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KuZZinZ Bar and Grill is a place for all skyscrapers lit up in the Wednesday is family background, and a rivernight, when kids younger boat with a red paddlethan 12 can receive a free kids meal with every adult TROY — A new hangout wheel heading under the entree purchase. Wedneshas opened in Troy, offering bridge. Noren painted it in day also is Deuces Wild a variety of food and drink, just three days. Torres added high-top Night on the Balcony, when along with local bands and tables and comfortable diners are encouraged to other entertainment in a padded chairs to the restauplay cards. friendly atmosphere. rant, which seats about 170 Tuesday features speKuZZinZ Bar and Grill cials on wings and draft opened at the beginning of including its main dining room, upstairs indoor balbeer, and Monday offers the summer at 3006 N. cony and outdoor patio. half-price appetizers. County Road 25-A, in the The all-American menu Torres hopes people will former LeDoux’s location. like coming to KuZZinZ for “I like to describe it as a has a little bit of everything for every taste bud. One of its great food and friendly hodgepodge place, where environment. She wants someone blue collar like my the highlights is the chicken tenders, made inpeople to say it’s their “new father who worked roofing STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACK spot,” and some already all his life can come in and house from chicken breasts KuZZinZ manager Monica Haulman makes a red, white and blue martini for a have. A group of ladies from have a beer next to a doctor and hand-breaded. Torres customer at the bar. assures the tenders are so the emergency room at the who’s having a glass of all homemade. KuZZinZ. The bar brings in nearby Upper Valley Medbig, two is enough for most sweet and salty flavors go wine,” said Janice Torres, great together. Torres herself makes the live bands on Friday nights, ical Center come in for diners. Fresh prime rib is who owns the restaurant The bourbon burger, desserts — everything from playing all styles of music ladies night Thursdays and with her husband, Richard. available Friday and Saturincluding blues, rock and day nights, and all-you-can- which comes with KuZZinZ cheesecake to chocolate always sit on the patio at Torres grew up in Troy own bourbon sauce, is one cake to brownie sundaes. country. Some bands set up the table nearest to the eat walleye is offered on and graduated from Troy of its top sellers, and the “I try to bring something in the main dining area, Friday. drive-thru-style window High School in 1994. She pastas are wonderful, Tordifferent in each week,” she others in the large open Torres said KuZZinZ is that opens right to the bar. previously worked as a conres said. Vegetarian options said. back room and some outAs business continues to tractor for the government, one of the only places The bar, which boasts a side on the patio. This Frigrow, Torres plans to add spending time in Iraq. Her around with a Monte Cristo are available, including a variety of draft beers, mar- day will feature Reflektion, catering and special events, on its menu. The sandwich four-cheese grilled cheese husband, originally from sandwich and the grilled tinis, margaritas and san16-year-old twins Jared and such as cruise-ins, to the is made with two slices of Iowa, is a former Marine. portabella mushroom. grias, has some of the Justin Younce, of Piqua. bar’s schedule. KuZZinZ is They decided it was time to French toast stuffed with Appetizers such as onion lowest drink prices in town, A disc jockey entertains open Monday to Friday at warm ham, smoked turkey, come home and be with Torres said. Happy hour is the crowd on Saturday melted Swiss and American straws and pork potato 11 a.m. and Saturday and family, so they set out to skins also are popular. A Monday through Friday nights with dancing and cheese and topped with Sunday at 1 p.m. Visit own their own business. wide selection of sides is from 3 to 8 p.m. sometimes karaoke. Thurs- www.kuzzinz.com or call powered sugar. It might Torres’ cousin Shane Food and drink isn’t the day night is ladies night, sound like an odd combina- available to choose from, the restaurant at (937) 552Williamson, a chef at Dayonly reason to come to plus trivia and karaoke. tion, but the owner said the and soups and sauces are 9794 for more details. ton’s Smash Burger, was looking to branch out, and cousin Monica Haulman came on board as manager. And so the bar was aptly ALL named KuZZinZ, pro* nounced “cousins.” ACCESSORIES Not much renovating ON SALE had to be done to the space, DURING but customers will notice a with the purchase of an beautiful hand-painted AUGUST iComfort® mattress Smarter. Cooler. Better.™ mural on the wall as soon as they walk in the door. Torres loves nightscape scenes and went on an onUP line search for the right one. ALL LAMPS, TO She found a couple she PICTURES, liked and asked local artist 937-335-1849 TABLETOP Jennifer Noren to combine www.homecomfortgallery.com on a Serta® Motion them into one image. ITEMS & 105 W. Main Street •Troy, Oh 45373 Perfect® Foundation The huge mural depicts MORE! Mon, Fri, Sat 9am - 5pm; Tue, Wed, Thu 9am - 7pm; Sun 12pm-4pm a bridge over a river with 2302994 BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor
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