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“My goal is to have one of the most successful Eggs Up Grills in the company,” he adds. It has more of a beach atmosphere and I think it creates a better, calmer environment it’s not a diner-type feel that some people might be more accustomed to when they think of breakfast.” “We added soothing blue tones to the color scheme in addition to the standard red and yellow that are characteristic of all Eggs Up Grills. “The co-founder of the company wanted to have something a little bit different in terms of ambience with this new location,” Don says. His location on Walton Drive right off of Farrow Parkway by Highway 17 Bypass, is location number twenty-four of Eggs Up Grill. He opened his doors on Maand by the first part of June, he’ll be offering outdoor patio dining.

He was enticed too, by the positive atmosphere and family-oriented feel of the company, which lent him a sense of security and led him to believe that the venture would be successful for him and his family going forward. “I saw it as God moving me in a different direction than what I anticipated,” he says.Įggs Up Grill gives Don an opportunity to focus on what he loves (which is breakfast), while giving him the afternoons to be able to spend with his family (which he also loves). By November of this past year, things began to turn around, and he knew his planning would yield results. “This was something I was trying hard to achieve, but things weren’t going as I expected,” he says.ĭon had to let go of it taking shape the way he wanted. I just see no end to the way it’s growing and I’m just tickled to death to be a part of that.”ĭon spent three years researching and planning his entrepreneurial career move. We feel fortunate that we got into this part of town. I’ve been so attracted to Market Common the whole time we’ve been here. “When I did the research for a new opportunity,” he continues, “I was distinctly looking in the Market Common area. I was already planning to change careers, but as of last year, I made a commitment to her to create a better atmosphere for our lives for the next 25 years.”

“My wife and I have been married for 25 years,” he says, “and I’ve worked long, hectic hours for most of that. After a successful ten year career that involved extensive hours and a lot of stress, Don was ready to be an entrepreneur again. When they moved to Myrtle Beach, Don took a job as a managing supervisor in the food industry for a local company that owns several McDonalds in the area. “My two girls were three and five,” he says, “and my wife told me: if we’re doing any kind of moving, we’re not waiting.” In 2006, Don and his wife visited Myrtle Beach for a spring break vacation, and made a decision that this was where they wanted to spend the rest of their lives. Don’s restaurant now is comprised of more help than he and his wife, but it’s the same kind of family-oriented concept his parents started out with. And then they grew and expanded, and now here I am with Eggs Up Grill.”Įggs Up Grill is a franchise that was established out of Pawley’s Island in 1986 by Chris Skodras. “My dad cooked, and my mom was a waitress. “ Eggs Up Grill reminds me of what my parents started when they first began in this business, because all they did was breakfast and lunch,” Don says. They served breakfast beginning at 6am, and were open late into the night.

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It was a full service restaurant, banquet, and lounge, with frequent live entertainment. Growing up, Don helped in his family’s restaurant in Ohio, and eventually took over the family business as an adult. His father and grandfather before him did the same. Don Rau, the owner and operator of the franchise Eggs Up Grill, on the outskirts of the Market Common, has been working in the restaurant business his entire life.

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