Summerville Journal Scene
the good food prepared just for the three-day event.
How about fifteen of Summerville’s favorite restaurants serving up signature tasty treats to hungry festival goers.
Folks will have ample opportunity to sample top cuisine from some of the area’s most popular restaurants during the Flowertown Festival’s Taste of Summerville – and there’s nothing like a little friendly competition to keep everyone on their A-game, note vendors and festival organizers.
Old favorites, such as Firewater Grill, Gilligan’s, and North Towne Greek, as well as Taste of Flowertown sponsor Logan’s will return once again to serve up some of their top signature dishes.
But there are a couple of new kids on the block joining this year’s Taste entourage, too. One much anticipated newcomer, both for the festival and for Summerville, is Jo-G’s Seafood Bar and Grill. Located on Miles Road near Trolley Road, Jo-Gs has been open since October 2010, and specializes in pastas, steaks, and of course seafood -- all at a very good price, noted owner Joe Spiotta. Jo-G’s will be bringing several signature dishes -- very likely various such treats as fried shrimp, crab cakes, she crab soup, and scallops -- to the Taste of Summerville.
“This is our first time in the festival and we’re very excited to be a part of it this year,” owner Joe Spiotta said. “We’re looking forward to it and I think people will really enjoy what we have to offer.”
Then there’s a new vendor, whose identity has been a closely guarded secret – but who festival sponsors are sure will be a big hit – who is going to take over the opening left by the Kiwanis, who sadly had to make the wrenching decision not to run the hamburger and hotdog stand this year.
The best part? Everyone wins. Festival-goers can stroll booth to booth sampling a wide variety of delectable items from some of Flowertown’s finest eateries. The restaurants get to truly strut their stuff before a huge audience.
And of course, all proceeds go to the YMCA, which ultimately benefits the community.
The taste is open in the middle of the festival from 9 a.m.-5p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $1 each and are redeemable at all restaurant booths. All food items are $1 to $3. Two kiosks will be selling tickets for this area.
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