“New diner in Middleburg makes $5,805 donation to Clay YMCA” featured on the ClayTodayOnline.com.
Grumpy’s celebrates soft opening with hard cash donation
By: Wesley LeBlanc
MIDDLEBURG – The newest diner in Middleburg is already digging its feet into the local community.
Grumpy’s Restaurant recently held a soft opening. Restaurants typically hold soft opens to give eagle-eyed customers a first look at the restaurant and to give the cooks and the menu a chance to settle in before the big grand opening.
Grumpy’s soft opening was certainly was all of that, but the two-day opening was more about supporting Clay County’s YMCA locations more than anything else.
“It was a good way for us to partner with a great organization while also learning what our very first customers think of our menu and our service,” Grumpy’s owner Daniel Deleon said. “One hundred percent of the proceeds from those two days went to Florida’s First Coast YMCA.”
Deleon is on the YMCA’s board of directors and the local Dye-Clay and Barco-Newton YMCA locations have been staples in his life for as long as he can remember. It’s where he spent his afternoons playing basketball, finishing up homework and making new friends. Even as an adult today, the YMCA is still a regular part of his life as he coaches youth sports, including his children who are on YMCA sports teams.
It was easy for Grumpy’s to reach out to YMCA about a donation.
Florida’s First Coast YMCA corporate engagement director Lindsay Murphey said Deleon was serving on the YMCA’s advisory board when he brought forth the opportunity for the YMCA to be his charity partner for the Middleburg Grumpy’s soft opening.
“We were thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Grumpy’s, a restaurant we all love,” Murphey said. “It was a wonderful event too because people were able to get a meal and a drink for $10 and learn what the Y does and the impact it has on the local community. We couldn’t have asked for a better event.”
Grumpy’s donated $5,805 to the YMCA, which translates to hundreds of customers. Deleon said $10 was the asking price for a meal and drink during the soft opening and customers were informed their $10 would be going to the YMCA as a donation. He and Murphey said that when people learned that, they donated even more money, some donating as much as $100.
Murphey said the money is going to youth in Clay County for programs that promote physical activity like youth sports. Deleon said he chose the YMCA to donate the proceeds to because that’s what he’s most tapped into with the organization.
“You can sponsor different programs so we focused on just general sports,” Deleon said. “The money can help children less fortunate than others and it will be used to directly impact these children’s lives.”
Deleon said since the soft opening weekend, things at the new Grumpy’s location have been going great. He said the community has really welcomed the restaurant into Middleburg with open arms and that everyone is excited about the future.
“It means so much to the Y, especially in Clay County, that Grumpy’s was able to do that,” Murphey said. “With everything going on in the world, it was such a positive event and a great day to celebrate community and reinvest in it. The Y loves when community partners can come together to better and strengthen our community and this event brought a smile to everyone’s face.”
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“Jacksonville Restaurants: What's new and what's coming in 2020-2021” featured on the Jacksonville.com.
Grumpy's Restaurant - Middleburg
Address: 1805 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, FL 32068
Status: Opened Oct. 5
This is the second Grumpy's Restaurants in the Jacksonville area. The original is at 834 Kingsley Ave. in Orange Park. A third is planned for The Fountains at St. Johns, 1610 County Road 210 West in St. Johns.
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Grumpy’s Chicken Pot Pie
Chef Grumpy Has Been Hard At Work Making Our Menu Even Better. Grumpy’s Latest Addition To Our Menu Is: Grumpy’s Chicken Pot Pie!
We Start With Making Our Pot Pie Mix With: Green Beans, Corn, Onions, Carrots & Spinach (All Fresh). We Then Add Fresh Roasted And Pulled Chicken Breast To Our Pot Pie Mix. We Finish Our Pot Pie With Our Famous Biscuit Dough Crust. Served With Your Choice Of A Side Salad Or Fruit Cup.
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We Won!
Neighborhood Favorite!
