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DINING
M&K Food Shop
Contact Info and Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 11AM - 7PM
Fri: 12PM - 4PM
Sat-Sun: Closed
1731 Grandin Rd SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
(540) 491-9352
mandkfoodshop.com
facebook.com/MandKfoodshop (follow for daily
updates)
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the market with the to-go food. Make food
that's easy to take home and heat up when you
want it."
M&K has been open four years now. The
couple proudly call themselves a mom-andpop joint, citing the intimacy created with their
freedom to honor customers' specific requests.
Customers can come in with a favorite dish
or dietary request and see that request often
honored on the next week's menu. This has
created an incredibly loyal and ever-growing
fan base the couple didn't expect.
Of course, it helps that Wallace-and
Ayyildiz, too, for she's responsible for several
of M&K's staple items-are masters in the
kitchen. True to Wallace's professed chef-style,
M&K's food doesn't adhere to any particular
genre, rather it's traditional food with a twist.
Like meatloaf made with chuck roast rather
than ground beef, mashed Yukon potatoes
and rutabaga and Turkish green beans (a
head nod to Ayyildiz's Turkish heritage). Or,
Southwestern pie-a spin-off of traditional
quiche (one of my favorites). Or, chicken salad
that's heavy on the chunked chicken, light on
the dressing (thank you!), with the perfect zip
of dill. Their pimento cheese is addictive (it
barely lasts a weekend at my house). So are
their twice-baked potatoes and banana pudding.
And I deeply appreciate their constant supply
of freshly prepared salads I can stock up on
for lunches. Easy. Healthy. Satisfying. Home.
These are the nourishments that fill me when
I eat M&K's food.
Wallace and Ayyildiz say they hope to
expand M&K in the future; create a market
space as well as add beer, wine and small plates
to their menu. They especially want to make
better use of their front porch and deck space
outside.
"We have this beautiful space we want to
share," Wallace says, pointing to outside M&K's
walls. "Of course, we want to expand, but not
for the money. We want to see more people. We
want people to sit outside and enjoy that deck."
"My customers are my friends," Ayyildiz
adds as a pronouncement, spoken as true and
wholesome as their food. I
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