Soul To Go opens a Gahanna express location; grand opening planned for May 1

Mayor Laurie Jadwine spoke with Keith and Will Hightower about the recent soft opening of Soul To Go’s new Gahanna location and the business’s plans for a larger grand opening the weekend of May 1.

Will Hightower, the restaurant’s chef and co-owner, said the concept grew out of the pandemic, when the business began as a delivery-focused cloud kitchen tied to the Hightowers’ Buns and Brews operation. “Soul To Go is, was actually born out of a pandemic,” Will Hightower said, describing how demand for delivery led to a downtown brick-and-mortar and now a third location in Gahanna.

Keith Hightower, who handles operations and legal/administrative work for the business, said customer data showed strong support from Gahanna residents. “The…