Huddle House to celebrate this Saturday

The Huddle House was recently featured in the Piedmont Journal, where the local Huddle House was celebrating its 35th Anniversary. L.T. Morgan, who originally brought the Huddle House to Piedmont opened the restaurant on August 1, 1975. Today, his daughter, Marsha Morrison now owns and operates the restaurant, and plans to pass it on to her oldest son Cale, to keep the spirit of Huddle House alive in the town. This is a great article for the Huddle House, really showing the connections that have been made in the community, making Huddle House the oldest business in Piedmont.

Huddle House to celebrate this Saturday
Piedmont Journal
by Eddie Burkhalter

For any business to last 35 years there has to be some magic. If asked, Huddle House customers in Piedmont might say the magic is L.T. Morgan.

The 82 year-old Morgan and his wife Jeanette opened the restaurant on August 1, 1975, and it will hold its’ 35th anniversary celebration at the 505 US 278 Bypass East location starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, August 7.

“He know everybody that walks through the door,” said Marsha Morrison, L.T.’s daughter, and along with her husband Brent Morrison, current owners of the restaurant. Morgan sold the business to his daughter in 1996 and Marsha and Brent Morrison have continued to run and manage the restaurant since then.

Many days Morgan can still found behind the grill, or chatting with the customers, and although he might not be quick to say he is the magic, he will offer up a good explanation of what he thinks the magic could be.

“Good service, real good food and a friendly atmosphere,” said Morgan.

Meeting customers, talking with them and providing quality service; all part of what any business should do, but it just seems to come naturally to Morgan, and he’s made sure to pass that gift down to his staff.

The only time Morgan has spent away from the business was for a brief two-week retirement after his wife Jeanette passed away in 1996. “He retired for two weeks and everybody wanted to know where my dad was,” said Morrison.

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