It would be cool if it was Thurl Ravenscroft.
Posted on 12/22/2020 5:48:55 PM PST by nickcarraway
Owner Mike Pascale said it has been fun for him to see the happy faces "we haven't been able to see at Aurelio's inside our dining room."
With indoor dining suspended across the state, restaurants are coming up with creative ways to bring Christmas cheer this holiday season, including having food delivered by a beloved Dr. Seuss character.
Aurelio's Pizza of Plainfield has enlisted one employee to dress up as the Grinch, a pot-bellied, grouchy creature, whose heart is too small for him to truly appreciate the spirit of Christmas. The Grinch delivers food and even takes photos with the customers. If time permits, he'll also do a little dance, said Aurelio's owner Mike Pascale.
"We have had Santa dinners in the past which have always been so successful but with our dining room being closed that is just not possible this year," Pascale said. "So we needed something else. We had customers asking for Grinch deliveries, so we got online and ordered a costume and jumped on the bandwagon and started delivering our food with the Grinch."
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Customers must call and place their reservation when the restaurant announces the dates and times for when the Grinch is available, on its Facebook page. These deliveries will be available through Christmas Eve.
With two children at home, Plainfield resident Meagan Olsen, felt "limited" in terms of Christmas-related activities.
"When I saw Aurelio's was offering Grinch deliveries, I thought that sounded like a fun idea. My kids really got a kick out of answering the door and seeing the Grinch standing there," she said. "They were right on time with our order, and he was able to stick around for a few minutes to take some photos."
Pascale said the community has loved the idea, and they've delivered to families with little children as well as to parents who were to embarrass their teenagers.
"Our Grinch was even the center attraction of a professional photo shoot for a family's Christmas card and even Santa himself flagged down the Grinch for a photo," he said.
Grief has piled on grief in the nine months the coronavirus has gripped the United States and killed more than 300,000 people.
The restaurant sold out all slots for the Grinch deliveries within an hour of posting them on social media each day.
"We have had a blast delivering food with the Grinch, the pictures we received have been great!," Pascale said. "It's been great to see all the happy faces we haven't been able to see at Aurelio's inside our dining room. We would like to thank the community for supporting us during this unprecedented time. We all need all the help we can get to get through this pandemic, customers need it just as much as we do."
It would be cool if it was Thurl Ravenscroft.
Very creative. Good marketing.
He’s got garlic in his soul, indeed! And that is a good thing.
Years ago Dominoes Pizza sent three guys, one in the pizza noid costume, one in a Pizza Hut looking uniform, and one in another a shirt that looked like another company uniform to a televised Texas Ranger game with a sign that read, “Now you know why your pizza is late! Next time call Dominoes”
that’s funny. bet it got a lot of attention!
Great marketing campaign... Love it...
That ain’t no Grinch. That’s a Grinchess!
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