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The Wizard of Oz will take place tonight and tomorrow at Thalia Mara Hall. For those of you wondering where to have lunch today (or dinner tonight before the show), the following is partial list of restaurants reported open today by Grady Griffin of the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association:

โ€“ The Mayflower
โ€“ Chimneyville on High St
โ€“ Newks on I-55 Frontage Rd
โ€“ All Papa Johns Pizza locations
โ€“ Huntingtonโ€™s Grille at the Hilton
โ€“ Fitzgeraldโ€™s at the Hilton
โ€“ Wellingtonโ€™s at the Hilton
โ€“ Jasonโ€™s Deli (County Line Road)
โ€“ Keiferโ€™s (both locations)
โ€“ Majestic Burger

We anticipate Walkerโ€™s and Olgaโ€™s to receive clearance for dinner tonight, but call them first for details.

Plus, reported open yesterday by Grady:

โ€“ Foodies
โ€“ Julep
โ€“ The Bulldog
โ€“ Sportsmanโ€™s Lodge
โ€“ Time Out Cafe

And self-reported as open today:

โ€“ Cherokee Inn
โ€“ Old Capitol Innโ€™s Sun Room
โ€“ Ole Tavern at George Street

Self-reported open yesterday:

โ€“ Roosterโ€™s
โ€“ Basilโ€™s
โ€“ The Auditorium
โ€“ Steam Room Grille
โ€“ Hal and Malโ€™s
โ€“ Tyeโ€™s Downtown in the Plaza Building

Opening FRIDAY:

โ€“ Underground 119
โ€“ Two Sistersโ€™ Kitchen
โ€“ Bravo!
โ€“ Broad Street Baking Company
โ€“ Sal and Mookieโ€™s
โ€“ Nickโ€™s
โ€“ CSโ€™s

Previous Comments

Two Sister’s Kitchen will be open for normal business (less salad bar) beginning Friday. Closed Saturdays (always) but open Sunday for lunch. GO GET JFP’S BEST FRIED CHICKEN and lots of it please. Best veggies and angel biscuits as well.


Nick’s & CS’s are both open for normal hours.


Had a great time at Hal and Mal’s last night as they kept the newly mobile JFP Lounge watered and fed despite an otherwise small turnout. (We had a nice turnout and great conversation in the Oyster Bar!) Folks — things are back open — get out there and hear some music, buy a drink, order some food and support local business!


VERY fun Loca Lounge last night. Word is that we should have impromptu Locas more often, alerting y’all just a couple hours ahead of time where it’ll be. So be sure to sign up for the Daily http://www.jfpdaily.com, follow us on Twitter @jxnfreepress and be our Facebook friend and sign up Lounge List so you’ll hear about the Flash-Lounges and get invites to other important events! And I echo Todd’s call: Please get out and support businesses this weekend to the best of your ability. They were hit hard this week and need all of us.


I echo the echo… Folks, you have no idea how this crisis has affected the financial ability of local stores, especially restaurants, to remain open in the future. Whether breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a mid-afternoon cup of joe & a muffin, GO EAT OUT OFTEN!


Scrooge’s is open; tell Maggie you heard it here.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.