Mississippi's was opened in Kenmore Square during the summer of 1977 by a
WBCN late night radio DJ, Joe Rogers, whose on-air persona was "Mississippi Fats." At
that time FM radio was the upstart side of the dial and WBCN was considered "underground"
radio. Charles Laquidara and company were playing local music, unauthorized
productions, and Vietnam War protest records and generally testing the established order
of commercial radio. Thanks in part to the high profile connection between Mississippi's
and WBCN, the restaurant's creative sandwich menu became an instant success serving
thousands of meals a week to the college crowd that ruled Kenmore Square and the
baseball fans who made frequent pilgrimages to Fenway Park. Purchased in 1981 by Jim
and Cheryl LaFond-Lewis, Mississippi's expanded into the Cafeterias of Harvard Community
Health Plan and the State Transportation Building and in 1986 opened a location
in Brigham Circle adjacent to the Longwood medical area. The changing demographics
in Kenmore Square led to the sale of that location while the 2 year long Huntington
Avenue reconstruction project forced Mississippi's to change its focus from retail walk-in
customers to delivery into medical institutions throughout the Boston Metropolitan area.
In 1998 we found our home in Roxbury at 103 Terrace Street. We purchased and renovated
the century old Union Brewery Building where we have increased our production
capacity by 200% and added a new retail dining room. Mississippi's continues to break
new ground offering delivery of a wide variety of authentic regional and international
recipes, guaranteeing reliable and affordable meals for all as well as providing one of the
finest venues in Roxbury for group meetings and parties.
Our logo is an adaptation of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's self-portrait "A La Mie".
The original portrait is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston.
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Mississippi's was opened in Kenmore Square during the summer of 1977 by a
WBCN late night radio DJ, Joe Rogers, whose on-air persona was "Mississippi Fats." At
that time FM radio was the upstart side of the dial and WBCN was considered "underground"
radio. Charles Laquidara and company were playing local music, unauthorized
productions, and Vietnam War protest records and generally testing the established order
of commercial radio. Thanks in part to the high profile connection between Mississippi's
and WBCN, the restaurant's creative sandwich menu became an instant success serving
thousands of meals a week to the college crowd that ruled Kenmore Square and the
baseball fans who made frequent pilgrimages to Fenway Park. Purchased in 1981 by Jim
and Cheryl LaFond-Lewis, Mississippi's expanded into the Cafeterias of Harvard Community
Health Plan and the State Transportation Building and in 1986 opened a location
in Brigham Circle adjacent to the Longwood medical area. The changing demographics
in Kenmore Square led to the sale of that location while the 2 year long Huntington
Avenue reconstruction project forced Mississippi's to change its focus from retail walk-in
customers to delivery into medical institutions throughout the Boston Metropolitan area.
In 1998 we found our home in Roxbury at 103 Terrace Street. We purchased and renovated
the century old Union Brewery Building where we have increased our production
capacity by 200% and added a new retail dining room. Mississippi's continues to break
new ground offering delivery of a wide variety of authentic regional and international
recipes, guaranteeing reliable and affordable meals for all as well as providing one of the
finest venues in Roxbury for group meetings and parties.