After a very difficult year, the owner of River’s Bend Supper Club in Howard was thrilled to see the reservations flood in for last week’s Easter brunch.
“We were completely reserved out,” said Steve VandenLangenberg (aka Steve Van). “We missed out on Easter and Mother’s Day last year, the two biggest days of the year for us. It is wonderful. Business has been really good I’m hitting pre-COVID numbers.”
Unlike fast food restaurants, Van said his business was especially challenged when businesses were forced to close.
“The start of the pandemic was scary,” Van said. “We had to close for two months, and although we tried carryout, it isn’t part of my business. The food doesn’t carry as well as fast food. If you get crab legs or lobster and drive home 20 minutes and then set things up, how is it going to taste?”