Geno Lee is the fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn. His great-grandfather, Juan “Big John” Mora, who was born in Mexico City, arrived in Jackson in the 1930s.

History and hot food are as potent a combo as the smokes and ears here at one of Jackson’s oldest eateries. Owner Geno Lee is the fourth generation owner of this enterprise that was started by his great-grandfather Juan Mora on this very same street.

Jul 7, 2022 · “We’re still going strong with the same five items on our menu that we started off with 83 years ago,” said owner Geno Lee. He can be found doing prep work in the back of the restaurant, which involves a lot of pressure-cooking and slicing pig ears. Geno Lee, fourth generation owner of the Big Apple Inn, holds up two tasty pig ears, June 10, 2022.

Dec 11, 2013 · Geno Lee is the fourth generation of his family to sling pig-ear sandwiches at the Big Apple Inn. Photo by Trip Burns.

Aug 7, 2024 · Lee is referring to the Big Apple Inn’s sandwich specialties — smoked-sausage sliders, known as “smokes,” and a pig-ear slider, which Mora created one day when the owner of a local sausage ...

Jul 18, 2023 · Big Apple Inn has been the heart and soul of its owner, Geno Lee, since the early 90s. He left his former life as a stockbroker to take over the family business when his uncle, who managed it at the time, got sick.

Aug 5, 2024 · VICKSBURG, Miss. – Catfish Row Museum’s Summer Chef series continues this Saturday, August 10th at 2 p.m. with Geno Lee. Lee the fourth-generation owner of the iconic Big Apple Inn on Farish Street, downtown Jackson.

Jul 24, 2024 · Geno Lee is the fourth-generation owner of Big Apple Inn, which moved to a building across the street in the 1950s and now includes a second location in North Jackson. And though Lee’s legacy is intertwined with the café, he traveled a winding road before claiming it.

Feb 8, 2021 · Geno Lee is a fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn, which is one of the oldest restaurants in Jackson. It’s located on Farish Street, once a hub of African American business. “We opened in 1939, but back then Farish Street was 100% black and everything...

Mar 24, 2011 · Geno Lee: I’m Geno Lee, fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn. AES: And your birth date? October 13, 1965. AES: All right. And, if we could, just start off by laying a little bit off the groundwork of the. documentary film on the subject [Smokes & Ears], which people can find on our website. But if.