Gov. Wolf Named 'Employee of the Month' at Ohio Restaurant
Briskets fill the smokers at Breakwall BBQ, as Mike Morgan gets ready to feed hundreds of customers -- two thirds of whom come from Pennsylvania.
"A lot of people from Pennsylvania who wanted to get out of of their houses got out of their houses and came and visited us," he said. "It's just a short little drive down route five."
So as Erie county remains closed, business booms across the border, leading Morgan to call Wolf his employee of the month.
"It's tongue-in-cheek," he said. "We've broken all kinds of sales records, and we know that big chunk of it is that Pennsylvania is shut down."
Customers here who are from Pennsylvania say they'd enjoy a meal in Erie County, but they can't so they have to come to Ohio.
Morgan says he's grateful, but hates seeing other businesses suffer.
"We're making a killing, and we're grateful for it," he said. "I wish they could too. People are ready to get out of their houses."
So he's grateful for the "help" from Harrisburg, but he'd rather lose his best employee.
"Yes, we're busier than normal, but we do well anyway," he said. "I want them people over there to open up and feed their families. I feel for the waitresses. They gotta feed their kids."