Little Caesars returns to Elkins
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ELKINS -- Ever since Little Caesars served its final slice of pizza at its old location at the now-closed Big K-Mart store on the Beverly Five-Lane years ago, locals have been waiting for the franchise to make its triumphant return to the area.
That wait finally ended on Thursday morning when a new location opened for business in downtown Elkins. The new Little Caesars is located at the fork of Harrison and Davis avenues.
The first Little Caesars closed its doors in January 2017, just two months before Big K-Mart shut down operations.
"At the time all of the workers there really hated to see it go," said Trina Kisner, a former employee at Big K-Mart. "It was our go-to for lunch time."
Kisner is one of many residents who are happy to see the business back in town.
"I absolutely love Little Caesars," she said. "Their food is great and the prices are better than most other pizza places. I'll probably wait a couple days before I get some food there, because I'm sure they're gonna be really busy the first couple of days."
Kisner was correct in her assessment, as patrons lined up early Thursday morning waiting to get in the door before the grand opening at 11 a.m. April Shriver was one of those people who stood in line for close to 40 minutes waiting on some of Little Caesars' goodness.
"I actually just moved to the area from North Dakota about a year ago and I was sad when we got here and there were no Little Caesars," Shriver told The Inter-Mountain. "We had a Little Caesars in the town I moved from and I ate there quite often. It stunk, quite honestly, not having one here, so I'm really excited to see a store opening today."
Area resident Arlin Fleckenstein said Little Caesars has been the pizza of choice for him since he was a little kid.
"I've always loved Little Caesars Pizza because it's always cheaper and it's really good," said Fleckenstein. "I grew up on it when I lived in New York as a kid and I couldn't be happier to see it opening in Elkins. I love it."
Little Caesars is open every day of the week: Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Elkins Little Caesars Facebook page is officially up and running and customers can obtain more information there.
Little Caesars was founded in 1959 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. is owned by Ilitch Holdings, which also owns the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings. There are currently 4,167 locations in the United States.