[UPDATE] Wendy's Opens, McDonald's Closes in East Cobb

McDonald's has closed their longstanding East Cobb restaurant at 1305 Powers Ferry Road.  The freestanding restaurant, originally built in 1993, closed as of Sunday, August 16.  No reason was given for the closure but a sign posted on multiple doors/windows at the restaurant said in part  "our staff would like to thank you for allowing us to serve you thru the years!!!"   

Bits & Bites

Cafe Posh in the street level retail of Hanover Buckhead Village in Buckhead has closed.  The Mediterranean eatery, which relocated from Fountain Oaks shopping center in Sandy Springs, closed as of Monday.  Owner Simona Edery had hoped to open a second Cafe Posh closer to her original Sandy Springs location but a series of unfortunate personal and later business events, not the least of which was the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in her closing the business and abandoning those plans.  

[NEWSFLASH] Uncle Maddio's Pizza Closes Two More Units, One Left in Metro Atlanta

The Uncle Maddio's Pizza locations in Smyrna and Acworth have closed.  The restaurants, both of which occupied 2,400 square foot inline spaces, reportedly closed within the past few days with each space now being marked for lease by their respective owners.  Franchisees Mike and Cajgie McGaha- Dickey opened the Smyrna location in July 2015, followed by the Acworth location in November 2017. 

[Dijeet?] Roy's Cheesesteaks is a Goner in Smyrna

Beloved eatery Roy's Cheesesteaks in Smyrna has closed for good.  The restaurant, located at 2900 Highlands Parkway, just off I-285 at South Cobb Drive, did not explain its closure but did recently update its website to confirm the disappointing news. "ROY'S CHEESESTEAK IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED." All other components of the website i.e. About, Menu and Media are seemingly disabled, with the website now essentially just a splash page with the closure notice. 

[EXCLUSIVE] Plant Based Pizzeria To "Sprout" From Sandy Springs Shopping Center

Plant Based Pizzeria, which last year became the first all-vegan pizzeria to open in Atlanta, is preparing to open a second metro location. The new restaurant, coming to Sandy Springs, is opening in a seemingly cursed restaurant space that has gone through at least seven different concepts in the past dozen or so years.  Anchoring Huntridge Center at 8540 Roswell Road, the new eatery is located between Northridge Road and Hightower Trail, just south of the Chattahoochee River.   

[UPDATE] Taqueria Tsunami Sandy Springs Wipes Out

Taqueria Tsunami has permanently closed its Sandy Springs location.  The restaurant, located on Roswell Road, about two blocks north of I-285, had been "temporarily closed" since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Covered signage on the restaurant tipped us off to a potentially more permanent closure which we were subsequently able to confirm with Fork U Concepts co-owner Scott Kinsey.  

[EXCLUSIVE] After Nearly 40 Years, McDonald's To Shutter Dunwoody Restaurant

This weekend McDonald's will permanently close their longstanding Dunwoody restaurant at 2460 Jett Ferry Road in the Williamsburg at Dunwoody shopping center.  The restaurant, located in an outparcel of the center, is owned by McDonald's, according to DeKalb property records, rather than Regency Centers, owners of the center itself.  Customers were informed of the upcoming closure Thursday.  The restaurant will operate its normal hours but will close at 11 PM on Sunday August 16 and not reopen.  

[POP!] Burger Bubble Bursts in the 'Burbs; Hardee's, Burger King and Wendy's All Close Restaurants

Hardee's has closed its restaurant at 91 South Main Street in downtown Alpharetta after nearly 40 years in business.  There was reportedly no advance warning of the closure which apparently took place this past weekend.  Despite still being listed as open on Google as well as on the Hardee's corporate website, the restaurant has permanently closed and all exterior signage has been removed.  The roughly 3,300 square foot restaurant was built in 1983 and sits on just under one acre. 

[CLOSURE ALERT] Bogartz Food Artz Shutters in Sandy Springs

Bogartz Food Artz near the corner of Hammond Drive and Sandy Springs Circle at City Walk in Sandy Springs has closed.  The restaurant, located in a roughly 2,500 square foot space in the Kroger anchored shopping center, originally opened in late 2018 and closed as of Wednesday.  The restaurant was opened by entrepreneur Scott Bogartz and his brother chef Bruce Bogartz.  Prior to opening the Sandy Springs restaurant, chef Bruce ran a successful food truck in Knoxville.  

Bits & Bites

Fabletics at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody is now open.  The new store is the first in Georgia for the digitally native brand.  ToNeto Atlanta exclusively reported on the store's planned opening this past February.  The brand, for which actress Kate Hudson is both a part owner and spokesperson, has been expanding its brick and mortar presence as of late, and like fellow athleteisure brand Athleta, prefers to be near Lululemon, as they are in Perimeter Mall.  In addition to the storefront, Fabletics has a "grab & go" mini store in the front of the full-sized store, with select styles for quick, easy and limited contact shopping.  

