House of JuJu burgers finds a new home in Downtown Visalia

Lauren Jennings, Visalia Times-Delta
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House of JuJu's "Dragon Lady" gourmet burger is served with their homemade spicy garlic aioli and house-pickled onions, topped with their signature teriyaki slaw. The dish comes with a side, this one happens to be their JuJu roasted potatoes.
House of JuJu's "Dragon Lady" gourmet burger is served with their homemade spicy garlic aioli and house-pickled onions, topped with their signature teriyaki slaw. The dish comes with a side, this one happens to be their JuJu roasted potatoes.

Downtown Visalia will be home to a new gourmet burger joint in the coming year.

House of JuJu, located off of West Main Street and North Locust Street near Sequoia Brewing, is set to open in January or February. However, an exact opening day is not set in stone.

House of JuJu will be located in Downtown Visalia off of West Main Street and North Locust Street near Sequoia Brewing.
House of JuJu will be located in Downtown Visalia off of West Main Street and North Locust Street near Sequoia Brewing.

The first House of JuJu restaurant opened in 2013. Owners Scott and Julie Glenn took a chance and opened up shop in the heart of Old Town Clovis.

Their son Justin gave them the idea of serving gourmet burgers, and after just a few days, the House of JuJu menu was created. Six weeks later, the location opened its doors for the first time.

The restaurant offers customers gourmet burgers and sliders, like the Dragon Lady – a juicy patty served with homemade spicy garlic aioli, house pickled onions, topped with teriyaki slaw – as well as other many staples like salads, wraps, hotdogs and flatbreads.

House of JuJu also serves custom flatbread pizzas. This flatbread is topped with House of JuJu's homemade Kalamata sauce, mozzarella cheese, diced tomatoes, and artichoke hearts.
House of JuJu also serves custom flatbread pizzas. This flatbread is topped with House of JuJu's homemade Kalamata sauce, mozzarella cheese, diced tomatoes, and artichoke hearts.

House of JuJu gets its name after Julie.

“We’ve always loved being a big family. We’ve had many children through birth, legal adoption, adoption of the heart, guardianship and foster care,” the restaurant's website reads.

Such a big, extended family means you often become grandparents at an earlier age than you expected! Julie wasn’t ready to become ‘Grandma’ so instead, they called her ‘JuJu.’”

The burger joint has since expanded and now has a location in Morro Bay, with plans to open another restaurant in Orofino, Idaho.

House of JuJu, located off of West Main Street and North Locust Street near Sequoia Brewing, is just one of the newest additions coming to Downtown Visalia.
House of JuJu, located off of West Main Street and North Locust Street near Sequoia Brewing, is just one of the newest additions coming to Downtown Visalia.

Lauren Jennings covers education and news for the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register. Follow her on Twitter @lolojennings. Get alerts and keep up on all things Tulare County for as little as $1 a month. Subscribe today.

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