Business is booming Sundays are a slow day for any business, said Heroes manager Steve Casados. So the restaurant tried broadcasting the wrestling events a year and a half ago, in an effort to draw sports fans out of their couches and into one of their seats. So we tried it and it worked out real well. Sunday sales, he said, have increased by nearly 300 percent. For servers like Melissa Meinert, that means a lot more work.
Some parties send people ahead to claim tables.
By 6 p.m., the bar is usually packed to capacity, with 288 people waiting for the festivities to start. But even the late arrivals usually figure out a way to squeeze in. I was kind of surprised to see people stick around when there was no seating. Birds of a feather Though some people tend to stereotype wrestling fans, the typical crowd at Heroes is as wide-ranging in age and backgrounds as the wrestlers themselves are in costumes and gimmicks. And like any good sports fan, they dress up to support their favorites.