{"id":39856,"date":"2024-07-16T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=39856"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:01:57","slug":"a-large-variety-of-delectable-comfort-food-is-available-at-big-tonys-at-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/07\/a-large-variety-of-delectable-comfort-food-is-available-at-big-tonys-at-the-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"A Large Variety Of Delectable Comfort Food Is Available At Big Tony\u2019s At The Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39857\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/big-tonys-kitchen-h.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/big-tonys-kitchen-h.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/big-tonys-kitchen-h-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/big-tonys-kitchen-h-768x551.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fully-equipped kitchen has replaced the vending machines at Moreau Lake State Park allowing Anthony (Big Tony) Schunk and his wife, Amy, to prepare delicious food for hungry customers.<br \/>Courtesy of Big Tony\u2019s at the Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p>After several years of relying on vending machines, visitors to Moreau Lake State Park can once again enjoy real food served by real people. Big Tony\u2019s at the Lake opened May 25 and the place has been busy every day, according to Anthony (Big Tony) Schunk, owner of the business along with his wife, Amy.<\/p>\n<p>The Schunks got into the business almost by chance. They did a lot of cooking for Northway Church in Stillwater, sometimes serving as many as 700 people. That led to developing Big Tony\u2019s Meal Prep, their meal prep business out of the local Elks Lodge. People asked if they could have the meals brought to them for parties and large gatherings, leading to Big Tony\u2019s Catering.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A fortuitous visit to Moreau State Park led to an offer to take over the concession stand for the summer. They signed a five-year contract with New York state, beginning this summer. Their eatery is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. They may squeeze in a few more weekends in October, Schunk said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Schunks and a staff of eight keep both the Stillwater and the park businesses going.<\/p>\n<p>At the lake, Big Tony\u2019s offers snacks and family-style meals. Customer favorites include smashburgers, spicy chicken sandwiches, soft-serve ice cream, and the family-style meals. They also cater to campers, he said. Full meals are served Monday to Friday. The restaurant serves breakfast on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u201cThis is a very good fit,\u201d Schunk said of the Moreau enterprise. \u201cSo far it\u2019s been a good run.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He thinks they may expand in the future, but has no specific plans.<\/p>\n<p>Schunk said he always worked in restaurants, beginning when he was in high school, and his wife worked as a hospitality manager.<\/p>\n<p>The Schunks began \u201cmaking big moves\u201d back in February 2023, trying to bring the concession stand back to life. A little over a year later, they hung out the \u201cOpen\u201d flag and were ready for business. The hikers, swimmers, kayakers, and other visitors to Moreau Lake State Park quickly found them.<\/p>\n<p>Big Tony\u2019s at the Lake is located at 605 Old Saratoga Road in Gansevoort. It is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturdays; and from noon to 6:00 p.m. Sundays. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They can be reached by email at &#x42;&#105;&#103;&#x54;&#x6f;&#110;&#121;&#x73;&#x4d;&#101;&#97;&#x6c;&#x50;&#114;&#101;&#x70;&#x40;&#103;&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;&#46;&#x63;&#x6f;&#109;.. Their website is bigtonyscatering.com. Their Facebook page includes menus, photos, and a video of endless chocolate soft-serve ice cream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy After several years of relying on vending machines, visitors to Moreau Lake State Park can once again enjoy real food served by real people. Big Tony\u2019s at the Lake opened May 25 and the place has been busy every day, according to Anthony (Big Tony) Schunk, owner of the business along with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":39857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>A Large Variety Of Delectable Comfort Food Is Available At Big Tony\u2019s At The Lake - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/07\/a-large-variety-of-delectable-comfort-food-is-available-at-big-tonys-at-the-lake\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Large Variety Of Delectable Comfort Food Is Available At Big Tony\u2019s At The Lake - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Jill Nagy After several years of relying on vending machines, visitors to Moreau Lake State Park can once again enjoy real food served by real people. 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