variety of appetizers, like the Scotch eggs, something you could find at a traditional pub," he said. "We're not necessarily trying to re-create an English pub, but [we're trying to] offer a wide variety of things that you could find in pubs across the world."
Todd said since November, the pub has experienced 10 percent higher food sales than before the renovation. It is a trend seen in the growing Cypress Creek Road corridor on which The Dig Pub opened years before the city of Cedar Park moved its offices to just across the street.
"It's been nice to see the traffic flow increase to this side of town," Todd said, adding that most of The Dig Pub's faithful patrons come from within a 4-mile radius. "We're definitely local in the best sense of the word."
Photo by Stephen Burnett[/caption]
Customers often waited 45 minutes for their food, especially on Friday nights when the bar was hopping, Todd said.
"We really needed to be able to offer a wider variety of foods—foods at a normal restaurant pace," Todd said.
So in 2013 the couple decided to expand into the suite next door and build a larger kitchen, which they debuted with an updated menu in November. Pub customers had long been asking for a wider menu selection, Christy said.
"We've gotten more of that kind of [restaurant atmosphere] going," she said.
Todd said the pub still offers familiar items such as grilled cheese sandwiches and chips with salsa. New items include the Monte Cristo sandwich with meats and Swiss cheese, the Dig Burger with Angus beef on a pretzel roll, as well as salads, fish and chips, and desserts.
"We've also added a large variety of appetizers, like the Scotch eggs, something you could find at a traditional pub," he said. "We're not necessarily trying to re-create an English pub, but [we're trying to] offer a wide variety of things that you could find in pubs across the world."
Todd said since November, the pub has experienced 10 percent higher food sales than before the renovation. It is a trend seen in the growing Cypress Creek Road corridor on which The Dig Pub opened years before the city of Cedar Park moved its offices to just across the street.
"It's been nice to see the traffic flow increase to this side of town," Todd said, adding that most of The Dig Pub's faithful patrons come from within a 4-mile radius. "We're definitely local in the best sense of the word."
