Zoës Kitchen Bringing Its Food to Buford

Growing chain enters Buford market

Plano, Texas-based  Zoës Kitchen plans to open its next area location in Buford near the Mall of Georgia.  The restaurant will occupy the former GameStop space at Mall of Georgia Crossing. (GameStop relocated to a similar space, in the same outparcel, closer to Burger 21)  The 2436 square foot space that Zoës will occupy appears to be under renovations. One likely  alteration is the addition of a patio.

Zoës  recently opened a new restaurant in Duluth at Sugarloaf Marketplace near the intersection of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway.  Over the past couple of years  Zoës  has also added locations in Peachtree Corners, Johns Creek and Snellville, giving the chain nineteen in Georgia. 

Zoës Kitchen was launched in Birmingham, Alabama in 1995 by Zoë and Marcus Cassimus.  The company went public in 2014, (NYSE: ZOES) and is today closing in on 200 locations nationwide.  The first Zoës Kitchen in metro Atlanta opened in Peachtree Battle in 2009.  

A new  Zoës Kitchen is  planned for the Whole Foods Market-anchored Peachtree Crossing in Chamblee, slated to open next year.  Another  Zoës  is slated to open in "Parkside West Cobb" a new Sprouts Farmers Market-anchored center coming to West Cobb next year. 

Are you excited for the upcoming opening of Zoës Kitchen in Buford?  If so, what is your favorite menu item?  Where would you like to see Zoës Kitchen open next?

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