Three G Eatery in Coaldale. The restaurant opened in October 2014 and has had steady business ever since.
Small town businesses are often challenged to find success and one of them has found a way.
Walter and Shauna Gomez opened Three G Eatery in October of 2014 and has been one of the few restaurants to stick around in the relatively small market.
Walter has been in the restaurant business for over 17 years and moved his restaurant from his hometown of Milk River to Coaldale.
He says they moved because they wanted to find a slightly bigger place to grow the business.
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“We looked at other places because we wanted to expand. Milk River is pretty small with only 800 to 1000 people compared to the 8,000 or so here in Coaldale,” said Walter.
The short drive to Lethbridge also played a factor in moving to Coaldale.
As for having the restaurant located in the big city, Walter says the food business is already overcrowded as it is and the investment would have been greater had they made the move into Lethbridge.
Since opening they’ve had fairly steady business and they hope to see people filing into their doors for quite some time.
“So far so good, it’s been a lot steadier instead of up and down and more consistent,” said Walter.
He isn’t alone in the venture though as his wife Shauna is also involved with Three G Eatery.
She says it’s nice to see familiar faces in the restaurant, but plenty of new faces make their way through the doors too.
“[We get] lots of returning customers, it’s also neat to see those customers who were here when we first opened come back as well as plenty of new customers,” said Shauna.
Coaldale only has a few sit in restaurants in its arsenal, while most fizzle out after a few months, the pair at Three G said they knew the risks involved.
Now with the holiday season rolling around, Shauna says it’s one of their busiest times of the year.
“This is our third Christmas. Last year we had eight to 10 [Christmas parties] and this year we already have eight to 10 so almost every weekend is booked up already,” said Shauna.
For more information about Three G Eatery and what menu items they offer visit their website at threegeatery.ca.
