Yesterday after watching the UGA game in downtown savannah while I was home for fall break, I got a little craving for southern food so my dad and I thought we'd make our way over to the Lady & Son's. This is Paula Deen's restaurant which used to be a more mom-and-pop local place, but in more recent times has changed to a food network landmark. It is a block long and 3 stores high, seating hundreds of people. We walked up around 4:30pm because dinner begins seating at 5 on a first come first serve basis, unless you have a party of 10+, then you can make a reservation . The hostess informed us that the restaurant was booked solid with parties of 10 or more for the entire night. I thought this was amazing! Not only is Paula making bank, but she was still turning hundreds away for that night. I think because of this, she should open another location in downtown savannah. Savannah is a very busy city in the fall because of the great weather we have. (It was in the high 80s yesterday with a cool breeze and I laid on the beach ALL day) Because of this, the weekends in September, October, and early November are jam packed. There's really not a "slow" time in Savannah because tourists are always on the trolley tours or walking around the squares. When I thought about it, Paula's buffet dinner is about $30 a head. If she turned down 250 people that night (and I know atleast 100 were waiting for the 5pm seating), she was turning down $7,500 dollars - just for that night - on top of the $15,000+ she was already profitting. I know there's cost of a new venue, staff, etc., but I definitely think a new location in Savannah would be a benefit to her. Afterall, every tourist in Savannah wants to go to the Lady & Sons when they visit, and not everyone always gets to. Plus, Paula has made Savannah more famous. Everyone that I meet in Dallas asks me if I know Paula, and FYI we get our hair done at the same place! ha!
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