Mainstrasse Village in Covington has seen a handful of new businesses open in the past few months, including
Main Bite, which opened May 28. Main Bite’s menu features seasonally-inspired small plates made from the freshest ingredients owner Margie Potts can get her hands on.
Potts, a cooking instructor and media personality, sources her ingredients from the restaurant’s on-site garden and a plot she has in a community garden. Her vendors are all local, even her bank and payroll.
“When you establish yourself in a community, you do as much as you can for the community, and they’ll support you too,” says Potts.
Potts owned a restaurant a few years ago—MJ’s on Main—but it was more of a bar and was hard to change, she says. It wasn’t exactly what she wanted, so she sold it, and started looking for another space in Covington to open her new restaurant.
She chose was a white building that needed a lot of TLC. It’s now painted different colors and boasts an outdoor courtyard with window boxes and flowers everywhere. Potts plans to string lights in the courtyard for a glowing effect at night.
“My goal with Main Bite is to present healthy food options in a way that makes them beautiful and delicious, and creates a fun dining experience,” she says.
Main Bite is now open for lunch during the week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m; dinner is served Tuesday-Friday from 4 to 11:30 p.m.; expanded weekend hours are Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
By Caitlin Koenig
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