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This past August, ToNeTo Atlanta was first to reveal that beloved Texas burger joint Whataburger would be making its metro Atlanta debut with a restaurant in Kennesaw. In the months that followed, we reported on several other Atlanta area Whataburgers including those planned for Cumming, Woodstock, Buford and Dawsonville. Today, Whataburger officially confirmed a total of eight locations planned for the greater metro Atlanta area.
Popular Ponce de Leon wings joint is on the move. Dugan's, which has held court at 777 Ponce de Leon Avenue since 1985, will later this year "move" to Tucker. The new Dugan's, which will open within the revamped "Northlake" (formerly Northlake Mall), will occupy a 4,841 square foot space at the front of the project, facing Briarcliff Road. Although not explicitly stated, the new Dugan's will seemingly open in the space most recently home to Fork in the Road, a locally owned restaurant which relocated to a nearby former Wendy's in 2018.
A new ramen restaurant is coming to Buckhead. Justin Lim, the owner of Okiboru Ramen and Tsukemen has leased space at the Ardmore condos (2277 Peachtree Road), not far from Peachtree Battle, for his new restaurant. The new location will serve as the second in the Atlanta area under the Okiboru brand following the debut of the first at The Morgan Sandy Springs (formerly Modera Sandy Springs) at the end of 2019.
Burger King has closed its restaurant at 3983 Buford Highway in Chamblee. The restaurant, located in an outparcel of the Aldi-anchored Crossroads Village shopping center, opened in 2012 and reportedly closed within the past two weeks, according to ToNeTo Atlanta readers in the area. The Chamblee restaurant was owned by Atlanta-based GPS Hospitality, owner and operator of nearly 500 restaurants under the Burger King, Popeyes, and Pizza Hut banners.
A Chastain Park area neighborhood will soon lose hundreds of old growth trees and a bamboo forest. The mass clear-cutting to make way for eleven new homes will take place at 1 Emma Lane, where one large but abandoned home currently sits. ToNeTo Atlanta first reported on the planned development last February, at which time local developer Monte Hewett was behind the planned redevelopment. More than a year later, Hewett seemingly is out of the picture with United Development, a different developer, now billing the project as "Blue Heron Walk."
The Forum on Peachtree Parkway will soon have a new owner. Several real estate sources tell ToNeTo Atlanta that North American Properties (NAP) is expected to close on the purchase of The Forum today (March 18). The property, developed by Stan Thomas and his Thomas Enterprises, opened in two phases between 2002 and 2006 and spans nearly 500,000 square feet over more than 53 acres. The Forum is currently home to anchors such as Belk, Barnes & Noble, Trader Joe's, Pottery Barn, DSW, and HomeGoods, as well as countless small shops and eateries.
Wendy’s earlier this week celebrated the opening of its newest restaurant in Georgia. The restaurant, a franchise owned by Genesis Restaurant Group, opened at 765 Dacula Road in Dacula and brings the Columbus, Ohio-based burger chain to 296 restaurants in Georgia and 7,000 globally. The Dacula restaurant features the company's latest smart design with a Y-lane that offers Wendy’s customers a faster, more efficient drive-thru experience.
A new restaurant offering healthy bowls, sandwiches, wraps, juices and shakes, among other items, has inked its second lease in metro Atlanta with a third in the works. Original ChopShop, a concept we've heard great things about but have yet to try, will join several new businesses opening at 10800 Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta near North Point Mall.
ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that P.F. Chang's will later this year return to Dunwoody with a new location planned for Perimeter Mall. The new restaurant will open between Breakers Korean BBQ and The Cheesecake Factory at the front of the popular suburban mall.
Corner Bakery at Lenox Square in Buckhead has closed. The bakery cafe occupied a roughly 2,100 square foot space on the mall's second floor and closed in recent days, according to a ToNeTo Atlanta reader. There was reportedly no advance warning to the public of the impending closure. The Dallas, Texas-based company still has a presence in Buckhead, though, as they operate from within the Maggiano's Little Italy at 3368 Peachtree Road.
Andy's Frozen Custard is one step closer to opening its second metro Atlanta outpost. The company is currently seeking bids for the construction of its new intown location. The new custard shop will be built at 3033 North Druid Hills Road in Toco Hills. Earlier this year, the company was granted a special land use permit (SLUP) from DeKalb County to install a drive-thru at the property.
In a rather surprising move, Fuddruckers, which claims to serve guests the World's Greatest Hamburgers®, announced Monday that it will in the coming months open ten new locations in malls nationwide. The leases, all in Brookfield Properties owned malls, include two in metro Atlanta: Cumberland Mall in Atlanta and Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. Most of the units will be what the company referred to as "non-traditional locations," and will open within the respective mall's food courts. According to the release, the company plans to "begin buildouts in the second quarter of the year with new location openings expected in the months following."
Peachtree Piedmont Crossing, aka "the Disco Kroger shopping center" will soon be known by a new name. Recently updated leasing materials from Regency Centers (NASDAQ: REG), the Jacksonville, Florida-based owner of the property, indicate the center is now being marketed as "Buckhead Landing." The new name is not yet present at the property itself and likely won't be for some time. Current anchor Kroger is slated to close in May 2023 and be replaced in 2024 by a new Publix, as ToNeTo Atlanta was first to report in July 2021. It's likely that little will be done in terms of significant signage updates until Kroger closes.
In December we exclusively reported that Canadian retailer Aritiza would be making its long awaited debut in Atlanta at Lenox Square. At that time, City of Atlanta permits indicated the store would open in a nearly 11,000 square foot space in a suite that did not exist. Newly installed signage confirms that Aritzia is opening in the mall and that it will replace GAP, which closed its Lenox Square store about two weeks ago. Lenox Square planning documents indicate that the GAP store is roughly 9,300 square feet when you include basement storage.
Baldino's Giant Jersey Subs has closed its Marietta location at 80 Powers Ferry Road, not far from the big chicken. The closure took place in November but was recently brought to our attention by a loyal reader in the area. ToNeTo Atlanta visited the restaurant earlier this week and found signage posted to the door that indicated that the restaurant's owners were unsuccessful in reaching a deal with the center's landlord to keep them in their location which has been in business since 1984.
Trademark Property Company announced Wednesday its plans for the redevelopment of North Point Mall, now branded as simply “North Point.” Similar to the recently revealed plans for the redevelopment of North DeKalb Mall, Trademark intends to introduce a "walkable street network" with greenspace and new mixed-use buildings to enhance and better activate the sprawling property. Under the plan, a large portion of the existing mall will be demolished, while the remaining exterior facades and interior spaces will be renovated and open out to create a more inviting experience. Plans also call for reducing the amount of surface parking and transforming it into new streets, green spaces, trail way links and buildings.
Newly installed signage indicates Atlanta will soon be home to just the third full line Ferrari store in the United States. The new Ferrari store will open in the former Tesla space of the Luxury Wing at Lenox Square, situated between CH Carolina Herrera and anchor Neiman Marcus. Tesla vacated their roughly 3,200 square foot space in 2020 after opening it in late 2014. The company, however, does continue to offer several Tesla Superchargers at the mall.
