Jarrod Friedel and Wayne Perotka grew sick of working for other people, so they did something about it: They purchased a long-vacant property at the corner of NW 23 and Shartel.

The new property and a shared passion for the band Phish was enough for them to muster the courage to take the leap into the restaurant business.

Guyutes, 730 NW 23, is a testament to timing. Had the restaurant opened earlier, Friedel and Perotka might never have hired chef Patrick Hart, an Oklahoma City native working in Houston who was ready to come home. Had Guyutes been open in March of 2014, the car that crashed into the empty building and took the lives of three young people likely would've been an even bigger tragedy.

Had things fallen any differently for the restaurant dipped in psychedelia, who knows if it would be one of the hottest restaurants in town.