The Best of Ellijay, Blue Ridge & Jasper Funpaper issue 7 | Page 6
THIA: Have you ever walked in the door of a
restaurant and instantly felt warm, welcomed
and right at home? If you answered no, that's
cause you ain't been to JD's yet! It's a family
place, in as far as it’s run by a family, feels like
family, for your family, and like a relative was
cooking for you. It was a freezing cold day when
we stopped by JD's and the minute we came in
I was all warmed up by the heat in the place for
one, but also by being greeted by at least three
different staff members all with big smiles.
The two tables near us were talking about how
great the food was, and then branched off into
discussion of where they used to work and places
they knew in common, they were strangers when
they sat down, never met each other before, but
they were friends by the time they left.
That's just the atmosphere set down by
JD's. JD is the Dad by the way, he is a long
distance trucker. Rhonda is the Mom and she
seems to be the boss, although in a very
sweet southern type of way. Sam is the son
and he says he answers to "Hey You". All the
waitresses we met seemed like cousins,
friendly and happy to be there. There is lots of
love in that restaurant.
A gentlemen stopped by our table when he
heard we were from the “FunPaper” to tell us...
"My name is Rick and I'm from Atlanta. We discovered this place about a week after it opened.
Now it’s a weekly stop for us to enjoy the
food here. I think it’s the best meat & 3, the
best value, anywhere in the mountains up
here. And we’re back today on our way
down the road.” There you go, a completely unsolicited testimonial!
Now about the food - I chose a simple,
home cooked meal of meatloaf, taters and
gravy, corn, cabbage and cornbread for
$7.99. Everything on the plate was delicious. I would order the same exact thing
again, and highly recommend this dinner
to anyone who wants a warm filling tasty
meal. But I had to ask Rhonda, how do you
make plain steamed cabbage taste so delicious? She told me there were a few ingredients added to that steaming water, and that made
so much difference! She named em for me, but I'm
not telling, you go try it for yourself. And if JD's can
make steamed cabbage taste scrumptious, imagine
how good everything else is!
ROBB: Meat & Three for me too! I had a hamburger steak with onions, double taters, corn,
and a roll. It was delicious and plenty to eat. I
love this place! The service is great! And great
fried chicken! See the story in this issue.
NOTE: They’re tavern is NOW OPEN! Serving wine and beer, so you can stop in for a beverage, or for dinner, or both, but any reason you
go to JD's is the right one.
JD's- Feels like family and tastes like home.
Two thumbs up! : )
888 Old Philadelphia Road, Jasper (Behind Wal-Mart)
706-253-3031 • 706-253-3032 Menu Line
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Our great server Kacie
“I have a friend. He keeps trying to convince me he’s a compulsive liar, but I don’t believe him.” – Ben Bailey