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John Berwald, founder of Armadillo Willy’s, sits in the Los Altos restaurant. Continued from previous page
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Ming’s
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856-7700 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto www.mings.com
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N I N F O R M AT I O N The local Armadillo Willy’s is at 1031 N. San Antonio Road in Los Altos. Call 650-941-2922 or go to armadillowillys.com.
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254-1120 1390 Pear Ave, Mountain View www.cucinaventi.com
ing in,’ you know, you’re scared to death. It’s like, ‘Hey, how are you doing today?’” It is this type of relationship that brought Bob Deagen back to Armadillo Willy’s. Deagen was Berwald’s first employee at St. John’s when it opened in 1977, and stayed on with Armadillo Willy’s until 1985, when he left the company to start his own restaurants in Sacramento. The two men kept in touch and in 1999 Berwald asked Deagen to come back as president and CEO. Deagen accepted, one of the reasons being the culture that surrounds the company and Berwald. “It has a longstanding and positive culture,” Deagen said. “The base of our employees is very loyal and we’ve had them
around for a long time. So I think that comes through. ... You can feel that a bit when you walk through the door.” Deagen was also attracted to Berwald’s commitment to giving back. “This starts with John, from years back. He wanted to really stay close to the community,” Deagen said. “I think everyone says that, but if you do it (is another matter). We’ve done a lot of that throughout the years and I think that’s connected us to the community.”
CHINESE
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■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■ October 11, 2013