Candace Chambers
Staff Writer
Chef Godfrey T. Morgan has a vision for JSU students.
“My goal is that every single kid on campus can find something that’s here, they want to eat, every single day.”
With new food choices at the Legacy, students, faculty, alumni, and visitors have more variety in satisfying their unique taste buds.
If searching for barbeque, 34 Peyton Place is the perfect place. Hamburgers and polish sausages once occupied the station named after the football great, Walter Peyton, but now the pit has taken over.
Barbeque ribs and chicken, cole slaw, baked beans, and corn on the cob are all cooked to satisfaction. For small insight behind the scenes, a spinning oven slowly cooks the ribs and chicken and then a basting process takes place, before serving.
Tortilla Fresca, previously a deli station, now serves taco salads and nachos. Meat choices are chicken and beef. Some toppings include Mexican rice, jalapeño peppers, sour cream, salsa, and lettuce.
Mississippi Kitchen serves plate lunches or as some would call a combination of baked chicken and cooked vegetables, a “home cooked meal.”
All of the food is freshly prepared daily. The stations, including the Mexican and barbeque concepts are centered on food choices that, “the younger generation and also the middle generation can gravitate around,” said Morgan.
Chick-Fil-A and Pizza Hut are brands and independent of Morgan, the Mississippi Kitchen, Peyton Place, and Tortilla Fresca. The stations often offer specials for their customers to save money and ultimately have a more rewarding experience.
JSU students said they are enjoying the food choices and great customer service at Legacy Dining.
Tyrone Journey, a freshman physical education major from Itta Bena, Miss., said, “It’s very good. They take time and ask us what we want. I like that they don’t rush us or have attitudes. They greet us when we get our food. They always smile.”
Ja’Rontez Hooker, a freshman health care administration major from Prentiss, Miss agreed.
“My favorite is Chick-Fil-A because of those chicken strips, oh my gosh. They never have attitudes. They have great customer service,” said Hooker.
Harriet Smith, a senior English Education major from Jackson, Miss. enjoys eating from Mississippi Kitchen.
She said, “They have the best bread pudding. It’s perfect. They also have great cheddar broccoli rice. I’m enjoying the food right now.”
Fall hours for Mississippi Kitchen, Tortilla Fresca, and 34 Peyton Place are 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday – Friday. They are closed Saturday and Sunday.
