▁was ▁eventually ▁closed . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁has ▁been ▁ra cially ▁integrated ▁since ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁" Big ▁Do e " ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁passed ▁along ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁sons ▁Do e ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Charles . ▁ ▁Do e , ▁Sr . ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁Mam ie ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Do e ' s ▁E at ▁Place ▁is ▁still ▁run ▁from ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁started . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁small ▁and ▁sh ab by ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁down scale ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁d ining ▁area ▁contrast s ▁with ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁by ▁being ▁clean ▁and ▁nicely ▁maintained . ▁Do e ' s ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁" d ive - y ▁atmosphere " ▁and ▁" ram sh ack le ▁surr ound ings ." ▁ ▁Custom ers ▁enter ▁the ▁restaurant ▁through ▁the ▁kitchen , ▁and ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sign a ▁family ▁( us ually ▁male ). ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Green ville ▁location ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁James ▁Be ard ▁Foundation ' s ▁list ▁of ▁" America ' s ▁Class ics " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Green ville ▁location ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links