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Circle R open this morning, Thursday, March 8, 2007 By Ed Waggener The Circle R Family Restaurant, a southeastern United States landmark, is open this morning, Thursday, March 8, 2007, at 5:00am CT with new owners amd many familiar Circle R staff, to greet breakfast customers. The new proprietors are David and Ingrid Hawkins, now of Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY. They are former Florida residents, originally from New Jersey. "The Garden State," Mr. Hawkins likes to remind people, telling them that fresh vegetables will again be an important part of the Circle R bill of fare, with the strong possibility that Circle R turnips will once more draw out-of-towners to Columbia if just for that one item, alone. The Hawkinses plan some additions to the menu, including a top line of steaks, with the possibility of a prime rib night once a week. Much of what the Hawkins are doing, however, relates to the past. They are restoring the menu to more nearly match the J.D. Harper years. A good supply of top Penn's Country Hams are in stock, and the pantries are being completely re-stocked with top-quality items. And they are keeping and bringing back as many as the well-known staff as they can. "Peggy and Vonda (Brockman) will be here in the morning," Mrs. Hawkins said. Re-assuring, too, was the word that a Circle R fixture, Degary Bailey, will continue at the restaurant. Negotiations and searches for some of the other stellar wait staff is underway, as well, Mrs. Hawkins said. The Hawkinses are inviting old employees who might want to be a part of the staff to come in for interviews. In addition, both Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins are listening to customers in an effort to make the restaurant what it was, and more. The restaurant hours, to start, will be 5:00am CT to 8:00pm CT, seven days a week. The restaurant will offer curb service as well as call-in, take out orders, as well as attentive, sit-down service in restaurant's dining room. The phone number is still 270-384-3212. The Circle R Family Restaurant is located at 712 Russell Road, Columbia, KY. A little Circle R history The Circle R was first operated as the Hilltop Cafe by Jessee Keith. Sometime in the 1950s, the Keiths sold the Hilltop Cafe to Ivan McKinney of Sparksville. Mr. McKinney moved into the house next door, and he and his family ran the Hilltop for about one year, then sold it to Rev. Pickett. A drive-in canopy was added in the 1950s, when Ruel and Runie Wooten bought the business, completely remodelled it, and changed the name to the Circle R Drive-In Restaurant. J.D. Harper built business into the landmark it has remained The Wootens sold the business to J.D. Harper, who made the business famous for country ham breakfasts and dinners, the world's best fried chicken breast, and well-seasoned vegetables that people drove for miles to get. Mr. Harper sold the business to the Charles Marshall family. The Marshalls were followed by Gary Mann, who sold to Jeff Willis, who earned a wide reputation as the manager Lindsey's Cranmer Dining Hall (which received a 2007 Prep Magazine Blue Plate Award for school restaurants), and under whose management the Circle R gained inclusion in Gary West's book, 101 Must Places to Eat. For almost one year, since late March 2006, the restaurant has been operated by Mr. and Mrs. David Rigney, successful operators of a chain of Dairy Queen restaurants. This story was posted on 2007-03-07 15:41:27
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