
Via (pronounced "vie") didn't want to go to the mall area, nor did he want to get into the pricey fast-food mix in northeast Abilene.

"They're all different but the same," she said. Laura Lambert, who owns the Bosses business with her husband, Damon, said each restaurant building is a found item. But in looking for a location for the seventh Bosses, a Texas-based franchise that has emerged from Fort Worth, he found a castle. Via has only heard about Hot Dog Castle, not having lived here when hot dogs ruled. Shay enjoyed a slice of Hot Chick pizza, a blend of white sauce and spinach. Ten bucks, Sir Eats-a-Lot, gets you pizza, salad and a drink.Ĭhuck McCormick is a wings guy but he was OK with pizza. The mid-day attraction is a joust at the buffet that's offered weekdays only until 2 p.m. Ivan Via, an Abilenian for 11 years, is the owner of the restaurant.

Chuck, however, had been at Bosses' website and Shay suggested they go early. Their business is C&S Repair Services - they fix appliances and heating/AC units. "We don't normally eat lunch," Chuck said.

"Olaf (hearts) Bosses pizza" reads a sign near the counter.įirst to try the pizza and salad buffet were Chuck and Shay McCormick, who took not only an early lunch break, but a lunch break. Even before the lines shorten at the new Cane's, Abilene welcomes yet another feeding frenzy, this time as Bosses Pizza Wings & Burgers. On Wednesday, a bigger castle was back, gray instead of white, and serving pizza, burgers, wings, salads and more. Yes, it looked like a castle, and it never went completely away, an interesting backdrop to those entering or exiting CityLink buses at the stop there.
