ROCHESTER — Last summer, Annie and Ryan Balow’s restaurant Thai Pop burst on the Rochester food scene having graduated from pop-up events and shared kitchens.
The popularity of the restaurant has been a pleasant surprise for the couple. However, the crowded dining rooms and full reservation lists also mean 12- to 15-hour days the six days each week Thai Pop is open.
One day a week, the couple make the most of a day off.
“We take it slow on Sundays,” Annie Balow said. “I never appreciated a Sunday until I opened a restaurant.”
Annie admits she spends a few minutes first thing in the morning ordering items for the restaurant. After that, it’s house cleaning and a short walk on a cold, gray Sunday morning in April with their 16-month old daughter Bodhi. Then the family heads to brunch at Forager Brewery’s restaurant.
