Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy's Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon Named Top Franchise Influencer by SeoSamba” On FSRMagazine.com.

APRIL 18, 2023

Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana breakfast, lunch and brunch diner, President and CEO Daniel DeLeon continues add to his and the company’s soaring reputation. He has most recently been named as a 2023 Top Franchise Influencer by SeoSamba. This is the second year in a row DeLeon has been awarded the title.

The SeoSamba list of Top 100 Global Influencers in Franchising includes the most influential characters in the franchise world, whose voices carry weight and reach a large audience across various channels of media. The list is mainly made up of franchise superstars who have turned local businesses into leading operational powerhouses and continue to use their success to achieve global fame.

“I am honored to not only bring in awards for the restaurant, but to also be recognized as an influential business owner in the franchise space,” says Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s Restaurant. “It is great to see that Grumpy’s influence is not only apparent in the local communities our restaurants serve, but worldwide as well.”

With five open locations in Orange Park, Middleburg, St. John’s, Neptune Beach and Wildlight (Yulee) Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalkboard specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, freshly squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy’s Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon Voted One of SeoSamba’s Top Franchise Influencers of 2023” On Franchising.com.

April 19, 2023 // Franchising.com // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Grumpy’s Restaurant President and CEO Daniel DeLeon continues add to his and the company’s reputation. He has most recently been named as a 2023 Top Franchise Influencer by SeoSamba. This is the second year in a row DeLeon has been awarded the title.

The SeoSamba list of Top 100 Global Influencers in Franchising includes the most influential characters in the franchise world, whose voices carry weight and reach a large audience across various channels of media. The list is mainly made up of franchise superstars who have turned local businesses into leading operational powerhouses and continue to use their success to achieve global fame.

“I am honored to not only bring in awards for the restaurant, but to also be recognized as an influential business owner in the franchise space,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s Restaurant. “It is great to see that Grumpy’s influence is not only apparent in the local communities our restaurants serve, but worldwide as well.”

With five open locations in Orange Park, Middleburg, St. John’s, Neptune Beach and Wildlight (Yulee) Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalkboard specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, freshly squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy’s Restaurant Employees Honored with the ROSE Award” On RestaurantNews.com.

Three of the Jacksonville staple’s employees recognized for outstanding customer service

Jacksonville, FL  (RestaurantNews.com)  Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana breakfast, lunch and brunch diner, is excited to announce that three of the brand’s employees were recognized for their commitment to excellent customer service with the ROSE Award.

Margie Murphy and Colton Ferrin of the Orange Park location and Sara Vellese from the Neptune Beach location were selected by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) for the Northeast Chapter for the Services Excellence (ROSE) Award. These dedicated members of the Grumpy’s family go above and beyond to provide stellar guest support to make sure that each customer is getting an incredible experience, leaving them excited to come back.

“Employees like Margie, Colton and Sara are the backbone of the entire Grumpy’s brand and family,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s. “Without our committed team members, we wouldn’t be able to provide Jacksonville with the spectacular dining experience they’ve come to expect from us. I’m so thrilled that these incredible employees are being recognized for their amazing work ethics and dedication to providing every guest with a quality Grumpy’s experience.”

With five open locations in Orange Park, Middleburg, St. John’s, Neptune Beach and Wildlight (Yulee) Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalkboard specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, freshly squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.

About Grumpy’s Restaurant

Grumpy’s Restaurant was born out of passion and love for bringing family and friends together over great diner food. Our commitment and mission are to deliver the highest quality dining experience at an affordable price for families everywhere. Grumpy’s will never waver on our commitment to excellent home-style cooking, attention-to-detail, sweet southern hospitality and serving a hungry-person’s portion at a working-class price. All while closing at 2:00PM, providing the ultimate family, work and life balance.

Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $574,000 and $1,294,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,800 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 120 seats.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Popular Orange Park-based breakfast, lunch chain opens 5th Northeast Florida restaurant” On Jacksonville.com & The Florida Times Union.

By: Teresa Stepzinski

Florida Times-Union

Despite its name, a popular homegrown diner chain promises to give Nassau residents something to smile about with the recent opening of its fifth Northeast Florida restaurant.

Orange Park-based Grumpy's Restaurant is open in Yulee at 76030-6 William Burgess Blvd. in the Publix-anchored Crossings at Wildlight shopping center.

LeAnne and Ray Rhoden, longtime Yulee residents, own the Wildlight franchise. She has more than 25 years of quick-service restaurant franchise ownership, according to a news release announcing the opening.

“I’ve spent so long in the restaurant industry because I enjoy being able to serve my community and bring them together over a meal,” LeAnne Rhoden said in the announcement.

Grumpy's is known for its made-from-scratch breakfast, brunch and lunch comfort food, as well as ample, plate-filling portions, family-friendly prices and genuine hospitality.

“Our Grumpy’s family work extremely hard to provide the best service and food to the communities we serve,” Daniel DeLeon, president and CEO of Grumpy’s, said in the news release. 

The restaurant joins other Grumpy's locations at 834 Kingsley Ave. in Orange Park; 1805 Blanding Blvd, No. 107 in Middleburg; 155 Fountains Way, No. 1 in Saint Johns; and 200 3rd St., in Neptune Beach.