[UPDATE] Corner Bakery Cafe Closes in Alpharetta

Corner Bakery Cafe has permanently closed its Alpharetta location at 10920 Haynes Bridge Road near North Point Mall.  The bakery cafe opened October 28, 2013, and after being marked "temporarily closed" for the past few months, has now been removed from the Corner Bakery website.  A "for lease" sign from Brand Properties appeared in the restaurant's window within the past few days, according to local readers.  

[CLOSURE ALERT] Jason's Deli Closes One Metro Location, "Temporarily Closes" Two Others

The Jason's Deli at 11720 Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek Village in Johns Creek has closed.  The roughly 5,000 square foot restaurant was one of 13 nationally closed by the Beaumont, Texas-based chain.  Four other locations remain "temporarily closed," including at Cumberland Mall near Smyrna and their East Cobb location in Marietta.  According to their website, the chain operates nearly 300 restaurants across 28 states. 

                   

[UPDATE] California Pizza Kitchen Slices Suburban Store

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) filed motions to close its Dunwoody location near Perimeter Mall by the end of August, according to documents presented relating to their Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.  The Los Angeles-based casual dining chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy July 30, saying at the time it planned to close "some" of its nearly 200 restaurants.  New filings indicate the chain plans to "reject" the leases of 77 of its 183 restaurants.  

[HOT NEWS] Atlanta Bread Still Exists and Is Opening New Restaurants

A global pandemic was definitely not on the list of things we thought 2020 would bring.  Also absent from that list was the opening of a new Atlanta Bread, yet here we are.  Slated to open by the end of August, a new Atlanta Bread is coming soon to Dawsonville.  The restaurant, occupying suite A-280 in the Kroger Marketplace anchored Dawson Marketplace shopping center, will be one of the first new Atlanta Bread locations in the area in many years.

[ALERT] Publix Shutters Two GreenWise Market Stores, Atlanta Store Safe For Now

In a surprise move, Publix announced Tuesday that it will permanently close two of its nine GreenWise Market stores.  The Lakeland, Florida-based grocer's announcement comes less than two months after it opened its first Atlanta area GreenWise Market at the new Sandy Plains Marketplace in East Cobb.  The two stores the company plans to close are both in South Carolina: one in Lexington, and the other in Mount Pleasant.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Chicken Salad Chick Sets Sights on Scenic Highway in Snellville

Snellville will later this year welcome a new Chicken Salad Chick restaurant.  The former Wendy's (1918 Scenic Highway), will provide a drive-thru for the chicken salad eatery, a feature that will undoubtedly become even more in demand as potentially permanent shifts in consumer habits take shape in the months and years to come.  For its part, Wendy's closed the unit to reopen at about a mile south at 2229 Scenic Highway, a smaller, more efficient unit that sports the company's latest branding and imaging.  The new Wendy's is expected to open in the next 60 days or so.   

[COMING SOON] Dunkin' + Baskin-Robbins Planned Near Decatur

A new Dunkin' [Donuts] and Baskin-Robbins combo store is coming soon to Lawrenceville Highway near Decatur.  The new donut and ice cream shop would open in place of the former Bruster's Ice Cream at 2550 Lawrenceville Highway, about a mile from I-285 and not far from Druid Hills Middle School and North DeKalb Mall.  Bruster's closed this past September after about two decades in business.  

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[EXCLUSIVE] DosBros Hoping to Break Tennessee Burrito Curse in Sandy Springs

A Tennessee-based burrito joint is seemingly hoping that the third time's the charm when it comes opening in metro Atlanta.  DosBros Fresh Mexican Grill plans later this year to expand their footprint beyond their home market of Tennessee into metro Atlanta with an outpost in Sandy Springs.  DosBros is the third Tennessee-based burrito business to enter the metro Atlanta market in recent years following Mojo Burrito [Chattanooga] which opened in Dunwoody in 2014, and Blue Coast Burrito [Nashville] which opened in Berkeley Heights in 2017.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Smashburger Gives Way to Cluck -N- Mooh in Buckhead

The last Atlanta area Smashburger has closed.  The restaurant, located in a roughly 2,300 square foot suite in the Marshalls/Ross/HomeGoods/Office Depot anchored Buckhead Crossing shopping center, closed permanently within the past few days and will reopen Thursday as Cluck -N- Mooh.  The new concept, owned by former Smashburger franchisee Chirag Patel, has an existing location in Marietta and features a menu centered on burgers, tacos, tenders, wings and "Monster Shakes."