The name Lisa Wardwell is one that most Central Mainer's are familiar with. Behind her bubbly personality is a woman who knows her stuff in the restaurant industry.
I spend a fair amount of time at the China Dine-ah and it seems whenever I'm there at the same time Lisa Wardwell, the owner, is, she doesn't have time to talk because she's bussing tables, serving orders, greeting customers or cleaning tables. She's has the same philosophy as former owner, Norm Elvin, has. When something needs to be done, if you're there and the crew is busy, you do it.