4 I The Behrend Beacon
Hungry Howie's overcomes delays, rides wave of student interest
MANY STUDENTS RELIEVED TO HAVE ALTERNATIVE FOOD CHOICE
By Adam Spinelli
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Hungry Howie's is off to a
great start. With customer expec
tations high, and the number of
flaws that the production team
encountered even higher. this was
not an easy task to accomplish.
Nonetheless. Hungry Howie's
Pizzeria is here to stay.
"Other than the typical set
backs of running a business,
we've time very well," says Vice
President of Sales and Marketing
John Kliszewski. "We've seen a
lot of people walk through the
door and they have all been pretty
happy. We've gotten them their
food and there has been no com
plaint from a customer yet.-
Some of the setbacks that
Kliszewski has encountered are
typical for starting a new busi
ness. He and his team have had
flaws with both the computer and
phone system. The computer
system crashed on one day, then
the phone system on the next,
but that didn't stop the Hungry
Howie's team from serving their
consumer.
There even was a delay in
advertising for Hungry Howie's.
The original date for advertising
was scheduled to be February 1,
but there was a slight delay with
the spot being produced. Howie's
didn't officially start advertising
until late last week, hut according
to Kliszewski, this didn't stop
people from coming in.
"We put up our sign out front,
turned on the neon "open - light
and people started to come," says
a very pleased Kliszewski.
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business will not be successful.
This location serves as an excel
lent compromise for all. It is
extremely close to campus, but at
the same time is not too far from
many of the other major food
places on Buffalo Road. Hungry
Howie's serves a wide variety,
from local Harborcreek citizens,
to college students, and even col
lege faculty.
"There have been a lot of peo-
ple coming in," continues
Kliszewski. "It has been about 75
percent college related people like
students and faculty, and about 25
percent of people from the sur
rounding area. -
Along with it being so close to
campus, many students are excit
ed to have another option to eat
other than the normal two choic
es of Bnmo's or Dobbins.
"I'm very excited to finally
have something different," says
freshman Political Science major
Amber Heeter. "I've never had
their pima, but I heard it was
good. It also is very close to my
room and I like that it is within
my walking distance."
Its location is something that
many students on campus have
said they are pleased about.
Students that currently live in U-
Gates. or are planning on living
there next year think that this
location is a wonderful thing to
have.
"It is going to be very conven
ient to have the pizza shop right
there next year, - says freshman
Matt Konczakowski. "I'm living
in U-Gates next year and it's
going to be great to be able to
walk right outside my building
and have a place to eat other than
Bruno's or Dobbin's.-
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Hungry Howie's still is very
close to campus. It offers a wick
variety of food and brings to cam
pus another choice of food for
students. Many local students
have had nothing but positive
remarks for the new business.
Several student organizations
ordered Hungry Howie's pizza,
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Hungry Howie's opened this spring, and students have entbrtx•ed the stow as a long-write(' alternative to on-campus food.
Friday, Feb.l3 2009
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Government Association, for
weekly meetings. The Matchbox
players, for their first improv
event of the year on Wednesday
night, ordered several different
types of Hungry Howie's pizza.
"It was our first improv of the
year, and the fact that they were
open was kind of the main reason
why we ordered," said David
Exler, the club's treasurer. "I had
n't had it yet, figured it was a
good time to try. It was really
good, even better than I thought
it would be."
The reaction for both organiza
tion's use of the new restaurant
elicited some favorable responses
from students. The flavored
crusts, ranging from butter cheese
Friday, February 13, 2009
to cajun to ranch, spiced up the
meal and gave different tastes.
For Hungry Howie's, fulfilling
the needs of Behrend's students
will be one of their top goals in
the coming years.
"We look forward to being
around for a while to serve the
students and their needs," says
Kliszewski.