On Jan. 13, Leon Weyant and his family opened their new restaurant, Polly and Stone – Good Eats, on the corner of King and Penn streets.
This may be his first time managing a restaurant, but Weyant is no stranger to food service. Weyant and his son, Britain, are well-known among college students for their burrito trailer, which they operated off of Richard St. for five years. It was their original plan to open a store, says Weyant, but instead, they waited patiently building a solid customer base off of the success of their burrito trailer. Weyant’s priorities are less commercial, though.
He explains that he would park the burrito trailer off Richard St. to make sure the students were being fed. “I think it’s better for them to get the food into their stomachs!” he says. “That’s basically why I go over. Profit’s not my main motivation.”
‘Good eats’ is the philosophy Weyant follows. The restaurant, he explains, is named after his grandparents, Polly and Stone, who raised a lot of their own food and believed in a good, home-cooked meal. With his new restaurant, Weyant is following in their footsteps by purchasing local ingredients for his restaurant.
The transition from trailer to restaurant has been smooth for Weyant and his family. Weyant explains that having all of his supplies in one place is much more desirable than having to continually stock the burrito trailer. It is not the larger space that has been the biggest adjustment, but rather, the clientele.
Polly and Stone has been drawing many adults from the community to its new location, but Weyant expresses that he is excited for students to be back in town. “Students are fun,” he says. “I enjoy working with them. They’re all really nice.”
The new location and expectedly larger kitchen space has afforded Weyant to expand his menu. Polly and Stone now offers three new meats to their burrito menu including chicken, pulled beef and pulled pork. On top of that, they are now serving quesadillas and pizzas.
Polly and Stone – Good Eats is open from 9 to 11 daily.
Weyant has set the restaurant’s official grand opening for Feb. 2 – Groundhog’s Day. It will be an all-day event, and burritos will be Buy 1 – Get 1 Half Off.
For more information, visit: www.pollyandstone.com.
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