Consumer Stories

By early next year, Natalie Jacobs and John Bojescul plan to open a new coffee shop with an unusual name in the heart of Evans. Founded in 2021, Goat Kick Coffee Company will be located next to the Columbia County Performing Arts Center in a new development called Evans Society Center at the corner of Ronald Reagan Drive and North Belair Road. The business name is derived from an ancient legend about a goatherder in Ethiopia whose goats ate fruit from a tree that made them so energetic, that they

When word went out that “the hot dog man” was serving lunch for a meeting at Auben Realty, there was an air of excitement usually reserved for fine dining. The hot dog man is Jutavian McCord who dishes up all-beef hot dogs, sausages, and chicken wings from a sidewalk food cart with the business name Dat’s My Dog. There are plenty of condiments and toppings for the dogs, along with baked beans made from his mother’s recipe and coleslaw for sides. He’s been at it a year, but he’s had

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”. Food