The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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to the north and south of them who have come and gone over the years) all worth it for both McKendry and Wojcik, even the memories of 70- and 80-hour work weeks. "My wife asked me the other day, 'Would you do it again?'" McKendry said. "With the people I've met and how successful the business has been, I would do it all over again. It's been a good ride." back to his summer place without a Philly chicken for his wife, he quipped, even though home is several hours north of Ann Arbor. On the south wall, there's a photo of hockey coach Red Berenson (whose son, Gordie, was Mister Spots' first customer in 1986) and Brendan Morrison celebrating Michigan's 1996 national championship. Those are the moments that make 26 years (a lifetime in the restaurant business, as evidenced by the dozens Wojcik agreed, adding the blood, sweat and tears put in have been repaid in full. "Mister Spots is my vice, but it's the relationships that make them so successful," Turco said. "Business, like pretty much everything in life, is all about relationships, and they've got that one down pat. And by the way, they've got food you just want to die for." Nearly three decades' worth of satisfied customers would agree. ❏ photo by heather nash Turco admitted with a laugh. "The smell at Mister Spots … there's nothing better. Sometimes I'll hear, 'What's Turco doing back there?' But I'll make my own Philly cheesesteak, grill it with mushrooms and onions. I like mine with just a little drizzle of ketchup and some waffle fries, call it a meal and don't talk to me for 10 minutes." He also knows better than to come