I've been coming here since I was real little. There's a real sense of family, even with the customers. While there is no formal seating chart in the shop, its customers base their visits around a routine. In one set of booths, you get the old buzzards, as Bob VerSteeg calls them. I think it would really lose a lot if it wasn't in this location.
People get in the habit of going into a place.
It's really hard to establish that. Casseday said when he started coming to the Spudnut 22 years ago, he was just looking for some place to hang out. Now, he not only is a regular customer, but he also gathers boxes from around town and delivers them to the shop to be used for carryout orders. It's his way of helping out. Developing such an atmosphere hasn't been easy.