Jackson Jambalaya

The Republican County caucus and convention is next weekend, surely the delegates will make a wise decesion.

Shitty service and over priced shitty food. Only clay at the bar had any sense of restaurant savvy.

Classic case of if it ain't broke don't fix it. Their County Line Rd location was a gold mine because they were offering the only upscale dining option outside of Tico's and Shapley's. The shear volume of traffic drove customers to their door that were willing to pay whatever for fresh seafood. Moving by the lake was a terrible idea because of how exclusive the territory is.

bad food didnt cut it in madco; will be interesting to see if it flies in rankin. they shd hv gone to aj's in destin and duplicate it.

Karma is a bitch. The Taylors were back stabing two faced SOB's. I know I should be happy to see this but I am. Not to worry not telling how much is stashed in their safe deposit box.

But he has that nice house in Bridgewater!

yep a $600,000 house but list only $3000.00 in furnishings. Yeah Right

Also he was an owner of a company called JOAMCA which was a chemical compamy but disloved however now is taylor enterprise at which he is just a manager.

Looked on AJ's on Lakeland's website sure does contain alot of pictures of john and lucy taylor and family. curious.

Isnt Bankruptcy great you get to keep your 600,000 house and BMW X5.

If the Madison County GOP is the bastion of conservatism and fiscal responsibility they claimed to be in the whole Rudy Warnock dollars for roadway redesign fiasco, then they will not elect this clown as Chairman. We'll see. It will be a severe setback if he does get in, and it will show the Madison GOP's true colors. Stick to your guns, say what you mean, mean what you say.

how sad...I ate there all of the time way back when...(located in Purple Creek Plaza before the area turned ghetto)

Different owners county line and on the lake.

Purple Creek? Ghetto? Since when?

Since about 1992.

Had birthday dinner at AJ's on County Line some years back. Thoroughly disatisfied with oysters the size of nickels. Chef came out and said "We gonna make this right", so he brought me six more nickel sized fried oysters. They did have a nice outdoor heater at the lake location and the paper towel holder in the men's room was definately upscale wood.

seems that this is a good way to escape the rent of Kerioth realty. they must have really tried to jack it up on them.

fyi - bankruptcy is a way to protect your personal assets when trying to escape contracts and business losses. Aint the law great.

On Lakeland Drive, you can have any kind of fresh fish you want, as long as it is redfish.

meople
AJ's started on county line then moved to the lake. Unless you meant lakeland but use your brain and check out the web site its the same as the one for AJ's on the lake.

Hope republican party in Madison is smarter that electing him. I am tired of them putting people in power who have no credability.

I guess my bad experience was as bad as others' bad experience.

yup ironghost..ghetto is it..tip into Chiles after dark and get a huge dose of GHETTO! better yet, pop into Northpark and gaze about at all of the GHETTO wandering about making faces at you..or maybe even drop by Northpark Theater and try to make it safely from your car to the front door.. AJ's had to move from Purple Creek...however, Clintville busted them...

After reading a list of the assets, anybody else get the feeling that they dumped a bunch of personal property? Maybe some close family members that don't live in the home? No way you live in a $600k Bridgwater home with $3,000 worth of furnishings, $500 worth of clothes and the wifey sporting a $1k wedding band.

Oh, and here's the house:

http://homesearch.jacksonrealtor.com/%28nwosl0joejzjfs552d14pkrr%29/propertySearch.aspx?ResetSearch=True

My bad. Try this one.

They lied about the furnishings

This is embarrassing for the Madison county republican party--John Taylor needs to back off--

John Taylor has not been truthful with those who have trusted him-

Definately something is off with the numbers on assets and bank accounts. He makes 8000 a month at Taylor Chemical or what ever it is called but 0 in checking.

OK, after thinking about it,
the Purple Creek / Northpark
area on County line Road didn't
become ghetto until about 1997.

92' was just the beginning of house burglaries, auto theft,ect. - just the normal routine of Jackson
"kul'tcha ".

Ya know, come to think of it, 1993 is when the massive housing boom occurred in Madison
& Rankin County.

Madison needs to become a resort community and legalize liquor. Then its restaurants won't have to close. If they cannot sell liquour, they just cannot make money.

So he is giving up his house and shopping center, he lost the restaurant equipment, but he wants to keep the BMW.....Maybe another session of credit counseling is needed.

Its not Mr Taylor first time in trouble. He owned a company named joamca chemical which received warning letters from Fda. Google John Taylor joamca Fda

Did we miss the closing recently of Local 436 in the artsy area near Kroger-Westside?

AJ's food sucked. I tried eating there three times and was disappointed every time. The next to go will be the overpriced and gross Mexican Joint.

Anonymous 845 has trouble reading compound sentences. I never said shit about laleland.

9:42. Put these shithole losers in Jackson and the haters would be going NUTS.

"This is embarrassing for the Madison county republican party--"

In case you are new to the scene, the Madison County republican party is embarrassing, with or without this.

9:42 am - Are you referring to Sombra ("overpriced and gross Mexican joint")? If so, then I agree - they need to go. I have given them several tries - bad food sometimes served almost cold, and overpriced for sure. I had high hopes for them.....oh well....

It appears that, to some, every Black person is assumed to live in a Ghetto and whites who live in a trailer or a shanty who use bad grammar are not recognizable despite the awful dental care.

Racism must make one blind and deaf.

My one visit to Sombra gave me the impression it is more about the margaritas than the food. As long as the tequila keeps flowing, they'll be successful in Ridgeland/Madison. I didn't consume any alcohol, but the food we had was decent, but nothing any better than your standard Mexican restaurant. Service was bad and very slow, and it was extremely loud. It gave me the impression of a more upscale Buffalo Wildwings, with a Mexican flavor. I won't be going back any time soon, but there seemed to be plenty of people enjoying themselves.

Sounds like a good episode for Restaurant Impossible.

"The next to go will be the overpriced and gross Mexican Joint."

You are kidding yourself. The place packs 'em in.

I'm not crazy about the food myself, but my family is, and they seem to be more in tune with the mainstream than I am.

Opening a restaurant on Highland Colony in Ridgeland is pretty much like minting money, it appears. What puzzles me is Majestic Burger, with its tasteless meat and its fries done in the same grease as the shrimp. And yet, it does a lively business as well.

What kills a restaurant is either location or management. AJ's had no trouble with location (even back off the main road). I infer it was poor management. If you don't want to work 18-hours days, or can't hire a trustworthy soul to do so, don't open a restaurant.

Let it be said piss poor behavior hurts other. I didn't get to say it today, but when you see a stand up guy, you know this world is about doing the right thing. ;)

This is John Taylor's third time at a restaurant business. County Line Rd, Township Ave (On the Lake), and now AJ's On Lakeland. When On the Lake closed,It was on Martin Luther King Jr Day, the staff was off for the holiday when the staff got phone calls letting them know that they were no longer employed. Happy Holidays soon to come to the Taylor's. John, when you mess up, you do it big.

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