How the Serving Spoon was saved by the LA Rams and the residents of Inglewood
Take a moment and try to visualize a typical day at the Serving Spoon, a daytime soul food diner in Inglewood. While sitting at the long counter in a wooden chair, look at the massive silver spoon that rests above the kitchen expediter window. The old-school 1990s-looking stereo sits high in the room and cranks R&B from its speakers; servers bounce between tables singing Toni Braxton lyrics, as do some of the customers. It might be 8:30 a.m.
The Monique is named after a former Serving Spoon server Monique Hall, who worked at the restaurant for decades. Hall trained another former server, Meme Woods, when Woods was first working at the restaurant. According to Johnson, the two former servers built the emphasis on service that seeps through every element of the Serving Spoon. Owners Angela and husband J.C. Johnson adapted this into their operation after taking over the business from her father, Harold E. Sparks, in 2004.
“Meme and Monique are the reasons why we just do some of the things that we do,” Angela Johnson says. “If we were out of something, [Monique] would run across the street to get it or down the street to Smart & Final. Whatever you needed. Both Meme and Monique, what they brought this hall was the spirit to serve. They took great pleasure in it. And Meme, she always said, ‘I was born to do this, so that’s what I do.
That longstanding commitment to serving the community almost came to a halt one year ago. Despite its robust takeout menu, being inside the Serving Spoon is part of the experience; since indoor dining was shut down in March 2020, the Johnsons have been trying to manage the shifting county and state regulations.
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