Jackson Rush, the eldest son of owners Nick and Tracy Rabar has been a member of the Avenue N Restaurant Group team since taking on his first job as a busboy at age 14. Having spent most of his life growing up in a restaurant family Jackson learned early on the importance of hospitality and hard work.

Jackson discovered almost immediately that he enjoyed the high energy environment that a busy restaurant provided and worked his way through several positions including food runner, expeditor, server and host before heading off to college in Charleston, South Carolina. It was there that he honed his skills and adapted his own style of southern hospitality working at two of Charleston’s most popular restaurants - the iconic Poogan’s Porch and the highly acclaimed Delaney Oyster House. Jackson would often send home recipes and menu ideas for the southern style comfort foods that he had come to love. Those ideas are what would soon become the inspiration for Honeybird Kitchen & Cocktails.

Upon his graduation from The College of Charleston Jackson returned home to Rhode Island and began his career in restaurant management working at both Avenue N locations and The Pantry. We are thrilled that Jackson will be taking the reins at Honeybird as Restaurant Manager this summer. Look for him greeting guests with his signature “How Y’all Doing” and get ready to feel a little southern hospitality right here at home!