Debbie is so good that she even knows when my glass needs more water – Amazing! When I can’t get to my precious eighty seven year old mother’s home cooking, the place that I’m speaking about is my next and only location. As a matter-of-fact, I pass by at least eight restaurants to get to this one.
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Oh My God!’ George’s Kitchen!
“Ooowee!”
Seeing is believing, and once you’ve experienced it, you might not believe it.
I’m here to tell you that I continue to experience this heavenly encounter over and over again and this bishop is treated like all the other customers, like a precious angel as their guest from heaven.
I’m often there for breakfast and my favorite waitress Debbie knows just how to handle me. She knows I like lemon in my water, hot toast with my three eggs over easy, and “Oh Lord,” my steak ham with hash browns.
Debbie is so good that she even knows when my glass needs more water – Amazing! When I can’t get to my precious eighty seven year old mother’s home cooking, the place that I’m speaking about is my next and only location. As a matter-of-fact, I pass by at least eight restaurants to get to this one.
I can’t speak for other bishops, pastors, ministers or even political community leaders, but I can speak for myself. This is the best place to go for people on the move. Where do I head to eat a meal that’s served quicker than the Holy Ghost, after preaching a sermon, conducting a wedding or funeral, a TV or radio talk show or an intense counseling session? Where do I go and am still on time to catch a flight at the airport? Hold on, I’ll tell you, but let me hold you just for a minute.
This place is amazing! You order your food and before you can blink your eyes (blink for me…) the food is up just the way you’ve ordered it. The food is hot and presented well, and with a great smile from the waitress. Any fast food chain can learn from this restaurant’s service.
I’ll just have to take a chance and ask the owner if he’d let me go into his kitchen and just see how the cooks get this quality food up so fast, the perfect way the customer ordered it.
I ask again, where can one go to get quality food, quality service with a warm smile and personal touch from the waitress? The waitress Debbie will ask me, “Everything all right Bishop?” Eating my food like a little kid taking cookies out the cookie jar, I answer
“It’s great.”
At one restaurant I use to eat at, one large Cobb Salad cost a little over seven dollars and you have to almost wait twenty minutes to have it put before you. But not here at this place. At this location you can get an entire meal for under seven dllars. That’s right UNDER seven dollars! Times are hard, money is tight, but because the food and the service being right, any customer, like myself will have no problem leaving a tip for these hard working individuals – not only waiting tables, but working in the kitchen as well as the family members working behind the counter waiting on you and collecting the money as well.
When you enter the parking lot of this restaurant, 99% of the time it’s filled, and it’s a pretty large parking lot. But because of the excellent and fast service inside, cars move out of those spaces quickly, making room for others to pull right in. And this restaurant loves Senior Citizens, as there are spaces right at the front door for them to come right on in.
When you enter the door the first booth to the left is the owners spot, just like his office. He reads his papers and mail, while at the same time watching what’s happening. You can’t pull anything over on this owner, as he does not miss a thing. Often his wife or other family members are there to greet you with a smile, and I mean a real smile. They are truly happy to see you. To them it’s like a ministry I think. They love their JOB, thereby doing their job with love.
The owner George, knows how to manage like I was taught during my High School years as a manager at McDonald’s. George sits, watches, smiles, directs from his seat and will “get in if he has to fit in” by stepping into work behind the counter or show you where you can sit as your choice. He’s humble, but like me, he runs a tight ship and won’t take any mess. I’ve never seem him upset or uptight. He’s cool and he’s calm!
I have a special spot to sit at enjoying my newspaper and watching the people come in and go out, often with a doggy bag because they could not eat it all. I enjoy seeing the girls say, “big tray” or something to that effect as they walk pass others with a large tray of food.
The owner has no clue I’m writing this column on his place, but I’ve always said if you have a blessing, share that blessing, so I sharing my blessing with all my readers. This is the place to go where everyone of every background and color goes. I often see young Black males hug the owner as they leave out, happy and with a full stomach. This place has SOUL in their cooking, as I know for a fact the kitchen crew put all their heart and soul in the food.
Ok, I’ll tell you the name and location of this restaurant. It’s “George’s Kitchen Family Restaurant,” located at 13101 Triskett Rd, Cleveland, Ohio. I hit it off 117th at Berea Rd.! They even have a carry out but I strongly suggest you experience the “Royal Treatment” on the inside.
If you don’t believe me just meet me there tomorrow for breakfast, maybe lunch or dinner. You won’t have to treat me and I won’t have to treat you, because we’ll enjoy being so spoiled by the workers that we will have no problem paying for our own meal and treating them. See you there!
You can e-mail bishop at bishopspeaks@aol.com. Call him at the church (216) 761-7100 or visit him on Facebook under Bishop Prince J. Moultry. Visit the church each Sunday morning 11a.m. at the Praise Service. The church located at
