The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan

The Green Acres Restaurant at 3065 North Main Street has a new owner.  Donna Rowley opened the doors at her business on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Crowley took over Green Acres from Hanh and Sherry Chung who operated the restaurant for 16 years. Rowley isn’t a a food service novice. She earned an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from SUNY Cobleskill and had 18 years of restaurant experience prior to becoming head chef at the Malone Golf and Country Club seven years ago. When she wasn’t working at the club she was selling baked goods out of her home kitchen.

A Malone native, Crowley resides in Cadyville. While she doesn’t know many people in Peru, she’s already met several customers and is quickly learning their food preferences. She loves to bake pies, but Crowley has already discovered that her customers love cakes. She quickly responded by adding several cake choices to the menu along with éclairs and other pastries. She’s also broadened the meal menu adding two chicken sandwiches, a reuben, fish and chips, broiled haddock, Chicken Parmesan and ravioli.  There will also be daily specials.

In a five-day period prior to opening, Rowley painted, installed wainscoting and new carpeting. Air conditioning, new kitchen flooring and blinds are next on her agenda.