If youâre a fan of McDonaldâs, youâre probably a fan of the Frost family. Patriarch Jack Frost (third from left in photo) got tired of the frost nipping at his nose in his home state of Wisconsin (where he opened his first McDonaldâs), and relocated his family to our area more than 30 years ago, opening the first of five local Mickey Dâs in 1985 on S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel.
Today, Frost and his sons John (left in photo) and Chris (far right) and daughter Jen own eight McDonaldâs restaurants, including all five of the locations in our distribution areas (two in New Tampa and now three in the Wesley Chapel area). The most recent opening happened just before we went to press with our latest issue, as the 6,300-sq.-ft. (about as large as the location on 54, which is the second largest in Florida) McDonaldâs on S.R. 56, between the new Longhorn Steakhouse and BJâs Restaurant & Brewhouse (in front of the Tampa Premium Outlets) has opened.
Equipped with a large âplay placeâ for the kids and with more sit-down space than most McDâs, Chris Frost says that the new location focuses on customer service, and after watching the pre-opening training of the locationâs employees, I can assure you that you will be greeted by lots of smiles and âlet me get that for you right awayâ attitudes.
And, if you check out the ad on page 44 of our current Wesley Chapel issue, youâll see a Grand Opening special of 20 McNuggets for only $5 (through Feb. 19). For more info, stop in 24-7 (or for the official Grand Opening on Sat., Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) at McDonaldâs (2609 Creek Grass Way, Lutz) or visit McDonalds.com.