Wednesday, December 1st is opening day for Joe Mama’s on Springfield Street in Dayton. This North Jersey native grew up working in Joe’s Deli, the family business and was making soups and bank deposits before he was a teenager. He moved to Columbus were he worked for Speedway and when his fiends started Hero Homes he worked for them on the side. Eventually they bought the property that was formerly Grips Grill last April and and John Gabriel moved here in May, started painting the mural on the side of the building while working on cleaning up the restaurant that had been closed for over a year.
The restaurant, which seats about 20, will serve breakfast and lunch to start, from 8am – 4pm daily. They will offer a dinner menu down the road and delivery is available with Grub Here’s the opening menu:
I had a chance to sample a couple of menu items yesterday. The French Toast served with fruit and a side of Cinnamon grits was light and flavorful.
The Joe Mama burger which is two 90% lean beef patties, with cheese, grilled onions, ketchup, mayo and fries on a hoagie bun:
owner John Gabriel
“Cause that’s how we Roll!”
John Gabriel shares that “Joe Mama’s features my original artwork and unique style, I like to think of it as expressing my love for the arts, cooking, painting and telling jokes!”
