Reggie Makhetha - born & bred in Soweto, owner of The Roots Restaurant & Gallery. Entrepreneurs run deep in his blood, the family have owned and run hardware stores to shopping centers and Reggie was involved since he was 10.
At first he would sell sweets and firecrackers from outside the stores, now he’s got his own spot, hear him out…
Reggie recons that if anyone wants to get into hospitality, you gotta have the passion, it’s no 9-5 job, the hours are long and you gotta enjoy people cause you're gonna deal with a lot of personalities. As far as the gallery is concerned, you must have an eye for good art, more on that…
The restaurant side sells township food - tripe, chicken feet, smileys and also your basic burgers and ribs. The clientele during the week is mainly tourists, but on weekends its guys from the suburbs who miss the township life, hence the name – Roots. As we do on USOYA, here’s the man with his view on African politix...
Thanks Reggie, the food was great and the art selection – dope, only thing missing was the firecrackers ;) Check out the facebook group or call 011 912 0000 if you wanna book.
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