Creekstone Burgers Co., along with its tasty burgers and homestyle milkshakes, has officially hit Lipscomb University’s campus, replacing the Asian cuisine establishment Far East Fusion.
Not only did the new addition replace Far East Fusion, but it also forced other student center establishments Papa John’s and Blue Coast Burrito to move locations within the student center.
Ashton Martin, a senior nursing student at Lipscomb, is just one of the students who is giving the new restaurant rave reviews.
“Replacing Far East Fusion was such a good move,” Martin said. “The burgers here are incredible! My friend even ordered the veggie burger, and she told me it tastes just like real meat.”
However, Martin did add that something Creekstone needs to improve upon in the coming weeks is faster service.
“Although the choice was good to bring Creekstone Burgers to campus, they are still trying to figure out how to properly get the food out in time and be efficient while doing so,” Martin said.
Creekstone has a large menu full of selections for customers. Students can choose from hamburgers, cheeseburgers, melts, hot dogs, french fries and classic milkshakes. All of these selections can be “doctored-up” with toppings and different extras to make it the ultimate burger, melt or hotdog.
Anthony Bates is the new operations manager for Creekstone. Bates has been an employee at Lipscomb University for a few years.
“Creekstone has had really incredible feedback, and we are still perfecting a few items to get them just right,” Bates said.
Although Creekstone is brand new on campus, Bates noted that the burgers are competing well with all of the other food options.
“I think Creekstone will do well on campus for the next five years, but every campus requires change at some point.”
One new thing Creekstone will be offering in the future is the new “weekly specials.” Bates shared that there will be certain days of the week that have specials on the burgers, hot dogs and patty melts. In addition to the weekly specials, Bates said that after students weighed in on the new restaurant, the establishment will be making one very noticeable change in the coming weeks.
“We’ve decided to drop the prices at Creekstone within the next upcoming weeks,” Bates said.
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