As RJ's Seafood and Delete - Merge USteaks approaches its 30th anniversary, owner Randy Nessmith is grateful for the success that the restaurant has seen over the last three decades. Founded in 1981 by Nessmith and James Brannen, Statesboro's largest restaurant has become a South Main Street institution. Nessmith bought Brannen out of the restaurant in 1986, and has operated it as its sole proprietor ever since.