Looking to get your kids off the couch and away from all those video games? Then Monkey Joe’s is the place for you! Take a look at our quick Q&A to find out why both you and your kids will love it!

Q: What makes Monkey Joe’s different from the competition?
A: Monkey Joe’s has committed to full inflatable sanitation on a weekly basis, making it a cleaner environment than public playgrounds, schools, daycare’s and amusement parks. Swisher applies an OSHA-approved, FDA-certified solution that is completely safe for human contact but that is lethal to more than 99.9 percent of commonly encountered germs. The formulation has been engineered to deliver residual germ-killing power for a minimum of seven days, ensuring Monkey Joe’s is effectively covered from one weekly service to the next. Also, most competitors require an appointment to play at their facilities, but Monkey Joe’s offers the ability to walk in at anytime to the facility and enjoy the inflatables-filled play center.

Q: Do you have any fun deals you’re currently running that we can let your customers know about?
A: Currently, Monkey Joe’s is gearing up for the holiday season, and what better gift than the gift of fun, exercise and entertainment with a Monkey Joe’s frequent user card. While video games, toys and clothes are all great gifts, a Monkey Joe’s frequent user card is the gift that keeps on giving…at least 10 times! Prices vary at each location.

Q: How did your company begin – how did it all get started?
A: In 2005, realizing that many of its concepts shared a common appeal among children, Raving Brands decided a brand named Jumpin’ Joe’s that catered to the energies and spirits of children of all ages, would be a “Choice” addition to its portfolio of restaurant concepts. With an injection of brand energy, Raving Brands relaunched a Buckhead, Georgia concept into Monkey Joe’s, a franchise friendly concept that would offer a new breed of franchisees the opportunity to launch a career in franchising or for existing franchisees, the chance to expand or diversify their own portfolios. Its concentrated hours and ease of operation would become an appealing franchising option where every families gather and kids roam. Now with over 40 locations, Monkey Joe’s continues to grow throughout the United States.

Q: What words of wisdom would you give to our readers?
A: Monkey Joe’s is a high energy entertainment facility that promotes physical activity in a safe and clean environment. According to The Obesity Society, the number of overweight children, in America, has doubled in the last 30 years; it is estimated that one in five children is obese. One of the top causes of obesity is the lack of physical activity. The average child needs 60 to 90 minutes of physical activity a day, but instead of playing tag or bicycling, many children engage in sedentary activity such as watching TV and playing video games. On average, children watch approximately three hours of television a day, and spend around five and a half hours on all forms of media including the computer and video games. Studies also show that physically active children do better in the classroom. It is important to remember that activity doesn’t have to be a structured fitness program. Monkey Joe’s offers a fun way for children to remain physically active.

Q: What’s the one thing on your menu that customers can’t afford to miss?
A: Birthday parties. Monkey Joe’s offers an all inclusive party package that includes rental of a private party room for two full hours, drinks, paper plates, cups, napkins, forks, spoons, table cloth, and invitations. Pizza, ice cream, balloons and goodie bags can be added as well.

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Thank you to Valerie Anderson and Shonna Lester for contributing to this article.

If you haven’t tried Elevation Burger yet, you’re missing out! We were lucky enough to find out a little more about what makes this Burger Joint stand out from the crowd. Take a look for yourselves;

Q: What makes Elevation Burger different from the competition?
A: All of our beef burgers are made from 100% grass-fed, free range, USDA-certified organic beef that is ground fresh on the premises. We offer two different kinds of vegan and veggie burgers. We fry our fresh cut French fries in 100% olive oil. We offer hand scooped milkshakes made from milk which is free of harmful chemicals and hormones.

Q: Do you have any fun deals you’re currently running that we can let your customers know about?
A: We always offer our “Club 7” loyalty program, whereby guests earn a free patty after the purchase of 7 patties. Currently we’re also gearing up for our first annual Halloween event, where we’re offering free small special Halloween recipe shakes to kids in costume.

Q: How did your company begin – how did it all get started?
A: Our founder and CEO, Hans Hess, started the concept in 2005. He’s a longtime burger aficionado, and he also happens to be a believer in doing business right: i.e., treating employees well, providing an exceedingly high level of customer service, and taking responsibility for one’s impacts on the environment. Elevation Burger [EB] is very much about each of these things. We offer a product of the highest quality, we do it with people in mind (both employees and guests), as well as doing so in an environmentally friendly way. Hans was a real estate consultant prior to starting the business. He simply saw such a need in the market for a business like EB that he quit his job to start it, along with his wife April and nephew Cord Thomas. Last spring, Michael and Chris joined the company, and became partners last fall.

Q: What words of wisdom would you give to our readers?
A: Look into the radical differences between corn fed and grass fed beef. Not only is a grass-fed upbringing far more humane to the cattle than corn-fed, the nutritional profile of grass-fed beef makes for a much healthier red meat eating experience. It has substantially less saturated fat (i.e., the bad kind) than conventional grain-fed beef, and it’s also packed with more nutrients of various types, as the cows are fed a more natural and diverse diet of grasses, rather than unnatural corn (cows only eat corn when forced to do so by industry; it’s not what they would eat left to their own devises).

Q: What’s the one thing on your menu that customers can’t afford to miss?
A: The Elevation Burger. Our signature sandwich has two 3.2 oz 100% grass-fed, free-range, USDA-certified organic beef patties, and two slices of real, unprocessed cheddar.

Find an Elevation Burger near you at www.elevationburger.com. And if you’d care to follow them on the web, check out their facebook page!

Much thanks to Chris Lambert and Michael Berger of Elevation Burger for contributing to this article.