Kelli Thomas said when she began waitressing at Rivertown Bistro months after it opened in 1994, she had no idea what to do when a customer ordered calamari.
Thomas, who now works for Conway Alive, went to the bartender, thinking it was a drink, and together they tried to figure out how to make a calamari. At that point in time, Conway was a small Southern town and a restaurant had never added something like fried squid to the menu.
Conway has come a long way since Rivertown Bistro had Thomas learning what calamari is on the job…