Get exclusive stories that look at context and solutions to systemic issues for Mississippi and the nation with these FREE newsletters. He burned pasta noodles and had a hard time determining when steaks were done, which oftentimes led to them being overcooked or not cooked at all. Most of his co-workers were expecting him to get fired or quit, but manager Glen Hern believed in him enough to keep him on. Plus, he needed the job as he had three young mouths to feed. I can be my own business.
In , he went on to earn an associate degree in hotel restaurant management from Hinds Community College, with dreams of someday managing his own restaurant. An opportunity presented itself when his uncle Wilbert Green told him about a store in Crystal Springs, Miss. The original concept for the restaurant was to call it Love Roots and specialize in soul food and barbecue. However, two months into operation, his uncle got sick, and with his recipes not mastered, they made the decision to reduce the menu from soul food and barbecue to bar food.
The restaurant specializes in buttermilk burgers, which are marinated in buttermilk. It was exciting. The competition allowed people to nominate their favorite burger joint, and WLBT picked the top eight names, placing them in a bracket.
I want to see how this tastes. When the restaurant first opened, they served four wing flavors: southern, barbecue, lemon pepper and mild. Now, they have 12 wings flavors as they have added the likes of uptown, cajun and honey lemon pepper, to name a few. The restaurant also sells fries, salads, seafood potatoes and lemonade with plans to do limited-time food items at different points this year.
In February, he plans to introduce philly cheesesteaks with a special bread for a limited time, for example. He also has plans to add a Monte Cristo brunch sandwich, which is an egg-dipped or batter-dipped ham and cheese sandwich that is then pan or deep fried. They might last two, three months and change over.
