Venue Information

In 1953, Martin Lassiter had a vision. It started out small, on the corner of Silas Brown and State Street, in downtown Jackson. He opened a small grill with his wife Kathleen. They served breakfast and lunch, and appealed to all walks of life; judges to felons, and everyone in between. In approximately 1973, Martin moved his business into the old Anthony's Steak House, located on State Street, and within four months he opened his first bar, serving beer only and brown bagging the liquor. Four years later, he acquired a liquor license and became a full-service bar. In 1976, I became a Martin's "regular" and oh the stories I can tell. There was one more move for Martin's, and it came in 1984, when it relocated to its present location, which is 214 South State Street.

Martin became ill with cancer in 1987 and sold the business to me. To this very day, we still feed and serve libations to judges and felons, and everyone in between, although breakfast is no ...