Big Bad Breakfast Now Open, Fitting Right In To Downtown Tuscaloosa

A restaurant from a celebrated Mississippi chef is officially open for business in downtown Tuscaloosa, where they'll be serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week.

As the Thread previously reported, Ron and April Woodis, the restaurateurs behind the Taziki's in Midtown Village have partnered with James Beard Award-winning chef John Currence of Oxford, Mississippi to bring his Big Bad Breakfast concept to the Druid City.

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Now, after a complete redesign and build-out of a previously vacant spot on 19th Avenue, the restaurant is open to the public and somehow manages to feel like a longtime member of the local landscape.

The building's exposed brick, high ceilings, implementation of natural light and Crimson Tide-themed decor all fit right in.

Ron Woodis told the Thread they've hired around 45 employees and will be open every day at 7 a.m. but leave dinner and late-night service to other joints and stick to what's on the sign, closing at 2:30 p.m.

They serve breakfast of all stripes, including their signature black pepper and buttermilk cat head biscuits, egg-centered breakfast skillets in cast iron dishes, pancakes and waffles and French toast, omelets and much more, plus sandwiches and salads for lunch.

A complement of coffees, cold brews and fresh-squeezed juices rounds out the menu.

The 19th Avenue location is spacious, with seating both upstairs and downstairs and an open-air kitchen where you can watch the staff work.

Big Bad Breakfast is open now in downtown Tuscaloosa, so check them out any morning of the week and see why the brand is already beloved in Oxford, Homewood, Chattanooga, Charleston, Little Rock and more.

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