Pizzas are stacked, seats are packed & everyone loves The Shack
By STU CLAMPITT
news@readthereporter.com
It used to be The Pizza Shack by the Tracks. Now it’s just called “The Shack,” but the pizzas are back, and they brought friends to the menu at 311 E. Jefferson St., Tipton.
According to new owner Brett Morrow, after extensive renovation, there are now two different kitchens offering two different menus, one of which is the beloved Pizza Shack favorites. The other is a more upscale menu. The Shack also now has multiple bars and will offer a buffet seven days a week.
“It’s going from just a pizza menu to pizza with steak, chicken, fish, bar bites, ribs, other things, and from having no alcohol to having two bars, and the downstairs lounge will be open seven days a week,” Morrow told The Reporter. “The upstairs lounge will be open initially every day because we have to have the capacity at the opening, but we want it to be Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays for the upstairs sports bar.”
(From left) Maggy Lewis, Bar Manager Haley Wood, and Matt Bonds stand ready to serve you. (Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt)
The Shack’s renovations have increased capacity and customer options in a number of ways.
“There’s still the main dining room, which is huge,” Morrow said. “There’s the lounge downstairs that seats 38. The buffet will be seven days a week for lunch and all day on Sunday and Monday. In addition, there’s a hundred-seat banquet room that has an outdoor courtyard and an amazing sound system with DJ booth.”
Morrow told The Reporter the banquet room and courtyard will be available for rehearsal dinners, weddings, reunions, parties, and whatever else someone might need that space to accommodate.
One thing Morrow stresses is how helpful Tipton city officials were during this process. He said Tipton is a very welcoming community where everyone from the City Council to the Board of Zoning Appeals went out of their way to help bring back The Shack.
The Shack is currently open at 311 E. Jefferson St. in downtown Tipton. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Learn more and make a reservation at online TheShackTipton.com or by calling (765) 675-8787.
Reporter photos by Stu Clampitt