I wouldn’t be able to do what I do if my wife hadn’t gotten on board when I got started. “The restaurant business is very difficult business,” McCarty said. Still, McCarty acknowledges that being in this business can pose many challenges. But, when I can go to bed satisfied about what I did, it’s not about the money, it’s about the people.” “Because the hours are long, at my age, it’s tiring. “The satisfaction you get from customers raving that it’s the best pizza or wings and people telling me that they like what I’m doing,” McCarty said. McCarty said that he loves what he does at Lost Pizza Co. “At any restaurant, you want the ambiance and aesthetic to be where the food is great, but it draws you back in because it’s a cool place,” said McCarty.

King and the blues whereas Pensacola, Fla has decor relating to the Naval Air Station and the beach. has décor pertaining to American Blues Musician B.B. In the other locations, customers will find a similar pattern, each restaurant taking on characteristics of the area it is in. So, if you walk around in there, we’ve got a wall filled with nothing but memorabilia of the shoals athletes that were born here, musicians, Billy Reid, you name it.” In Florence, I wanted to the Shoals area – the river, the music. “The furnishings resemble the island of Saint Croix,” McCarty said. Typically, this décor has been washed up by hurricanes, such as boats that capsized, anchors, ropes, life preservers. The Lost Dog Pub and Pizza has décor on walls similar to Lost Pizza Co. Roberts and Lott drew inspiration for their restaurant from a little pub in Saint Croix, an island in the Caribbean Sea, called Lost Dog Pub and Pizza. Their dream was to create a cool, funky atmosphere where friends can enjoy the coldest beer around and the best pizza they have ever eaten, according to the restaurant’s website. in 2007 – Brooks Roberts and Preston Lott – and takes it to the next level. “ an area that’s always kind of lured us here with the people, the music, the river and its whole vibe.”Īs a franchise owner, McCarty facilitates the vision of the two guys who started Lost Pizza Co. “When we decided to put in the third store, we wanted to go somewhere that we could possibly retire,” McCarty said. The couple would ride motorcycles, hang out at the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa, and listen to the songwriters at Swampers. The Shoals has been a destination for McCarty and his wife, Marcia, for years.

in 2017 and his second location in Grenada, Miss. McCarty opened up his first Lost Pizza location in Oxford, Miss. My wife and I decided that we wanted to do something different, but wanted to stay in the food business. “I saw this franchise’s birth in my hometown of Indianola, Miss. “I owned a restaurant in Indianola Mississippi called Nola and knew the two young men who started this franchise in 2007,” McCarty said. In addition to being in the business for 25 years, McCarty has owned two other Lost Pizza Co. McCarty is no stranger to the bustling restaurant business. Sunday lunch is phenomenal and the night is pretty busy as well.” “On the weekends, we’ll do about 50% of our business. “Business has been fantastic,” said Chuck McCarty, 65, Lost Pizza Franchise Owner. 8 and officially opened for lunch and dinner on Feb. The new restaurant opened up for dinner Feb. After two years of being vacant, the corner of Seminary Street and Mobile Street is buzzing back to life with the opening of Lost Pizza Co.

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