"You know that warm comfort from grandma-style cooking - where the biscuits are fluffy, the fried chicken's crisp and golden, and your sweet tea arrives in a Mason jar? That's the charm of a place called PoFolks, a Southern‑style chain of family restaurants founded in Anderson, South Carolina. The year was 1975, and the PoFolks clan expanded to about 170 locations in less than a decade, spreading the love with down-home country fare like chicken‑and‑dumplings, fried catfish, turnip greens, kuntry-fried steaks, and cornbread."
"Though many devoted fans dove into plates of Southern goodness during the restaurant's heyday, the chain has dwindled to just five locations, most cradled within the Florida Panhandle. The towns of Callaway and Lynn Haven in the Panama City area each still have a PoFolks, along with Niceville and Pensacola in Northwest Florida. St. Petersburg, located on the Central Gulf Coast near Tampa, also has one."
"A defining component of PoFolks' dining was the mason jars. They represented another comfort-dining feature tied to countless country households routinely using the jars for everyday drinking and family-night suppers. They were essentially free glassware, having previously held homemade jams, jellies, sauces, fruit butters, and preserves. Alas, today's remaining locations appear to have relegated glass-jar drinking to yesteryear. But the nostalgia of PoFo"
PoFolks began in Anderson, South Carolina, in 1975 as a Southern-style family restaurant chain that quickly expanded to about 170 locations within a decade. The menu featured classic Southern comfort fare such as chicken-and-dumplings, fried catfish, turnip greens, kuntry-fried steaks, cornbread, and sweet tea traditionally served in Mason jars. The brand appealed to family-oriented customers seeking affordable, feel-good dining and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The chain has since contracted to five remaining locations primarily in the Florida Panhandle and St. Petersburg, and Mason-jar drinking appears largely relegated to nostalgia.
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