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Kimbo’s Restaurant
A place that values their many customers, Kimbo’s restaurant always provides their service with a smile.
Kimbo’s Restaurant in Stoney Creek places an emphasis on customers first
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Story & Photos by Nic Miller
What began as a way to pass the time and honor the memory of a beloved mother has grown into one of Carter County’s favorite places to enjoy good food and excellent customer service.
Kimbo’s Restaurant opened eight years ago after owner Kim Richardson lost her mother Betty. “Something I always loved to do was cook, and I also just needed something to do after she passed, so I opened the restaurant in her honor,” Richardson said. “We even have a breakfast item that is named after her, the Big Betty Breakfast.”
The restaurant first opened in Stoney Creek. “After some challenges in my life I had to close the other location, so I decided to open up here,” Richardson said. “And with the help of God, my family, and my friends and we have been here for a year.”
And the restaurant is thriving, having recently won “Best of the Best” honors for its legendary breakfasts and for the customer service provided by server Abby Dugger.
“Winning best of the best means the absolute world to me because it shows me that I am able to do this and succeed,” Richardson said.
Named after owner Kimbo Richardson’s late mother Betty, the Big Betty Breakfast offers many options for all to enjoy.
With breakfast as their specialty, Kimbo’s offers many delicious options for the morning such as this order fo french toast.
Dugger said she did not know she was nominated until a customer pointed it out to her.
“Honestly I had no idea that I was even nominated until a customer and asked me if I knew that I was nominated for the award,” she said. “I am still so shocked and honored that I was given this award, but this job has become a part of my life and this place is like a home to me.
Richardson credits her employees and the relationships they have with her and with customers with helping the restaurant succeed.
And that community is at the heart of what she does. “You just have so many regulars that you see day in and day out. We know their names and we know what they are going to order,” she said. “Everyone being so close together in the community is so special.”
Dugger loves being a part of the Kimbo’s community as well. “All of my customers are considered family to me, there is no one that I just consider a customer. This place makes me so happy because of how close the community is and how people can come together and bond at a place like this.”
Kimbo’s is located at 256 TN-91 in Elizabethton and is open from 6 am until 2 pm Monday through Saturday.
One of Kimbo’s many famous treats, the Heifer offers a savory strawberry flavor to their famous biscuits. Several Patrons sit inside of Kimbo’s Restaurant on a busy Wednesday morning, either chowing down or deciding between the many great options.
A place for everyone to enjoy, three young patrons excitedly await their food at Kimbo’s on Wednesday morning.
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