Jackson Jambalaya

Good smart move.

Honestly not sure if this is the best location. They would be the third establishment (?) in that spot. It’s kinda small and the parking isn’t the best. Madison loyalists love Nagoya and Papitos and they’ll be in direct competition. But we will see. He’s batting 1000 in Jackson.

I can't wait for $30 pitchers of beer.

Wasn't this rumored to be in Livingston a years back?

@70's Baby,

Yes, this will be the third establishment in that location. The first was Beef-O-Brady's which was a chain. It did well but was a chain and closed due to corporate problems. The second, and most recent, occupant was Georgia Blue, a locally owned restaurant. It was in that location around ten years. The moved because they outgrew the location and there was no room for expansion. If you don't believe it then visit their new location just a few blocks away. They built a state-of-the-art building that rivals anything in the Southeastern United States. I'm glad to see local businesses investing in the area, whether it be Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, Flowood or Jackson. Support your local business owners.

We must support local businesses. Include the Rogers in their new ownership of the Mcdade's grocery stores. Competition and local support are musts for the Tri-County area.

"New York pizza" is NOT pizza. That's all that I have to say about that.

@11:44 AM
It's NY "Blumenthal" style pizza.

Yes, the new location is really nice. I want a Tesla so bad and they have a charging station!! But I digress.

11:44,
You remind me of my classmate in college when we made our first trip to DC. We ate at a fine Italian restaurant, I forget the name. He turned his nose up at the ravioli because he thought it should be like Chef Boyardee. Absolute pleb.
My guess is you are a closeminded hick and have no clue what real pizza should taste like.

I never trusted the water at their other location, maybe I will give them a try. If they are as good as the other locals they will do great.

Jeff Good won’t be running it. It’s a franchise arrangement, or license agreement, like the location in Biloxi. That said, it hope it’s a big success.

Before I ever made it to New York, I had Sal and Mookie's Pizza. I thought I was in Heaven. Now, I'll probably never eat there again for as long as I live. That being said, it's pretty good if you've never been anywhere.

I remember a Madison resident on this site claiming no one from Jackson allowed in madison... seems Jeff is welcomed with Sam and mookies. They like the Jackson residents that own a business.

Wish them luck. Not the best location, but if they got a deal on the lease may be the numbers will work for them.

The metro doesn't suffer from a lack of NY style Pizza stops. What we do lack are a bounty of Chicago Style Deep Dish pizza selections. Yes, Chicago Style pizza is the patrician choice.

Madison needs one more pizza parlor said nobody ever. Their success will probably rival that of Taco Bell, barely. But, the Madison Central kids do need a gathering place since there's no skating rink.

This is horrible news. I just started my diet.

Seriously, this place is going to be SLAMMED from day one. Georgia Blue better ditch trying to be Southern Applebees Y'all! and return to their roots if they want to compete.

There is an old Middle East expression.......Never let a camel put his nose in the tent. Could Jeff Good be a stalking horse for even more Jacksonians to come into Madison County? We ned to watch this very closely!!!! Be cautious, my friends.

I'm gonna have a 5 dollar Little Ceasers pizza. That's good enough for me. Y'all enjoy your 30 dollar hyped pizza.

@2:19
Good Chicago Style Pizzas are expensive to make. A pound of dough. A pound of cheese. A pound of meat. It adds up. That explains the lack of Chi-style chains.

There's a reason Little Ceasers is only five bucks....because it's garbage. Low grade ingredients that taste nasty. Hey, but if that's what you want to pollute your body with, go ahead. Just don't ask me to pay your extensive medicare bill when that disgusting pizza catches up with you.

@8:10
Your hilarious... Sal and mookies does have better ingredients. However, it's not a healthy food by any stretch. I like Jeff and he's a neighbor of mine in fondren. Pizza is very tasty just not healthy.

After eating a true NY pizza, the garbage served by Pizza Hut, Dominos, et al no longer satisfies my tastebuds. Sal and Mookies comes close but I find even theirs lacking. I hope to try a Chicago pizza one day.

Good luck on the Madison store, Jeff!

The Brick Oven's pizza was pretty good.

Is Sal and Mookies even doing that well. The last couple of times I have been the service is terrible and there are way more open tables than filled.
I have been at lunch on a Friday and for dinner on a Thursday..

Yes, February 4, 2020 at 10:48 AM, it was announced that it was opening in Livingston a few years back, and then rumored that the building owner wanted to get a little too involved in the business model.

The franchisees are an area couple that have been in the restaurant business for years - one as a manager and one as a bartender, most recently working for Jeff. They will have an initial following and I wish them well, but don't think they selected the best location.

Jeff is a successful businessman in a tough industry who remains positive during circumstances which would often make that difficult for most of us.
So of course there is a line of malcontents criticizing his every move.

So, to recap: Pizza is ten times better than Krystal hamburgers but both will send you to the sixth floor heart unit at St. Dominic. Jeff is a good guy. Brick-oven pizza tastes good. My pepperoni is better than your pepperoni. Jeff's holiday gift cards can be spent at five other places. Pasta and cheese clog your arteries. There will be a soft opening during which Kingfish can bitch about other 'correspondents' who were seen pigging out.

I think I have it. What did I miss?

Speaking of the last tenant to operate in this location,11:18 says of Georgia Blue: "They built a state-of-the-art building that rivals anything in the Southeastern United States".

Oh really? It's a pretentious yet well appointed place, attempting obviously to be a modern-day Iron Horse Grill. But, if you're a simple party of two, you're seated at a tiny table near the front door traffic and treated as if you're...well...a party of two - and they can't wait to turn over that table five more times, so hurry along now and don't expect water refills.