The last six months have been full of expansion for Jay’s Good Grub. Their newest venture of a brick-and-mortar restaurant will open in the coming weeks inside Windridge Country Club, and a second food truck will soon hit the streets.
The first major change for Jay’s came when it opened a brick-and-mortar location at 224 Carlton Drive in January, although that wasn’t an actual restaurant. They sell food from a counter for lunch and dinner at the location, but all the food is still prepared inside their iconic white bus-turned-food truck.
“The great part about this is we even set up here for lunch because these businesses (near the Carlton Drive space) are open during the day,” Antoinette Johnson said. “So we’re trying to branch out to this side of town, so we’re gonna do fish fries, soul food plates, and things like that over on this side.”
Johnson said the spot has treated Jay’s well thus far, and they hope to eventually add picnic tables around the back to offer customers a full backyard cookout experience.
Johnson said the location also has enough space for their soon-to-come second food truck to park after a day out on the town. Both trucks will be on their app for customers to order ahead or track their location throughout the week.
But the biggest change yet for Jay’s is the addition of a true restaurant. They’ll have a full kitchen and seating by taking over the restaurant portion of the clubhouse at Windridge (5044 Millers Mill Road). Guests do not have to be club members to eat at the restaurant.
“It was a shock to us,” Johnson said. “They reached out to us about running the kitchen, and we had to get the kinks out. The course is now open to the public, and it’s not just for members, so we’re really excited.”
Johnson said they are still undergoing the preliminary checks and inspections before they can officially open the doors, but Good Grub Nation — as they call their customers — can expect an opening in 3 weeks.
The changes have been positively overwhelming, Johnson said, and all follow a decision in December to get out of their own way and not block the blessings God had in store for them.
“It all became a deal that we could not turn down. So, it’s an overwhelming sense of joy and knowing that God had a plan in this because these things came to us, we didn’t go to them. So it’s a blessing. Like they say, your cup runneth over,” she said.
Johnson said people can stay tuned to Facebook to see when the restaurant opens at Windridge and when the new truck hits the road.
