The Max Patch Eatery
May 11th, 2007Welcome to Max Patch along the newly paved Appalachian Trail! The Max Patch Eatery is a cafeteria-style restaurant that is sure to fill the hungriest hiker’s belly. With over 194 available dish combinations, the Max Patch Eatery brings all things wonderful about Max Patch to the table.
What makes the Max Patch Eatery so special? Just like the town of Max Patch, you can get both Pepsi AND Coke products! When funding originally stalled for the eatery, a bidding war broke out between Pepsi Co. and Coca Cola. When bidding was tied at 1.7 million dollars, Dr. Joseph B. Banks jokingly stated that both companies should win, and both should equally deck out the Max Patch Eatery. Although the joke turned serious when the Max Patch Family Preservation committee thought it was a fantastic idea, and contacted the local city council.
After a 5-4 vote, the city concluded that both companies could indeed bid, compete, and win the project.
One year later, The Max Patch Eatery remains the only eatery in the contiguous 48 states to serve two major brand soft drink lines. We pride ourselves for this achievement, and owe a great deal to Dr. Banks for his efforts.