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I but there are three basic rules anyone in the

It’s difficult to walk by Camden House of Pizza,
affectionately known by locals as “CHOPs” and not business must follow before anything else, she
notes.
go inside.
Once inside, it’s even more difficult to leave.
“You have to serve good food and give great
customer service,” she said. “And you have to have
The comfortable tables and booths, the mouth
watering scents wafting from the kitchen, the easy
a clean restaurant. If you fall short on any of those,
going but efficient staff, all of it seems to create a
you are going to fail, period.”
Those are the key elements to offering a good
special vibe that keeps people coming back.
Owner/operator Georgia Megadrosos, who
considerations, too, she said.
started working in Camden House of Pizza with dining out value, she said. But there are other
her parents in 1990 and took it over completely “I’m not going to cut corners on ingredients,” she
when her parents retired, knows the place is said. “If you have inferior ingredients, you will
special. The dining is casual, the menu fairly serve inferior food and ultimately lose business.
straightforward -- pizza and subs, salads and Any potential short-term savings is absolutely not
sandwiches – but it’s much more than that. worth that.”
“It’s about community -- our customers really are One must keep up with trends while still staying
like our family – we know pretty much all of them true to one’s field of expertise. In other words, she
by face and most of them by name,” she said. is not going to suddenly change the menu from
Running a restaurant is obviously not a snap, pizza and subs to seafood or fine dining; she knows

By Jim Tatum

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