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Jennifer Poore
6 days ago
I guess the saying, Better Late than Never, definitely applies to this review. Back on July 1st, we decided on a whim to visit the Scottsboro and Albertville Jefferson’s. You see, we’re working on part of our Bucket List.. to dine at every one of the 13 Jefferson’s owned by David Carulla. And at each one, we will place dollar bills with Heartfelt Words about our son, BLAKE POORE. His FAVORITE place to eat in our hometown of Oxford, AL was Jefferson’s. We lost him on 12/26/24, the day after celebrating the BEST Christmas with him/family to a health issue that he didn’t know he had. So dining at Jefferson’s provides peace, comfort, and happiness because we know Blake is right there with us in Spirit.
Eating at Mr. Carulla’s Jefferson’s restaurants is our way of saying Thank You for the genuine kindness and compassion he showed us back in May when we celebrated Blake’s 35th birthday (in heaven) at the Oxford Jefferson’s. His sincerity touched our hearts so deeply that we wanted to visit/dine at all of the Jefferson’s fortunate enough to be under his leadership as owner. And placing detailed dollar bills on the wall at each location allows us to honor our son, BLAKE POORE’s memory, as well as, provide a little insight into the Fighter with a Lover’s Heart.
Since we would be dining at Two Jefferson’s on the same day, we decided to have Appetizers at the Scottsboro location. And let me just say, the Pretzel Bites were Oh So Soft and the Jalapeno Cheese Bites had just the right amount of Kick to get the taste buds tingling. Both appetizers were On Point!! So KUDOS to the cooks! It wasn’t too far into our visit that the Shift Manager, SAVANNAH, checked on us (and all patrons). Since it wasn’t time for our food, she returned later to see how everything tasted - DELICIOUS, of course. We always find it very nice when managers stop by and have short, but meaningful conversations with us. That is exactly the type of leadership needed in today’s restaurant workplace. MAHAYLA and MOLLY were both our servers with one taking over after the other’s shift ended. And it went seamlessly with both servers making sure our food/drink needs were met. However, the part that warmed our hearts the most was their quiet attention as we told Blake’s Story. They understood that our visit was so much more than just a meal. It was a way to find hope in the middle of grief and a way to keep Blake’s memory alive with something as simple as writing on/placing dollar bills on the walls.
To the General Manager, SAVANNAH, MAHAYLA, and MOLLY deserve praise and recognition for being FANTASTIC representations of the Jefferson’s franchise. They each radiated happiness which was exactly what we needed as we made Beautifully-Painful memories honoring our son’s life.
Now, we will be off to visit Kimball, Winchester, Manchester and Murfreesboro Jefferson’s in the coming weeks.