Community
Involvement
JT’s Gives Back
JT’s has always believed that a great neighborhood spot shows up. From the beginning, being part of the community was just how our founder, Joe, ran the business. Joe has always believed that you support the people who support you. You invest in the neighborhoods that give your restaurants a reason to exist. You show up for the schools, the teams, the local makers, and the families who walk through your door week after week.
That hasn’t changed as JT’s has grown. If anything, our commitment to community has grown with it.
Why We Give
Giving Back to Local Schools & Athletics
One of the most consistent ways JT’s shows up is through dining fundraisers for local schools, PTOs, and athletic programs. When a school or team runs a fundraiser through JT’s, a portion of every sale goes directly back into their program. No red tape, no complicated process. Just a straightforward way to turn a night out into something that matters. JT’s has run these campaigns across all three locations, supporting schools and athletic programs in Worthington, Grandview Heights, and Dublin.
Giving Back to First Responders
JT’s regularly partners with nurses, hospitals, fire departments, and emergency services to provide meals and group dining experiences for the people who show up for Columbus every day. It’s a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who keep our communities running.
A Home for Local Sports
JT’s was built around sports. Wall-to-wall screens, cold drinks, and a crowd that actually cares about the game. That energy has always made JT’s a natural gathering place, not just for watching professional sports, but for celebrating local ones too. Teams, leagues, and families have long used JT’s as the place to gather after a win, mark the end of a season, or just spend time together over good food.
JT’s is proud to sponsor 97.1 The Fan, Columbus’s sports radio home, bringing that same game-day energy off the airwaves and into our restaurants.
Supporting Local Makers
We partner with Central Ohio craft breweries and local distilleries, including High Bank Distillery and Columbus Brewing Company, to bring Ohio-made drinks to our menu. It’s a small detail that reflects a bigger value: when you can support something local, you do.
Here for Columbus
Every JT’s location is chosen because it fits the neighborhood, not just because the numbers work. Jerome Village. Grandview Heights. Linworth. Three very different communities, all connected by the same idea: that a restaurant should feel like it belongs where it lives.
If your school, team, or local group is looking to fundraise, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out and let’s put something together.
