Discover Ain't Life Grand

Meet the owners and let us tell you our story behind “Ain’t Life Grand.”

Wes and Katresha Johnson and our 4 sons, Kason, Brayden, Kyptin and Dash are blessed to see our dreams come true in Adairsville, Georgia!  

During the past 4 years you would have found us set up under a tent selling Pork Belly Burnt Ends and Smoked Mac and Cheese on any given weekend!  We sat up at events and festivals at Burr Park(Dalton), Etowah River Park(Canton), Marble Festival (Jasper).  We also supported our local schools and sat up fundraisers selling Fried Oreos and Funnel Cakes!

We started our venture to move towards a restaurant shortly after getting started back in the food and beverage industry.  There have been many hurdles to get to where we are today.  We attempted to purchase a restaurant and it was sold just as we believed it was all aligning.  It just wasn’t the right time!  We moved forward and continued to set up at every festival, concert, rodeo or event that someone would let us sell a corndog or BBQ! We also did a good bit of catering for corporate events, Chamber of Commerce Expo events, Boy Scouts, and even a wedding or two!

We were introduced to the owner of the building where ALG is located in Adairsville in June 2023.  We began working to open Ain’t Life Grand Bar & Grill, anticipating a Spring opening since the building was still under construction.  Our plans were delayed when we received the devastating news that our 7 year old son was diagnosed with Brain Cancer.  We then sought for the best oncologist in the country for treatment.  We were led to Columbus Ohio where we stayed 2 1/2 months in a hotel while he received proton radiation therapy. Once radiation treatment was over we came back to Georgia and got back to work on opening Ain’t Life Grand. We frequently travel to Ohio for immunotherapy treatments and at this moment he is NED (no evidence of disease).

Many would have quit and walked away from their dreams.  But, we are so thankful that the building owner was understanding and believed in our Vision of Ain’t Life Grand!

We persevered,  we jumped through all the hoops that are required to open a restaurant and made sure that our little man had the best treatment!  

We are so proud to have opened Ain’t Life Grand in Adairsville. We hope to bring entertainment, great food and drinks to Adairsville!

Opening a restaurant from a greenfield operation is stressful on top of our family stress.  We are determined to serve the people of Adairsville!  We will continue to persevere and show our children that Life is Grand if you have the right mindset and determination to chase your dreams!  

If you have a good or bad experience,  we want to know about it!  We are open to suggestions and need your feedback to know how to improve!  Please reach out to one of us directly.   

Life is Grand!  Find a reason to smile no matter what curve balls life throws at you.  We are so blessed and grateful that Adairsville has been so welcoming to our new concept… Life Is Grand!