Jasmine White
At Jazzy’s Good Eats, the food is hot and the recipes are old.
The soul food restaurant opened on Wednesday, with owner Jasmine “Jazzy” White relocating to Midtown from her former Kline Village location.
The smells of homecooked cuisine hit you as soon as you enter the snug takeout shop at 912 N. 3rd St. White grinned ear to ear as she talked about reopening and being back in the kitchen after closing her former location in February, which originally opened in 2022.
“It’s a whole new world over here,” White said of moving to Midtown. “I love it.”
According to White, her previous, larger restaurant space became burdensome as she lacked the staff to help operate it.
When she closed, her loyal customer base would regularly reach out, asking where she’d gone. As she prepared to open her new shop, she called her old customers one by one to let them know she would again serve up her soul food.
“It’s exciting to know people were looking for me,” she said. “It’s really a good feeling to be back up and running.”
Jazzy’s menu includes fried fish, fried chicken, turkey wings, mac and cheese and greens, among other southern-style staples. The restaurant is takeout only.
White shared that her recipes were passed down from her grandmother and mother, who taught her how to cook and instilled in her a love for food at a young age.
“I’ve been in the kitchen all my life,” she said. “It’s rooted in me.”
The people are just as important to her as the food is, as she loves meeting new customers and serving longtime patrons. She recalled a time when she noticed a regular customer hadn’t been in the shop that week, so she called and found out he was in the hospital.
“I prayed for him, and he did get out of the hospital,” she said. “It’s really familial. I really have a connection with my customers.”
Some of her previous customers have already come for a visit at the new spot, she said.
While Jazzy’s “soft launched” this week, giving her a chance to work out the kinks, she plans to hold a grand opening celebration in September.
“I can’t wait to feed the people and meet the people,” she said.
Jazzy’s Good Eats is open on Tuesday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit their Facebook page.
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