Shuckin & Jivin is a 1960’s & 70’s themed Southern Restaurant, that takes you back to an era when life was Groovy & Food was something that you experienced and not just something you ate. The use of the term “Shuckin & Jivin” in that era can be compared to Kicking it with your friends, having a good time & joking around. One of our inspirations behind the term came from the book ‘Shuckin & Jivin’ Folklore from contemporary African Americans, where the Author was gathering old stories, sayings and tales to document in her book of Folklore. She was told that if she wanted tales from old people, people who knew something, what she needed to do was peep in on them as they were shuckin’ and jivin’, and perhaps she’d go away knowing more as a result.
Like many other homonyms & homophones within the culture, The term ‘Shuckin & Jivin’ in its varied definitions was originally created by Black Americans & is a part of Black American culture. Our use of the term is from our themed era and is defined by having a ‘Good time’...often times at the Juke Joint or where music is involved. ‘Shuckin’ was also a play on our menu items where we Shuck corn & Oysters.

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