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Lindbergh is a bit of a pain in the butt when it c...

2012-01-09T11:31:48.981-05:00

Lindbergh is a bit of a pain in the butt when it comes to parking, and rush hour on the local roads can be quite the nightmare but, as others noted, Chili's, Longhorn and Taco Mac all seem to do well.

I've been to both the Urban Flats at Lindbergh and at The Villages (Florida). I went to the latter UF while visiting my parents, who live at The Villages and, trust me, it's all about ADVERTISING.

That Urban Flats is part of the Villages community -- they constantly promote themselves in local media, have tables at town fairs and other events, promote trivia and poker nights, etc. When I went there with my wife and parents, there was a 30 MINUTE WAIT for a table.

Fast-forward to my wife and I going to UF at Lindbergh Center. There were all of seven people dining in the restaurant. None of the wait staff seemed to give a flip about service. I went back around the holidays to get a gift card for my parents, and the entire wait staff was around the bar, playing along with a "Price is Right" contestant on the TV.

The only times I see Urban Flats being promoted in Lindbergh is through, of all places, this website.

I only go to Lindbergh Center businesses if I can ...

2012-01-08T14:01:29.819-05:00

I only go to Lindbergh Center businesses if I can take Marta. I got caught up in that parking deck mess enough times to avoid it. It can take 20 minutes and a lot of frustration to get out of that parking deck. Not sure why but that deck gets way too crowded.

The parking deck is expensive? Every place in ther...

2012-01-07T17:48:16.553-05:00

The parking deck is expensive? Every place in there validates parking if you ask. I live in the Amli apartments across the street and my husband and I routinely walk up to the shopping center for dinner at all of those restaurants (miss you, Bobby G's!). We also often walk home from MARTA and have never had a problem with safety - nor have I ever felt threatened when walking alone.
The problem with Urban Flats, which we patronized four times before giving up, was the lousy, couldn't-care-less attitude of the servers. Food was pretty good...once you were actually able to order and it eventually arrived.
I'm guessing the management of the center isn't doing much to keep these places around.

Lindbergh City Center flat out sucks (no pun inten...

2012-01-07T10:34:53.656-05:00

Lindbergh City Center flat out sucks (no pun intended)! Traffic is the worst in the city along Piedmont right in front of it. Parking deck is expensive. Maybe Urban Flats should just move instead of opening and closing twice now and considering opening in the same failing location for a third time!?!? Who ever the investors are that would put up money to re-open it need to call me. I've got some ocean front property to sell you out in Paulding County. Dummies.

It's pretty easy to figure out - mixed demogra...

2012-01-06T19:04:04.006-05:00

It's pretty easy to figure out - mixed demographics and parking issues..atlantans don't do well with Parking decks, which is a broad generalization but applies to a lot of centers that are struggling.

Also the clientelele they're targeting doesn't go into the center either..other than maybe pikes, the rest is targeting the lower to middle income.

- Chris

Agree that the 1st comment is BS. Chilis, Longhor...

2012-01-06T16:56:59.227-05:00

Agree that the 1st comment is BS. Chilis, Longhorns & Taco Mac are plenty busy. I went to the Urban Flats in Nashville and it was PACKED. I was shocked, considering what I've read about it here in Atlanta. Not sure why the 3 restaurants I mention can be crowded and Urban Flats isn't...

B.S. to the comment above. I have spent a lot of t...

2012-01-06T12:39:42.256-05:00

B.S. to the comment above. I have spent a lot of time here due to holiday returns at Target and Best Buy. I also get my hair cut near Chic Fil A. It is always bustling and safe.

Why post false info? Is your life that miserable?

i think residents are scared to walk around the ar...

2012-01-05T23:01:23.717-05:00

i think residents are scared to walk around the area there, to be honest. i had a friend who lived in the apartments behind pike's and after the "kidnapping" a year or so ago move the hell out!