Usher’s mom, Jonnetta Patton, has opened a BBQ food truck in Doraville, Georgia.
According to the restaurant’s website, the food truck offers authentic barbecue with a modern twist.
The menu features items including smoked brisket, grilled BBQ ribs, grilled BBQ chicken, smoked turkey legs, grilled sausage and all of the fixins, such as southern braised collard greens, BBQ baked beans, slaw and five-blend macaroni and cheese.
There are also vegan options, including a plant-based pulled pork sandwich with kale slaw and grilled plant-based hot dogs with broccoli slaw.
“Head Chef Greg Dennis BBQ Ribs and Brisket were a Hugh hit and Usher dropped in during the live celebration!!! I was very happy and appreciative for all the support from everyone in attendance,” Patton wrote on Instagram.
“Usher’s not a bad boy.”
Patton is no stranger to operating a business. She previously managed her son Usher Raymond’s career as an R&B superstar for 17 years, AfroTech reports. While Usher was in the forefront, Patton was in the background, making sure his business affairs were taken care of, his brand was intact, and his sound and music reflected the classic icon that he was always destined to be.
“During that time between that first record and the second record, I worked in silence. I didn’t tell the record label what I was doing…See, they wanted him to be this bad boy image. Usher’s not a bad boy. That’s that whole image that they wanted. It didn’t work. So Usher said, ‘I’m gonna do it my way,’ and that’s basically what we did,” Patton previously explained on OWN’s “Behind Every Man.”
After years of dedication to her son and the music industry, Patton eventually branched out, opening a culinary incubator in 2016. It was a new frontier for her, but she had a heart for helping, “J’s Kitchen Culinary Incubator” supporting certified chefs, bakers, caterers, food producers, and mobile food service throughout Atlanta, Georgia.
Offering shared kitchen rental space, packaging services, and workspaces, Patton was inspired to further her imprint in the sector, with the opening of her own restaurant.
J’s Smokehouse officially opened on Aug. 2, 2024.
“So happy to be out here to support your business… Congratulations… Come down here and get some of this incredible barbecue,” Usher said in a video on YouTube.