BY: Nextdoor
Each Year, Nextdoor Combs Through Reviews, Ratings, and Saves From Diners Everywhere, and Uses That Info To Award The Very Best. We Are Pleased To Be Part Of This Exclusive Group!
It's Hard To Tell By Looking At Grumpy, But He Loves All Of His Customers and Staff Members! Thank You For Your Reviews, Ratings, Saves and Voting Grumpy's Restaurant As One Of Nexdoor’s Best Restaurants and Now: Neighborhood Favorite!
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Grumpy’s Red Velvet Waffle
Chef Grumpy Has Been Hard At Work Making Our Daily Specials Even Better. Grumpy’s Latest Addition To Our Specials Menu Is: Grumpy’s Red Velvet Waffle!
We Start With Making Our Famous Waffle Batter From Scratch. We Then Infuse Our Famous Waffle Batter With Our Red Velvet Muffin. Next, We Finish The Infused Waffle With The Ted Velvet Muffin Top & Drizzle With Our House Made Icing.
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“Grumpy’s Restaurant Opens First Franchise Location in Middleburg, FL” featured on the RestaurantMagazine.com.
Beloved Jacksonville diner opens in Middleburg to bring its award-winning menu to community
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Grumpy’s Restaurant, voted Jacksonville’s “Best Overall Restaurant,” has just opened its second location in Middleburg. Located at 1805 Blanding Boulevard, Suite 107, the new Middleburg location opened its doors to the public on October 5th, following a successful weekend hosting two Soft Opening Charity Events in partnership with the First Coast YMCA.
The events, which allowed invited guests to get a first taste at the new business, raised $5805 for the local organization. Guests donated $10 per person to the First Coast YMCA and Grumpy’s provided them with a meal and a drink.
“We wanted to open our doors with a powerful impact,” said local owner Dell Hoard. Hoard, a lifelong Middleburg resident, is excited for the opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a business owner while investing in his hometown of Middleburg. Grumpy’s was the only franchise he considered joining because of its family-based values and community engagement. “Getting involved with the community right from the start was so important to us.”
Now, the diner is open to all who want to try the award-winning menu. Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food, sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalk board specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, fresh squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.
“The original Grumpy’s has created an amazing community in Orange Park, and we are really excited to build that same close-knit atmosphere in Middleburg.” said Hoard. “Whenever a guest walks through our doors, we will make sure they feel like a part of the Grumpy’s family. It’s a brand that has a lot of recognition in the area and we are excited to push its presence even further.”
Hoard has committed to opening the Middleburg location this fall, with plans to open additional locations in NE Florida in the future. The new location had originally been set to be corporately owned, but President and CEO Daniel DeLeon felt that Hoard would be the perfect first franchisee for the restaurant.
“Our soft openings were very successful. Dell and his management team have done an incredible job so far,” said DeLeon. “We are so happy with our decision to welcome him into the Grumpy’s family, and we can’t wait to see what else he accomplishes in the Middleburg community.”
Throughout the pandemic, Grumpy’s has made headlines in the Jacksonville community because of DeLeon’s efforts to give back. To keep his staff employed as dining rooms were shut down, DeLeon forfeited his own salary, donated produce to residents who couldn’t afford groceries, and launched a community action campaign to deliver meals to first responders. As Grumpy’s expands to new communities in NE Florida, DeLeon is making an effort to partner with franchisees who embody Grumpy’s family-focused values.
Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $331,200 and $805,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,700 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 106 seats.
For more information about the Grumpy’s Restaurant franchise opportunity, visit: www.GrumpysFranchise.com.
About Grumpy’s Restaurant
Founded in 1999 and franchising since 2019, Grumpy’s Restaurant is a traditional Americana, full-service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and brunch. Grumpy’s offers fresh, made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch menu items at an affordable, family-friendly price. Today there is one location open and operating in Jacksonville, Florida. For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com.
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