Pizza Ranch shows off at soft opening, grand opening scheduled Sept. 5

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The slices were being served, the chicken was hot and the waiters and waitresses scurried about the restaurant today for the first of four soft openings at the new Galesburg Pizza Ranch.

The restaurant at the corner of Knox Square Dr. and Seminary St. has been in the works since last year and was originally scheduled to open in December of 2015.

Contractor delays pushed construction, but General Manager Kevin Chase tells WGIL it was worth the wait.

“It’s a great facility,” Chase says. “It’s modern, it has great decor and it’s one of the new decor’s that the company is using too.”

The general public will be able to get their first taste, September 5th. When we spoke with Chase, invited customers had only been in the store about an hour, but the new GM says he’s heard only positive reviews.

“It’s been awesome,” Chase adds. “Just even the lead up to even opening has been just so positive. There’s a buzz going around town. I don’t know, we’ve created something but it has been fun.” 

Chase anticipates a busy first few weeks and says he will have around 100 employees on hand throughout that time. He add that the business received over 700 applications to work in the franchise. 

Chase will join Jim Lee, Saturday morning on Galesburg Live to speak more about the restaurant opening.

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