On the menu at Grumpy's Restaurant

Made-to-order Southern comfort food along with down-home hospitality is the heart and soul of Grumpy's. Popular menu items include:

·         Grumpy's Big Breakfast: Two eggs, two pancakes, a choice of bacon, sausage patties or sausage links and served with a choice of grits, home fries or hashbrowns

·         Biscuits and Gravy: Homemade sausage gravy over two flaky buttermilk biscuits with two eggs and a choice of meat

·         Country Breakfast: Two eggs with a choice of bacon, sausage patties or sausage links with two pancakes or French Toast or a half waffle or full waffle

·         Original and specialty Eggs Benedict such as the classic with Canadian bacon, Crabcake for Fried Green Tomatoes

·         Country Fried Steak Plate: Served with mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables and a dinner roll

·         Chicken Pot Pie: Served with a choice of Greek, tossed or fresh fruit salad

·         Grumpy's Meatloaf: Served with mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables and a dinner roll

·         Grumpy's also offers daily specials, soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and desserts.

·         Grumpy's in Wildlight is open daily from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

·         Teresa Stepzinski is the dining reporter for the Times-Union. Follow her on Twitter @TeresaStepz or reach her via email at tstepzinski@jacksonville.com.

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy’s Restaurant Reopens Middleburg Location One Year After Shutdown” On RestaurantNews.com

Beloved Jacksonville diner reopens in Middleburg after a fire forced it to close

Jacksonville, FL  (RestaurantNews.com)  Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana breakfast, lunch and brunch diner, has just reopened its location in Middleburg. Located at 1805 Blanding Boulevard, Suite 107, the Middleburg location reopened its doors to the public on January 2nd, 2023.

The Middleburg location, which originally opened in October of 2020, was forced to close in January of 2022 after an equipment fire caused major damage to the restaurant. A full year later, the beloved diner has been rebuilt and is ready to start serving the Clay County community once again.

“While we made some minor changes to the interior of the restaurant, we did our best to restore it to look and feel just how our customers will remember it,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s. “We wanted to ensure it kept the same homestyle feeling as the rest of our Grumpy’s locations.”

The reopened diner was able to retain 80% of the employees, a fact that the brand is proud of. Employee retention and satisfaction is an important value to DeLeon. During the COVID pandemic, DeLeon forfeited months of his personal salary to donate to an employee relief fund to continue providing staff with a paycheck.

“Middleburg was the first franchise location of Grumpy’s,” continued DeLeon. “It was a huge step for the brand and its reopening was a main priority for us. We are very happy to be able to keep serving the community and offer a space for people to gather and enjoy a meal together.”

Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and 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.

Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $574,000 and $1,294,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,800 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 120 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 are four locations open and one franchise location in development in Northeast Florida.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy’s Restaurant Reopens Middleburg Location One Year After Shutdown” On Franchising.com

January 05, 2023 // Franchising.com // JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Grumpy’s Restaurant has just reopened its location in Middleburg. Located at 1805 Blanding Boulevard, Suite 107, the Middleburg location reopened its doors to the public on January 2nd, 2023.

The Middleburg location, which originally opened in October of 2020, was forced to close in January of 2022 after an equipment fire caused major damage to the restaurant. A full year later, the beloved diner has been rebuilt and is ready to start serving the Clay County community once again.

“While we made some minor changes to the interior of the restaurant, we did our best to restore it to look and feel just how our customers will remember it,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s. “We wanted to ensure it kept the same homestyle feeling as the rest of our Grumpy’s locations.”

The reopened diner was able to retain 80% of the employees, a fact that the brand is proud of. Employee retention and satisfaction is an important value to DeLeon. During the COVID pandemic, DeLeon forfeited months of his personal salary to donate to an employee relief fund to continue providing staff with a paycheck.

“Middleburg was the first franchise location of Grumpy’s,” continued DeLeon. “It was a huge step for the brand and its reopening was a main priority for us. We are very happy to be able to keep serving the community and offer a space for people to gather and enjoy a meal together.”

Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and 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.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Grumpy’s Restaurant Reopens Middleburg Location One Year After Shutdown” On Franchise.org

January 04, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana breakfast, lunch and brunch diner, has just reopened its location in Middleburg. Located at 1805 Blanding Boulevard, Suite 107, the Middleburg location reopened its doors to the public on January 2nd, 2023.

The Middleburg location, which originally opened in October of 2020, was forced to close in January of 2022 after an equipment fire caused major damage to the restaurant. A full year later, the beloved diner has been rebuilt and is ready to start serving the Clay County community once again.

“While we made some minor changes to the interior of the restaurant, we did our best to restore it to look and feel just how our customers will remember it,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s. “We wanted to ensure it kept the same homestyle feeling as the rest of our Grumpy’s locations.”

The reopened diner was able to retain 80% of the employees, a fact that the brand is proud of. Employee retention and satisfaction is an important value to DeLeon. During the COVID pandemic, DeLeon forfeited months of his personal salary to donate to an employee relief fund to continue providing staff with a paycheck.

“Middleburg was the first franchise location of Grumpy’s,” continued DeLeon. “It was a huge step for the brand and its reopening was a main priority for us. We are very happy to be able to keep serving the community and offer a space for people to gather and enjoy a meal together.”

Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and 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.

Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $574,000 and $1,294,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,800 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 120 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 are four locations open and one franchise location in development in Northeast Florida.

For more information, visit: www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com/Grumpys-Blog

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Grumpy’s Restaurant Featured “Smiling, hungry customers return to Grumpy’s” On ClayTodayOnline.com

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com

STAFF PHOTOS BY DON COBLE

MIDDLEBURG – Proving you can get a second chance to make a first impression, customers lined up in the darkened fog Monday morning to be the first through the doors at the relaunch of Grumpy’s Restaurant on Blanding Boulevard. The popular spot for breakfast and lunch was destroyed by a fire on Jan. 19, 2022. It took nearly 50 weeks later, but customers were eager to hug co-owner Courtney Hoard at the door and to get their meals delivered by Madison Baity.

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