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By Shelley Smith
The staff members at Choppers
are revved up to serve the High Country. Photo by Shelley
Smith
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Motorcycle enthusiasts cannot only now be “hogs”
on the road, they can also be hogs in a new edgy motorcycle
themed restaurant in Banner Elk – Choppers.
Choppers, owned and operated by Brad and Janet Patchell, serves
large portions for large appetites and is located in the Banner
Elk Best Western Mountain Lodge.
“It’s just a fun, casual atmosphere,” Patchell
said, “something that Avery County has never seen.”
Patchell wants to focus on serving customers quickly for lunch
and is offering a lunch buffet, “So people can be in and
out in 30 minutes.” Choppers will also have a breakfast
buffet.
Choppers serves everything from Philly cheesesteaks to eight-ounce
hamburgers, steaks and ribs, and also a feast for one’s
eyes.
The restaurant is covered from floor to ceiling with not only
motorcycle and Harley Davidson memorabilia, but actual motorcycles.
One motorcycle is even suspended from the ceiling above the
booth section of the restaurant. For kids, Choppers offers a
very special dining experience: children can sit on an actual
four-wheeler that has been converted into a table, with a table-top
drilled directly onto the handlebars.
“Kids can pull right up to the table with their parents,”
Patchell said.
Choppers also offers a full service bar, as well as catering
for special ballroom events, and food and bar service at the
hotel’s pool.
“We plan to have live entertainment not only in the restaurant
on the weekends, but also at the pool,” Patchell said.
“The pool is open to the public as long as you’re
eating or drinking. You can even come in, buy a steak, and go
to the picnic areas around the hotel and grill it yourself.”
Patchell said he would like to have an annual or semi-annual
bike week, so stay tuned for more information on bike week as
it becomes available.
Choppers’ opening night was Friday, May 1. Call (828)
898-7665 for reservations or more information.
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