I knew instantly, I wanted to know her better. She was there with two of her girlfriends from Lenoir, NC. We talked while we waited our turn at the bar. While standing in line at the bar to get a drink, I turned and saw the most beautiful lady I had ever seen. On this particular visit, I’d arranged a date with someone I had met at the pool earlier in the day and invited her to dinner with me. Traditionally, on Saturday night of our stay, we’d go to Cagney’s and hang out at the bar until our table was ready. Several guys from our Country Club in Lima, Ohio, would make our sojourn to the beach to play golf in the day and party at night. It was 29 years ago at Cagney’s when I first had contact with my wife. Your restaurants are simply the best Myrtle Beach has to offer, period … ask ANY ‘local’.
Ain’t no ‘cruise’ and ain’t no ‘quit’ in either one of you. Few people have affected so many people is such a positive way for so long a time as you two ain’t no doubt that Tony and Poppa D are proud of you both. But no wonder it took you eight years to find financing (and the good luck to have a spy at Coastal Federal to let you know George Cooper had loaned money to open a Weenie King downtown) … you guys were hardly old enough to even borrow money! Well, you showed ‘em. The ‘best at the beach’ for 35-years! Wow. You are this beach’s best ambassadors, you set the standard from the first day you opened that brass door and you’ve always done it with style. Dino, Dino … you’ve always made it look easy – but I know it wasn’t. That doesn’t just happen, in fact it almost never happens, somebody had to make it work. The food has always been the very best, and many of the same people who still provide such outstanding service today have themselves been ‘fixtures’ for years.
Owners who REALLY care about you, remember you, appreciate you and treat you well … year after year and now decade after decade, every day. As different as they ‘feel’ the Flamingo Grill and Cagney’s Old Place share what no other two Myrtle Beach restaurants can offer … and I think we must have every kind of restaurant in America around here now. It was impossible not to stop at Cagney’s on the way home. Through the years since it all began (and I was lucky enough to be there at the beginning) I’ve laughed so many times at both restaurants I couldn’t begin to count ‘em all, and the record number of ‘to-go’ Flounder Cagneys and Steak Cagneys has got to belong to me Old Bridge Road was just up the road. Rodney Spivey, Pfizer Institutional Sales Please tell Susan and Dino Drosis I said “Hello” When will be the final night for Cagney’s? Just tag me back and I will do my very best to make it. I feel like telling them to give you a call for some training on proper serving.ĭino, you will always have a special place in my heart. I still think about you every time some young server sticks their armpit in my face to set a plate down or pick one up. Additionally, you taught me to appreciate some of the finer things in life, like gourmet food and proper etiquette and service. It helped me understand the value of putting in a good days work for a good days pay, everyday. This gave me the confidence to go to college and do well. You always gave me positive feedback and made me feel like you were proud of me and you encouraged me. You see, I did not really have a father figure to show me appreciation and encouragement.
You may not realize this, but the impact you had on my life was exponential. At the same time, it taught me that you can work hard and have fun doing it. It taught me the values of responsibility, hard work and team work.
It wasn’t until I got older that I realized what an impact your leadership and this experience had on me. A lot of the success I am experiencing today can be traced back to the wonderful experiences I had working at Cagney’s and Flamingo Grill. These were some of my fondest memories of my youth. While I am saddened by the news, I am grateful I was able to be a part of an amazing run.
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