3 Generations in Full-Service Restaurant and Catering Services
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Dalton ’ s Catering
3 Generations in Full-Service Restaurant and Catering Services
Owned by Kelly and Amy Dalton , Photography by Kelly Dalton
The first restaurant opened in 1962 by R . L . & Ida Belle Dalton , named Woody ’ s . There have been restaurants since , with the last two being Ember ’ s , which opened in 1972 , and Dalton ’ s in 1990 .
Bobby Dalton , my dad , opened Roman Gate in 1973 , which was an Italian Restaurant , and then took Ember ’ s over in 1977 , while Grandma and Granddaddy “ retired ,” although they were still there daily .
Daddy began pushing the catering business in the late ‘ 70s . He had two banquet rooms that he kept occupied inside the restaurant and was also mobile with catering that included anything from factories , churches , and weddings . His most prominent and most challenging was the Sunbelt Expo . When I was about eight years old , I started helping him with the catering . I missed school the week of the EXPO to help him . We catered the Governor ’ s Luncheon , which would be about 1000 people with 3 to 4 buffet lines , the Exhibitor ’ s Lounge 4 days of the week , the Livestock Meeting one night of the week , the Exhibitor ’ s Breakfast one morning of the week along with anything else that Dr . White and Chip would come up with , not to mention , the restaurant , Ember ’ s , was still open for regular business .
32 MoultrieScene JULY 2024