About Us

The History

Black Eyed Pig was born in the Shirley Street location on October 28, 2008. Purchased as The Classic Café, the restaurant was transformed from a long standing breakfast and lunch sandwich shop with a dozen seats, to it's current capacity of 36 and open for lunch and dinner only.

Our Friend and Mentor

Osburn began his BBQ apprenticeship program with Jerry Vandergrift in 2004. Carl assisted Jerry with prepping and cooking for several catering events and charity functions. Jerry is the second owner of Van’s Pig Stands, which Jerry’s parents founded in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1930. Jerry's kids now run the operations of all 5 Van's locations, 86 years later! Thank you so much for the education and friendship Jerry!

Carl Osburn

Founder and Owner of the Black Eyed Pig, has an extensive background in the corporate restaurant business. The journey began in November of 1982 with restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday in Savannah, GA. Osburn is a native of Wayne County, West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia University in 1981 with a BS in Marketing and is a Member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and a licensed Florida Real Estate Broker since 1991.

Maegan Regal

Maegan has been with us for nearly 5 years and serves faithfully as our afternoon/evening manager. Her smile and pleasant demeanor is is hard to miss! An avid outdoor-type, Maegan enjoys "anything outdoors" and her favorite quote is "If you ain't first, you're LAST."

Jessie Benzing

Jess has been a member of our team for a little over a year, and serves as the "young buck" around these parts! A background in cosmetology, she is a huge animal lover. She undoubtedly has a soft spot for her dog "Gunner".

Ammy Valles

With us from the beginning, and a big Kyle Bush fan, Ammy is here and at your service for both lunch and dinner. Serving as the "mother figure" for the younger staff, Ammy is crazy for the color pink and can be seen cruising around town in her pink Mustang along with the "HOTPINK" license plate!